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My love of people, photography and the world began as a child. My family moved a lot and taking pictures was my way of remembering friends, capturing special places or moments and holding them close. Becoming a wife and a mother has always been a dream of mine and I count my blessings daily. I started this blog shortly after our daughter, Yaya joined our family through the blessing of adoption. Its purpose was to share pictures and stories about our life with family and friends. Later, it shared our adoption journey to our second daughter, Baby Bird as well. Now that our family is complete I like to think of it as our family’s journal or life book. I'm passionate about life, my family and preserving our history one snapshot at a time. The thing that amazes me most is the abundance of beauty God blesses us with every day and in the simplest ways if only we take the time to slow down and appreciate them.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

A Small Way to Serve Those Who Keep Us Safe

It's that time of year when many of us enjoy celebrations with our friends and loved ones in the comfort of our home.  This year I ask you to remember the men and women who serve to protect our country far from the comforts of home and their loved ones. 

Bird and I have several friends stationed in harm's way this year and we keep them in our daily thoughts and prayers.  When we asked what we could send them we learned about a service called Green Beans Coffee.  If you click on the highlighted link you'll find you can send a cup of coffee and an inspirational note to one or more of our troops.  The cost is minimal you can spend as little as $2.00 to make someone's day by sponsoring a member of our military.

Our friend Beth reminded us there are servicemen and women who won't receive a single letter from home while serving our country and she asked that we sponsor someone we don't know in addition to those we do.         

3 comments:

Mindy said...

Thank you for sharing this with us!

LaceFace said...

What a great idea, thanks for posting this!

Bettina said...

Thanks for thinking of those serving...they often do feel they are forgotten. Our Nation IS AT WAR and many Americans are sooooo far removed from that thought that we do not realize the sacrifices those in harms way are making.