I don’t know when my heart has been so touched as when I met Tony–a remarkable Army husband in North Carolina. Someday I hope to return to their home to meet his amazing wife,Mayla. It takes true heart to lovingly care over the years for a total of 74 (yes, 74!) little children. And it takes true grit to survive the loss of several of those precious angels.
Give yourself a gift today and watch the video below. You will be inspired by the lesson this couple teaches! Mom
I never stop being amazed at my experiences on the road. So often what I expect turns into the UNexpected! This was the case with Lesia and Fleet. When Lesia learned I would be coming to the Norfolk area to present an Operation Hi Honey Anniversary Canvas in person to her husband, Fleet, she had an idea.
In order to help Canvas on Demand get the word out to our deployed troops about this program, she suggested I make the presentation on base at a dinner with nearly fifty senior enlisted sailors. What a wonderful opportunity this was for me and for Canvas on Demand.
But that wasn’t the end of the surprises that night. Our co-owners sent me away with a $100 Gift Card for each sailor there. But in the end, the biggest surprise was to Canvas on Demand.
Watch the video below to see how that group turned the tables and surprised Canvas on Demand with a special Thanks of their own! Mom
I have been looking forward to getting back on the road to make more Operation Hi Honey deliveries. My first two drop-offs on this leg of my trip were in the Virginia area. I always leave with good video and a full heart! This time I met two great couples and presented two great canvases. Yes, couples. In both cases the deployed husband just happened to be home on leave!
Check out the video below to see why I love traveling the country for Canvas on Demand to show our company’s appreciation to our troops serving abroad! Mom
Dear Mom: I want to thank you for the wonderful canvas of my husband Msgt Christopher and myself. It was a very nice surprise! I really wish I could have personally met you when you were here in St. Joseph. I am writing to say thank you very much for the canvas. It really means alot to me to have it. I have told lots of people about this offer from Canvas on Demand and how it supports our troops. Again…thank you so much, Amber
Mom prepares to make anniversary deliveries on behalf of Canvas on Demand
Tomorrow, I will be driving the Canvas Crazy Van to Canvas on Demand’s corporate offices where the staff will load it up with some very special gifts. The following week, I will be touring the East Coast delivering those gifts as part Operation Hi Honey, a program that supports and honors our soldiers and their spouses who are holding down the fort at home.
Watch this section of Cool Stuff for daily updates, photos, and video of this Operation Hi Honey Tour. I will be visiting the homes of fifteen spouses to remind them that they are loved and valued. I guarantee that your heart will be blessed! Mom
Oh my gosh! If a message like this on our voicemail doesn’t make our day, what will? Listen to what Amberly had to say about her recent order! Thanks so much, Amberly, for taking the time to let us know your feelings. And by the way, you have an absolutely beautiful family! Just click below to listen… Mom
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Here are Amberly’s canvases:
During last week’s Canvas Across America tour, I had the pleasure of being a guest on a morning talk show in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. I spoke with co-hosts Jay Kolls and Patrick Reusse on station KSTP about our Operation Hi Honey project, and I was joined on the program by Lori Wortham, who lives in that area and was a recent recipient of one of Canvas on Demand’s anniversary canvases. Click below to listen to the interview…and to enjoy the wonderful surprise that the show’s hosts sprung on us! Mom
This note below from Jason who is serving our country abroad came to Canvas on Demand today.
Jason, it was such a joy to meet Melissa! She is beautiful–inside and out! Everyone at Canvas on Demand participates in Operation Hi Honey–from the owners to customer service to the art department to production to shipping and packing. They each love doing their part, but few of them ever get to see firsthand the blessings that result from their work. Your note, which we will circulate to everyone today, will mean the absolute world to each of them. Thanks for taking the time to write us. Happy anniversary, and stay safe! Mom
Dear Canvas on Demand:
Thank you so much for making this program (Operation Hi Honey) available to the troops!! After watching the video [just scroll down to see it] of the presentation of our canvas to my wife (I watched it several times) it left me wondering how I could have been so lucky to have a spouse, friend, and lover like my wife!!
I’m thrilled that she enjoyed the canvas as much as she did and happy that I was able to find this program! Again, thank you for offering it to us! The support you extend to the troops is so greatly appreciated, especially at a time when public opinion on what we do is so low. I have passed on the information about this program to our First Sergeant who did include it in the monthly newsletter put out to our Troop. I know for a fact some of the other Warrior’s have, or plan to, take advantage of your show of support!!
So, in closing, you have my deepest thanks for doing what you do to support us!! Thank you so much for being a part of celebrating our Anniversary. It does mean a lot to me and won’t be forgotten!! The fact that my wife mentioned my thoughts about leaving the military many years ago, and that this canvas was presented on 9/11 are very ironic and symbolic!! For it was the events on that day that sealed my decision to stay in the military, knowing full well what it would mean to the future of my family and I!!
One last great big THANK YOU to you and your staff for all that you do!! You are an amazing organization!!
With Regards,
SSG Jason
I felt honored to visit Melissa, a young nurse in Eudora, Kansas, who received a lovely canvas from her husband, Jason, for their 7th anniversary. What strong character and what a dedicated heart she has for her husband and family. It was a delight to visit her on behalf of Canvas on Demand on September 11th. In an email her husband sent me, he included this quote: Battles are won by the infantry, the armor, the military, and the air teams…by soldiers living in the rains and huddling in the snow. But wars are won by the great strength of a nation–the soldier and the civilian working together. General Omar Bradley
Thanks, Jason, for your courage and willingness to serve our country! And happy anniversary to you and your lovely wife. It was a joy and honor to meet her! Mom
––GEN Omar Bradley
I can’t begin to tell you how Cynthia from Manhattan, Kansas, impacted my life. She is a young woman with two children (and was looking after a third the morning I stopped to present her anniversary canvas). She was very articulate in expressing the challenges and pride of being an Army wife. She has both tremendous strengh in holding down the fort at home and a tender love for her husband and children as you will see in the video below. It is easy to see why her husband loves her so much! Mom
Ever look at someone—whether they’re your own child or not—and feel a sense of Parental Pride? Well, I feel that way about Joe and Tom, the co-owners of Canvas on Demand. Joe is actually my son; Tom is actually like my son. In any case, they both call me MOM… and that’s enough to make me beam with delight! They invited me to host this blog, and I agreed; but, you’ll never catch me bragging about them, even though that will be very hard for me considering how bright and handsome and sincere and… oops, there I go again!
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