A small idea was formed
Lets start at the very beginning a perfectly good place to start i was born on the 24th of April1980 at 23:16.
Just because we were 17....
The inspiration came from....
On a school residential trip, our class "took" a bear from a youth hostel in Germany and took him on a tour through Germany and into Poland, where he assisted in smuggling vodka across the border into the Czech Republic. He became our mascot, and at one point, for everyone on that trip, the hug and the therapist we knew we all needed for that journey. We returned him, as our teachers had informed us, if we wanted to keep the Vodka! They had us over a barrel!
And so on the way home, we returned "Steve" with Photos of his adventure with us and a postcard from each of us to let them know what he'd got to.
I can Grow anyway i want to
Sometimes in life, you need a hug, no word, no advice, just a hug to know you matter. I knew how that felt, and what it was like not to get one. Then, in Christmas 2025, I had nothing to give but my time. My church was creating boxes of hope for families that couldn't afford Christmas. I decided the best present I could give my children was to be inspirational.
I had an idea one random Tuesday morning! I wanted to see if I could send Rose an old, loved teddy of mine, given to me by a childhood BF, without whom I wouldn't be here today!
I hope that she travels the world to do three things: send a hug to anyone who needs one; let someone know you are loved, because she came into your life for just that reason. Finally, that you take her out and about and show her the world and have some fun, I can't wait to see and hear about what adventures she gets up to.
Could you please take a photo of Rose out and about and send it to me? I'm also just happy to receive a photo. and a storey of your time together.
I would love to be able to share this with others, but only with your permission. Either way, the knowledge that she made a difference is enough.
Love
Anna Rose
Finding Peace
Beyond the ordinary
This Year, all I want is PEACE....
I had come to a point where I wasn't sure what the point of our fight was anymore.
I choose peace over war, joy over pain, and I choose to forgive.