I am assuming that most of you have at least 10-12 minutes today or tomorrow to read through news articles, social media posts, and commentary regarding the various protests and stances surrounding our National Anthem and the American Flag. Continue Reading...
Flag Day
Flag Day Everywhere I go in these United States I feel a little better when I see our flag on display. She really is a grand ole flag. It's beautiful. It's sharp. It's symmetrical. It carries meaning. It demands respect as countless souls have battled just to see it wave yet another day. Our flag has been the star that thousands have wished upon while in some foreign land. Our flag Continue Reading...
By Heart – from The Daily Post
Today's prompt from WordPress bloggers caught my eye...You’re asked to recite a poem (or song lyrics) from memory — what’s the first one that comes to mind? Does it have a special meaning, or is there another reason it has stayed, intact, in your mind? Two songs came to mind this morning. The first was Seven Spanish Angels. The second song was our National Anthem. Continue Reading...
Remembering Veteran’s Day
This morning is Veteran's Day. In Canada it's Remembrance Day. In my home we are honoring, remembering, respecting, and we are thankful for our Veteran's, past, present, and future. I am home with my three youngest children this morning and I want them to know what this means, and why we remember. A few minutes ago, my son came into the office and asked if I had just heard Theodore yelling. I Continue Reading...
Our National Anthem
It's a cool, clear, crisp autumn morning and I temporarily lose the ability to discern depth by gazing deeper and deeper into the vastness of blue above me. In the background, I am listening to a loop of various renditions of our National Anthem. This version has become one of my personal favorites. Sometimes I sing the words, sometimes I hum a bit, and sometimes the emotion just makes my voice Continue Reading...
Proud to be an American
Sing the Anthem! Sing it to yourself. Sing it together. Sing it to your kids. Our National Anthem is on my mind. It often is. I can always count on Chicago to take The Star Spangled Banner to another level, and they did it for Boston again last night. They get it. They always get it, just watch. Desert Storm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvpxVE_kQXg 9/11 Tribute Continue Reading...
Never Forget
I am re-blogging this piece in remembrance of 9/11/01. I have added only this paragraph and have deleted nothing. Just the same sentiments in remembrance. The crisp, clear, clean, cool morning this morning reminds me very much of that fateful morning 11 years ago. 11 years ago today, heroes weren't born, but rather emerged, as heroism was in so many who, through events beyond their control, were Continue Reading...