Building Relationships that Matter
May 4th, 2008
If your adult Sunday school curriculum comes from Lifeway, your lesson this morning was the start of a month long focus on building relationships that matter. We spent a lot of time this morning talking about concern, contribution and gratitude. One of the suggestions in the teacher guide was to take paper and envelopes and have class members write a quick thank you note to someone they are grateful for. Well…do you think I could take plain white paper and envelopes???? I love it when stamping and church collide.
So we were getting ready to go this morning, and I had my little shoebox ready, complete with a man and a woman project. Wes looks at the box and says, ‘you did a make and take for Sunday School, didn’t you?’ Yep! Sure did! Since we team teach the class, he wasn’t at all surprised. There were about 20 in our class today and every single person made and wrote out their card. (Well, except for Chris who stole my sample! LOL! - I’ll forgive him!)
These little shimmery notecards and envies are something that I always keep on hand. I get mine from CutCardstock. At 3.5″ x 5″ they are the perfect size to recreate this wonderul idea that I stole from my stamping buddy, Stefanie several years ago. With a specialty paper and simple handwritten sentiment, they are just perfect to say, “I care. Thank you. You are special to me.”
Cindy at CutCardstock was sweet to send me some Shimmery (Poison) Ivory notes and envies to share. Leave me a comment between now and Tuesday - tell me who you need to send a thank you note to and why. I’ll draw for a winner and send these out on Wednesday morning.
All stamps are Cornish Heritage Farms - Silhouette Blooms & CHF Wheat. Have a wonderful evening.
May 4th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
I need to make a very special thank you note to my husband for putting up with me. Seriously…poor guy!
Your note cards are beautiful and I’m sure the class loved them! :o)
May 4th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
I just love that “…when stamping and church collide”! No better place to share your God given talents!
I need to send a thank you note to my friend Bevie who calls me almost daily and leaves me a funny voicemail on my cell phone. She knows that when I turn my phone on at the end of my work day I need some humor! Makes me smile and giggle every time!
hb
May 4th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
I love that you had such a purposeful use for your thank you cards. Some girls in my bible study are actually getting into cardmaking because I can’t get enough of it myself. I need to send them all a card–they are there for me each week, they hold me accountable, and they make me smile.
May 4th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Beautiful! What a great story - ministry can come in so many different ways!
I just returned from a professional conference and I need to send several speakers/colleagues for their inspiration and dedication to our profession.
Thanks for this post!
May 4th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
I m going away with four longtime women friends to a cottage on a lake owned by one of them. I want to send her a special thank you for sharing her special place.
May 4th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
These are beautiful. I just love the no layer cards & you sure make them look gorgeous.
I need to send a Thank You card to a friend that went out of her way for me on the weekend.
May 4th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Your cards are always beautiful. I need to send a special thank you to my husband for putting up with my family and taking such good care of my mother when I’m not available. Mom was 88 this week and she’s a very special person who still lives in her country home with her dog!
May 4th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
What a fabulous lesson–one that probably bears repeating, too. Maybe on a daily basis
I need to make a thank you card for a new friend who sent me something very thoughtful in the mail…
And thank you for all the great inspiration you share with all of us!
May 4th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
My sister-in-law,’Retta. Although my brother died as a result of cancer, my sister-in-law has been so faithful in her walk with the Lord and remained an integral part of our family. Her courage, strength and testimony is so incredible and I should tell her how thankful I am for those things and for her love.
May 4th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
I need to send a thank you for being so strong card to my mom. She is going through chemo and it is so hard on her but she takes it all in her stride.
May 5th, 2008 at 1:04 am
What a great lesson! I am usually good about sending out the usual thank you cards, but I would like to do more to my girlfriends for all the “little” things they do, especially during this time while my DH is gone to a military school for 10 weeks. Thanks for the inspiration.
Your cards are so beautiful!
May 5th, 2008 at 1:27 am
Oh I love it! But of course you did a make’n'take! of course! I need to thank my friend Darla - just for being a blessing.
May 5th, 2008 at 4:02 am
How sweet and simple! I need to send a thank you to a neighbor that left a gift for us.
May 5th, 2008 at 5:20 am
Although I do not know your address, I would like to say thank you to you Lori. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for all the time you take to post here and share your inspiration with all of us.
And what a fun idea for you to do in your class!
May 5th, 2008 at 6:40 am
I need to thank all of the women who have been “Motherly” influences in my life. They have made a huge impact on me.
Your notecards are beautiful and I’m sure your class loved them! I love a hands-on SS class!
