To you 12,
My heart wells up!! This is happening much lately!! Family, Friends, neighbors, old friends reconnecting all the way from HS & college days....and more new angels that I am meeting everyday since just one month ago finding out that I will battle this breast cancer foe!!
Now, you, this group of 12 unknown women to me, showing up out of the blue! Thank you so much for the gift!
Soon I will be wearing new hair & I have applied this gift toward that purchase. I will most likely face this side effect this week & I have to say it's emotional for me. (As it would be for most of us women) It just further confirms I'm sick & I have to keep taking that in a little more each day...and also keep taking in what is being done to get me well! And that's where the hope is & anticipation! I fully feel I will be healed!
My survivor friends say I'm now part of a new sisterhood, one that none of us wanted to be in! So here it is & thank you for the surprise of support! May all of you be doubly blessed this Christmas season & I will send up prayers for you as God knows you well.
With Much love & appreciation,
Shelley
Thank you Joy & Becky
I would like to thank Joy & Becky with all my heart and soul.You have made my heart flow with so much joy.I thank you so much for the prays and the gift. I thank God for sending you both in my life.I will never forget you thank you!!!
Medina, MN Thank You 11/19
Dear 12 Extra-ordinary women, It was a sweet thing that you have done for my daughter and me! I feel the hug of God through your thoughtfulness. The gifts and scripture notes are a lovely reminder that I am loved by the King of Kings!
Unfortunately, mental illness still has many stigmas attached to it, so sometimes you feel like you are suffering in silence. It has been a difficult recovery and six months, but you have just made it easier and you have bolstered my daughter's faith in the process.
God bless you all!
Raelee
from the heart-Thank You 11/18
I don't even have the words to express how overwhelmed I am right now with gratitude. I just stumbled upon this incredibly kind gesture and it has reached me at a time where I have been wondering where else I can find the strength to go on. Yet I continue to put one foot in front of the other and hope and pray for a sign that things will get better. I don't know who you are, but you are an angel, and you have reminded me of the good that surrounds me every day. This humbling experience in my life has brought some of the most genuine hearts into my life. Thank you. How can I give back???
Tasha
It was like Christmas over here, that's for sure! 11/16
I can't believe I was chosen for this basket. First may I say that the last time I won anything I was twelve and it was a turkey for Thanksgiving-- which while great for the family didn't have much of a lasting impact. This gift basket came out of the blue and brought tears to my eyes. I'm disabled and in a wheelchair. My lower legs and right thumb were amputated after a bout with bacterial meningitis that I fortunately won. Since that time my husband and I have struggled (he's disabled as well) to make ends meet, but and I do want to emphasize this-- WE ARE HAPPY! Isn't that wonderful? And we love each other even more. This January we will have known each other 10 years, five of them with me in a wheelchair, and though we live frugally we are well loved and cared for by our family and friends. I will for the first time be able to try Aveda products. Yay! And Wen! And have a wine party with matching glasses! And most importantly, and I don't know how you knew, we have money for shopping at our favorite grocery store, HyVee! It was like Christmas over here, that's for sure! So thank you once again with all my heart for being involved in such a grand project. Please keep up the good work and know you're appreciated.
Wingate,NC Thank you!
This has been one of the most stressful weeks with college exams coming up. Today after being in a three hour lab the door bell rang and I was presented a box. I was confused at first and opened the card then began to look at all the wonderful gifts. It reminded me of the good in the world and the reason I want to stay in medicine, to help people. My dad was also touched,this act of kindness was such a blessing and I will always remember this! Thank you so much! Love always, Breann (Wingate,NC)
Thank you for thinking, caring, and giving. 10/25
On Tuesday Oct 25th our doorbell rang. I told my wife that it probably was a political visitor as I went to answer. Instead of being greeted by a door-to-door campaigner I was greeted by two wonderful women bearing gifts. The gifts these two incredible women brought for our granddaughter and us were appreciated both as physical gifts and as a heart lifting act of true kindness. Our granddaughter loves her new puppy dog sleeping bag and she has been sleeping with it ever since. It is approaching one year since we lost our daughter. This time of year has always been tough for us and since the loss of our daughter it is ever more so. Your gifts and, even more, your compassion have helped us through this difficult time of the year. Your act has affirmed again our faith and belief that no matter what tragedies befall you, God has a plan and you must trust in Him. God sends constant reminders that He is present and you definitely were one of those reminders. Thank you so very much. Love, David and Cinda
Thank you EXTRAORDINARY women! 11/11
I cannot find the words to say thank you to you for the MOST generous special gift that was brought us today.
