Many of you have noticed the new button on my sidebar. You're probably wondering who Anissa is. Anissa Mayhew is a young mother of three who had a massive stroke a couple of weeks ago. I had not known her prior to this incident, but I've been reading some of her blog posts and tweets and she seems like someone who is really amazing.

Here is the last tweet she posted before her stroke - Screw world peace. The world needs more bread bowls full of baked potato soup. The peace will follow. Her blog title is Free Anissa (with purchase of another Anissa of equal or lesser price.) Click HERE if you want to look at her blog and see what I mean.

Doesn't that just sound like someone you would want to know? Her blog posts are so touching and silly like that, and it sounds like she has been through some really rough times. Her youngest daughter has had leukemia. I believe she is remission right now, but she has four more years before she's considered "cured". I'm sure it's a constant worry for her family. I feel so bad for her husband Peter. Understandably, he is completely overwhelmed in trying to cope with all this. I would be a complete basket case in his situation.

Anyway, they certainly sound like a family who could use a little extra help right now. So a bunch of her blogging friends are getting together this week to provide a little support for Anissa's family.

So on Thursday, a bunch of Anissa's blog friends are hosting a little event called Shop for Anissa. All of them are offering products for sale on their blogs and are giving a percentage of those sales to Anissa's family. I sell Stampin' Up! products, so that seemed like the best way I could contribute. If you are a stamper or a scrapbooker, we have a whole line of great products to help you with all your papercrafting needs - both traditional and digital.

Since I don't have as much traffic as a lot of these people, I'm going to put a little extra effort into it. I'm going to start my sale a little early. From now until midnight on Thursday, I am giving my whole 20% commission on all my sales to the Mayhew Family. Click here to go straight to my Stampin' Up! website to place your order.

If you are looking for updates on Anissa's condition, her husband has been posting updates on her progress (and yes there has been some important progress, though her condition is still pretty serious). Go to their blog at Hope4Peyton.org.



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