A letter to the donors that make UTR possible
January 26, 2016
To the donors that make this program possible,
We’ve been a military family for nearly 15 years and we are so grateful for all that the Navy has afforded us. There is one thing however that never ever gets easy, and that is being apart from someone you love. I had thought about all of the deployments and unaccompanied tours we had been through, but I never sat down to add them up. When I realized that my husband had been gone for about 4 years of our son’s life, and half of our youngest daughter’s life, it hit me straight in the heart.
That is a lot of time that you just can’t get back. A lot of missed special occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, first days of school, and Christmases, but also those everyday moments that we cherish, like hearing how the kids’ day at school went or seeing the excitement in their eyes when they accomplish something special they have been trying to master. It’s not having daddy here to take them to dance class, or baseball practice. It’s all of those missed bedtime stories. Then I realized how blessed we are to have been able to participate in this amazing program.
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The Boblett Kids 2015
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You gave us our bedtime stories back. That one very small part of our day that we would all come together and read a story right before tucking the kids into bed. It may seem small, but to us it means the world to be able to incorporate him into special moments, even when he is not here physically with us.
The stories don’t stop at bedtime either. They get us through any part of our day. There would be moments one of the kids would be missing him and I would turn on one of their daddy’s UTR videos and they would light up. He has a way of telling stories to the kids that completely engages them, and I love to hear them giggle and interact with him through the books he is reading. It really helped to keep us close and connected even with so many miles between us. It truly is a wonderful gift that you provide to our military families.
Even though words could never be enough, thank you for all that you do to help make this program possible so that my children, and all of the other military children like them, can feel connected to their loved ones while they are apart.
With love and gratitude,
The Boblett Family