Christmas Smiles

10:47 AMDeanna

Smile Ukuleles help provide corrective surgery for children with severe cleft palate defects...

My husband had a life-saving liver transplant a few years ago. During the time that he was so critically ill, we gave a lot of thought the things we'd like to do with our lives...what we wished we had accomplished that we might not be able to if he were not to make it through this illness.

One of those things was "fixing a smile" for a child who was born with a cleft palate. James made me promise that if he didn't survive, that I would accomplish that goal for him. Well we praise the Lord that he did survive, and now we have begun the work of accomplishing some of the things on our list. Because Boutique is my little dream business where each purchase benefits a cause close to my heart.

I was so excited to come across these smile ukuleles because they represent to me the goal of fixing that smile. A portion of the proceeds from each of these instruments will be donated to the Christmas Smiles program of Life Outreach International.

This program provides corrective surgery for severe cleft palate defects, providing lifelong health benefits to children struggling to eat and breathe properly.

I thank God for the blessing of having had healthy children and grandchildren, like Jackson.

It warms my heart each time I see one of their smiles. But I know there are many people who aren't as fortunate, and I want to help.

When the child in your life opens their Smile Ukulele, it will put a smile on his or her face, which will warm your heart. And I hope that each time you watch them play their ukulele, your heart will be warmed again as you remember that you helped me to help Life Outreach to fix a smile for a child in need.

Merry Christmas!

Deanna