Smurf Feet

Turns out, not all ink that claims to be "ultra washable" actually is. I would say I found this out first hand, but really Elizabeth was the one to bare the brunt of this unfortunate realization.

It happened like this. We have been supporters of the prison ministry Kairos for some time now. The Chapel and Valley Baptist are both involved. Kairos ministry has special weekends twice a year where churches and individuals make home baked cookies and write letters to the inmates. The candidates are blessed by the letters and cookies and through the weekend are loved on and presented with the truth that they are not forgotten, and that God has a plan for their lives. Gunnar has attended the closing ceremonies and it is truly powerful. Rodger is a yard pastor at Donovan Prison and has spoken at both Valley Baptist and The Chapel and has been a family friend for years. You can click here to listen to one Rodger speaking at The Chapel if you would like to here more about this amazing ministry.

We had a letter writing and cookie making party at church. After all, it is more fun to write letters and cook cookies in a group. I didn't help with the cookies, but the kitchen group put out and made 56 dozen. Grace, however was a proud member of the cookie making party and had a blast.

I know at this point you are wondering where the whole ink thing comes in. Well, last year, Ann, my awesome sister-in-law, stamped Elena's foot print on her letters, and I thought it was such a great idea. I thought I would copy her. On a side note, getting a squirmy 6 month old to let me stamp her foot is harder than it sounds.

I got Gunnar to take some pictures so you could get in on the whole experience. :) Here it is. The ink.
The stamp.
Cute little print. I love how she looks so bored.
And here is where the non washable supposedly washable ink comes in. After washing, look at those little feet.
I know, I know, we all want a closer look. Look at those piggies. Adorable on any day of the week, who knew they could wear smurf blue so well.
The feet sacrifice was well worth it though, look at how cute the letters turned out. I forgot to take a picture once I got done writing them, so you will have to image all forty with the text written in. I basically said that in my time of sadness God had sent Elizabeth to cheer me up and I hope her foot print reminds them that God has not forgotten about them either. It had a verse and was longer than that, but after writing it 31 times (my friend Karaline did the last 9 for me) I have no desire to write all again.
Oh, and in case you were wondering, after three days and multiple washing, her feet went back to normal. :)