Sometimes we like them, sometimes we don’t.  We all experience change in our lives, some of it is difficult and some easy.  Some changes are forever and some for a short period of time.  My wife recently had surgery and has to take it easy for a few weeks, this means she cannot pickup our 3 year old daughter as she exceeds the 10 lb limit her doctor put on her. Talk about change!  Thank God this is one of those “short period of time” changes.  It does make you stop and pause… what if this change were not temporary?  What would I do?  Family would help, but not having my wife to take care of our daughter would REALLY change things.  I appreciate you Cindy and I love you!

This is a good time to thank everyone that has helped me throughout the changes in my life, especially for helping my children.  I am so blessed to have 4 good, honest, loving, smart, beautiful and healthy children.  THANK YOU TO ALL THAT HAVE HELPED MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.

Change is a part of our daily lives.  This blog entry was to be about change, change that I personally have experienced.  More specifically, the changes associated with having to step up to the needs of taking care of things due to my wife’s surgery. But then I remembered that today is Veterans Day.

I sat behind a lady and her young son at Church this past Sunday.  During the service we recognized any Veteran that was among us.  The brave men and women stood while we gave them a round of applause.  I notice the young man in front of me wrap his arm around his mother and give her a hug.  A bit later I overheard part of a conversation the lady had with a man sitting near her.  Her husband is currently deployed.  I then understood the hug the son gave his mom when we recognized the Veterans.  I’m sure it was a sad moment for them both as well as a proud moment.  They miss him and worry about him.

As we recognize those men and women that have and continue to serve in the military today, I think about the change they have or are experiencing.  My current changes suddenly seem trivial.  Some of the change created by their service is short term and all too often it long term.   Many have given all…

We cannot thank these people enough.  Regardless of if we agree with the reasons behind where they serve, they choose to serve regardless of their personal opinions.  They go and do as commanded.  Some may not agree with the “why” behind where our men and women are serving but let’s not let that stand in the way of today.  If it were not for the service of those in the past we would not have the freedom to express how we feel today.  Let’s thank God and the brave men and women that have served, for the freedom we have today and those that are serving now, for the freedom we will have tomorrow.

THANK YOU!