Help provide comfort for a veteran. Valentine's Day through Cora's eyes.
You know the feeling when someone says something that makes you see the world in an entirely new and exciting way?
A non-mom friend made me realize just how much fun being a mom was going to be when I was just a few months pregnant.
Independence Day.
One of my best friends and I were talking about how I felt Cora kick for the first time during the fireworks.
"Aren't you excited to see everything through your baby's eyes," she said to me. "You get to be excited for parades and all of the fun things from childhood. Holidays will never be the same."
I realized she was right. Suddenly, I was hit by the force of my life to come. A huge smile came to my face at the idea of enjoying the park, or watching a silly movie with my child (we didn't know baby was a little girl, yet). All the fun stuff.
I refuse to miss out on that. I can't happily dive in and enjoy every moment as if Cora were here, and I were parenting her here. But, Ben and I decided to still do some of the plans we had for Cora. Like most expecting parents, we had many.
And, as most of you know, we love to remember her life with acts of good. So when I read about a Bloganthropy project to provide "Sew Much Comfort to a Wounded Veteran," I couldn't resist combining our love of acts of good with our need for child-like fun.
Ben and I made and colored Valentine's cards for wounded veterans, with help from Cora.
We attached the bows we've been making in memory of Cora. And signed them all from Cora. We didn't tell the veteran's her story. They're in the hospital. All they need to know is that they were made with love from a little girl named Cora.
We're going to deliver the 12 Valentine's next week to a local VA Hospital.
The best part? Bloganthropy teamed up with Dollar Days to donate $50 in clothing to Sew Much Comfort for every blog post as part of the Valentine's for Veterans project. A huge thank you to Dollar Days.
Sew Much Comfort makes adaptive clothing for injured veterans at absolutely no cost to the veteran. The organization depends on volunteer seamstresses and donated cloth.
The best part, YOU can help! Dollar Days will donate another $50 if at least 10 of you leave a comment on this post. So, start talking! What else can we do to support veterans who need adaptive clothing? Had you heard about Sew Much Comfort? Did you get a chance to check out their Web site? Can you believe Ben actually helped me make Valentine's cards, pink hearts and purple smiley faces and all?
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