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My version of the Sand Dollar Legend

Living in a coastal town, one of my family's favorite things to do is to scour for shells along the seashore. Depending on the time of year and the tide, we've been able to find some beautiful pieces of shells, rocks and even glass that have found their way into our home decor.

As life goes, I went through a point in my mid-20s when it seems like the planets were permanently lined up against me. More than just Murphy's-law-type stuff, more like all-my-hopes-and-dreams-are-coming-to-a-crash-type-stuff. It forced me to really stop what I was doing, find a way to control my worries, and do some serious self-reflection. Every chance I had I would walk along the beach, and plant myself for hours at a time in one particularly secluded spot that only the locals could find. It was there that I learned to really appreciate the gift of nature and understand that my problems were no more important than any other creature just trying to survive. Each time I felt the sand between my toes, my memory ATM spit out something that stuck with me from my Christian education:

"Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered. I can't even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand!" Psalm 139:18

Pretty profound stuff. It was during one of those - let's call them "meditation sessions" - that I happened to look down and find an almost perfectly whole sand dollar. I rubbed it clean with my fingers and thought that someday I'll look at this sand dollar and think about what this difficult time has taught me and to give thanks for everyday I have to bring happiness to others through the gift and passion that was given to me.

So when LOL Letterpress was born, it just made sense to incorporate this little sea creature that so represents a part of my history and my future.