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Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Here's To You Workshop - 1 page layout
As promised, here is the 1 page layout for the Here's to You Workshop that is ending August 31st! The minute I received this "Save the Date" notice in the mail I knew exactly what I needed to do ... scrap it. My nephew is so handsome and they make such a cute couple. Enjoy!
A look back in time ...
A dear friend reminded me a few days ago just how wonderful friendship is to our soul. We both attended the same church and joined the group called Sisters in Service. We ministered in different ways to the church community. The usual being part of a group called to bring meals and snacks to the church for different occasions. We had meetings once a month that usually involved eating and a service outing. Each year at Christmas we would draw a name to sprinkle gifts throughout the year for that "Secret Sister". So the fun would always be trying to hide your identity so that the secret was "safe" until the big reveal at the Annual Christmas Party. We each looked forward to those monthly functions as we were both working moms with very busy families. The only time we had for ourselves was through this small outlet where we could join together with like minded women for fun, fellowship, and christian service.
As luck would have it, I drew her name this particular year. Talk about having to get creative. Whew it was tough but fun all the same. Our gifting had a monetary limit so that put big pressure on the creative juices so that you could participate within the guidelines. My personal goal each year was to make something that the person would be able to remember our special bond for that year. Below is the poem I wrote for her at the final reveal.
As you go through your day today, remember your friends and encourage them in some way. I know that everyone has gotten away from handwritten messages. With the digital world it sometimes seems easier to send a text, facebook, instagram, or twitter post rather than picking up the phone to call or actually take the time to write a note and send it in the mail. Stop and do something unexpected for your friend today. Show them you appreciate them or are thinking about them. Find an old photograph and print it, tuck it in a card, and mail it. Life is short. Enjoy the moment before it is gone.
As luck would have it, I drew her name this particular year. Talk about having to get creative. Whew it was tough but fun all the same. Our gifting had a monetary limit so that put big pressure on the creative juices so that you could participate within the guidelines. My personal goal each year was to make something that the person would be able to remember our special bond for that year. Below is the poem I wrote for her at the final reveal.
As you go through your day today, remember your friends and encourage them in some way. I know that everyone has gotten away from handwritten messages. With the digital world it sometimes seems easier to send a text, facebook, instagram, or twitter post rather than picking up the phone to call or actually take the time to write a note and send it in the mail. Stop and do something unexpected for your friend today. Show them you appreciate them or are thinking about them. Find an old photograph and print it, tuck it in a card, and mail it. Life is short. Enjoy the moment before it is gone.
Here's To You - Workshop
Enjoy,
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