The Ellie Project: A Children’s Guide to Building Character from the final words of a Loving Father

The Ellie Project is a special alphabet book written and illustrated by a loving father to his two-year old daughter, while he was battling for his life. Andrew B. Heard author of “A Gray Faith” was diagnosed with his second battle with cancer at the ripe age of twenty-nine. Andrew was eighteen when he was first diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma. The cancer came back eleven years later as lung cancer. He fought hard for 10 months and then went to be with the Lord July 26, 2013. During his battle Andrew completed two books. “A Gray Faith” was published a month before he passed away. He also spent his time finding ways to connect with his two year old daughter, Ellie, through drawing animals (her favorite) and with each drawing writing her a love note about character qualities he believed were important for her to learn in life. Out of this act of love developed The Ellie Project.

Andrew B. Heard was a loving father and husband, a gifted writer and speaker and an inspiration to many. Andrew fought his second battle with cancer and went to be with the Lord on July 26, 2013 at the ripe age of 30. In his final months, Andrew touched many lives through his blog, his speaking and his book “ A Gray Faith.”

Bailey B. Heard is the wife of Andrew Heard and the mother of Ellie Heard. She helped take care of her husband during the final months of his life. She now travels the country speaking and sharing her late husband’s book “ A Gray Faith.” She is the author of www.baileyheard.com and works to publish Andrew’s unfinished projects.