i know i'm an old woman now because it feels like it JUST WAS birthday month
a minute ago! but here we are again! it's my birthday this month and i'm
gonna milk all the celebratin' i can outta it! why not?! so come celebrate
with us...it's a great month for it!

~~~terri, noah, zakk and josh

~~~in our hearts~~~

we're holdin' all you guys who donated to patty and the tough angels website
in our hearts this month! what you guys did was so important and mattered
so darn much!! you truly changed lives.

my gosh, you guys, i want to shout out a huge big apology to you! we shoulda
thanked you ages ago!! patty was too busy dealing with life in south africa,
which i knew...and i have no excuse for my end! i just got scattered and wasn't
thinking!! thank goodness someone who donated dropped a note to check in!

we have posted updates over on tough angels so you can see those there. those
were being posted as patty sent them. but um...we really could have put them
in here too, huh?!! i'm so sorry for just dropping the ball there.....

this has been an opportunity where you could give your money to someone and
actually know it was being put to great use and going right to the people who
needed it. thank you for all who helped support all that patty was doing.
patty's home now and trying to figure out where she'll be going from here. for
all she gave...for all you guys gave.......thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
there truly was some life changing stuff goin' on there...

~~~you guys!!!~~~

* ms. pam just became a certified Integrated Energy Therapy Master/Instructor.
Pam's also a certified Reiki Master/Teacher. She's also really awesome. I met her
thru my son, Noah, and we all think she's wonderful. check her out here!

* shirley, a shop owner i work with, and a lovely woman, is involved in the 'out of
darkness overnite' walk. it's a walk that actually takes place thru out the nite to
bring the issues of depression and suicide out in the open. this year's walk takes
place on june 26-27th up in boston. i think it's one heck of a great thing they're
doin'. head on over and check them out! they're also looking for donations!

* kathleen o'hara is a psychotherapist who specializes in traumatic grief counseling.
we've mentioned her here before as she does some awesome work and has a book out,
'a grief like no other.' well, she's offering a retreat for women who have lost a loved one
to a sudden death. it's on june 18th-20th at cape may, new jersey. click here for details.

* cara was instrumental in setting up a bone sigh donation to a woman's shelter this month
right in st. cloud, minnesota! (i find that exciting as that's where i was born and that's
where i took my last name from!!) in working with cara, i discovered she has a book out!
here's a clip from her page that i thought would catch your eyes! 'Have you ever felt as though
you could not move past the abuse or experiences that you have sustained? Have you ever
wondered what it would be like to be the woman you dreamed of being?' yeah....sounds good,
doesn't it? stop over here to check out cara, her book, and her work!

* my buddy, zura, didn't just limit her creativity to her art....which is pretty awesome in
itself (click here to check her out!) she created two awesome sons! and one of them she
shared with us this month! laddan's a silversmith AND a bull rider! how's that for some
cool jobs?? and he's a great guy with one heck of a smile. come on over and check
out laddan's creations! you'll be inspired!

*we've got christie with us this month too! christie just started making 'infusion jewelery!'
ohhhh what a great concept! and everything christie does is done with class...go on over
and check out what she's up to! when you get to her site, browse around. she offers all
kinds of interesting things!!

~~~free stuff!!!~~~

we've got some new wallpaper this month and some new e-cards!
come on over and check them out!

and don't forget to download the free e-book!

and come on over and join me for a cup of tea every week at our
weekly recording on our home page! sometimes silly, sometimes serious,
always a taste of terri...

...just thinking

guys...it's been a tough stretch for a bit over here....but things are picking up. which
feels really good! i want you to know that there's been times when i thought twice
about giving something away, or sharing a websale with a store, or trying to make
the newsletter about a community instead of more of a marketing thing....there have
been times when i considered putting my heart aside. and i haven't. and i wanted you
to know. i wanted to tell you. i wanted to share that part of the journey with you...i've kept
my heart thru this craze... and it's not because i'm all wonderful and strong....

it's because when i get weak and wobbly there was always one of you out there encouraging
me. reminding me that bone sighs matter and that keeping the faith only means something
if you can do it in the leaner times too. you have been holding me up at every moment
thru this tougher time. bone sighs isn't about me. it's about us. and you keep me going in
the right direction. i just wanted to be sure i told you..... you reminded me over and over
to honor myself and listen to my heart.

i'm thanking you and reminding you back -

honor yourself.......

with love........terri