Creatively Caring!

I have a dear friend who started out as a client of Fairytale Wishes. Her name is Gail Heraty and she owns an online children's boutique: Grow with Love Boutique

Gail is one of the best women I have ever known. Not because she loves Fairytale Wishes and promotes us any way she she can:), but because she goes out of her way to help any and everybody she can-- just because it makes her feel so good!

Her kindness is contagious and I believe I am a better person for just knowing her. Yesterday is the perfect example of what Gail does on a regular basis. She was attending an event at a local venue here in the suburbs of Chicago called Nibbles Play Cafe and invited me to attend with her. There were a group of moms there that were having a fundraiser for the most adorable little girl named Mia who has a brain tumor.

This group of Moms have formed a non-profit organization called Creative Caring that plan events that involve their young children doing activities that benefit all kinds of charities. The idea, from what I could tell, is that they take an ordinary play date and turn it into an extraordinary experience for their kids that makes doing things for others part of the fabric of who they are going to be as adults. Yesterday, the kids were helping to make activity boxes for kids that are stuck in bed at the children's hospital here in Chicago. Amazing right? If we could all teach our children what these moms are teaching their kids, the world at large would be a much better place.

Gail donates merchandise from her boutique to this organization regularly. Yesterday, I got to meet this extraordinary little girl with such a long road ahead of her. Does she know that there are so many people out there that want to do something to help her? I can't tell you how much pure joy I got from seeing the look on little Mia's face as I gave her very own set of "magic" Fairytale Wishes sprays. It is why I do what I do! If my little company can bring a little magic to every child it is worth all of the hard work I do to get it out there.

The world needs more Gail Heratys and more moms like those who started Creatively Caring! I felt honored and privileged to be a very small part of yesterday! Little Mia, you are in my thoughts and prayers and I wish you a full speedy recovery and a Happily Ever After!