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steffin@heart.com wrote:
> 
> Recently I wrote a letter from my heart regarding my foster mother Wendy Mcghee.
> She
> had no knowledge of this letter unitl she started receiving lovely cards.  But
> then
> came some nasty letters.  She is asking me to repost her letter here.
> 
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> "Thank you for the wonderful cards! I have returned the gifts that I could to
> the senders.
> Other gifts without return addresses were given to the Salvation Army.  I am
> sure however that
> there is a child in your area who may go without a Christmas.  I am asking
> therefore thank
> you take your gift and good will and make that local child a little happier at
> Christmas
> 
> Sincerely,
> Wendy McGhee "
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> I would also like to add something.
> 
>                                          This was not a scam!
> 
> And for those of you who wrote those nasty letters, "Shame on you!!!"  This was
> simply
> something I wanted to do to make the lady that cared for me and others so much
> to know
> that she is loved for what she has done.  No one had to send money or gifts or
> even a card.
> This was a request that IF you felt like doing so show some kindness.  Kind
> words would have
> been ENOUGH. She didn't do anything to deserve some of the letters that were
> sent.
> 
> As she wrote to me she is returning the gifts and donating the one that are
> unreturnable.
> 
> And for those of you reading this for the first time, it would be great if you
> could simply
> sent a postcard or letter to her for her birthday the 27th of December. Tell
> thanks for
> the kindness she's shown others and tell her I said I love her.
> 
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> The letter I previously posted:
> 
> "Thanks for taking the time to read this message! This is about a lady that gave
> all she could
> to everyone, including me. Her name is Wendy.   When I was young she became my
> foster mother
> after my real mother had abandon me. Never having any kids of her own she became
> a foster
> parent. That I got to be in her care was probably the best thing that had ever
> happened to me.
> She had other foster children and even ended up taking care of many of the
> neighborhood kids.
> 
> Wendy is a lady that just never gave up and always gave more than anyone could
> imagine. I no
> longer think of my real mother as mother but rather Wendy as my only true
> mother. I know that
> I'm not the only one that thinks that way either. It wasn't just kids that she
> helped it
> included the elderly, the disabled and the just down and out.  What it takes to
> qualify for a
> saint is something I never found out, but I know it can't be more than the
> things I saw this
> lady do for anybody.  Even people that had wronged her could find themselves
> looking up at her
> while she helped them when they were down.
> 
> I'm 26 now and many of the things I'm telling you I never really realized until
> now.  Since I
> was a kid she has helped me with everything from recovering from my mistakes to
> just being
> there to say "You can do it... It'll be okay."  I've never been able to make a
> good attempt
> at trying to repay her for all she's done for me and I'm not alone.  Many people
> just have
> taken for granted the things she's done for them.
> 
> I know by now you're asking yourself why I've posted this letter.  Well, to be
> honest and
> straight with you it's because I would like your help. If there's one thing that
> I've learned
> from Wendy it's that, "We are our neighbors keepers."  You know the golden rule,
> "Do onto
> others as you would have them do onto you." Anyway now Wendy is an older lady
> that is disabled
> and can't do as much as she used to.  With the disability sometimes expenses can
> be too much.
>  I now live in Arkansas and can't be of much help. With no real family I'd like
> to do
> something to try to repay all she done for me and many others.
> 
> That's were you come in.  See if you can think back to someone that helped you
> no matter how
> big or small.  Maybe it's someone you can't even remember or have lost touch
> with.  For that
> moment picture Wendy and say, "I'd like to repay that kindness."  I wish you
> would sit down
> and write a small note saying "Thanks for being the generous person that you
> have been!" If
> you could include something to help out.  Maybe it's a five dollar bill, a book
> of stamps,
> even a dollar.  Oh and would you also tell her the Steffin sends his love.  Her
> birthday is
> this month on the 27th and I'm hoping I can make this own a very memorable one.
> 
>         Thanks for reading and if you choose to help God pless you. Her address
> is
> 
> Wendy Mcghee
> 9636 Elm
> Taylor, Mi 48180"
Well Wendy That Sounds too bad.  Live can be a treat or crap.