Thank you Letters page 3
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We just want to thank everyone for the beautiful angels and butterflies Mom received after Dad passed away. We didn't realize there was such a group of caring strangers -- who we now consider friends. Your generosity and thoughtfulness was overwhelming! We began to get a few crocheted items, then more arrived, and now Mom's dining wall is covered with angels and butterflies for all to see.
From the bottom of our hearts --thanks to all of you angels here on earth! You will be in our prayers always.
The Adamson Family, Newberg Oregon
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I would just love to thank your organization. I just recently lost my little sister (age 18) to a horrible motorcycle accident. Someone had requested your angels and butterflies for my parents. When they started arriving in the mail they were overcome with joy and happiness, it made them feel so special and really helped them through this difficult time. My mother has already decided to use all of the angels and butterflys to decorate our Christmas tree this next year in memory of my sister Katie. I just wanted to say thank you for brining a little ray of sunlight into this awful tradgedy. Bless all of you!
Elise Murray
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I was so surprised and so delighted with the angel you sent to me. I am
crying as I write this. I was so glad I was alone when I opened the envelope,
because I couldn't control my crying.
Thank you for caring so much, even though I can hardly write back to you or
anyone else. You made me feel so good, and I thanked God that he let me know
people care about me.
The angel is beautiful and stupid as it may sound, I kissed her and thanked
her for being mine and helping me.
I can't type too much more right now as my hands and fingers are not working
the way they should, but I had to write and tell you how wonderful you are,
how good you made me feel, and beautiful the angel is.
With all my love,
Adrienne
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I wanted to write and thank you for the beautiful angel that you and yours had sent to my brother, James McDonald, last year.
He lost his battle with cancer the week before Christmas. I wanted to let you know that he never kept his angel far from him. Quite the contrary, he kept it very close.
After he passed, we added the angel to our Christmas tree and it brought peace to me and my family. Thank you so much.
I would love to be able to crochet angels for your group. Could you please send a pattern or instructions? I'd like to return, in a small way, the kindness that was sent to Jimmy.
I know you didn't know him but he was one of the kindest people that I've ever known. He will be with me always and I know that I will see him again someday. . . .that glorious day. :)
God bless you and all around you.
Gratefully,
Janine Goen
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On December 23rd my son passed away. The support and love
expressed by our family and hometown friends was overwhelming but
not unexpected. What was unexpected was the concern and love shown
by people from all over the United States totally unknown to us. To
have people respond purely out of love for the human race was awe-
inspiring. It is this intangible bond that makes our country so
great and powerful. To all of you "Angels" my family and I return
the love and affection shown by you.
Sincerely,
The Family of Will Martin
Bill Zan and Beth.
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Dear Angels for Hope,
I wanted to thank everyone involved that sent us an angel for hope, especially Sue Robertson, who requested this. I was quite shocked at first, but every angel, butterfly brought a smile to our faces to know that someone that we dont even know could be praying for us. What a wonderful thing you are doing. We lost our 11 year old son Ryan from drowning in his swim class at school last Dec. 19th which was his sisters 14th birthday. It has been very difficult to accept, but we try to keep God first, as we know that my son is with Him. I found it very difficult to put any Christmas decorations up this year, but my daughter put up the tree, with a couple of he friends and the only ornaments she placed on the tree were all of your angels, how wonderful.
Thank You,
Sandy, Charlie and Amanda Marke
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Thank you to you and your "team" for all that you do. My sister was diagnosed with cancer this past April and she was delighted to receive your angels of hope. After she passed away in October, we were organizing her things and saw that she had received many of your beautiful angels. Her son was touched by the angels of hope and now has them with him as a reminder that people do care. She told me that they were from all over the United States. I'm not sure how she received so many of them - but she loved every single one of them. There are no words to describe how much they meant to her. She loved knowing that someone was thinking of her and that someone else had such wonderful talent to make something especially for her. Thank you - THANK YOU!
God Bless you, the people that work with you and all of the many that are needing the prayers and "hope".
Jennifer
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Hello, my name is Stavros Louridas, I am the Dessert Hills Firefighter who needs the heart transplant. I just wanted to thank all your members for for sending the angels and butterflies.
Things in life have become very overwhelming at times and to know that there are people out there who care and are willing to share those caring feelings makes for a lot of hope that things will turn out ok. I guess I am not very good at this but I just wanted to say that it meant alot to me and my family and I wanted to say thank you to all of you. First chance I get I will make sure angelsforhope gets all the yarn and material I can come up with.....alot of people out there need cheering up and you do a very good job of it.....thank you again, and have a great new year.
Stavros Louridas
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I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THE ANGEL AND BUTTERFLIES. WHAT A THOUGHTFUL THING TO DO FOR ME DURING THIS TIME. MY HUSBAND, RON PASSED JANUARY 1, 2004 AFTER A LONG BATTLE WITH CANCER. WE KNOW HE IS IN A BETTER PLACE AND AMONG GOD'S ANGELS. MY FAMILY WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH THE BUTTERFLIES AND ANGEL, MADE THEM ALL FEEL SO MUCH BETTER. THEY WERE ALSO IMPRESSED THAT PEOPLE DO SUCH KIND THINGS FOR OTHERS..
