Submitted by: Scarlett Hughes - Air Force Spouse

When I was returning to our assignment in Niger, Africa, the metal detectors kept going off as I walked through check-in at Dulles Airport. We figured out it was my Faith Family Friends^© pendant. I turned around to four of my sisters who were standing (and crying!) on the other side of the gate.  We all laughed, because they were all wearing their necklaces, too!  I just didn't want to take mine off for anyone!  The Faith Family Friends^© necklace has kept me connected with not only my mom and six sisters, but my military sisters from all over the world.  Thank you for creating such beautiful and meaningful jewelry.  No matter where the military sends us, I know, these three words are 'all that matter'.       

--  Scarlett. Air Force spouse- 16 years

Submitted by:  Catherine Rumph, Woodland MOPS Coordinator.  New Orleans, LA

Dear Jill, the Pray New Orleans pendants that Compelling Creations made are beautiful! I am amazed that when God gave me a vision of a fish holding a fleur delis, that I am now holding this gorgeous sterling silver fish in my hands. Thank you for helping me make His dream a reality.

As you know, after the MOPS Convention in Orlando (where we passed out nearly 4,500 prayer cards) I came home, and through God's leading created a foundation called www.prayneworleans.org to facilitate Rebirth, Revival and Restoration in this city. Part of the plan is to help start new MOPS groups in areas that would not normally be reached by traditional MOPS, because as MOPS, we know "Better Moms Make a Better World."

Since planting the seeds for these three new groups our family's circumstances have changed. We will be leaving New Orleans as soon as we are able to sell our home.  We'll be moving to Houston where my parents live. All three potential MOPS groups are in possession of everything they need to get started including printed charters and funding for their groups. But, I will not be here to help them get started as I had planned. Our God is awesome and powerful - - and our prayers have the power to impact the city of New Orleans - - through MOPS - - forever! Please say a prayer for the future of these three groups and the Mighty Women of God he is raising up to lead them.

These are the three groups:

•  Fischer MOPS - Berean Bible Church (Outreach into the Fisher Housing Projects)
•  LOCC MOPS - Love Outreach Christian Church (African American Church sharing our building since hurricane Katrina)
• Center for Life MOPS - Pregnancy Crisis Center (Offering MOPS to moms who chose LIFE)

 Thank you again for creating these Pray New Orleans pendants. I'm saying a special prayer for each woman who will wear them - that her life be touched by the power of our prayers.

Thank you for your Pennies from Heaven pendant.

I have five sisters and one brother.  My sister, Venita, (or Nita as we all called her) was the second oldest and the first of the six of us to pass on to Heaven. 

When Nita was dying, we told her that she needed to send us three pennies so we would know she got to Heaven.  We told her that it must be three pennies so we would know that she met her husband, our Daddy, and her nephew... all who had already passed on.

Each day, I would whisper, "Now remember Nita... you need to send us three pennies."  I reminded her every day for weeks.  Even on her deathbed I gave her one more reminder and she whispered back, "I will remember."

That next week all of us cleaned and emptied her house.   At the end of the last day, when all was clean and boxes were removed... we found three pennies... that was all that was left lying right there together... three pennies.  We knew she was Home.

The next day, Nita's daughter went to press clothes for Nita's funeral.  When she walked into the laundry room there was another set of three pennies lying out together on the washer.

I found three pennies together about one week later lying on my empty dresser top.

Megan, Nita's granddaughter, was the first of the grandchildren to begin to find sets of pennies.  We were all meeting at the Olive Garden for dinner a couple months later and as soon as she got out of her car, there were three pennies at her feet on the ground.    Since then Megan continues to find three pennies together at one time.

Mindy, another granddaughter who is in high school now, took her grandmother's death the hardest.  After Nita died, Mindy packed up the little things that she had given to her grandmother over the years.  She could not bear to go through the memory box so she put it in her basement. Mindy lamented that she had never found her three pennies like the rest of us had.  About a year later, Mindy was ready to unpack the box and look through the memories... there on the bottom of the box were three pennies.

Our family continues to find pennies all the time...three at a time.   Nita remembered.

This is why we all wear your Pennies from Heaven pendant.  Thank you.

Story sent to us by Catherine Andrew,

Atlanta, GA

We each have something in us that our soul wants to express and mine happens to be expressed in jewelry.  When people ask me why I design my jewelry I always answer, "I just simply feel compelled." 

This seems to mirror our customers' feelings.  For the past 10 years, we have received emails and letters from customers who say...

"I feel compelled to write to you and tell you how much this design means to me..."

or

"I felt compelled to give the woman next to me on the airplane my Faith,Family,Friends pendant after I heard her story..."

Therefore to reflect the true essence of my business, I decided to change the corporate name from Classy Creations to Compelling Creations, Inc.

We hope you continue to feel compelled to wear and share my designs.

Thank you! ... and keep sharing your compelling stories with us... we love to hear from you!

Jill Felts