Military Care Package

Kyle with Maddie, the day he left

Today, my heart is heavy as I'm really missing my younger brother, Kyle who is currently serving our country as a US Navy Seal in Cuba.  He left on his yearly deployment in October.  Between myself, my dad, and Kyle's Fiance, we try to stay connected through Skype & send as many care packages as we can to keep his mind at ease while he misses home.  Recently, he said he has enough food to last him a month :-)  That tells ya we send him a lot!  He has to have a lot of low-sodium foods, so that's usually what we send him.  And, his sugar addiction--he loves gummy bears, sour patch kids, red bull and laffy taffy! 

This week, I'm getting a box around which is going to include his all-time favorite--Chocolate No-Bakes!  He's been asking for these for some time now, but we didn't know exactly how they would get there fresh since it takes about 2 weeks for delivery to Cuba.  My dad just purchased a "seal-a-meal", so we're going to try it out--it's worth a shot!  I will probably get him a little toy like Legos or something, and some crosswords puzzles.  It sounds silly, but anything to keep his mind on home is good!  Most importantly, we send him letters & pictures!  He loves it!

So in your days to come, please remember to say a prayer for our men and women overseas and pray for their safe return home!  We love you Kyle and thank you for your hard work and protecting our country--we can't wait for you to come home!