Saying Goodbye To A Dear Friend

My dear friend and creative team member, JackieAnn Williams passed away yesterday after battling cancer. I was never able to meet her in real life, but we communicated online and in phone conversations. I loved her heart. I loved the way she adored her family and always scrapped about them. Even in the last months when she was struggling with accepting the path she was trodding, I loved that she began scrapping about herself and the journey she was on. Until she got sick, she created with every single template pack I made ~ often making several pages. She was an amazing support for me not just in my personal life, but as I grew as an artist and as a template designer she was the most incredible cheerleader. She was a faithful follower of Christ, spreading happiness to the lives she touched. I know she touched mine.

Scrapbooking digitally is a gift that we give to our families and friends every day, but it's also a legacy that we leave behind us as well. JackieAnn's scrapbooks, I'm sure, are a treasure without measure for her family. It is my hope that those layouts will bring her family comfort and joy in times to come. 

Here are just a few of the pages JackieAnn created, but if you want to see all of her beautiful works of art, you can view them on her blog here: http://scrappiejackie.blogspot.com/

Here are a couple of layouts she made about me, and I'll always treasure them:

I'll miss you, friend, and look forward to seeing you again when we meet in heaven!