Last year I was part of something amazing
In memory of Matilda Mae
An army of bloggers came together
To help the FSID launch their new name and brand
One of those bloggers
Was a wonderful writer and a lady I am proud to call my friend
Helen, perhaps known better to you as
She wrote a story
A beautiful story
A beautiful bedtime story called The Lucky Star
It melted my heart to read it
To recognise myself within it
And the community to which I am so proud to belong
I will forever be grateful
For friends and strangers
Just like Helen
Who after 2nd February 2013
Decided not to cross the path
Decided to stand beside me
Carry me and hold me
And keep Matilda Mae in their hearts
Shortly after Tilda died
Another very special lady
Sarah, perhaps better known to you as
Wrote a beautiful lullabby for Tilda’s Goodbye
My Angel
Sarah decided to work with Helen and I
To make an audio recording of the story
And to write and sing the most beautiful accompanying lullaby
The project is now complete
And we would like to share it with you
and
The Lucky Star Lullaby
We would love you to download the story and the song
To listen to and share with your loved ones
All that we ask in return is that you make a donation
Today is our Mae Day
And this release is very dear to our hearts
We are asking for donations of £2
As Matilda Mae should have turned two on Friday
You can make your donation on our Just Giving page
And the money will go directly to The Lullaby Trust
We hope you like it
The Lucky Star Story, written by Helen Braid, narrated by Jennie Henley, music by Sarah ffelan
The Lucky Star Lullaby, written by Sarah ffelan
With very special thanks to Karen Davis of Moon Hare who kindly permitted us to use her beautiful illustration.
And of course, Matilda Mae
Some technical stuff: Click on the download and it will download 2 .mp3 files, which you can drag into itunes or an equivalent player. The files are quite large so it will take a few minutes.
Disclaimer: We sincerely hope you don’t encounter any problems downloading this media and regret we cannot offer technical assistance. The Lucky Star is provided for your personal use only and may not be retransmitted or distributed without written permission. You may not make copies for commercial use. Copyright remains with Helen Braid and Sarah ffelan.
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I’m so proud of what we have created in memory of your beautiful daughter. You were so brave to narrate it. May Matilda Mae hear it and know it to be her lullaby. Sending much love to you and yours xxx
You are all right to be so proud. Look what love is doing!
x x