DBTL: Wounded Warrior

First of all - apologies for getting this posted late. This has been a crazy week here on the homefront and I've had trouble all week reminding myself just what day it was.

But here we are - another month - another blog train for the Digi Blog Train List. This month we're focusing on awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project - an organization that does a LOT to help veterans adjust back to civilian life and deal with any after-effects of active duty injuries, both physical and emotional. Being involved with WWP is a wonderful way to show our support for the men and women who make a huge sacrifice to protect our country and our way of life.

You can visit our designers' blogs to pick up the beatuiful kits shown above:

Nellie Bell's Unique Boutique
Dea’s Design
Ostrea Designs
Dreamn4Ever Designs
Shuckclod’s Stuff
Moore Blessings Digital Design
DigiJen Scraps
DBTL FB Page(click picture, SHOP ONLINE)

As usual, I have a set of word art to go along with our theme:

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Remember to say thanks to a veteran, and if you have one in your family (or you are one yourself), please know that my family and I say "thank you."

And remember...if you want to keep posted on when I've created something new, the best way to do that is to like my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DigiJen-Scraps-Word-Art-194501911383594/

SDBT: Family Gatherings

Usually you think of family gatherings happening around Thanksgiving, which for us in the US means late November. But that's being pretty selfish in our way of thinking. Thanksgiving is actually celebrated in several countries across dates ranging from early October to late November.

(I also found it surprising and humorous to discover that the UK has Thanksgiving, too, held on July 4th - the day the US broke away from its motherland. I'm sure there's some kind of "rebellious child leaving home" analogy in that.)

In any case, families also gather for reunions, cookouts, birthdays, weddings, and other special events. Our designers in the Scrap Designers Blog Train have celebrated many of these with the freebies they have created for you.

Please stop by and see what we've come up with this month:

Rush Ranch
Promethean Concepts
Songbird Scraps Designs
Nellie Bell
DigiScrap Angelhaze
Lady DGScraps
DigiJen Scraps <-- You Are Here
LEA Art Designs
Moore Blessings Digital Designs

 As for me...the idea of a family gathering goes far beyond relatives. In fact, my husband and I have quite an extended family of "adopted" college kids for whom we have been parents-away-from-home over the past 11 years. Many have come and gone, graduated and moved out into the world. But they will always be in my heart, and they will always be remembered as part of my Christmas decorations each year.

I'm also keenly aware that "family" may not be mom, dad and 2.5 kids - not these days. My best friend fixes Thanksgiving dinner and invites whoever she wants because otherwise it would be just her and her boys...unless the boys are at their dad's house. For several of the college students we know, they celebrate "Friendsgiving" because they don't have time to get home to family, or because they have to stay in town for jobs during the holiday break from school. For my husband and me, it includes our daughter and grandson, but then beyond that it seems we just say "y'all come" to anyone we find who doesn't have a place to spend the day.

Anyhow...enough about the families we create. You really are wanting my part of the blog train, aren't you?

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(If anyone has trouble working with Dropbox, let me know and we'll work it out.)

Enjoy your family, whether it was created by blood, love or both. And I'll see you back here in a couple weeks for the next round of the Digi Blog Train List.