Luke's Tree 2010--in pictures!

We we able to bring these boxes to the families who were in the CVICU on Christmas. They contained blankets, toys, gift cards, etc.

There were 6 patients in the CVICU on Christmas who received the boxes

The Tree

My girls helping organize

More of my girls...

Even more of my girls...they ROCK!

Yup, all those bags are filled with toys for good girls and boys!

Toys, and bikes, and kitchens galore!

Yummy goodies for the families

This is what happens when you give the kid a cake pop!

Emily helped us pass out the wrapping supplies

...and he was a happy boy the whole time

Gramma and Grampa helped us so much...wrapping parent gifts, organizing the gifts, doing gift inventories, picking up & dropping off the U-Haul trailer (yes, we had so many gifts that we needed a trailer to bring them all to Le Bonheur).

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO GRAMMA AND GRAMPA!

With Whitney and Linda--they are awesome staff at Le Bonheur!

ALL GONE!

We would like to thank you all for your support this year. Last year was awesome, but this year was unbelievable! We received some very nice notes and comments from a few of our families and I want you all to know how much they appreciate your help. We are so blessed to be part of such a special project.

Luke's Tree had the opportunity to be featured in not one, but TWO newspaper articles. Here are the links:

www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/dec/19/healing-hearts-one-gift-at-a-02/

www.memphisdailynews.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=54541

We are very thankful for the awesome reporters who shared our special project with the people of Memphis.

We are also thankful for the amazing families who we have met on this journey. These families are facing so much uncertainty, but they face each day with a smile and with optimism. Unfortunately, Luke's Tree lost one of its own on New Years Eve. It was heartwreching to hear of this sweet baby's passing, but Tommy and I feel so blessed that we were able to meet his mom and dad (and we even got to see the baby when we brought the gift boxes to the families in the CVICU at Christmas). I was also very lucky to have attended this sweet soul's funeral yesterday. I wish every child could experience the love that this little boy received from his parents and that love was so evident yesterday.

Thank you, also, to the staff at Le Bonheur. Many on the staff adopted families and we would not have been able to do any of this without Le Bonheur's help. I love being a part of the Le Bonheur Family!

God bless you all and have a wonderful week!