{"id":879,"date":"2009-11-14T10:04:59","date_gmt":"2009-11-14T14:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/photocardblog\/?p=879"},"modified":"2009-11-14T10:04:59","modified_gmt":"2009-11-14T14:04:59","slug":"operation-write-home-veterans-day-blog-hop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/operation-write-home-veterans-day-blog-hop\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation Write Home Veteran’s Day Blog Hop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Veteran’s Day has always held a lot of meaning in my family. My dad is a Korean War Veteran. His brother, Abraham, died fighting in WWII, when my dad was only 10. In my childhood, my dad served in the Air Force and we moved with him from Texas to Wisconsin to Nebraska. My brother attended West Point and served his time in the Army. His wife also served in the Army, although they did not meet until they were private citizens again later in life. All these details color how I feel about the heroes who serve our country everyday and it’s why I think Operation Write Home<\/a> is such a great organization.
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\nI’m participating in the OWH Blog Hop<\/a> today and sharing a couple cards I created for the occasion. Some of my most treasured possessions are the letters my dad wrote to my 9-year-old self when he was stationed overseas in Turkey. He’s not the most emotional man, but those letters are special because they showed me a side of him I might never have experienced. Making a card for a soldier to write home to his family might give some child, missing his mom or dad, a treasure.
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\nMy card creations are digital — I’m a completely digital gal when it comes to creating cards. I put handmade touches once they’re printed with punches and lining the envelopes. Here’s the AnyHero card I’ll be sending and it features a photo I took of Scout the Dog. I think there must be many heroes missing their pets. I know I would.
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\nAnd here’s my simple valentine…
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\nIf you’ve stuck with me this far, I’m giving away these custom holiday tags (seen below) from my store today! The tags can be customized to say anything you’d like for holiday gift giving: Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Joy Joy!, really anything. And your family name or your own name can be printed on them, as well. To enter, you just need to sign up for the RiverDog Prints Newsletter by clicking here<\/a> and leaving a comment below that you signed up. Each month, the newsletter offers free PDF printables, special offers for cynthomas.com and highlights the causes and charities I support, like OWH!
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\nYour next stop in the Hop is Wendy’s Wee Bit of Whimsy. Not only does she make some very cute and inventive cards, her stamping buddies are none other than her dogs, Biscuit and Lucy. That’s a girl after my own heart. Let me send you on your way over to Wendy’s Wee Bit of Whimsy<\/a> and thanks for stopping by! <\/p>\n
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