| Today was Mother's Day. I got up and made my | | | | service, but he didn't let it slow him down. He was |
| wife and kids breakfast. It was a sunny morning | | | | such a great example to all of us. |
| and the kids played in the backyard as I cooked. | | | | The sacrifice that families make when they decide |
| Mom was able to sleep in a little and came out | | | | to be a Military Family is remarkable. The love, for |
| right as the pancakes came off the grill. | | | | our country and our freedom, that a wife or |
| Everything was pretty normal for our little family | | | | mother has to have in order to send a soldier off |
| as we enjoyed a great day together. | | | | to war is amazing. I am sure that there are |
| We went and ate dinner at Grandma's house | | | | thousands and thousands of wives/mothers that |
| which is always fun for the kids. Again, another | | | | didn't have their soldier home with them today. |
| great meal with my family. I was sitting there | | | | They didn't have anyone to make them pancakes |
| watching TV with my grandma and we came | | | | this morning. As I thought about this, it was a |
| across a documentary on the History channel | | | | sad-happy feeling. Sad for the obvious reason, but |
| about America. The little bit of this that we | | | | happy to know that I live in a country that people |
| watched was about the Civil War. | | | | freely make that kind of sacrifice for our |
| As I sat and watched the story unfold of all of | | | | freedom and also for the freedom of others |
| the different soldiers that died for what they | | | | around the world. |
| believed, I started to think about all of the wives | | | | I wanted to take this time before I went to bed |
| and mothers of those soldiers that fought and | | | | on this special day to thank all of the Military |
| died. How many wives or mothers spent Mother's | | | | Moms and wish them a very heartfelt Happy |
| Day alone over the hundreds of years of our | | | | Mother's Day. Without your support I am sure |
| great nation because soldiers were off at war? | | | | that your Veteran's job would be much more |
| How many more were spent alone because those | | | | difficult to do. Your willingness to sacrifice your |
| brave Veterans never came back from war? | | | | family's time and safety for my family's freedom |
| As I sat with my grandma, I glanced over and | | | | does not go without thanks in my prayers. |
| saw a picture of my grandpa standing in his | | | | I hope that we can all remember the great |
| military uniform. Grandpa passed away 2 years | | | | women of the military; not only the ones serving |
| ago. I reminisced about all of the great memories | | | | on the front lines as soldiers, but also the ones at |
| that I had with my grandpa, but then grew a little | | | | home making the often unmentioned sacrifices |
| sad to think of all of the kids that have had to | | | | for us all. This is a great country with great |
| grow up without a grandpa in their lives. What | | | | women. |
| would my life have been like without my grandpa? | | | | Again, Happy Mother's Day to you all! |
| Grandpa did have some health problems from his | | | | |