A story for this fine Veteran's Day
Today is Veteran’s day. A day to reflect and appreciate all who have served this great country of ours in any capacity as part of the armed forces. I am blessed to be surrounded in my life by some of the most noble, giving, hilarious, kind hearted, dedicated veterans. I found myself reflecting a lot today, not just about veteran’s day, but about the 22 years my husband served, the friends we made, the things that shaped our life. Today I would like to thank one specific veteran. I never got to thank him. I don’t know his name, and I’m sure I never will, but this story not only brings me great emotion it also sums up the willingness that so many men and women in our military have to serve, to help, no matter what. This happened about 5 years ago. Daniel was deployed, Connor was at a band competition and it was just me, Paige and the little boys. Paige had a very rough time in her early life with her kidneys (as some of you may recall). This particul...