Day 6

Day 5

As I write my letter today I say a prayer which I included in my letter to a soldier today.


It was written by: Bill Walsh/Linda Beers/Matt Twain
here is the prayer

If ever there was a time for a prayer to be heard.
And now is the time, to hear every word.
Now that our boys called soldiers have gone,
Please march with them and keep them strong.
Stand beside them if they have to fight,
And in the darkness be their light.
Don’t desert them, march in their faith,
So they’ll be here when the morning breaks.

Bring them home safe and sound,
Across the waters to peaceful ground.
Home to loved ones, mother’s wives, daughters, sons,
Bless them all, each and every one.

They stand for freedom and make our flag true,
These boys called soldiers for the red, white and blue.
A prayer for a soldier, please let it be heard,
And please Lord, hear every word.

A prayer for a soldier, with the job to be done,
Please bring them home, these soldiers your sons.
Please bring them home, the soldiers, your sons.

AMEN.

I think this prayer is perfect today b/c it is exactly how I am feeling.  In my letter however I did adjust some of the wording as I wanted to be able to cater towards a male or female who receive my letter.  Not exactly a fan of these words genderizing our military as all men as many women have served and are serving in the military. 

Day 4

As I write my letter today I think of my brother...who is not over seas at this time but still far away from home in Hawaii...I realize it has been 2 years since I have seen him, my sister-in law and 2 nephews one who I have not yet met.  I miss them a lot and hope they come back to the mainland soon so I can see them!

These letters come easier every day and what I write isn't exactly the same as the day before although it has and always will have the same concept of saying Thank You!

day 3

These will all be handwritten!

Day 2

Thought I would take pictures of my letters and post them each day!

The Beginning of my Story

Hello...This is my first time blogging...EVER...I am 27 years old living in Indiana.  I have recently been inspired and thought I would share with the world and maybe someone else may do the same. 


So this all started back in September when a local radio station's (i94) morning show put in a request for all its listeners to write letters to soldiers to say thank you.  The goal was to have 1 letter for each soldier serving over seas to open on Thanksgiving.  The deadline was last Friday 10/28/11.  I wrote my letter and sent it off to the station for them to send out.  


As of the Monday prior to the deadline they were only at 40,000 and then on Friday 120,000.  They counted and sorted letters all weekend long and yesterday they advised they hit the goal of 400000 letters.  As you know we Americans can be quite the procrastinators...


This got me thinking...how hard is it to write a letter to say Thank you...how hard is it to take 5 minutes out of my day to say Thank you to someone who is protecting me everyday so that I can go to work each day.  I can have a family and be free...I can go out shopping, to the zoo, to the museum and not worry that I may get hurt in the process.  These Soldiers volunteer to join the military just as I volunteered to fill out a job application and work where I work every day.  Yes they do get paid as I do but they chose that occupation as I chose mine.  


Soldiers are brave, and strong, and the most thoughtful people I can think of as they risk their lives each and every day so that I can live mine.


So this my friends is my inspiration to write 1 letter everyday to a soldier just to say thank you. 


Can you take 5 minutes out of your day to say thank you?


"This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave." -Elmer Davis