May 5th, 2008 at 6:40 am
I need to send a note to a teacher that I work with—she’s leaving and I need to remind her how much she’ll be missed. I also need to thank her for teaching my daughters and tell her again what a positive influence she has been on them.
May 5th, 2008 at 7:18 am
my list is so long..starting with a Thank You God, for giving me a wonderful family, health and happiness! I am so blessed!
Next, my Mom and Dad (I actually did this on the weekend)they celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary and are a true example of living a good christian life, and setting a path for us to follow.
Thank YOU…for being so generous with your talents, and your gifts…Blessings…Rebecca
May 5th, 2008 at 7:41 am
I tend to send more thank you’s than any other type of card I make. A thank you card is going out to a good friend who allows me to borrow her stamp sets whenever I want…she’s got a lot of them!
I love your blog and your Tyson the Turtle card from a few weeks back was the most adorable card I’ve seen in a while.
May 5th, 2008 at 7:43 am
Oh Lori, I love your cards! Right now I have a huge thank you list from my son’s baptism 2 weeks ago. I need to get cracking and make about 25 thank you cards. I also should send a thank you card to our pastor for doing such a lovely service and being so patient even though my son screamed through the entire thing. He’s usually such a happy baby too!
May 5th, 2008 at 10:15 am
Wow, those cards are simply wonderful! I need to send out TY’s to some dear friends. Our family has been through some pretty crazy stuff these past few months, and our friend really are more like our family. What a blessing to have people like that in our lives… and I want to make sure they *KNOW* that they are appreciated!
May 5th, 2008 at 11:00 am
I agree that it’s an added bonus when church and stamping collide - I do card ministry cards, and they are so rewarding!
I just had a birthday and need to get my thank you notes out! Especially since my rule is that I can’t use a present until I’ve sent a thank you - and I got TWO cute purses that I’d love to put to use.
May 5th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
I was raised by a mom who believed in the hand-written thank you, and I am grateful she taught me the importance of them. I’ve been writing a lot of thank yous lately following my birthday and my recent new job and relocation to a new city. I still have a few people left on my thank-you list, including my cousins who got me some fabulous birthday goodies. I’ll be making some more thank you cards tonight! Thanks for the shot at winning, Lori!
May 5th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
What a wonderful project and so beautifully simple and powerful!
Thanks for a chance to win our own thank yous!!
Kim
May 5th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Beautifully simple cards! Thank you for sharing.
I need to send a thank you to my parents for the lovely anniversary gift they gave us.
May 5th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
My parents 50th anniversary is coming fast (June7th) and I am soooooo nervous about sending JUST the right card. Poison Ivy would help make my card perfect!
BTW, Your artwork is beautiful!
Thanks SO much for sharing!!!
~Lana B~
mamastamps at sbcglobal dot net
May 5th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Your thank you cards are beautiful Lori. I need to send my DH a thank you card for putting up with my stamping obsession and not rolling his eyes when i get another package from CHF!! lol…
May 5th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
I need to write a thank you note to the guy who organized the investors forum we spoke at this weekend. He helped us make $30,000 in a few hours and really worked hard. Great man, and a Southwest Airlines pilot. I should have already done this today but I haven’t.
May 5th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
The card ministry for our church is my balliwick, but I think that our Pastor is due for a Thank You card for the blessing that he is to our Fellowship — he is sooooo gifted in teaching and giving and never thinks of himself first. I have been inspired by your Divine Design monthlies, and intend on making some of these for friends for Christmas this year — thank YOU for the idea and for the inspiration!
May 5th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
My mom needs a thank you. Too often I assume she knows how much I appreciate her - I should make her a thank you card every single day!
Lori, thank you for sharing your talent and inspiration!!
May 5th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
You are too cute! I would love the chance to take a “make and take” to church!!
I love the shimmery paper from cutcardstock!
I always need to send thank you’s…..right now the first on the list would be my friend who picked my kids up from school the friday I left for Stampmania.
May 5th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
I would send a Thank You to a friend that I haven’t really talked to in awhile. I would like to tell her that I am thankful for her even though we don’t see each other much anymore.
Love all of your Elvis cards!
Lori
May 5th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Hi Lori! This is an easy question for me to answer right now! We just had a round of the stomach flu go through our house. . . all four of us at the same time. Ugh. Needless to say, cooking or even thinking about food was not on the top of my list! Then one afternoon, after the stomach flu was near the end and we were all starting to think that maybe we would like a little something to eat, my friend calls and asks if she could bring dinner over. Wow! She took the time to make a casserole that was delicious but easy on our stomachs and nothing ever tasted so great! Needless to say, she deserves a BIG thank you card!!!!
