How did you know we had lost our son?!?

I heard the peck-peck-pecking of birds just outside my front door. It is mating season, and the birds see their own reflection in the brass kick plate and think it could be their mate’s reflection. When I opened the door to “shoo” the birds away, I saw a lovely package on my doorstep. I could find no tag identifying the name of the one who had brought the package, but once inside, I opened the bag to find two gifts: “ a tree, a prayer” figurine (Willow Tree) and also a beautiful Sarah Young book entitled Jesus Today: Experience HOPE through His Presence. And then I found the card with a note to me, personally, that said, “We just wanted you to know that you are loved and are in our hearts and prayers.” It was from 12 Ordinary Women.

Now, I can tell you for sure that these are not 12 Ordinary Women. They are indeed 12 EXTRAORDINARY Women! What a lovely gesture. But how did they know that we had lost our son three weeks ago , dying unexpectedly of a massive heart attack at age 51? How did they know that we are brokenhearted and empty inside? They must have known that we wanted to take his place; after all, we, his parents, are 78 and 82 years old and have already lived a long life when he had just begun his. After all, we were supposed to go first.

They knew because they are Angels and they came to comfort us. Hope does shine brightest when one’s world is darkest.

Thank you for your kindness. We will not forget it.

Anne

Thank you for the blessings.

I would like to say thank you for the blessings you have provided to me and my household. I am beyond words to describe what this will help with. Thanks for the passage book. I was just looking at my supervisors the other day and thought about getting one. Thank again and may god bless all of you.

Thank you for making my month easier

So I have been struggling a little more lately. I work with my father, we do detail cleaning, work has been slow. This week we had a huge 50,000sq. foot house.. I was walking to my mailbox after work. Knowing that some bill was going to be in there. Nope, a little envelope all by itsself.. A beautiful note and a gift card. Some wonderful people who thought my family was worth some help. Im not sure who did this for me, but I so very much appreciated it. Alot of help... Thank you to who ever you are, you made my month a little easier for me. .. 🙏

Completely unexpected and much appreciated

Thank you 12 Ordinary Women for the lovely surprises I received this past week from your organization. It was completely unexpected and much appreciated. Life will not be the same for our household since Ian passed in December. There is a huge void that is hard to fill since our bubbly red head gained his angel wings after fighting cancer since 2009. Of course life keeps going when it would be nice for it to slow down, which means going back to work and starting a new "normal." There are many days that seem so long even with family and friends there for support but then little things like your wonderful group appear unexpectedly that help bring a smile. Thank you all so very much!

I had never heard of 12OW before. Nashville thank you

I had never heard of 12 Ordinary Women. One afternoon someone knocks on my front door. My sister, Tiffany, and I answer the door and we're handed an envelope. The nice young lady says, "You've just been blessed by 12 Ordinary Women." Inside the envelope was another envelope for Tiffany, which contained a nice Hope necklace, and another nice tree of life Hope necklace with a nice sum of cash. Needless to say this was totally unexpected.

Thank you for bringing some sunshine to our dreary February weather and blessing us with such a generous gift. May God bless each of you and those you are reaching. I'm not sure how you got my name, and I doubt that I'll ever know, but God continues to amaze me through His use of my friends and strangers to remind me of His love and care for me on a very personal level.

Blessings to you all.

Twin Cities, Mpls/St Paul area thank you

We are located near the Twin Cities, Mpls/St Paul area, our package came from Bloomington, MN I believe.
Wednesday was a tough day for us. A lot of days lately have been tough, our 9 year old daughter Maggie passed away on November 14, 2014, from cancer. She had DIPG (an inoperable pediatric brain tumor). Wednesday was my day off work and we had things scheduled to get done, namely we were going to pick out our daughters grave marker. Seeing her name on a headstone was heart wrenching, we know she is gone but somehow this made it seem even more final. We picked out a beautiful and fitting design for her. Upon returning home, the mail man followed me into our driveway and asked for me to sign for a package. My husband and I went in the house to open it and were absolutely floored by the unique, thoughtful generous gift that had been sent to us by your wonderful organization! It came at a time that we were feeling kind of low, and it lifted us up immediately, so thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Knowing that there are such good people in the world that would go out of their way to make such a kind gesture to complete strangers really restores my faith in this world. God Bless you and all that you do in your service to the world. Thank you,
from the family of Maggie

One afternoon someone knocks on my front door.

I had never heard of 12 Ordinary Women. One afternoon someone knocks on my front door. My sister, Tiffany, and I answer the door and we're handed an envelope. The nice young lady says, "You've just been blessed by 12 Ordinary Women." Inside the envelope was another envelope for Tiffany, which contained a nice Hope necklace, and another nice tree of life Hope necklace with a nice sum of cash. Needless to say this was totally unexpected.

Thank you for bringing some sunshine to our dreary February weather and blessing us with such a generous gift. May God bless each of you and those you are reaching. I'm not sure how you got my name, and I doubt that I'll ever know, but God continues to amaze me through His use of my friends and strangers to remind me of His love and care for me on a very personal level.

Blessings to you all.

A gift of sunshine!

I came back from a 4-day solo trip to Nevada for my best friend's wedding to find a beautiful gift basket that had been delivered to me. I was absolutely surprised and overwhelmed by the kindness shown to me. The gifts were all yellow and represented sunshine and light-- a gift of hope that the senders so perfectly and successfully graced me with. My life has been turned upside down as I've struggled to love and care for an alcoholic spouse. The last four years have been such a roller coaster and some days I feel so buried by my burdens that I don't know how to move forward, but I know God made me strong and patient for a reason.
In my moments of sadness, I turn my focus on my toddler, who's name means sunshine. She has been my saving grace in so many ways. Her conception and birth were both miracles that brought me back to God. Now, there's no turning back. I choose to move forward in my faith and into the light. Letting go and letting God. This gift, which arrived in a cheery yellow basket is another reminder of the love and light I do have in my life. I have the love of God and my beautiful daughter who I've been told is the most exuberant worshiper in her Sunday schooI class!
I cant thank you enough for the unexpected gift and inspirational card. I keep the card on my mirror along with the magnet that was in the basket that says , "May the Lord keep you." It is a prayer that reminded me that I'm never walking this struggle by myself.
I was feeling very lonely returning from a wedding trip alone. Then your gift reminded me of something I needed to remember--that I am (we are) never alone.

With love and gratitude,
Dia

Your gift totally overwhelmed me!!!

Your gift totally overwhelmed me!!! Throughout my new journey into the world of Cancer, I promised myself that I would be strong. It is, after all, a treatable disease. But, it comes with burdens, one of which is extra medical bills. So, knowing that God knew this was going to happen, I put it in His hands. Little did I realize how quickly He would reply (through you!)

When I opened the card & envelope, I cried for the first time since receiving my diagnosis...tears of gratitude! Thank you!!! God bless you!

In His Love,
Laura