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This is why I got into this business...

2009-03-21T10:17:00.000-07:00

An email from one of our customers and my friend and sister in Christ!

Thanks Lisa.

Good Morning Friends,Kristin called me at 6:36 am this morning to let me know that Luke had called her and that he was safe and back at "Mount Ramrod". How good is our GOD? Everyone is safe and ok, hopefully back for some rest, some decent food and some peace.I wanted to also tell you about something that I think is really cool that happened this week. About 2 weeks ago I was "googling" trying to find a source for some "religious" patriotic cards. They are really hard to find. I came across a website: ddkays.com that had some really neat cards, but I couldn't find any patriotic ones on the website. There was a way to contact the someone at the website and send an email so I did. I told her what my "mission" was on the cards and mentioned Luke in my email and how hard it is to find cards for the soldiers. A lady named Mary Craig immediately emailed me back and said that she had been wanting to "develop" some encouraging patriotic cards and had some ideas but just hadn't done them yet. She said that she would see what she could do and let me know when she had some finished. Mary did what she said she was going to do and emailed me a sample of 4 or 5 cards. They were BEAUTIFUL and really, really unique.So, I emailed her back and told her that I loved them. Well, of course I had to email her back to ask just one more thing. I wanted to know if she had any cards with Luke's favorite verse on them, which is Jeremiah 29:11. She said that she didn't but she could make a card and put that verse on it for Luke. I told her to just pick a card and put the verse on it and that would be fine.I got an email the next day with a sample of what the card looked like that she had done and it has Luke's verse inside of it. Mary also "dedicated" the card to Luke on the website and his name along with Kristin's will be on the back of every card that she sells that is "Luke's" card. How cool is that? I never expected for this to happen. Also, I didn't even realize it at the time but Mary has her business right here in Jacksonville, Arkansas. That makes it even better!You can view her cards at: ddkays.com. Once on her home page there is a place at the top left hand side to click on called "Our Troops". Click on that and you will see the "patriotic" cards that she had done so far and you will see "Luke's" card on that page also. Be sure to click on "more info" when viewing each card to see the verses, etc. She is still "developing" cards for "Our Troops" and said that she should be done with all of them early next week. I'm going to order the 20 count box of assorted one's to send to the troops.I think you all will really like the cards. They are all very special and unique.Not only has Mary done this for Luke, but she wanted to send him and his brothers care packages and has now recruited a niece of hers that lives in Missouri to adopt a soldier. She and her staff also are praying for Luke and his brothers, and she has a place on her website for people to leave "prayer requests" so they can pray for you or your needs.Our God is AMAZING isn't he? Look how he is working through so many other people who are now supporting Luke and his brothers. It's just overwhelming. God is SO GOOD!We definitely have some praise and thanks to give to our Lord and Savior. He has once again protected Luke and his brothers while they were on a dangerous mission. He has brought them home to "Mount Ramrod" safely and all in one piece AGAIN! God continues to provide a "hedge" of protection for our soldiers in one of the most dangerous places in the world. God is constantly leading new "prayer warriors" to our group who are supporting our soldiers by prayer, love, concern and care packages. Absolutely overwhelming to me!I want to say thank you and praise all of you also. All I have to do is let you what is needed for our soldiers and you'all provide that for them in a way that truly makes a difference for them. Thank you so much friends, you are so amazing, generous and loving and you always, always are there for me, Luke and his brothers, Kristin, and my family. Please remember our NATO partners and their families in your prayers, as well as the families of our "fallen warriors". Please ask God to give wisdom to the Commanding Officers who make really hard decisions on what our soldiers will do and how they will be safe while doing their missions.
Let Us Pray!

Lisa

2009-02-04T13:22:00.001-08:00

Whats new and upcoming for ddkays...

2009-02-02T09:51:00.001-08:00

Wow! I didn't realize it has been so long since I have blogged!

I want to share a few things with everyone that is new or coming soon at ddkays.
First, ddkays can now offer to build and host your website, blogs or wedding pages! We are very excited about the new addition to the ddkays family! Watch for more information soon. If you are interested in building or us hosting your site, please email me at mary@ddkays.com.

Studioddkays.com will be coming soon! We have been working hard on our new wedding website. Thank you to all the brides that are working with us now on your wedding invitations and print items. Once studioddkays.com opens, you will be able to see all our samples, find vendors in your area, blog and chat with other brides, see photo galleries, set up your personal wedding page...we match your page to our invitations. Be watching for us soon!

