Comments on: A Kiss of Love for Those Who Leave and Those at Home http://mysierramountaintimes.com/2008/11/a-kiss-of-love-for-those-who-leave-and-those-at-home/ 180,000 hits a month, 8,000 new & unique visitors a month! Fri, 18 May 2012 02:25:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Theresa Rutty http://mysierramountaintimes.com/2008/11/a-kiss-of-love-for-those-who-leave-and-those-at-home/#comment-2766 Theresa Rutty Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:52:12 +0000 http://mysierramountaintimes.com/2008/11/a-kiss-of-love-for-those-who-leave-and-those-at-home/#comment-2766 Great going Joan! Nice article. Great going Joan! Nice article.

]]> By: Marice Todd http://mysierramountaintimes.com/2008/11/a-kiss-of-love-for-those-who-leave-and-those-at-home/#comment-2741 Marice Todd Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:17:23 +0000 http://mysierramountaintimes.com/2008/11/a-kiss-of-love-for-those-who-leave-and-those-at-home/#comment-2741 My daughter, Sarah, is a U.S. Marine. When she was getting ready for her most recent deploy- ment, my friend, Joan Rutty, lovingly sent me one of these precious pillows. Before Sarah left, my husband and I each kissed the pillow and we gave it to her. We told her that it would be there with those kisses, any time she needed a little touch of home and family. My daughter has just come home again. As she and I were joyfully unpacking her gear, out came that familiar little pillow. I lifted it up and gave her a questioning glance. Sarah told me that yes, she had always kept it with her, her own little piece of home, until she could be with us again. She told me there were times that she just needed something tangible, something that connected her to us. My thanks go to Joan Rutty and all of the Sierra Needle Artists for bringing that comfort to my daughter... No matter what branch of the service, sometimes, just a simple thing like this can make a huge difference in one's ability to make it through another day. My daughter, Sarah, is a U.S. Marine. When she was getting ready for her most recent deploy- ment, my friend, Joan Rutty, lovingly sent me one of these precious pillows. Before Sarah left, my husband and I each kissed the pillow and we gave it to her. We told her that it would be there with those kisses, any time she needed a little touch of home and family.

My daughter has just come home again. As she and I were joyfully unpacking her gear, out came that familiar little pillow. I lifted it up and gave her a questioning glance. Sarah told me that yes, she had always kept it with her, her own little piece of home, until she could be with us again. She told me there were times that she just needed something tangible, something that connected her to us.

My thanks go to Joan Rutty and all of the Sierra Needle Artists for bringing that comfort to my daughter… No matter what branch of the service, sometimes, just a simple thing like this can make a huge difference in one’s ability to make it through another day.

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