By the end of the week we had so many things, we couldn't see the top of my dining room table! I probably should have taken more pictures.
My friend Becca was leading a care package ministry at her home in Texas and asked me if I had an address for her to use for the shipments. I started emailing friends whose husbands are currently deployed (there are several). I came back with two addresses...one would ship packages to troops across Africa and the other to Qatar. I decided to keep one address and give her the other one in order to double our efforts for the troops! My friends all rallied on this one, dropping off magazines, hygiene items, small snacks,etc. The day of the stuffing party, the kids wrote notes and colored pictures for each package. We shipped 7 boxes and I know Becca shipped tons of boxes too! They were a small way for us to show the troops we are thinking about them and appreciate all they do to keep us safe.
The kids go to school with so many children whose parents are either deployed to combat areas or as support for our military stationed in more dangerous parts of the world. They are gone sometimes 365 days at a time. Those Mamas (and Dads too, as many Moms are deployed) are tough cookies. They are so strong and rely greatly on their friends and neighbors to get through those times. This was the least we can do. "Thank you for your service" has become a phrase we utter often. We are so thankful for our time spent in Springfield, VA, surrounded by these wonderful families who have taught us so much!
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