Pass It On

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Friday, November 13, 2009

Operation Write Home Blog Hop

Welcome to everyone that is here from the Operation Write Home (OWH) Blog Hop.
If you want to start at the beginning go here.
This is my first blog hop and I am more than excited.
I found OWH after my son made me a military mom. After you become a military mom some things that were small on your list become big on you list. When our son was deployed to Iraq, mail became a big thing on my list. I thought if I can get some of “home” to my son in the mail it would somehow make everything better. So I made a lot of visits to our post office.

If you talk to the many men or women serving in our armed forces they will tell you the connection to home is one of the most important things to them while they are away. That is what the OWH group is all about, making a big difference in a small way. CARDS. We not only send card to the soldiers to thank them and tell them we love them and are praying for them but the main job of this group is to make handmade cards for the soldiers to send back home to the ones they love. Read all about OWH here.

I hope by now you have a tug at you heart to want to help.
If you are a card maker, start making cards here is the info you need.
If you don’t craft you can still help just look here.
But more importantly one thing we can all do daily, PRAY for our HEROES and their family back home.
The cards I have posted here I made to send to thank our heroes for all they do.
And because you have been so kind to get this far in the blog hop I have prizes for you to help you get started making cards.
K & Company 6X6 paper padInkadinkado Clear StampStamplogy Black Stamp PadLeave a comment and I’ll be drawing the winners on Monday. November 23.
My blog PASS IT ON is a blog I have just to give away my cards for others to be an encouragement. You can read all about it here. And please come back often there is ALWAYS something YOU can win here on PASS IT ON.

Your next stop on the hop is http://www.cutchens.com/
You will be so impressed with the Joscie beautiful work and her beautiful family. Check out her photography, it is amazing. Joscie is a military wife so she too knows first hand how important the connection back home can be. Thank you Joscie for the sacrifice you and your family make for our freedom.

And I have saved the best for last, this is our hero, the one I do this for, my son. He has just deployed again last weekend. Please remember him and his flight.

46 comments:

  1. Wow! How generous you are! And I will keep in my prayers ... as I do all our military.

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  2. awwww! Thanx for sharing your hero! I love your cards too, esp the one with the vertical embossed stripes! Gorgeous work :)

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  3. Wonderful cards. Thank you for sharig.

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  4. A special thank you to your son! I'm so humbled by people who choose to serve in our Armed Forces.

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  5. Gorgeous cards. Hugs and prayers to you.

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  6. Saying prayers for your son and all the others son's and daughter's in our military. Loved your cards and am going to use "praying you home" on some of mine. Your blog is truly a
    blessing to so many!

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  7. Prayers for your son and my nephew and our soldiers everywhere. Thanks for sharing your talent.

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  8. My sincere thanks and admiration to YOUR hero. He's my hero too! Great cards, thanks for sharing them with everyone.

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  9. lovely cards and I will keep your son in my thoughts!

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  10. Bless you and your son! Prayers are winging your way! Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards!

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  11. Lovely cards! What a great ministry to our military. My heart goes out to all with family members in service to our country.

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  12. Thank your son for his service & thanks to your family for your support! Love your cards! We'll be praying for your son & the other servicemembers & their families. Thanks for joining this hop!

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  13. Beautiful cards! Thank you, your son and your family for all you do. God Bless.

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  14. Kathy - I'm keeping your son in my prayers. And you and all your family too. Thanks you all for the sacrifices you make and the service your son gives! {{hug}} Your cards are beautiful!

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  15. My thoughts are with your son! And you're cards are wonderful.

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  16. I just because a Military Mom this year also.. so I know first hand those tugs at your heart. Prayers for all of you. Thanks for helping to make this hop so great. Hugs, Peggy

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  17. You can be so proud, thank you for 'sharing' your son with the rest of the country. Lovely cards, and thanks for hopping. I haven't hopped in too many events like this either and was nervous to do everything right.

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  18. This is such a heartening venture. Here in Canada, the painting guild I belong to also creates and sends cards for our troops. They range from painted, thru to stamped and embossed cards in every style imaginable and are received with great appreciation. It's such a little thing we can do for our heroes! I'll be thinkin' of your son and all the others and sending good, warm thoughts and love for them to come safely home.

    ~ Shelley

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  19. What beautiful smile your son has. I know you are proud of him. He will be in my thoughts and prayers now, him and his big smile. :)

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  20. Great cards. I will be thinking of your family and your son during this time.

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  21. Lovely cards/inspiration! Thank you for sharing them.

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  22. Tell your son thanks for all does to serve our country! Your cards are fantastic. Love every one of 'em. Beautiful work!

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  23. Super cute cards! Thanks for supporting OWH!!

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  24. Awesome cards! What a wonderful crafty and supportive thing we can do for our troops! God bless them, and you!

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  25. Kathy, These cards are beautiful! I can see the love that you put into them shining through!
    Stacy Stokes

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  26. God bless you - we are so grateful for your son and all the soldiers just like him - thank you from my family and home to him and yours! We are forever grateful! Beautiful cards you have made here ...... thansk for the wonderful stop on the blog hop!

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  27. Thanks to your son and to all of your family!!! {{hugs}}

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  28. Lovely cards... especially the brown one with the 'flag' strip across the front.

    Blessings and prayers for your son.

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  29. wonderful cards.

    Thanks for a chance to win.

    I'm participating in the hop and have some Blogoversary candy up for grabs.

    {hugs}
    M.E.

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  30. Please know that my prayers are with your son! My hubby is prepping for his 4th deployment so I know how the little things suddenly become very big! Thanks for sharing your talent and crativity!

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  31. Love the cards you made and thanks for the blog candy offer.

    God Bless You and Your Son and ALL of the Guys and Gals in the Armed Forces!

    Cynthia Ferenz
    Fredericksburg, VA
    stampindragon@verizon.net
    Proud Parent of 2 Soldiers (1 in Iraq now)

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  32. Thanks for sharing your Hero and for your support of OWH. Hugs, Loni

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  33. Please tell your son how grateful we are for his service. Your cards are almost as good-looking as he is ;).

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  34. Wonderful cards!! Our heroes will love them!

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  35. Great cards! Thanks for your son's service. I will be praying for him and his unit.
    ~ky
    http://bunnynest.blogspot.com

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  36. Aww. . . what an awesome boy you have! Thank you for sharing your cards and ideas! I hope that our cards find your son and his comrades. Thanks for sharing!

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  37. each day my prayers include all those people serving their families, friends, co workers ...everyone is including as it takes everyone doing their part to make this world a safe place. my heart each day is reminded of what sacrifices people endure for all of us and i continue to pray

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  38. Your son is a handsome boy. Tell him thanks for his service and I will keep him in my prayers. Your cards are very classy. thanks for supporting OWH.

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  39. Lovely cards! Praying for your son's safety.

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  40. Great cards - Kathy, TFS! I am so proud to be one of your neighbors on the OWH blog hop! Have a great one! ~Michelle :)

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  41. You are doing such a great job. I sent a pkg. of cards to the Seattle address last week, one for any Hero and the rest for the men and women in uniform to use to send home to their loved ones. We all need to do our part. I have two grandsons in the service and we have two sons who are now retired from the Air Force. All Americans need to support our young men and women.

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  42. God Bless America! and the support of our families, friends, and those whom we've never met who continue to pray for our soldiers near and far. Our soldiers are there for all of us and I think it's great to see yet another special person giving a way for us to do something small for those who do something so BIG every day!

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