Today is the National Day of Encouragement.

“The National Day of Encouragement was the idea of a few high school students attending the National Leadership Forum in Searcy, Ark in June of 2007.  The students were challenged to come up with what they believe to be the biggest problem in their school. They decided that at the root of most problems, such as drugs and alcohol, lies discouragement.  So, as one-way to help that, let’s have a day where we focus on encouraging one another.  Get together with students from your church, school, other organizations or just yourself, and find ways to encourage people around you.”

Around here, we’re big on encouragement and support. Yesterday, I received an email from Jenn over at Connected Mom. She’s got this amazing project going on right now that I really wanted to highlight today. It’s the Stronger Together Online Quilt Project. Jennifer is focusing on Birth Trauma, Birth Disappointment, and PPD Awareness. You can get the specs by visiting Jenn’s blog, The Connected Mom. There is no deadline for submissions and Jennifer is hoping this project will eventually have it’s own corner of the web to call home. So spread the word!

I’ll be participating. Will you?