“In today’s increasingly paperless world,” this prolific Contributing Cardie muses, “I’m still in love with giving and receiving real paper cards. In fact, I make a lot of my own! I still have every card I have ever received, and they now line all my dresser drawers. (True Story!) I even have a special decorated box that has every Christmas card from years gone by, and I enjoy sitting and looking through them all every Christmas.”
“My mom LOVES cards even more than me — if that’s possible!
She writes the best messages and has inspired my writing all my life.
Plus, you always need two people to make a card happen!”
“Thank You cards are my favorite, because I believe a person’s day can totally change when they receive an unexpected message of genuine appreciation. Gratitude is the most important expression of all that is good in life. It captures the love you feel for that special human, the compassion you have when they are hurting, the relief when help has arrived. Even the sorrow when someone has lost a loved one … a card can remind you to find gratitude in having had them in your life.
“Everyone should keep Thank You cards in their desk, their glove compartment, or even in their junk drawer! You would be surprised how easy it is to give one out, and then how often you want to do it. When I share how special that person made me feel, it actually lifts my spirits, too. Thank You cards fit every occasion, because there is always, always, something to be grateful for.”
“Back in 2021, I learned that Cardthartic accepted card submissions from the Cardie Community, and my words just flowed onto the submission form. I suggested the message, ‘There is no better feeling in the world than knowing your best friend will forever be by your side’ because that is exactly how I feel about my husband. When Cardie Community Manager Felicia sent me the proposed photo of a couple bike-riding, I thought, ‘Wow, that is perfect! My husband and I would both tell you that our favorite thing to do together is ride bikes!’ We have celebrated more than 40 years together, and Gary really is my best friend. In fact, the biggest card surprise I ever received was when my husband made up his own words for me in a card. This, from a man who admittedly has the worst spelling! He did not make one mistake and he captured his thoughts so beautifully that I had to get out the Kleenex. Sometimes, the right card just fills you with emotion.
“Now, all three of our kids have inherited our love of riding, as you can see in the photos below. Our oldest, Jen, (left) takes her dog Wrigley for rides in her sister’s old bike trailer now that he’s outgrown her bike basket. Our son Matt and his wife Ali (center) go for their own romantic rides on their bicycle-built-for-two that my dad found at a garage sale. That bike is always such a hit everywhere they go that it was used for their wedding pictures.
“Our youngest, Kimber, (with Sherry and Gary, far right) used to ride on the back of Gary’s bike when she was little. Now 34, she’s outgrown that so, when we saw the Duet Bicycle at a special needs fair, we applied to Make-A-Wish. We were all so excited when we got the call that Kimber was their newest Wish Recipient! This allows Kimber to ride everywhere with us. And when we stop for ice cream (as we did in the pic), the chair comes off the bike and we can use it as her wheelchair! Best invention ever! Kimber may not be able to speak, but she shares ‘loud joyful noises’ wherever we go. You always know when the Schultz family is riding by!”
It isn’t hard to write a card,
When right from the start
Words come from the heart.