September brings both Deacon’s birthday, and the anniversary of his passing. It would be very simple to just focus on our sadness. I could attempt to explain the level of desperation and panic that wells up in my heart when I allow myself to just WANT HIM. More than our sadness though, Derek and I want this month to be about his LIFE. We want to celebrate our little boy who brought sunshine, mischief, and JOY into the world. We want to remember and honor how faithful our God has been this year. How He has consistently and creatively met us in this darkness. In September 2020, I boldly and confidently declared God good, even as my world laid motionless in a hospital bed. One year later, I can honestly repeat: God is good.
We’ll be honoring Deacon’s incredible life this month by doing random acts of kindness in his name with these cards, and we’d love to challenge you to do the same! Will you join us? Knowing that his spirit of love and excitement for surprising others will be spreading out all over our city and further is an incredibly hopeful thought to our still broken, tired hearts.
Want to join in? Here’s how!
Local: We’ve printed 100’s of cards and they’ll be in a basket on our porch, in our cars, and with us. Drive by and grab 1 or 20, ask us if you see us, let me know you want some and I’ll track you down!
Print Your Own: Click on #sharethelovedeacon in the menu of this blog and you can easily print your own at home! Just follow the directions.
Mail: Just need me to mail you some cards? Happy to! Just let me know and I’ll pop them in the mail.
Tag Us: What creative ways did you find to bless others? We want to hear how Deacon inspired you! Please tag #sharethelovedeacon so we can see!
Can’t get your hands on or print any cards? That’s ok! You can still share the love and share with us. We’re just blessed knowing that he’s inspiring others to take a look around them and find ways to bless others.
Thank you in advance for joining us in this small gesture of honoring our Deacon. Thank you for the year of loving us well.
Claassen Clan 