I am so very sorry that I was on the phone with a client and didn't have the opportunity to hug and kiss you with my most grateful thanks.
This is certainly not something ordinary, and I cannot believe for a moment that any of you or ordinary - EXTRAORDINARY is more like it.
From the bottom of my heart, I thank you all
With best regards (and hugs and kisses too)
Lynda
thank you from Ocoee, Florida 11/6
Hope came to visit me where I work at The First Academy in Orlando, FL. Below is how I remember this incredible blessing – what a surprise – what a day!!! I had no idea who “12-Ordinary Women” were . . . God is so so so Good! He sends angels at just the right time, situations that could only be HIS doing, and timing that is impeccable that puts a smile on my face of “why in the world do I ever question or worry!”
October 26th, 2016 will be a day I always remember! “Hope” came by my office at the end of the day. I don’t think that’s her name . . . however, she definitely gave me Hope and now I understand the name, quite clever I walk outside to meet her and she explained she has been trying to find me for 3 weeks (I’m busy with my active kids/schedule) … “hummmm why is that I wonder?” She then tells me that there are some people who wanted to give me a blessing. She is holding an envelope. “What?! How can this be??!!” My eyes are getting teary and I must have looked so shocked and confused! She said “they” know what I’m going through and see my faithfulness and wanted to give this to you as encouragement (an envelope). I was stunned. I didn’t know what to say or how to respond. I just felt so grateful and actually quite awkward at the same time that someone thought of me?! She said they would like to bless you and they wanted me to give you this envelope! She said she was told that I have people praying for me and God loves me. She didn’t know what was in the envelope, she was just asked to deliver it. Then she asked if she could pray for me. I began weeping. I couldn’t even open the card in front of her. I was just stunned. I was trying to keep it together since I was at work. I thanked her and hugged her and then took the envelope and went straight to the bathroom! I couldn’t get there fast enough and I stayed there crying as I opened the beautiful card from 12- Ordinary Women, with encouraging words and a monetary gift that was truly heaven sent! His goodness and timing are incredible! For I had been praying so much for my boys and just recently, probably about 1 month or so before Hope came by my office, asked God for specific guidance on what He wants me to do and for help with my financial situation . . . and look what was delivered! Words cannot even come close to how grateful and in Awe I am of our Loving Lord! And how thankful I am to you all! I keep pinching myself and saying did this really just happen?! Your ministry is awesome!!! I don’t know why I would be picked, but I am learning not to question, be grateful, and seek His will on what He wants me to learn and do. One day I’d love to pay it forward to others or make the delivery. Until then, I will continue to pray for all you do and all those lives you touch. Many Many Thanks and Big Hugs to whomever you are out there!!!
Thank You! Message: Brentwood, TN 11/3
Words cannot express my thankfulness for this gift! I received my anonymous blessing last week and still cannot comprehend the kindness of this gesture. The timing was perfect too! Daniel and I are looking forward to a date night this weekend! We are so excited to have a fancy meal and time together as a couple. The Visa gift card is a blessing that we intend to bless others with! Adley has so many teachers and therapists that we want to thank so we are spending the gift card of gifts for them! Diapers are always a welcome and necessary, so thank you for thinking of that. The box should last us a month! Adley is such a gift from God and surprises us each day with new ways of seeing the world. I am so incredibly thankful for the 12 Ordinary Women organization and to whomever nominated us for this gift! The notes of encouragement blew me away and I continue to read over them each day. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! We feel the prayers prayed for our family and for Adley Grace. You have made an impact on us that we will not forget. Blessings to you all! Love, Blair