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Mom Creates Coloring Books For Kids Of Soldiers' Sent Overseas
Created: 4/4/2007 11:26:02 AM
Last updated: 4/4/2007 11:27:45 AM

Most people with family members in the military are familiar with the pain of 
saying goodbye while they serve overseas. A Louisiana mother whose husband serves 
in the military came up with a way to help kids cope with an absent parent.
"In 2005, my husband was deployed overseas and my son, who was four years old at the 
time, was going through a hard time and really having a rough time dealing with it," 
says DaLonna Rimsky, founder of Color The Memories. 
Mrs. Rimsky stumbled upon the idea of turning a few photos of her husband into art, 
adding a little color to her son Colin's life. "I thought, wow, this could be a coloring 
book. I could make coloring pages out of these pictures. I thought maybe that could help." 
And sure enough it did. By holding onto a marker, the kids could hold onto the memories 
of their father. "It made me feel like my daddy wasn't so far away after all," says Colin 
Rimsky. Mrs. Rimsky hopes her idea will help others kids through their loneliness, the same 
way it helped Colin and his sister, Paige. "It gives them control in an out of control 
situation." 
Mrs. Rimsky launched her business earlier this month, giving other parents the same 
opportunity to help their kids. The photo coloring books don't just help kids with parents 
serving overseas. They can also help children cope with any long distance relationship, 
like grandparents who live far away or divorced parents. 
To find out how to turn your pictures into a coloring book you can go to the website 
www.colorthememories.com.