THANK YOU AGAIN, LOVE & PRAYERS,
THE BEERS FAMILY INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA
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I am a single mom to 3 beautiful children and this is my first christmas by myself i was trying anything to get into the spirit this year and make my childrens christmas happy, i want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for sending me this angel when i needed it the most it totally put me in the spirit and made me smile and i am still smiling knowing someone as wonderful as you is caring enough to devote your time just to make someone smile. we need more people like you in this world.
thank you soo much
sincerely,
Paula
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I just wanted to thank you and all the wonderful ladies who have sent me butterfiles and angels. My beloved father passed away on Dec 17, after a 4 month brave fight with cancer. I love him so much, and it hurts terribly, but the butterfiles and angels are helping.
I have enough butterflies to give my 4 sisters one, and one for my mom, and one for me. I am planning on putting all the beautiful angels on my Christmas tree from now on, as a tribute to my dad.
Thank you all so very much. I wish I could find the words to express how i feel. Somehow, just thank you isnt enough...All of you are in my prayers. You are making such a big difference in peoples lives.
Your thoughtfullness and kindness will always be remembered!
Sincerely
Karen Berdowski
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I would just like to say how much the beautiful angels and butterflies are that the generous ladies sent to me. I have been overwhelmed by the kindness and compassion everyone has shown me during such a trying time. What your group is doing is an amazing thing. keep up the work and may God so richly bless each and every one of you. I want to list some of the names of the ladies that sent their gifts to me. some did not put their names on thiers but here are the ones that did and I say thank you to all. Cindy Fogle, Bessie Shryer, Jenelle Briseno,Joyce Dowdy,Wanda. Acevedo, Glenda Stephenson, Heidi Carr.Diane Hearne, Helyn Kent, Lynda Giambra, Nancy Overland, Jane Tamplen Karen gensler , you have all blessed my heart !
Francie Wright
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My Mom got her angel today, and she cried, she said it was beautiful and even a $1000 gift would NEVER amount to it :0) she said ' you ladies do a wonderful thing, to put smiles on the faces of people' and she THANKS YOU from the bottom of her heart.
Thanks for making my mom happy this Christmas, it means alot to us both.
Love
Christa and Shirley Coffen
Canada
Have a very Merry Christmas
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Thank you very much for the beautiful angel
my mother-in-law got it and got to enjoy it for
awhile before she passed away the 20th of Nov.
As I told you before it was placed in her casket
to help guide her to heaven were she is today
a new woman with no more pain. Thank you
again. Merry Christmas to you and your family
and a very very happy new year.
sincerely,
patsy boles
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Thank you for sending my 86 years young grandmother,
Mimi Thomas.
She is very thankful for the angel and keeps it under
her pillow when she sleeps.
Thank you for the Christmas miracle.
Tim
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We wish to lovingly and sincerely thank all those who have sent the beautiful angels and butterflies to us. They are sent with love and support during the loss of our two babies in November. One baby was a miscarriage after 4 1/2 months and the other, one week later, was our beautiful Tarpley, 15 months old, who was accidentally killed in his own drive way. Our hearts feel torn out, but each day all of us receive these extraordinary angels and butterflies to show us we are not alone. We don't know who requested them, but daily they come. We are touched beyond belief and appreciate all the love and prayers that accompany them.
We have saved some of each for our Christmas trees. The rest we gave in Tarpley's memory to the Methodist Children's Home in our town. They will save and use them every year on their Christmas tree. Thank you to all the angels out there.
From the parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents of Tarpley/ GA.
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I wanted to thank you for all of the Angels that my Father received in the mail yesterday. We could not believe how many Angels were in the packag!!!
We would like to thank all of God's Angels that took their precious time to bring tears of joy and hope to our whole family. The Angels are decorating his nursing home room and the family christmas tree. May the Lord bless you and your entire family that works with you! You bring great hope in times of need. BLESS YOU ALL!!!!
May Family, Knoxville, TN.
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I want to thank you for all the Angels..they have really helped me get through the tough time time while trying to get through Chemo treatments for breast cancer.. What a great thing you all do here...
Thank you sooo much.
Hugs, Pat Clement
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"To All those angels working at Angels of hope dedicated to helping those special souls, that need to know they are loved and cared for ".
I wish to thank member Teonie Timms and the dedicated members of Angels for hope for their recent special delivery of two crochet butterflys,your special little card and butterfly confetti that was sent to my severly ill sister.
When she recieved the parcel, she was so happy. It was as if all of her christmas's had come at once. My sister has several severe illnesses and disabilities and everyday she seemed to be slipping away from me.
My sister loves butterflies, and these two little butterflies were so beautifully crafted and made, they were even in my sisters favourite colours......Im not sure if this was intentional, but I want to thankyou from the bottom of my heart for these special gifts. I will not be able to afford a christmas for my sister, due to her high medical needs and the specialised euipment she will also need. So in many ways, you have also given her a christmas gift.
Everyday since recieving your parcel, my sister has had a twinkle in her eyes. And because my sister is Autistic, I would like to tell you happily, that she has been waving and flapping her arms and hands excitedly everytime she sees her two butterflys that I have put by her bedside table. The colourful butterflies are her comfort in knowing that somebody does care for her and love her...and she has been waiting 24yrs to know this.
My sister has no parents, I am her carer and do all I can for her. Although she knows I care for her and love her, it is so special to her in knowing that someone else cares. And now she knows this.
Thank you for giving my sister hope, and for sharing with her, a love that will not be forgotten.
You are All truly angels.
God bless.
Thalia (Sydney-Australia)
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