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I am blessed to have two wonderful stepkids. My stepson, Billy, is a Sophmore at Florida Atlantic University, which makes him an “Owl.” Recently, Billy sent me his college address and I decided to send him a small care package which included some Soda Stream mixes and an iTunes gift card. A simple note was all I wrote to let him know that I was thinking about him. I got one of the greatest voicemails in return…a real keeper!
I remember when I was in college, I would get the occasional care package from my grandparents. They sold custom advertising pieces for businesses, so they loaded me up with calendars, pens, change holders and lettter openers. While those were not always things that I found useful, I know that they sent them with love. I always got a bag of grandma’s homemade cookies with them, which I managed to inhale within a day or two. There is something about grandma’s cookies…I never could make them quite the same. They both sent a nice note updating me on recent happenings. How I miss those notes. Knowing that they took the time to send me something was all I needed to smile inside.
I wanted to send something Billy’s way to let him know that he is loved. I think about my stepkids everyday and while they are away, living their adult lives, I hope that they can begin to see how much I love them and how proud I am of them. Their mother has raised two wonderful young adults.
Unfortunately, my grandparents passed away about a decade ago, but I held on to their notes. Gone are the tchotchkes and cookies, but their Jenerosity is being replicated for a new Jeneration!
SEND A COLLEGE CARE PACKAGE
I am blessed to have two wonderful stepkids. My stepson, Billy, is a Sophmore at Florida Atlantic University, which makes him an “Owl.” Recently, Billy sent me his college address and I decided to send him a small care package which included some Soda Stream mixes and an iTunes gift card. A simple note was all I wrote to let him know that I was thinking about him. I got one of the greatest voicemails in return…a real keeper!
I remember when I was in college, I would get the occasional care package from my grandparents. They sold custom advertising pieces for businesses, so they loaded me up with calendars, pens, change holders and lettter openers. While those were not always things that I found useful, I know that they sent them with love. I always got a bag of grandma’s homemade cookies with them, which I managed to inhale within a day or two. There is something about grandma’s cookies…I never could make them quite the same. They both sent a nice note updating me on recent happenings. How I miss those notes. Knowing that they took the time to send me something was all I needed to smile inside.
I wanted to send something Billy’s way to let him know that he is loved. I think about my stepkids everyday and while they are away, living their adult lives, I hope that they can begin to see how much I love them and how proud I am of them. Their mother has raised two wonderful young adults.
Unfortunately, my grandparents passed away about a decade ago, but I held on to their notes. Gone are the tchotchkes and cookies, but their Jenerosity is being replicated for a new Jeneration!
