Putting it out there

"I really love homemade cards," I hinted not so subtly to my family earlier this week.

And it worked -- my 12-year-old went all out.

But when it came my turn to craft a card, I balked. I couldn't imagine what I could make -- or buy -- that would say what I wanted to say to our family's friend whose cancer has returned.

Instead, I reached for stationary.

No scissors. No glue stick. No markers.

Not a single sticker.

It was heart to pen to paper, just the truth:

Love and a prayer.