Sweet Shoppe Designs

for the SSD Sugar Free challenge # 42....Fear
published in Bellascraps July 2008 issue
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tab papers and stars from the SSD collab Love U Forever (slightly darkened papers)
background and stacked papers by Weeds & Wildflowers
glitter overlay by Weeds & Wildflowers
twine and straight staples by Natali Designs
crossed staples by Shawna Clingerman
tear by Dani Mogstad
stitch by Gina Marie Huff
paper clip by CRD
alpha by ScarletHeels
Font: Pea Lacy
Journaling:
It's one of those things that is always there in the back of the minds of a military family. But it's something we don't readily talk about. Somehow it's just too big, too impactful...or maybe it's just too possible. One thing I know for sure: it is one of my greatest and most terrible fears. We've buried friends and supported their (and our) loved ones. And as we held their hands, shared hugs, and listened and prayed I saw in them my own potential pain. Because it could so easily be me in their shoes...The men in uniform at the door. The memorial push-ups. Your name in the paper. The folded flag. All these thngs would mean my life would change in so many ways I hope I don't ever have to face until we're old and grey: coping without my best friend, bug without her daddy, everyone who knows you without the light you shine.