1/15 surprise gifts!

I was touched by the surprise gifts I received before Christmas. I still have no idea who they are from & I guess I will never know. I don’t know if the sender personally picked the gifts for me. If so, they did a wonderful job! I love the candle and the inspirational silver bracelet both very mych! Thank you for the bright spot in my on-going health struggles! Warmest Regards, Laura S

1/6 Every once in a while...

Every once in a while, if you're very lucky, God shows his/her face to you. He/She certainly has done that to me through the love and generosity of your support and gifts.

Please know that that your gifts made both my husband and me cry. It's been a tough, tough fall and winter and you helped us through. You allowed us to keep our Christmas as normal as possible, you carried us through as wr carried our family through a tough time, you bought us propane to keep us warm. Besides all these wonderful and much appreciated gifts you let us know that good, wonderful women have our backs.
God bless you all and thank you so very, very much. May God show each of you his/her face when you most need it.
Veronica and Rick

12/28 Humbled

Dear 12 Ordinary Women, I was humbled and blessed to open a card and gift from you all. It's not always easy when you are going through time times to accept help. I have to remind myself that it is a privilege as Christians to help one another and support each other. Praying a prayer of Thanksgiving for women like you! Thanks again for your generosity, Jessica

12/27 You don’t know how much I needed this...

I don't think you all know how much I needed you at the moment you rang my doorbell. That day would have been my parents' 49th wedding anniversary. My dad passed away in June from a long battle with rectal, lung and liver cancers. My mom had fallen and broken her wrist in November. I broke a pipe and flooded my bathroom and damaged my family room in October. We had a mini vacation in September that got cut short from Hurricane Florence. My husband got diagnosed as a type 1 Diabetic (he almost died from Diabetic Ketoacidosis in July) so that change has been a struggle. OH, and my sister in law found a lump putting on a bathing suit on vacation for her 40th birthday that turned out to be aggressive breast cancer. So we have been helping with my nephew and doing what we can for her during her chemo, double mastectomy and radiation. Needless to say, this has not been a good year for me.


The gift that arrived was PERFECT for me. Obviously, someone knows me very well. I have to tell you about the most touching gift. Someone made a painting of my cats. I'm a graphic designer and went to school for art. I know a little about what I'm talking about. The canvas on this painting was hand stretched on a custom wood frame. This wasn't a made in bulk canvas from an art store! It took a ton of time and skill just to get to the starting point. Then, the painting that was done of the 2 cats I just adopted this year was MAGNIFICENT and done by a very talented artist. It was based on a photo from my Facebook page. I have made the photos public so that the rescue group can follow them. It was not a dumpication of the photo but a touching image to capture their personalities with the artists' style. It is truly a TREASURE. 

The other items in the gift were so touching and perfect for me. Chocolate and coconut - cookies and coffee. And a beautiful necklace. Also a treasure. 

Perfect items that were perfectly timed from some perfect angels! Thank you

Elena

12/26 If I could fly!!!

If I could fly I would fly in the sky, I would fly so high that I would touch the stars and the moon, and I would float like a balloon, and when I land I would land in the sand, and all my friends would give me a hand.TIM
I just wanna say THANK YOU!!! 2 wonderful ladies came to my job on Christmas Eve and really touched my heart with the gift they gave me in that white envelope I was really shocked when they asked for me. Just wanna say keep soaring and touching hearts because y'all really touched mine that day and whenever y'all decide to land 12 Ordinary Women will deserve a standing ovation. MAY GOD BLESS EACH AND AND EVERYONE OF YOU!!

P.S. I remembered your names JOY & FAITH

12/25 You blessed our 6 little lambs.

To say that our house with six of God's lambs was blessed by your random act of kindness would be an understatement. Every day you brought my wife to tears of happiness and gratitude. The lambs that live with us were so excited to see the gifts, and hear the scripture attached to it. Thank you so much for being God's hands and feet to bring us joy, and feel the humility of Gods work through another sister. I am personally humbled by your ministry that you shared with us.


God bless all you with peace and love,

Dallas

12/20 Texas Thank you!

I am speechless but overwhelmed with joy and glee. I was taken back a minute when this lovely lady showed up today and handed me a simple white envelope. My family are very appreciative of the gift we receive today from 12 special Texas angels. May GOD BLESS YOU ALL today and everyday. BE safe and take care my special 12 Texas Angels

Sonia

12/20 Happy tears???

When I got home last night, my husband met me in the garage to share: "You are going to cry when you come inside". My first question was: "Happy tears or sad tears?" because we've had our fair share of both recently. "Happy", he said. When I walked in, he explained that two women - strangers to him - had personally delivered gifts for our family to our house a couple hours prior. He was right, I did cry. A beautiful card, a gift basket, a gift bag filled with toys for our toddler, and a beautiful miniature Christmas tree.

All the gifts appeared to be hand-selected for us. A huge surprise and much needed reminder that God is with us all the time. Christmastime will always be bittersweet for our family, as we relive our daughter's adverse prenatal diagnosis, birth, spending the holidays at the hospital three years ago, and, as we continue to juggle the unknowns about our daughter's prognosis. This holiday season (and the last couple of months) have been particularly stressful for us with some unexpected challenges and big transitions. Thank you "12 Ordinary Women" for your thoughtfulness and generosity!! We have a feeling you know us (and our little one) very well... Thank you for reminding us we are not alone in this journey!!!

Vania