I am looking for designers, send resumes to mary@ddkays.com.

I think that's it for now. I feel really blessed to be working on so many projects right now. It is all very exciting. I cannot wait to see what God has planned for the future.

Have a blessed day everyone!
Mary "Kay"

Thanksgiving

2008-11-26T08:28:00.000-08:00

I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Surround yourself with family and friends! Don't eat too much!

Happy Thanksgiving!
Kay

Hand Written Notes...

2008-10-22T12:38:00.000-07:00

Did you know...
Get Out Your Pen and Paper
The art of the handwritten, personal note is something of an antique today, and that is why it gets noticed.The Post Office tells us that only 4 percent of our mail is personal. Take the time to write a note to say hello, thank you for the business, thank you for the recommendation, and (even if you are rejected) thank you for your time and consideration.I write 3 notes daily -- that is 15 at the end of the week and over 750 touches at the end of the year. What gets noticed gets remembered.And these notes are short, sweet and to the point -- not War and Peace.Source: Networking authority Andrea Nierenberg (www.selfmarketing.com, 2008)

Get out those pens and paper people and write notes.

Kay

Listen for us on Spirirt FM 93.3 in Little Rock

2008-10-07T06:11:00.000-07:00

We are on Spirit FM coming soon! How exciting. Thank you Teresa at Spirit for all your help. Look at their website too...I have an ad: www.spirit933.com
I am so excited and feel so blessed!
Kay

Thanks Rhonda

2008-08-20T07:22:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to thank my sister-in-law Rhonda for her order. Rhonda, I appreciate your business and I hope you visit www.ddkays.com often!

Love you!
Kay

Thanks Elizabeth!

2008-08-13T13:56:00.000-07:00

I wanted to thank my best friend Elizabeth for placing an order today. She will soon be writing on her new stationery, especially made for her. Thank you Elizabeth!
Your friend,
Kay

God is Awesome

2008-08-08T13:05:00.000-07:00

dd and I have been creating cards left and right. We finally figured it all out and we are moving like lightning! Thanks God for all He does for us. He is awesome.
We have added some large stationery and also the personalized cards...mostly the Holiday cards so you can make any of them your own. We still have many in the design stage, so keep checking back often.
We will be listed in the Christian Business Directory soon, be watching. We are very excited to be apart of that!
Our pay-per-click advertising will start next month. That will drive more traffic to the site! dd and I are looking forward to that.
We are gearing up for our outside sales! We look forward getting out and meeting you all! Be watching for us.
Go to the website and leave us comments and suggestions, we would love to hear from you!
I wanted to let everyone know God is AWESOME!

Kay

Personalized Christmas cards and note cards!

2008-07-28T12:55:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone I just wanted to let you all know that ddkays.com is offering personalized Christmas cards, Thanksgiving cards and note cards for free! Go online today and get yours! What are you waiting for?

Kay

Cards Cards Cards~

2008-07-19T18:27:00.001-07:00

DD and I are card making fools! It seems that all we are doing lately. It is the funnest thing! We get to a point that we have to walk away because our fingers are too tired to type anymore...so, I am typing a blog now, go figure. Don't tell anyone, but I am using my feet! Just kidding.
Anyway, our site is filling up with some wonderful cards. We figured out how to use personalized section, so you are able to personalize the cards and note cards...well, we only have one there now, but keep checking back, our fingers are tired-give us girls a break! :-) I know it is nice to personalize cards, so we will begin work real soon on those.
We still have many cards in the design stage. Keep looking, we add almost daily.
Thanks for all the support!
Kay

More Cards are up~

2008-07-12T07:40:00.000-07:00

We are finally starting to make headway! We added several cards over the last few days, and I must say it is feeling great! God is so good to us.
Leave us a message on your thoughts of how the site is shaping up! We would love to hear from you!

