This is dedicated to my oldest friend.
I will not forget the morning when I was sitting at my mothers kitchen table when in walks one of her oldest friends. She makes herself a cup of coffee lights up a cigarette looks at my mom and starts to cry. My mom ask her what's wrong? She looks up and yells " They are taking my baby, she is going to war, my baby"
She goes off to war and thank God she comes back safe.
The other day I was listening to the radio and a song came on called Jesus and Soldiers. One of the lines went something like (Only two men have ever died so that I could be free, I thank God everyday for Jesus and soldiers)
That got me thinking, I don't think I have ever once thanked her for being brave enough to fight for my freedom. When she went of to war we where both young I didn't want to think of where she was or what she was going through so I just pretended that like so many other summers she was at her grandmothers, in the fall in my mind she was just off at school. She was much braver then me.
I need her to know that I am sorry that I did not thank her then. I would like to THANK YOU now. Thank you for standing up for our freedom. Thank you for standing up for our rights. Thank you for standing up for the rights of our children. I don't know why it took me so long to realize what you have put on the line for all of us. I mean I am not stupid I know what is on the line. I mean to really Feel the meaning of what you have been willing to put on the line. I love you and have so much respect for you. I promise I will not forget what you have done.
I would also like to thank each and every soldier out there. I have started to talk to my boys about what it means to be a hero. That is what each and everyone of you are a hero.
Thank You!
I read some of your other posts (although I should be doing homework) and it feels like I am spying on you... or like I stole your diary and am reading all your secret thoughts. A little wierd, and sometimes uncomfortable, but I figure that you want the world to know your story now and it is pretty cool to listen to someone else's mind wander. Anywho, great writing, it is very insightful and thoughtful. I think that it is good to learn from our past, it creates wisdom, but we cannot live in it and should not dwell on it or else we will miss out on our future. I struggle with that battle frequently... Anywho, gotta get that homework done!
ReplyDeleteLove ya,
Nikki