As I sat in church Sunday morning, I felt deeply grateful for all the people there. I was reminded of all the different communities I belong to. My thesaurus uses words like neighborhood, kinship, unity, identity, and cooperation to describe the word. My family, of course, is my primary community but there are many others I belong to. My small town of Kuna where we have lived for over 30 years is a community. The people I worship with constitute another community I belong to. We have a common belief and have a bond that has developed from that. (There are a lot of relatives there too!) The Pazzles office is a very important community in my life. The people there are like family to me. Each and every one of them is very talented and special. My family, my church, my company and my town give me a sense of purpose and place. They support me through good times and bad. They inspire me, encourage me, cry with me and love me.
The dictionary defines community this way: a group of people with a common background or with shared interests. That is what this community here at Pazzles Craft Room is all about. I know a lot of you personally because I have met you over the years, many more of you I know by name through emails and forums. We have a shared interest in scrapbooking and paper cutting. When I visit the forums and see what you are sharing in the galleries, I realize that this community goes much deeper than that. You don’t just talk about paper; you share about yourselves, your children, your joys and your sorrows. In other words, you share your lives with us. If you have not visited the forums, I encourage you to do so. You will find a wonderful sharing, helpful group of people. For those of you who are active in the forums and galleries, I would just like to say Thank You for being part of this community. Thank You for enriching my life and letting me be a little part of yours.
Thanks Chris for allowing me to be a part of your Pazzles family. You have taught me so many things. In work and out.
Thankyou to all here at the Pazzles craft room, it is a refreshing way to end my day. Thankyou all for sharing your awesome talent and creativity. Thankyou to the creators of the PI, I just love this machine and software. Dana