Kristi at Texas Couponers Anonymous sent us this thoughtful experience that happened to her. I want to share it to help give others ideas on what to do for those around them.
I had a pretty amazing end to last week. I was going to get my mail just as I do everyday and there was a bubble envelope in there which I thought was a product I was waiting on. I love the mailman, UPS, & FedEx! Anyways, after I got into the house, I was looking at the return address to see who it was from and it said “Cris Claus” with a bogus address. I kept thinking to myself, this is odd, but I still opened it up.
Inside the package was a single Christmas card, a typed letter, and another card. I was astonished as I opened each piece. The first layer was the Christmas card with a normal Hallmark inscription and Merry Christmas written at the bottom, no name. The second piece in the puzzle was a typed letter that explained it all. It read:
“I am Santa’s helper and a proud American.
I appreciate and honor your sacrifice and service to this country as a soldier and as a family.
Please accept this small token of appreciation. I hope it makes the holidays a bit easier for you and more exciting for the boys.
God Bless you and God Bless America!
Merry Christmas and thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
I made it to the second sentence and finished the rest in tears. This was from someone who cared for the freedom that my husband helped to protect while serving in the military. This was someone who honored the sacrifices that we (more him) have given. It was amazing to think that there are people out there to help others.
The last layer of this puzzle was another card that read “Happy Holidays” and inside was a gift card to help our family during this holiday season. As I am typing this, I still can’t believe what was in my mailbox and it still brings tears to my eyes.
So this week, I am thankful for the person or person’s that so generously helped our family this Christmas. If you are reading this, please except our gratitude and thank you from the bottom of our hearts. These are but words in a post, but words cannot express exactly how we feel towards you. So, thank you, thank you, thank you!
What are you thankful for this week? I would love to hear your story.
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