My friend Alli has been making cards for years, and I am lucky enough to be a recipient of those cards on occasion. Her cards are gorgeous, thoughtful, and full of the tiniest of details that are perfectly crafted for those receiving them. I've been telling her for years that she needs to sell her cards, but I speculate that with each one she makes she has a specific friend in mind and therefore selling them might not have the meaning that it does when she crafts them individually. I'm not even sure that she knows that I still have each and every card she's ever made me. But I do. I have them all in a special box, and I would never dream of getting rid of a single one. (Even the year she said it was her "ugliest Christmas card ever" and begged us to trash them.)
This last year was the hardest year of her life, as she fought with everything she had against melanoma. Through it all she still made cards. I think it probably helped her, to have that one thing that was special to her and that she could continue doing through all the sickness and treatments. Ironically, in a year where she needed the most care, she was still taking time out of her life to send cards and notes to those she loved. That is her...always putting others first. Knowing that she brings a smile to someones face, brings a smile to hers as well.
I hope she knows how much these cards mean to me. I took a million shots, but here is the photo I chose to use today:
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