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Many years ago, I participated in a classified leak operation at the CIA where our team rescued a source and his family from harm. For business reasons, the source was traveling alone on a separate route from his wife and children. The source had no problem with dangerous espionage, but had to rely on his wife to reassure and guide the children during a difficult one-way trip to the United States.
After all, the source’s wife and children were never involved in covert operations.
I will never forget the tearful reunion of the family after they all arrived safely in the United States and the loving embrace the source and his family shared.
Virginia 12-year-old helps children with cancer after losing her own mother to the disease
We are deeply grateful to the brave sources who risked their lives for the national security of the United States. And we celebrated all he has done for us over the years.
Dan Hoffman told his wife that he would dedicate his life to raising his sons the way she wanted them to.
But we also realized that it was thanks to the source’s wife that the complex and painstaking theft was completed without a hitch, because the children trusted and loved her. It was she who led them safely to their new home along an unknown, seemingly dangerous road.
Mother’s love nourishes, encourages, comforts and inspires children, especially in the most difficult times.
Kim Hoffman with her two sons and husband Dan Hoffman (Dan Hoffman)
My son Nathan learned about the power of a mother’s love last October when he was just 9 years old. At that time, nearly 100 friends and family joined me and my sons in filling the jars full of joy for children with childhood cancer, along with a dedicated Jesse Reese Foundation team.
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Jessie Reese was a junior Olympic swimmer before she was diagnosed with a brain tumor at the age of 11. During her year until her death in 2012, Jessie her Reese was battling cancer while providing toys and gifts to brighten the days of other children battling childhood cancer for their lives. I created a “Joyger” stuffed with.
Nathan and Jeron Hoffman at the Mobile “Joy Jaa” Factory event.
The Jesse Reese Foundation honors her memory by holding Mobile Joy Jars events around the country and distributing hundreds of thousands of Joy Jars to children around the world.
Mother’s love nourishes, encourages, comforts and inspires children, especially in the most difficult times.
My sons and I support the Jesse Reese Foundation in memory of my wife, Kim, who died of cancer in March 2021. We will continue to be deeply grateful to Jessie Reese for pointing the way to her philanthropic endeavors and for the comfort she brings to our hearts. heart.
Jessie Reese getting ready for Joy Jah, 2011.
As the sun was setting that October day, after all but one family and friend had left, the only people left at Tysons One Life Fitness Gym were Jesse Reese’s father, Eric, and his father. was just a small team of volunteers and staff. Even a little bit of support means a lot, but he spent the day filling 3,000 joy jars with just what the kids needed to keep them going.
My late wife, Kim, taught me how to focus on things that outlast us and honor those we love
In addition to stuffing his day in a jar of joy, Nathan continued to direct Coach Faith’s sweaty basketball practice and help out team members at the Jesse Reese Foundation.
(Kim Hoffman and his two sons.)
Nathan was still full of energy. I asked him what gave Joy the strength to organize, carry, and box his jars into shipping boxes.
“Dad, I’m packing the Joyger today. Not tomorrow. Not next week. Today,” he said.
Some days are more important than others.
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And it was the same for Nathan. As he rested his head on his pillow that night, he felt a degree of peace and contentment.
I felt a mother’s love.
Kim Hoffman and son. (Dan Hoffman)
It was a day to honor Nathan’s late mother. Her mother, like Jessie Reese, passed away too early after her tough battle with cancer. However, Kim’s spirit gave Nathan the strength to carry on until his righteous work for the day was completed.
A few weeks before she died, Kim told our sons that she would be their guardian angel and watch over them.
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It is the power of eternal maternal love.
And that’s what my sons and I think about this year’s Mother’s Day, remembering Kim and how she continued to inspire us to do our best, especially on our most important day. is.
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