Thank you for the meaningful gift.

I do not have words adequate to express my gratitude for your thoughtfulness and generosity in providing me with such a meaningful gift. And the surprise and intrigue surrounding its delivery made it even more delightful. I am wearing my necklace now and will use it as my talisman as I continue to traverse through this difficult time for my family and me.

As difficult as this time has been, it has also been such a blessing as it has allowed me to witness the loving kindness and beautiful spirits of so many people such as yourselves.

To all of you who are mothers, I wish you a wonderful day tomorrow.

Thank you so much.

Big thank you from our family.

To all of the wonderful women of this organization. My husband and I have 4 young boys of our own, and are fostering 3 (hopefully 4) of his nieces and nephew. .Their ages are 5months,3,4,5,10,11,13, and hopefully 16.

When deciding if this was the right decision, my husband and I prayed to The Lord to give us guidance and a sign to know that this was our path. On top of all of our family and friends donating, this amazing organization also touched our lives!

The 12 ordinary women heard about our story and blessed up with an extraordinary gift that allowed us to get mattresses, bedding, toiletries, and food for our children(all of them).

Thank you for blessing us, so that we may bless our new family.

A big thank you with some good advice.

I can't stop crying! I received the most amazing envelope today filled with an incredible letter and beautiful necklace. I am so humbled by the kindest of other people. I have no idea who sent this but I want you to know what an overwhelming impact it had on me.
When I was first diagnosed with breast cancer, I was petrified. My first reaction was not to keep it a secret but to let others know what was going on with me. I figured the more people that knew about my situation the more people that could pray and I wanted them to know my story about how I determined I had breast cancer and the type so I might help others. I never in my wildest dreams could have imagined the outpouring of support and prayers that I have received. It's been beyond my wildest imagination.
When I saw my brother for the first time after my diagnosis, he told me that I will realize there are a lot more good people in this world than bad. At first I had no idea what he meant but let me tell you he was so right! Receiving this letter today is just another example of how amazing, kind and good people really are.
I would never wish cancer on anybody, but I would have to say getting cancer has been one of the worst and best experiences of my life. It's taught me how great God truly is, how powerful prayer can be, how wonderful my family and friends are, how amazing, kind and supportive people that don't even know can be. It's truly made me want to be a better person.
Thank you 12 Ordinary Women for your kind gift. It makes me want to fight harder to beat this disease because I know there are people out there that truly care. But it also reminded me of the responsibility I have to my family and friends to fight this disease. All their love and support makes me want to be a survivor so I can be here for others when and if they need my love and support.
God Bless,

One Humbled Lady

P.s. Without going into a lot of detail about my breast cancer, two things I would recommend if you are ever diagnosed with breast cancer. 1) If you ever find a lump in your breast get a biopsy. 2) Get a second opinion and have all your labs redone and make sure they run the FISH test. These two things that were recommended to me probably saved my life.

Thank You to 12 Ordinary Women of Franklin, Tennessee

Dear Wonderful and Generous Ladies. Words just are not enough to express my deep and joyful gratitude for the lovely necklace and the financial gift you have bestowed upon me. The loss of my husband was devastating, as I am sure some of you may very well understand. Your prayers have been a "priceless" gift during this time. There have been so many times that I felt like falling apart but then a little smile would creep in just from knowing of those wonderful caring people who were lifting me up in prayer and then to find out that 12 Ordinary Women, whose names I don't even know, were also praying for me and loving me ~ thank you immeasurably from my heart for caring and sharing and making such a difference in this one person's life. Faith, Hope and Love and the greatest gift is love and in Christ's Name, I send my love to all of you and give thanks also for the good works that you do.
LW

Brentwood TN thank you

I was greatly surprised and intrigued by an unexpected office visit this past week. The basket full of goodies given to me by two women is greatly appreciated by our family. More importantly, your prayers and thoughtfulness during this very challenging time is very meaningful. May you be richly blessed by God as you carry out His mission.

Thank you in Nashville

I am so overwhelmed, I don't know what to say. I came home yesterday to find a gift bag on my porch. It contained personal toiletries, a box of Dingdongs, and a beautiful card with a large sum of money. I have never heard of your group and I have very few friends, so I have no idea how anyone knew of my situation. I recently lost my full-time job due to new technology. I'm all alone here in Nashville and have no one but myself to depend on. I have been job hunting, but haven't found anything yet. I never dreamed I would be in this situation at this time of my life. I'm 61 and have worked hard my whole life, but it's harder to find a job at my age. I'm confident I will find something, but it's very stressful trying to survive until I do. I have always tried to help other people, but I'm not used to anyone helping me. I would love to join your group and help with the things you do. Thank you so much for the joy I have in my heart today just knowing there are people in the world who do care. Marilyn

A Minnesota Thank You

My boss started my 8:00 am one-on-one meeting this morning differently than any other one prior. Before launching into our abundant tasks and to-dos, he stopped and asked, “Liz, are you ok? Really? ” My first business reply was “Sure, I’m fine” while I internally thought “It shows that much?!?”

