Lovewraps by DebY is the creation of Debbie Yurchak, wife of Greg and mother of eight children.

When my third child was born, someone gave me a towel made in a similar way. The first time I wrapped my baby in it, I was hooked: She was only 3 months old at the time and it wrapped around her twice creating a cuddly little bundle of warmth and joy, enhancing the natural bonding of bathtime.

That year, I created my own variation of the towel and made them for my 15 neices and nephews for Christmas. The kids ranged from new babies to 6 years old, and everyone loved their towels.

A short time later, I was challenged to become involved with a local crisis pregnancy center. By that time we had four children age 5 and under and going there to help was out of the question. I approached the director about supplying hooded towels for the clients who gave birth and she asked me if there was any way I could incorporate ³Jesus Loves Me² into them -- another ripple in the message of God¹s life-changing power.

Putting the "Jesus Loves Me" ribbon inside the hood really brought the product together, and we began donating hooded towels. As the ministry of the center grew, we began to doubt our ability to keep up financially with the demand. Within the week of our wondering, someone called and asked if she could buy one. Other orders followed, and Lovewraps was born. One customer asked if I could put her grandchild¹s name inside, another asked if I could do pullover bibs to match, another asked for a wash mitt, and gradually a line of products evolved.

Our family also continued to grow. I found that when each child had his or her own towel, laundry and clean-up were much easier. I also found that they used their hooded towels until they were around 10 and then they flipped the hoods back and just wrapped the towels around their bodies -- they were THEIR towels.

Today my eight children range from 17 to 3. The older ones help make products and process orders and the younger ones make great models. The business supports our donations to the CPC and as Lovewraps continues to grow we hope to donate to others. I am truly blessed to have my own quiverful of children and to be able to encourage young mothers in the joy and importance of their God-given role.