Care Packages!!!

A Care Package...a reminder from home from the ones who love you. The arrival of a care package each month has done more for me than the contents of each box. It has reminded me again and again of the goodness and abundant love that is friendship. From family to friends, I have been blessed by so many thoughtful people who have really been creative and considerate in what they have sent. Thank you guys so much.

Above is a package from Amanda, all the way from Pampa, Texas. It's contents: The most amazing book I have read in a while Half the Sky. You will want your own copy! Shampoo! Amanda noticed that I was rationing my favorite hair products, so she sent more. Toothpaste! Have to have my favorite kind! Brownies, oatmeal/raisin cookies (delish), no bake desserts!!! refried beans (the veggie kind!), my favorite wild sweet orange tea (nice), Vanity Fair (complete with an article on the Outer Hebrides, Scotland), an eyebrow razor and some great shirts. Also included were some gifts to the ladies at work and our friends. I carried 2 boxes full of love from Amanda home and smiled the whole time!

A fantastic box of goodies from mom with a surprise on top! A beautiful Vera Bradley sling purse...the same one that I wouldn't buy for myself before I left because it was a bit expensive! Thanks mom. It came with a matching wallet and a journal! My favorite copy of Pride and Prejudice kept the purse company on the long flight as did my Study Bible (black and white book), a couple boxes of mac and cheese, tuna, ritz crackers, cool-aid, country time lemonade, espresso, lotion, body wash, some spices and my reuseable shopping bag! Bomb.com!!


Mom also sent a Thanksgiving box with Thanksgiving microwaveable dinners. Side dishes of cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, and english peas!! She also mailed some must have winter wardrobe pieces! THANKS MOM! Mascara, sheets to hang as curtains (flat sheets as you can't find them anywhere in this country), OREOS!!!! HECK YES, Mere Christianty, and black eyed peas!!Total weight of box - 30lbs! Value of my joy = priceless!


A Christmas box arrived from Natalie!! YES! Natters sent tye-dye! Can't wait to introduce my favorite apparel art to Korea! A calendar from Ecuador, a Christmas card, Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes, almond joys, a bomb.com Ecuadorian House Music CD, all wrapped with bows!!

Mom also sent a Christmas Box! All of my gifts perfectly wrapped and my childhood stocking bursting with personal hygiene products, tylenol, bath wash, combs, bobbypins, etc! An iTouch made it's way to Korea along with gifts from my brothers and dog, Scottie. Scottie gave mom a scarf, mittens and hat, while the boys gave me socks, socks and more socks! Mom sent a Christmas Tree, yup! She really did. Complete with decorations and a tree skirt. She somehow managed to conceal a Nativity scene in the box as well. What an amazing mom. Two bags of almond joys, another box of Christmas Tree cakes and brownies, 2 bags of hershey kisses and candy canes AND A BOX OF LIMITED EDITION WHITE CHOCOLATE FUDGE COVERED OREOS...I guess you can see that I have a sweets addiction. Working on it...seeking help as we speak.

Thanks everyone who has been sending me love in the forms of emails, skype dates and facebooks posts! You guys are amazing!