Operation Write Home 600

Wow, sounds like a race! Actually, a group of woman meet at Scrapbooks and Etc. a couple times a month to create handmade cards to be sent off to our soldiers. These men and women use these cards to write home to family and friends, no postage required! How awesome is that?? This group of cards are to celebrate the upcoming holidays, over 600! Amazing, what a few women can do in a short period of time! God Bless our Soldiers and the women of Scrapbooks and Etc.

REMEMBERING

Another year has gone by and the images of 9/11 are still very fresh. I can remember all the TV stations and radios blasting information, very vivid photos, one after the other. I sat there, tears in my eyes, disbelief, this is happening here in the United States? For days I listened and watched for "just one more" to be found alive, woman, man or child. I prayed. Today, I remember and pray for those who were lost, those who still suffer and those who give themselves to protect us. We must make changes and learn from our mistakes to make a safe world for our future. I believe all those who have died would want us to continue forward. God Bless...

HALLOWEEN 'CARDS FOR HEROES'

Today was a fun day. I spent time with my friends making Halloween cards for "Cards for Heros". For those of you who have not heard of it... cards for all occasions are handmade and sent to Iraq, etc. to our soldiers. Some of them go with messages to them, but most are for them to have something to write home on. We have had an amazing outreach from our local crafters and it's a joy for me to be included!

THANK YOU MILITARY PERSONNEL - PAST AND PRESENT

My husband, John, who I admire and love from the bottom of my heart, gave 20 years to the US Navy. Those were difficult years at times, because he was away from us for months at a time. Our children missed out on many opportunities that they should have shared with their daddy and holidays were lonesome. Now that I look back, those were good years. Not only did John serve, my children and I did to. We gave our time up with him, so he could serve our country. For that, I feel proud. Thank you to all of you military folk, past, present, active, retired, wives, husbands and children. GOD BLESS YOU.