Does your elder like to receive greeting cards?

Gigi, that must be so rewarding! Yes, my father enjoys receiving cards, as did everyone in our family. I even enjoyed (but to a lesser extent) receiving e-cards. Perhaps it's now just my experience but it seems that even e-Christmas cards aren't as prevalent as they used to be.

Cards are a visual reminder of people who cared enough to take the time to send a card. Phone calls are great, but can easily be forgotten. Yet the cards are there every day for someone to see.

People will probably gasp as they read this, but I saved the cards my parents and my sister sent for holidays and birthdays. Everytime I look at them, it's as if I'm transported back to the days when the whole family was alive and we celebrated birthdays together, usually with a trip to Bill Knapp's for a meal and a free, delicious chocolate birthday cake. I still remember those days.

And I still send cards; I love sending them and decorating them with colorful stamps or rubber stamps complimented by "sayings" I made up.

Gigi, thank you for sharing this wonderful story. What a unique and loving thing to do. Sometimes we get posts looking for things to keep their loved one engaged. Yours is the best I've heard yet.

If I can find a way to save this link on my IPad, I'll trot it back out come next March.

Thank you!!!

My ex-Mom-in-law loves getting greeting cards, she said she has saved all the cards I send her.... good grief, that's 40+ years worth as I am still in contact with her even though her son and I parted ways 20+ years ago... and I use to send card to my Aunts on a regular basis back when they were still around.

I always try to find postage stamps I know my Mom-in-law would enjoy. With a sticker on the back of the envelope. I get enough of those through companies looking for donations :)