Remembering

Remembering...

That freedom is not free.

Remembering...

That someone died for me.

Remembering...

The families who made the sacrifice.

Remembering...

That friends have suffered and lost.

Remembering...

That I never will forget!

Thanks to all who have served and to those who have paid the ultimate price!  I will never forget the price you paid for me or my family!

To my husband, brother, father, step-father and cousins who served:  you are my heros!

Perspective

What a deep word to be thinking about on the Holiday weekend!  It is perspective about Memorial Day, however, that has changed for me over the years!  Let's start at the beginning!  My Birthday is May 31 and every 7 years it falls on Memorial Day itself while 4 out of those seven years my day falls in the weekend that is Memorial Day weekend!  Are we tracking so far?

Anyway, when I was younger, Memorial Day and the weekend preceding it were all about me and my Birthday!  We would plan MY party or a fun vacation for MY Birthday!  I had no clue that there was an actual meaning to the day and just assumed that everyone in the U.S. was celebrating my birthday!!  Ha!!  Ha!!!  Now, as I have matured, I know the true meaning of the Holiday and wish we could just forget that I have a Birthday that will make me another year older!  Sigh..........

So to all the men and women who have served our country including:  my dad (US Navy), my step-dad (US Army), the Knight (US Army) and my brother (US Army National Guard) I say a big thank you!  So during all the celebrations this weekend remember the fallen soldiers who died for our freedom and thank a Veteran or Soldier in your community for all they have done!

Enjoy your Holiday!!