Holiday Ornaments for a Cause!

The sweet people at Personalizedfree.com contacted me because they have been reading about James and praying for us for several months.  They wanted to be able to help donate to James's fund, and came up with a great way to do that!

 Personalizedfree.com is a small, family-owned and operated business that sells the most adorable Christmas ornaments. 

And they have offered to donate 10% from every sale to James' fund with the code "JAMES" entered at checkout!

I love this pregnant momma ornament!  Wouldn't that be such a cute way to tell family that you are expecting?  

Or to give your parents and in-laws this ornament about their new status?!

My mom bought my brothers and me an ornament every year, depending on what we were "into" that year.  And then when I got married, she gave me all the ornaments so that my tree was decorated.  I know so many little boys that want to be firemen!

Or lawyers!  

And the realtor is just so cute. This would be a thoughtful gift if you bought a new house this year to send to your realtor!

I know my teacher friends would love this ornament.  And it beats the 15 coffee mugs they normally get at Christmas! (Not that coffee mugs are bad...I just always think teachers probably get a ton of them!)

The backhoe is my friend Jean E.'s son, Garrett's, favorite.  He LOVES backhoes.  He is so cute when he points them out.  

Personalizedfree.com really has an ornament for everyone!  The ornaments are all personalized by hand so everyone is unique. 

The details:

Go to personalizedfree.com

Enter the code "JAMES" at checkout

10% of every purchase will go to the James Camden Sikes fund

Eating for a Cause!

Fudge brownies

 So for those of you who don't love to shop-but love to eat- this is right up your alley!  Wholesome Foods Bakery is owned by Taylor Nicholson, who's brother-in-law and wife go to our church.  She was so sweet, and brought so many treats to the house when we brought James home.  The treats were gone in about 2 days!  They were delicious. 

The kicker is....all of their yummy goods are GLUTEN FREE!  And they have vegan options, as well as dairy-free treats.  I know many of you have food allergies or have children who have food allergies.

Whole grain sandwich bread

And these don't taste like your typical dry, crumbly attempts at bread and muffins.  They use only unrefined sugars and heart healthy fats.  So in my book, their products really count as a vegetable if you get their amazing pumpkin muffins, or a fruit if you try the cranberry apricot foodbars!  I had no idea they were gluten-free when I tried them and thought they were amazing.  I was amazed to find out how wholesome they really are!

Sweet Taylor has offered to donate 50% of her profits for the rest of the month of AUGUST to James' fund.  All you have to do is mention "James" when you come to her East Dallas storefront, or write "James" in the comments for any online order.  How amazing is that?

Cinnamon sweet rolls

These freeze really well and would be great to keep in the freezer for unexpected guests.  Also, they are great to have on hand just in case a friend of your children is allergic to lots of ingredients and you need a snack! 

WFB has many more options in their store, like cakes and cake balls, hamburger buns, pizza crust, cookie dough and more.  So, East Dallas people, please stop by and support James' fund through the end of August!  They are located at 718 North Buckner Ave, just east of White Rock lake near the Green Spot and Gold's Gym. 

Wholesome Foods Bakery also ships nationwide.  If you are wanting something other than is offered on the website, just give them a call and I am sure they would love to send you some of their scrumptious snacks. 

Yummmm....it's definitely time for lunch now!

Shopping for a Cause!

So who doesn't love to shop?!  I know I do.  Sweet Tahnie at http://www.ahappygirl.com/ has offered to donate 50% of her profits from Stella & Dot to James's fund!

 I am LOVING the Toujours collection.  I wear white jewelery all the time, and it just seems to go with everything.  (Or at least that is what I tell myself!)  It reminds me of spring and summer, which are my most favorite times of the year. 

  

And these gold earrings would go with everything!  So simple, yet can be dressed up for a night out or worn with cotton shirt and jeans around town.  (Unless you get dressed up to run errands.  And if you do, and we meet at the grocery store, please ignore my sweat pants and hot pink crocs that should really be banned to the trash can.  Or if it's 100 degrees and I have on my Baylor nike shorts,  a non-matching t-shirt and flip flops.  The flip flops are what prove I didn't just work out and I really have no excuse to be wearing work out clothes...but if we meet then please pretend that I did.  End of tangent).

• To order, go to Tahnie's  Stella & Dot website http://stelladot.com/tahnie.

• In the upper right hand corner it will say, "Can't make it to the trunk show?" Find your hostess

• Click on the link that says "Find your hostess"

• Type in James for the first name and Sikes for the last name

• Click on the James Sikes link and shop away for an amazing cause!

Please check out Tahnie's blog.  She has an amazing story and her little girl is just too adorable for words.  I just can't believe that people I have never met want to help raise money for this terrible tumor- and I am so incredibly thankful for that!  So if you love jewelery, shop away!!

Giraffe Necklace

THE GIRAFFE NECKLACES ARE AVAILABLE AGAIN FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED!

Do you see this beautiful giraffe necklace?

I wear it every day now.

My sweet friend, Jean E, and my Sunday School Class contacted Lorelei from LoreleiRose etsy shop about possibly purchasing this necklace for me. Within 30 minutes of emailing Lorelei, Jean E had a response that Lorelei not only had this necklace, but she had already stamped it with Jamesie's name and was just waiting to send it to me. Lorelei shipped it immediately, and the amazing women of my Sunday School class bought all the ones she had in stock to wear in memory of James.

Lorelei has made some more necklaces, and she is offering to give $8 of every sale to James's fund.

I can't tell you how much I love this necklace. It's beautiful, and I am so grateful that Lorelei wants to donate $1 for every month of sweet Jamesie's life to his fund. If you would like your own giraffe necklace (which you should, because I hear giraffes are making a come back :) ) please follow the link and Lorelei will get you your very own.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/76764458/personalized-giraffe-custom-hand-stamped