I have been feeling quite discouraged these last few weeks.

And now 13 hours later with a mysterious story and a box of so many wonderful things unwrapped and sitting before us, my spirit and my families’ spirit(s) have been rejuvenated. Thank you. You are not ordinary women. You are earth angels.

Our little beleaguered family has been on a nine year journey of somewhat unending health care crisis after crisis; starting first with my son being diagnosed with a bone disintegrating disease (all gratefully under control now) to my husband battling disease and infection of the colon culminating with the removal of the organ over a year ago. His recovery has not been easy and it is no where yet complete. We thought this last month was going to be the conclusion to his suffering but instead, somehow, he has ended back at the beginning - battling disease and infection in the digestive tract.

We have faith. Truly we do. But this last twist of story has been extremely disheartening and discouraging. And amongst other strange and disturbing life events these last couple of weeks, one of my son’s best friends has been in a horrible accident and now sits in a coma in a hospital. While praying for restored faith and health, our hearts have been broken.

I didn’t know how to get the zip and zing back again and so I’ve been praying…”God, help. We need it. I don’t know how. I don’t know what. But my family’s spirits need to be uplifted and restored.”

And then our doorbell rang this morning! Nothing like a mysterious beautiful box being delivered by two mysterious beautiful women to peak our interest and distract us from our discouragement. We followed instructions and opened it all together tonight. It was so deliciously difficult to wait for the children to get home! We opened the box (and boxes and boxes) together, one-by-one and smiled more and more. From each beautifully wrapped box to each (beautifully chosen and written) verse to each gift you hit a familial “Bingo. WoW. And growing sense of awe.” Who? Why? How wonderful! How incredible!

We don’t know who you are (which is…I have to admit part of the fun… that will continue to give. We will forever be looking into everyone’s eyes “are you one?”) but you must know us because you ‘hit it out of the park’ on every single gift - giving us the gift of restored hope on so many different levels. Thank you for answering prayer so quickly and so perfectly. We are all sending each of you the biggest celestial hug possible. With gratitude and love, L S, Minnetonka, MN

Thank you from Evansville, IN

I just want to thank you for the generous gift to the Fuller Center for Housing! It is a wonderful organization helping so many people. They refurbish homes in desperate need in the US and build from scratch internationally. The donations are used to fund their efforts. Interest free loans are made to the homeowners to be repaid over time. As the principle is repaid it is used toward another home. Thus your gift will continue to give again and again. Thank you for supporting my efforts to rsise awareness of and help end poverty housing.

Angels among us!

What a blessing you all are! My husband is almost through with his stem cell transplant phase of treatment. We have been cared for by friends and family for this whole journey, but now we can say that we have angels among us as well! Thank you for this gift! I have used some of it to spruce up the house for when he returns. I want our home to be a healing place and I feel like having it clean, tidy and maybe a little prettier will help him feel better faster. Maybe it's just for me more than for him. Either way, I feel grateful that a need has been met by strangers. I look forward to the day when I can do the same for someone in need. This is a testimony that God Does supply all of our needs!

Thank you in Nashville TN

Today I cried tears of joy for the first time in a very long time. I was at work when our receptionist told me that two women were waiting for me at the front desk. Very confused, I came to meet them and realized that they were complete strangers. They asked my name, handed me an envelope, and ran off before I could ask who they were or who the letter was from. I opened the envelope. Inside was a sweet note saying that I was being prayed for, cared for, and supported by a group of women. There was no signature or names listed. The envelope also contained a lot of cash. I am completely floored as I have no idea who sent this to me.

This card could not have come at a better time for me. Last summer my boyfriend of 3 years passed away in a car accident and I felt like my life was over. He was my best friend. The one person I could always count on. I’ve spent the last 9 months being angry at God for taking such a wonderful person too soon. I’ve questioned by own beliefs, blaming myself and agonizing over his absence. I’ve had good days and bad days…trying to remind myself that there’s a reason I’m still here and that good still exists in the world. The past few weeks have been pretty bad and I keep my pain to myself because I know how uncomfortable it makes other people, and most of my friends are young and have no idea was it’s like to lose someone or what to say. Today, this little gift I received gave me something I thought I had lost…hope. You always hear stories about random acts of kindness and “paying it forward” but actually experiencing it is completely different. I feel humbled, grateful, and awe-struck. Thank you thank you thank you to whomever sent this to me. You have given me so much more than a card and money. You have given me hope and reassurance that in spite of all the pain and darkness, there is still good in the world. I am blessed. Thank you.
~S