I didn't know about the website or the event. I just knew that this scene grabbed my attention when I drove by it one day. I love our flag. It's even better when there are a lot of them. I love our veterans. This little field made me stop and look at it again. I have been by there several times since. Continue Reading...
#NeverForget
I wrote this in 2011, and this post has been a permanent page on my blog, and still is. This morning, I remember. This page is a place to more permanently keep this close at hand. On 9/11/11 I watched, I listened to, and read pieces on the 10 year remembrance of 9/11. I cried, I thought, I remembered, I swelled with pride, I felt a lot of emotions that day. That evening into the wee hours of the Continue Reading...
It’s Memorial Day – established to remind people to remember
Lest we forget. Please remember what Memorial Day is about. Give this a listen...pretty cool. Continue Reading...
Remembering Pearl Harbor
There are a lot of people, memories, and events that I focus on in December. One I try never to forget is remembering Pearl Harbor. It was before my time but it did in fact shape a period of time and altered the course of history. I am remembering, and I'm very thankful to be an American afforded with the opportunities I have, because people before me wouldn't let freedom be snatched from them. Continue Reading...
The day after
The day after; it’s been just a day, a single day. I went to bed early this evening because I was completely wiped out. Exhausted. All I wanted to do was to lie down, close my eyes, turn my brain off, and drift off to restful slumber. Well, I got some of it done, but the brain just wouldn’t quit. The last few days have been overwhelming for a number of reasons. And after a brief stop on the couch, Continue Reading...