by Marquetta Smith | Aug 11, 2017 | Featured Post, Stories of Hope
We are so excited to share with our readers that we sent another free quilt and embroidered pillow to one of the nominees for the month of July, the Love Project, a free quilt and pillow giveaway. This week we sent off a quilt and pillow to Missouri, to a special woman named Marjorie Miller who has been a blessing to so many people in her life. We celebrate her on today and say to her that she is loved.
She was nominated by her daughter Samantha. Please read what Samantha says about her mom:
“My mom is such a hard-working lady. She takes care of her sister with Alzheimer’s. She is always there to help one of our family members that is struggling. She has had to let them live with her when they had no place to go. She just had shoulder surgery. She used to quilt all the time. She has made all the family members quilts. But now with the shoulder surgery, and she also has degenerative bone disease in her neck, it is hard for her to do any sewing. I really think she would appreciate the quilt and pillow. After all the hard work she has done, she deserves this.”
-Samantha
Samantha, we celebrate you and your mom today and we say to both of you that “You are Loved”!
Marjorie, enjoy your quilt and pillow from Safe Harbor!
For more information about the Love Project, or to nominate someone to receive a free quilt and pillow from Safe Harbor, please visit us at safeharborim.com
by Marquetta Smith | Aug 10, 2017 | Featured Post, Stories of Hope
We are so excited to be a blessing to a little girl who was nominated for the July Safe Harbor free quilt give away The Love Project. Finnley is a precious little girl who was nominated by Angi to receive one of our very first Love and Quilt sets.
Angi says this about Finnley:
“Finnley is extremely sick, and such a fighter! I would love for her to know that she is so very special to so many people. She is in dire need of a bone marrow transplant, and no match has been found yet.”
Please keep this little girl and her family in your prayers. Here is the quilt and pillow Finnley got this week.
For more information, visit our page on The Love Project. You can also read and keep up with the Love Project by visiting our blog page.
by Marquetta Smith | Jul 25, 2017 | Prophetic Words
We simply cannot earn this love. It’s a love that no other can give. It can’t be bought, bargained for, conjured up, or worked for.
This love is a precious gift, a gift that will last throughout all eternity.
This love never fades, gets old, tired, or worn out. It simply is amazing.
This love is powerful, majestic, unsearchable, undeniable, unfathomable, unquenchable, and unimaginable.
This love has stood the test of time and will remain until the end of time.
This love requires the simplest of things, belief: belief in the one who is giving the love away.
This love is simply amazing.
God’s Love
#theloveproject, #1millionquilts, #1millionhugs
by Marquetta Smith | Jul 23, 2017 | Featured Post
“Why give away so many quilts?” someone recently asked me and my family.
My answer was simple: “People need love.” My family and I feel that one of the most important things people need today is love. Giving away quilts to people who are in need of love and a hug is a big deal for us. If an individual is made to feel like they matter and that they are loved, imagine what that person could do to contribute to society.
If you take a look at how quilts are made and how much time and effort goes into making a quilt, or anything handcrafted, you would be amazed at how much love and care goes into that item that is made. Giving away quilts and pillows is our way of giving someone a big fat hug, because so much love and care go into what we make. We give away our best.
I can remember my mom sewing on a quilt for more than 5 months, and I saw how proud she was when she had finished this special quilt. In the back of my mind, I was thinking about how much money she could make from this one quilt, hundreds of dollars, but I can remember us giving this quilt away to a woman who had lost everything in a house fire. It brought us so much joy when we gave this masterpiece away, because we understood the power of a hug. Giving away that quilt that day to this woman who lost everything meant so much to us, because she most desperately needed to be told that she is still loved, not forgotten, and that someone cares for her, even in the most tragic time in her life.
So why give away so many quilts? Giving away quilts means that people will receive a hug that says: You are loved, you are special, you are unique, you are important, and most of all, it will say you are not forgotten. That is why we are going to give away so many. Giving away these quilts will reach the heart and provide comfort when people most need it. It also means that it’s a hug from God who sees all of what you have gone through. It means that you are not alone, and that God is there to help you and provide a loving shoulder to cry on. So if anyone asks us, why give away quilts, we will simply tell them that we are giving away a hug so they can feel loved.
We are definitely going to need a lot of help with this project and the goal of giving away 1 million quilts and pillows. We would love for individuals and/or groups to pitch in to help us in this project. For more information on how to help, visit the Love Project.
Quilts and Pillows That Are on the Way to a Family!
To help us give away these free quilts, visit us at “The Love Project”
by Marquetta Smith | Jul 19, 2017 | Featured Post, Stories of Hope, Words of Encouragement
Recognizing families and special individuals each month is at the heart of what our family loves to do. We believe that if we can show people how much they are appreciated and loved, we can change the heart of our culture into one of love and appreciation. We also believe that it only takes one person or one group to start off. And yes, that one person is you! Yes, you!
We all have people that have made a difference in some way or another in our lives. Why should we wait for a special holiday to say we appreciate them? It’s our belief here at Safe Harbor that these people should be celebrated all of the time, and that we should not just celebrate them on a special holiday, or when they have gone out of our lives.
There are so many people who need a hug, who need to be told that they are not alone, and given a special something that says “you are loved, appreciated, and most of all, you are not forgotten.”
Let us help you say all of those things you would like to say by joining Safe Harbor in our “Love Project” by signing up that special someone to receive a free, uniquely designed “Love Quilt”. We would love to help you celebrate that individual. Tell them how much they mean to you!
What is “The Love Project”? Safe Harbor International Ministries will highlight families and individuals each month and give them a special gift that lets them know that they are loved, appreciated for all the work they do, and cherished by individuals around them. Through the “Love Project,” our goal is to give away over 1 Million quilts and pillows to individuals that need a hug, be told that they are loved, and to keep up the good work they are doing. We will continue to give away quilts and pillows until we reach our goal of giving away a million quilts and pillows. We are determined to reach over 1 million people and give them a big hug with our gifts! Help us reach our goal by signing up that special someone to receive a free gift from us.
It may be a special teacher, a coach, a mentor, pastor, mother, father, sister, brother, child, neighbor, church leader or member, or even a total stranger that showed you an act of kindness when you most needed it. Whoever you choose to celebrate, Safe Harbor would like to help you by giving them a special handcrafted quilt or pillow. You can sign them up to receive this free quilt or pillow by following the instructions in the quilt giveaway section.
And remember, what is from the heart reaches the heart.
Marquetta Smith, CEO, and Founder of Safe Harbor IM
