Tuesday, November 1, 2011

sending a hug

you know those times when your arms are aching to hug someone?
you miss them? or they need you? or you need them?
but they are SO far away.
and words and prayers and thoughts just don't seem to cut it??

well, send them a hug!

i've been sending these since at least college. maybe high school?

i'm really not a "touch-feely" person - but i SURE do love me a good hug!

i'm sure someone more creative could make this amazing.
i use paper. and markers. or pens.
the hands fold into the arms. then the arms fold into the body.
the head folds down onto the body.
so that when it's all folded in, it's the size of the "body".

this was for hannah - in peru. some of her friends that live here were going down to visit her and i got to send this with them! each person in our family wrote/decorated one rectangle. i took the picture before it was done...this one fit into one of those envelopes that is like 6 x 9 size??
does someone you know need a hug?? don't let distance prevent you from giving them one! :-)

3 comments:

Courtney said...

oh wow! I love this & will be doing it soon!!! what a fantastic idea!

Ali said...

awesome. so cute

Hannah said...

AND boy did it make my week!!!!:) I think my friends thought I was absolutely ridiculous as I pulled this out and laughed and smiled at each thing I read from EVERYone and kept showing it to them...'did you see this?!'...'did you see what Joshua wrote?!?' loved it:) and love you!