Mary

2008-07-10T01:42:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone. We had a sale yesterday. I know it may not sound like much to you, but it is great for us. I was so excited to hear we sold a box set of all occasion cards. We will soon have our box sets available online and individual cards to buy really soon! Keep watching. Thanks Kelley for helping us sell this set!
I know I have promised more cards to come soon...and they will be there I promise. The designers are working hard. Keep checking back to see new creations.
I haven't heard from anyone yet...please leave us your comments, we want to hear from you!
Have a blessed day!
Mary

Getting there

2008-07-09T02:29:00.001-07:00

Good morning everyone! Jason was able to link our blogs to the site-thank you Jason! Be sure to leave us comments, we want to hear from you.
Donna doesn't like to blog, be sure to leave her a comment or two and encourage her to do it!
We still have a ton of cards in the design stage. It doesn't move fast enough for me! Again, not patient I guess.
I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Kay

Still not there~

2008-07-05T02:08:00.000-07:00

Good morning everyone. www.ddkays.com is still not there! We are live and have a few cards online, but there are still glitches to over come. Be patient with us. We are new to this and we are working hard to correct everything and to make it an easy site to shop for all your greeting card needs.
I want to thank Jason for all the work he has done on the site to make it how I saw it in my head. He has done much work-thank you Jason!
Be patient also while we are in the design stage of many new cards. The designers can't keep up with what Donna and I are giving them. Keep looking daily to see our newest.
Leave us comments and suggestions please! We want to hear from you!
Have a great weekend, talk soon!
Mary

God is Good~

2008-07-04T02:18:00.000-07:00

God is so good to us! He is opening doors to all the stumbling blocks we have come across since we opened www.ddkays.com He is so awesome and I give Him all the praise and glory. This is a new adventure and I learn something new everyday. It is hard work, but we are getting there.

I would love to hear comments about our new site...leave us your thoughts.

Have a safe 4th everyone!

Mary

Holiday Weekends

2008-07-03T02:23:00.000-07:00

I look forward to Holiday weekends! I am not planning on going anywhere, but just to stay home and catch up here.

There is still so much work to do for dd kay's! I think it will be never ending. However, it is work I enjoy. I enjoy ever minute. I may get tired and sometimes frustrated, but at the end of the day...it is joyful for me.

Be patient with our site www.ddkays.com we are still working out our kinks--that happen with any new site. No matter the planning you may do, there will still be start-up problems.

I know many people have visited our site-we thank you all. Please don't forget our designers are working hard to get more cards up. Visit daily to see them.

I just wanted to tell everyone to have a great 4th of July weekend. Leave me comments, I would love to hear from you all!

Mary

Learning

2008-07-01T03:14:00.000-07:00

God is teaching me some tough lessons lately. How to wait patiently. How the tongue can damage people. How my attitude and thoughts can be sinful. All tough. I have learned a lot in the studies that I am doing. I pray I can turn from the wrongs I learned and it change my life forever. God is good.

ddkay's is up and going. We have so many cards and things in the works I can hardly wait to get them online for you to view. We have several designers working hard. Be patient!

Pray for us as we start this new adventure. Send us comments and prayer requests, we would love to hear from you.

Have a blessed day!
Mary

Monday morning

2008-06-30T02:48:00.000-07:00

Good morning everyone. It's Monday, the start of the work week. Usually I am not a happy camper on Monday. It means my weekend is over and they are way too short. Today, I want to Keep a positive attitude. Once the day is over, I am already closer to my next weekend! I love weekends.

If you are visiting our website, ddkays.com be sure to watch for new cards daily. We have a ton in the design stage. We need them, our site looks bare. Please visit and send comments or prayer request, we would love to hear from you!

Have a great Monday!

Mary

waiting yuk!

2008-06-29T02:38:00.001-07:00

Hello everyone! Wanted to do a morning blog...blog, what does that mean? Anyway...it's Sunday morning and I was just on ddkays.com to see if there was any activity. I get a report for google for the day before...I see Amy from Germany looked at our site! Thanks Amy. She also emailed everyone to let them know about us...I thought that was very sweet!

Well, it is a waiting game. I need to learn patience! That I know. It just took so long to get this site up, I want everyone to look! :-) Oh well, God is teaching me patience I know.

Have a great day everyone! Leave me comments!

Mary

Finally here!

2008-06-28T04:12:00.000-07:00

ddkays.com is finally here and we are live! It has been months of planning and prep work, but we made it. Donna and I are finally relieved. Last night we gave the biggest exhale of relief.

We also realized it is only the beginning! There is so much work ahead. I have to admit, for a split second, I groaned. I quickly realized it, and gave thanks. God gave us this opportunity and I don't want to blow it, nor do I want to miss a second of His plan for us. Plus, creating the cards and other items on our site is the most exciting work for me!

Our site seems so empty right now. I know it will take time to fill it up. Be patient with us. Check back often. We will be adding cards almost daily. We have so many planned, so many on paper, and so many in the design stages...but we had to go live!

Thank you for your patience. Thank you for your visit. Thank you for your order. We give God all the praise and Glory!

God bless you all, He has us!