Mail Stops

That has to be my favorite phrase right now!! If you are military you know exactly what this is my favorite phrase. For those civilians that have no idea it means to stop sending packages, letters, ect. cause they are COMING HOME!!!!! My brother, Bubba the Marine (OOH-RAH!) , told my mom to give everyone the heads up and call a mail stop, which means he will be home soon!! Thank God, I will be relieved when I can hug him again and know that he is safe and sound!!!

Anyway, I also got an e-mail saying that my adopted solider is coming home, so another Mail Stop. I am part of a group called Solider's Angels. It is an AMAZING group. They have soliders who might not have some one here at home that will write to them, send packages, etc. So they adopt them out to individuals that are part of the group. So in essence we become that solider's angel. When my brother was in boot camp, I found out about the group and thought, oh there wouldn't be that many soliders to adopt but I wanna try it. I couldn't believe how many soliders are waiting to be adopted! I have done several adoptions and I feel blessed to know that I am making the day of one of our armed forces, letting them know that we here at home are still behind them and that someone it thinking about them. I have never recieved anything back, which they say might happen because where the solider is located, and that is fine by me. Just knowing that they have someon here thinking about them is enough for me. Now the group is called Solider's Angels but they have Marines, Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard and all the Reserves. I have had several Army soliders but I have had a Marine Chaplin and a Seamen.

I am always excited when I get my new adoptee! To figure out what they do, where they are is so interesting, like my last adoptee was part of an IED group that disarmed any IED along routes that were travelled but military conveys. Believe me I was ready for this Mail Stop, worrying about him and his BB (Battle Buddies, Steve, an army friend explained this one to me).

But even though I am excited about getting a new adoptee, I am more excited about getting the Mail Stop. This means that whatever tour they were doing is over and they are coming home, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! I may never get a letter from them, but I am glad that I can brighten the day of one of our armed forces! Because they are doing fighting for me to have the freedoms that I enjoy in daily life. Being a military sister I enjoy it even more cause I know how much it is appricated through my marine, how much he lights up when he gets one of our letters/packages.