On Veterans Day

We spent some time after church today helping to set up for the veterans dinner tonight, and then we spent a lovely evening at church celebrating those who had served in our armed services. I had the honor of working the check-in table (while Grace, along with the youth group, helped serve dinner and then did clean up after, and Emma was the raffle ticket girl). Many times during check-in I was treated to some wonderful stories from those who had served. Even all these years later, the pride that radiated from those who had served (especially from members of The Greatest Generation) was still very evident. During dinner we were fortunate to sit with a lovely family. The husband and wife had been married for seventy-three years! They married while the husband was home on leave during World War II, and at ninety-two and ninety-three definitely had some wonderful wisdom to impart.

And so, on this veterans day, we would like to take a moment to thank those who have served our country. We extend our deepest thanks to every man and every woman who believed so completely and so deeply in our country that they would choose to answer the call, take up arms and defend our freedoms.

Thank you, especially to my father and brother, both of my grandfathers, and to my uncles who believed so fiercely in this country that they would be willing to risk their lives for it. It is because of the service of patriots like them that America continues to remain a beacon of hope and freedom. Today, and every day, we salute you. xo