Thank you 12 EXTRAordinary women

On Wednesday I received a call from Grace advising she was with a group called 12 ordinary women and asked if she could stop by my office to drop off a gift. I was a little confused at first since I did not know Grace and had never heard of 12 ordinary women, but she briefly explained that she had been told my story of the struggles I had recently been having of my 5 year old daughter going through her 3rd open heart surgery the day after Christmas, all while dealing with just finding out my husband of 7 years had left me, while pregnant, for another woman, I had also suffered a miscarriage, and was blindsided by it all.
Although our stories were not exactly the same, Grace said she wanted to meet me and give me a hug because she had been through something similar. These days I welcome any and all hugs I can get, but I advised I was not at work on Wednesday because my daughter and I had been diagnosed with strep throat on Tuesday and we were both home on medication recovering for that. She planned to stop by my office on Thursday a little after lunch.
Grace called me on Thursday and I met her down stairs in the lobby of my building. She is such a beautiful lady! She introduced herself, gave me a hug, and we briefly talked about my daughter and what the future holds for her. She then handed me an envelope and said this was for me, and that the only stipulation is that I must use it on myself. I thanked her for coming by, gave her another hug and went back to work. At my desk, I opened the envelope to find a beautiful card, and shockingly $300 inside!!! I am still in a bit of shock. I still don't know much about 12 Ordinary Women, how they learned of me, and why I am the person they choose to bless.
What I do know, if that I am eternally thankful and want to express my gratitude to Grace and the 12 EXTRAordinary Women!!!
I promise, I will do something small for myself, but as I said before, I had missed 2 days of work this week due to my daughter and I having strep throat, and I wasn't sure what I was going to do about the missing pay because of that, and I believe God once again sent all of you into my life and just the perfect time. Once again, Thank YOU from the bottom of my heart!!!

AP

A thank you from Matthews, NC

Just a few minutes ago, our family received a knock at the door and to my surprise, two extremely cheerful and smiling ladies asked me if I was Gary Henry. They explained that they had a "gift" for me, and handed me a greeting card. Before I could even view it's contents, they had already gone. Inside was a substantial amount of cash, which absolutely floored me & my wife.

What have I done to deserve this? Was I even worthy? I had just gotten home from a week-long stay at the hospital and knew that the incoming medical bills for all the blood tests, medications, EKGs, ultrasounds, MRIs, an endoscopy procedure, CAT scans, X-rays and emergency care were soon going to be rolling in, and I had prayed for good health and the ability to weather what lay ahead financially.... but I never dreamed that two special women would answer my prayers. God works in such mysterious ways!

I am speechless that such kindness still exists in the world today. I feel extremely BLESSED to have survived the medical problems which caused my ER visit, and though I still face an uncertain future with Stage 4 kidney failure, I will live each day to it's fullest knowing that there are still kind-hearted people in this world WHO CARE! A simple card would have sufficed in cheering me up, and I will most likely PAY THIS GIFT FORWARD to someone even more in need.

God Bless the 12OrdinaryWomen organization.GH

I am blessed!

I wanted to thank you for the wonderful gift you left at my door today. I am blessed to have people in this world who know me and know my faith has helped me through some very difficult times of late. I am doing well and know that God is with me every step. He has given me grace and strength to continue to see His plans for me. I give thanks every day for His mercy and guidance. I continue to strive to be the kind of person that He would want me to be and become that person every day through prayer. God is good. Thank you so for your kindness shown to me today! : )

Thank you for the gorgeous flowers

I don't know who you are, but I guess you know who I am and I want to say "THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE GORGEOUS FLOWERS" that I received today, Wednesday, March 12th. WOW is an understatement of How Your Beautiful Flowers and the Note attached touched My Heart!!!

"I Sing Because I'm Happy, I Sing Because I'm Free, His Eye is on the Sparrow and I know that He Watches Me!

May God Bless you and your 12 Ordinary Women Group!!

Again, Thank You.
Love and Blessings,
G M

Underwear and shoes...

On my drive home from work I was asking myself who needed underwear the most in the family. Then I asked myself how can cut corners here and there to make sure we have enough gas to get to therapy, get the kids haircuts, get my husband some much needed shoes and pay for car maintenance...

...I came home and my husband handed me your card and your gift.

I went in my area and wept. I'm humbled and am so thankful for your gift.

Thank God and thank you all so much.
AW

Evansville thank you!

I was sitting at my desk Friday afternoon getting ready to wrap things up the day when two women walked in and asked to see me. They began to explain the reason for their visit and I started to feel myself fighting back tears. I just could not believe that someone (who remains anonymous) had asked the organization, 12 Ordinary Women, to reach out to me. With smiling faces these women said we are here to offer you encouragement and support and to pray for you and your family. I cannot begin to express how deeply grateful I am for that visit which came at a time when I was feeling very discouraged, sad and anxious with situations in my life. The women presented me with a gift bag, gave me a hug and offered continued prayers for my family and me. To the anonymous person, the two beautiful women, and the 12 Ordinary Women organization I offer my sincere and heartfelt “thank you”.
B
Evansville, Indiana

Hope and blessing in Memphis

Well, what was I thinking when I thought today would be yet another ordinary day in the life of a struggling woman....... Little did I know that the God of the Universe would choose today to shine His face on me with an overwhelming reminder of His Love, Grace and caring touch that only He can personally provide. Lynn (she had to sign in at our front desk) His angel of choice for MY day came in with several small (in size) gifts for me.
I'm sure I'm not unlike others she has faced.... I sat stunned as she quietly told me who she was and why she was looking for me. Her message short, she wanted to be a blessing and encouragement to me and above all else she and OTHERS WOULD BE PRAYING FOR ME.
My husband has a rare blood disease. He lost his job. We have tried unemployment, food stamps, and we are now waiting for the verdict on disability. We were told his life expectancy was two to seven years....maybe more but maybe less. We are somewhere in the middle with lots of hard decisions to face. When I read the beginning of Sarah Young's book, I could see our lives meld with her experience. Had to stop and have another cry.
I'm afraid to look at what is in the other card but I can only imagine what I'll find.
You know, it's sort of like God and Moses. God knew how much of His Glory Moses could handle and I think I've seen enough. I will be wise to wait and share the envelope with my husband so he may partake of the riches you have bestowed on me/us today.
Thank you is not sufficient but then neither are we. None the less, thank you. And may you be blessed beyond measure.
KC

New group forms in Hugh Point NC

Tonight 12 Ordinary Women in High Point NC met for the first time to begin this journey of reaching out to women in our community. We have been so inspired by what you have started in Franklin TN and are so excited to come together to touch the lives of women and hopefully make a difference while remaining anonymous!
Blessings to you and to all the 12 Ordinary Women across the US!

They didn't know me but they had a gift for me!

Yesterday, after my husband and I got home from the doctor, two sweet women came to our door. I was still dizzy so I didn't get to meet them personally. They asked if I lived there and that they had a gift for me. My husband asked them who it was from and to come in, and they said they didn't know me personally but that everything I needed was in the bag. When we opened the bag, we were in disbelief because inside was a sweet note, a beautiful bracelet, and visa cards. We were so humbled that we both cried. This year has been so extremely hard due to a month long hospital and rehab center stay along with my husband being out of work for several months. Next month, I am going to the Vanderbilt Center in Kentucky and we were stressed because of the expense of the trip. This well appreciated gift will definately help us with my medical bills and lodging at Vanderbilt. God did send these women to us and we are very very thankful. Hopefully some day, I would like to return the favor. Thank you and God Bless!