May 5th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Great story & “wonderful” lesson!!! I’m so “grateful” to you for always sharing and passing along your inspiration!!!
KJ
PS Gotta love that Chris!!!
May 5th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
These are so beautiful, and so perfect! Awesome opportunity for everyone!!
May 5th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
ONCE A YEAR ALL THE FEMALES IN MY FAMILY GET TOGETHER FOR A WEEKEND. WE GATHER SOME PLACE DIFFERENT EACH YEAR AND DIFFERENT RELATIVES ARE IN CHARGE EACH YEAR. I NEED TO SEND A THANK YOU NOTE TO MY COUSINS FOR AND AWESOME WEEKEND.
May 5th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
Well, Mother’s Day is coming up so I would like to say I will thank my step-mother. My biological mom died when I was 9 and my dad remarried fairly quickly. My step-mom had a lot of hurdles to jump over trying to blend our two families. We all turned out okay and I really think that she is a big part of that. Thanks for reminding me of that.
May 6th, 2008 at 12:11 am
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May 6th, 2008 at 2:31 am
I love those shimmery notecards. Thanks for sharing where you purchased them. I want to make up notecards to thank a bunch of companies/individuals that donated auction baskets for our high school youth group fundraiser.
Personally I just gave a thank you to a good friend of mine who is like my sister. She is always there for me and always patient with me.
May 6th, 2008 at 4:45 am
What a terrific idea! I need to send a thank you to my best friend. I feel like I’ve been neglecting her lately. Life gets in the way too often. Thanks for sharing.
May 6th, 2008 at 5:59 am
Lovely cards! I need to send thank yous to a couple of friends that have been very kind in trying to help the 3 of us get away from everyday life…but unfortunately things didn’t work out.
May 6th, 2008 at 7:24 am
It’s staff appreciation week at our school this week, so I need to send some serious thanks to all the teachers and staff. They’re a wonderful bunch and do such a great job with all our difficult little bundles of joy! Love those stunningly simple cards, TFS.
May 6th, 2008 at 8:53 am
Oh, your cards are just beautiful! How exciting to get to stamp for your class!!
I’m always needing to send thank yous! I’m caught up at the moment but know that someone will bless me again soon!
May 6th, 2008 at 9:14 am
i just LOVE these cards. i’m always owing SOMEONE a thank you - right now, to my sis, who just helped me out of a jam
May 6th, 2008 at 10:21 am
Ooo - thanks a for a chance to win some of the cardstock you like so much Lori! I’ve been wanting to see it and give it a try myself - maybe I’ll get to!
I actually need to send many thank you cards! To our Marriage Encounter Team Community Sacraments (couples) for their prayers for us during dh’s rough work season these past several months. This group has given us a safe harbor to do the work of marriage, and the prayers that buoy us up.
Love & friendship, Juli
May 6th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
I love cutcardstock! I need to send a thank you note to my grandmother who just sent me some money to buy whatever my new baby needs!
May 6th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
Beautiful, Lori! As always!
As for my “Thank You” need… I need to send one to my neighbors. They watched all 4 of my kids so my husband and I could attend a Cadet function sans kids… she has 4 kids as well, so the kids had the adults outnumbered 4:1. They deserve a BIG Thank You!
May 6th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Oh my- I was just thinking during out couples bible study this week, as we were talking about relationships- that I need to start sending out thank yous and thinking of you card this week. I have a few pals that are sick or undergoing stress in their lives and then I have some very supportive friends that I need to thank for their prayers. These would be great.
Heidi
May 6th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
I need to get thank you cards made to all those people that have sent RAK’s to me. There’s about 4 on my list right now and I know that I don’t really need to do it, but I’m sure that a happy hello or a thank you card would brighten their day.
May 6th, 2008 at 10:56 pm
Gosh~ I could list an arms length list of thank you cards I should send out~ My husband- for all of his support, my kids, same reason, and to my various friends for just being in my life! I also need to send several out to my online friends, and to Chris and Angela for the amazing opportunity they keep on providing to me!!
thanks for the inspiration again Lori!!
as usual!!
May 7th, 2008 at 6:40 am
I need to send thankyou cards to all the people that have helped with our daughter’s wedding Thanks for the chance.
May 7th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
I need to send a thank you note to one of my technical college instructors. She was very instrumental in me getting hired at the company I’ve been working at for the past 32 years.
Janet
May 10th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
I just now saw this — I bet your class loved this project!