I have decided this year that I have enough. I am blessed to be fortunate enough to not want for much. If I do want something, I just go get it. So I have decided to fill a box or two and send them to a soldier in Iraq. I have a list of items to purchase and three address;s to send them to. I will go to the post office and pick up a couple of those boxes made especially for this. I think its 14.00 to send one. When the company store opens, I will go in and pick up some stuff from there then hit the dollar store for some additional items. I was thinking of making a video and including it. I could tell the person how much we appreciate all that they do for us, maybe take a video of the guys at the post and try to get them to say something. I don't know, its just a thought.
If you would like to do something like this, let me know. I can get you an address and name to send it to. You cant just send it addressed to any soldier. anyway, this will make me happy this year. I have a leather jacket to be surprised with christmas morning. and my son will be home. what more can a gurl ask for. Life is good.
God bless you!
ReplyDeleteI will be giving to my own sailor this year, and I thank God he will be home this year.
But God bless you for being willing to give to our men and women in uniform who are so far from friends and family and in harms way on behalf of others!
There is also a website where you can send as many cards to them as your fingers can stand to type. Let me know if you are interested in the URL.
Merry Christmas, from a Navy Mom!
This is a wonderful idea Lisa! I would love to know how to get a soldier to send to this Christmas...please, let me know how I can go about this. Thanks! :)
ReplyDeleteLisa - if you could get me a couple of names and locations, that would be great. Like you - I have much to be thankful for and would like to share a bit of joy with those who can't be home for Christmas.
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice thing you are doing.
ReplyDeleteEm and Lu, I will get that information and send it to you in a PM. Thank you so very much for joining me in this. I like to do this kind of thing, it makes me feel better than opening a gift.
ReplyDeleteDellhart, I will have to put you on my friends list. I am an air force mom. My son will be home this year, and I cant wait. this is his first year, he will be getting out of tech school soon then will start his career. I am so happy you will be seeing your son. Please do send me the wesite/URL. there are many of us that wiould love to send wishes and thanks to our heros.
We have been doing the shoebox as well for many years but for needy children.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/
Go online.. and you can order the USPO boxes! They'll send you 25 of them.. FREE of charge.. any that you have left.. you can leave at the PO. Make sure you fill out the custom forms though.. That part... is a pain. Good idea!! We do this too!
ReplyDeleteLisa this is a brilliant idea!! well do those of you that do!!
ReplyDeleteCarol, I have done the shoebox thing in the past also. I really had a lot of fun with that. Its funny how much money you can put into one show box. The first time I did that, I bought a photo box and made that the theme of the box, with a small disposable camera and stuff like that.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was young we used to do shoe boxes at school for under privalidged children, I think schools here, still do that!
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