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Brace yourself, because after those two beautiful days, I have a feeling old man winter is going to show up with a vengeance! The wind is already kicking up and poor Kramer is hesitant to leave his warm spot on the couch to go do his business and Josie is in her bed with covers over her head and I don't even want to mention the word "outside" to her! Whatever the weather, we are stuck with it, so drag out the big coat and be prepared. I don't really mind the cold weather except for when it snows and sleets..me and ice just don't mix and I have a fear of falling on the old dereierre when its slick out and having that fear just makes me more prone to actually having it happen!
That's enough about the woes of winter!
Just want to remind everybody that tomorrow is Veterans Day. I know that war is a sour subject right now and that there are mixed feelings about our involvement in Iraq..but that doesn't change the fact that our soldiers are there just the same and they are there to promote our freedom, no matter the cost! Whether you personally know a veteran or have family or friends in another country in the military, take time to acknowledge them...They are brave individuals and they are where they are because they care about our country and they value the freedoms we enjoy in America.
They need our support and most of all they need our prayers.
My oldest brother was in the Korean conflict and came out with a lifetime disability. He passed away a year and a day after 9-11..my thoughts will be of him tomorrow because he was my brother. I was very young and didn't even understand about war, when he was over there, but I remember the concern my parents had for him and the worry when they didn't hear from him for weeks. I remember the stories he told me about combat expierences. Today I remember him as a hero...even though his life was altered by what he went through, and he wasn't the same after coming home from that war. War takes something away from everyone involved..some are wounded physically, some mentally..some both. Unfortunately, the mental wounds sometimes never heal. So, whether you know a veteran or not or whether you know a serviceman or woman or not, pray for them and remember what they did for all of us tomorrow, and everyday!