Greetings Supporters!!

Greetings Supporters!

For those of you who know me, you know I'm just a regular person and I can't do anything without the Hand of God in my life directing my day. As a regular person, I've tried it on my own, but without fail would end up in a heap, more times than I care to count so with age and Wisdom, I've learned not to take a step without His direction. And by living that, I have been blessed beyond belief and everyday He continues to show me His mercy, His love, His leading, His grace, His presence and His awesome blessings in my life and the life of my family.

It is with His direction that I started this project of the heart by sending to deployed Marines. And it has grown by leaps and bounds. I started with a unit of only 75. Yes, ONLY 75. It took two weeks to shop for, package and mail those boxes. My precious Marine Husband was very patient with me and has supported me since day one.

God has increased my giving by blessing me with people who want to give but didn't know what. People who wanted to send but didn't know to who (whom). People who just want to do something but didn't know where to go or how to go about it. He just said, "Do it." and I jumped in head first trusting He knew how deep the water was and that I'd be okay when I hit it. HE WAS RIGHT! HE ALWAYS IS!

TRUST isn't my strong suit. I've been burned by trusting and I'm quite cautious with those I do put my trust in, but God has never let me down. I may not trust ME, or my ABILITY, but He is always faithful. And the letters I receive from my MARINES are proof of that. I have several contacts who are in charge of hundreds of MARINES and they hand out the Support Boxes, cards, letters and pictures that I send. God in His infinite wisdom directs the distribution of those items and just the right young men receive them. We have touched Marines who haven't received a thing from home, until they were handed one of our boxes. We have put a smile in a Marine's heart who had been with the Unit for months before receiving a letter from us and it was only his second piece of communication with the outside world. We have touched the lives of many brave men who thought they had been forgotten, that they were unappreciated, unloved and unwanted. We have made a difference in the lives of people, we will never meet, yet, we have touched them.

Our Marines have handed out candies, school supplies and toys to children who will never know us, but they know our Marines and they know that the Americans they have contact with are not the devil and aren't wicked, mean people. They know the Americans they meet on the road are protectors, friends, people to be welcomed and not feared.

You as a supporter of 'SUPPORTING OUR HEROES' are a part of that victory. You are a part of changing the lives of those children and those wonderful MARINES.... I thank you and love you for caring enough to help.

Sandy Johnson and Judy Morriss brought me Thanksgiving Greeting Cards. 325 of them. I took 250 to the Borger Intermediate School, 25 to a 2nd Grade class at Gateway Elementary in Borger. A young lady from Grace Fellowship Church in Borger took 50 to hand to young people Wednesday night. I will pick them up in a day or so and mail them to several of my contacts. I promise you, there will be 325 Marines who's spirits will be lifted when those cards are handed to them. Thank you Sandy for those smiles!

Sandy also brought Christmas cards and said she has more, so when I get them I'll distribute them and look forward to sending them out with Support Boxes, too.

I have stockings and gift bags (THANK YOU SANDY and JUDY) to fill for Christmas. Anything you can do to help our deployed Marines is greatly appreciated. OUR two military sons will be with us this Christmas as they won't deploy until after the first of the year. BUT there are thousands who won't be home and I plan on reaching hundreds of them. No, let me rephrase, I WILL reach hundreds of them. I welcome your gifts and any help you can give.

This momma and her Marine Husband love having their family around and making them happy on holidays. Last year we were without our Andrew as he was in Boot Camp but THIS year, we'll have ALL of our family together to celebrate the Birth of Christ and as a family thank God for keeping our Military Sons in His wonderful protective hands and we'll thank Him for holding our NEWLY ACQUIRED MILITARY FAMILY in His hands along with our own Jeremy and Andrew.

It is those who are far away we pray for and send Thanksgiving and Christmas Greetings and Cheer and Gifts to, and we ask for and welcome your help in doing so.

Semper Fi,
Momma Jodi