This Fuji Instax grateful competition has been a complete delight.
My inbox has been filling up with amazing and beautiful 'gratefuls' that have inspired and moved me. I don't want it to end! If you just feel like sending in gratefuls to our email (stories@365grateful.com) please do! We might need to do a regular grateful feature here I think!
I can't thank you enough for entering and sharing with us your stories!!
I am very glad that this competition was not really judged because it would have been way too tricky to pick a winner. So many gratefuls and each one so beautiful!! Here are a few pics of us drawing the winner out of a hat!!
Also here is our dog eating it!! ;)
Probably the most moving was this video below! Special thanks to Kirsteen for letting us share this here:
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"I am grateful my husband made it through!
Here is our story (my message to him)
And although he has lost his short term memory I am SO incredibly grateful he kept the moments that really mattered in our lives together. I am now on a life long mission of documenting our day to day life so that he can have a way to retain the memories of the life that will slip by him."
Kirsteen James
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Very special thanks to FUJI for making this whole competition possible. Please do go and like their FB page to show them we are so grateful!! Fuji Instax FB
Now time to announce the lovely winner of this competition!!
(DRUM ROLL please... The winner is... FIONA FITZPATRICK!
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"I’m grateful for the gift of creativity…the opportunity to make art about my life and to be able to share that wonderful process with others. I am blessed."
Fiona Fitzpatrick,
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Once again many thanks to the many people who entered and shared with us. We are so grateful and look forward to running some more competitions and fun things in the months ahead.
warmest
Hailey
Comments:
Janet commented on 10-May-2012 06:34 AM
What a beautiful video from Kirsteen. Kirsteen you and Mark are an inspriation to us all! Thank you for sharing this. I also love that Fiona won with her blessing for creativity. Wonderful! I am grateful that I visited this blog - Thank you Hailey
Mary commented on 12-May-2012 06:05 PM
Congratulations Fiona! Kirsteen... I'm speechless... And in tears! What an amazing journey - you and your family are amazing and I wish you all the best for the future. xo
miranda commented on 18-Jun-2012 09:44 PM
I just wanted to say Thankyou to kirsteen for her beautiful video. We are 6 months into out abi journey as my husband has one too. Though he didn't lose his ability to walk and talk. it sure has been a tough journey for our little family (we have a 1 yr
Rebecca Grennan commented on 20-Jun-2012 09:03 PM
Your video is so moving. You have a beautiful family and I am grateful you shared your story. Often times I doubt myself too, but the time for that is past in my life and I must be brave now. Thank you for showing me your passion to accomplish your goals.
old and 2 yr old). But like you I have learnt so much about myself. I am grateful for the things I have learnt during the past months. I am grateful for my husband and that he is coming back to us. I am grateful for my two boys.. they have and continue to
bring me so much joy even in the darkest days. I am grateful foyr my parents as they have been an amazing support. I am grateful that I have God in my life.. He surely has been the one carrying me through each day. many blessings to you kirsteen. You have
a beautiful heart. May your family go from strength to strength and may your husband reach the summit! :)
I will keep pushing forward and I will be brave! Your family is a great source of captivating inspiration and I will keep reading your blog because the concept is something everyone should experience. God Bless You Kirsteen, Mark, and the little ones. From
my heart, Rebecca Anne