Memorial Day

Freedom Is Not Free
Kelly Strong

I watched the flag pass by one day.
It fluttered in the breeze.
A young Marine saluted it,
and then he stood at ease.
I looked at him in uniform
So young, so tall, so proud,
He'd stand out in any crowd.
I thought how many men like him
Had fallen through the years.
How many died on foreign soil?
How many mothers' tears?
How many pilots' planes shot down?
How many died at sea?
How many foxholes were soldiers' graves?
No, freedom isn't free.

I heard the sound of TAPS one night,
When everything was still
I listened to the bugler play
And felt a sudden chill.
I wondered just how many times
That TAPS had meant "Amen,"
When a flag had draped a coffin
Of a brother or a friend.
I thought of all the children,
Of the mothers and the wives,
Of fathers, sons and husbands
With interrupted lives.
I thought about a graveyard
At the bottom of the sea
Of unmarked graves in Arlington.
No, freedom isn't free.


Thank you for your service Julian

Thank you for your service Dad

Thank you for your service Honey

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Dan Crow Concert

On Friday Dan Crow came to Schweinfurt Elementary. He sang CRAZY songs! The girls had so much fun singing along with Dan Crow and the other kids! They had a blast!!

Mother's Day Gift

I finally received my Mother's Day gift from Philip today. It's so beautiful. I love it! He did a wonderful job! My ring has my girl's name on it and their birthstone! Its absolutely amazing!

Frustrated!

So Philip's Grandpa wants to deposit a large amount of money into an account for Moriah (for college). Philip and I need a social security number for Moriah to open an account for her. I filled out the Social Security Card application and called the number to get the address so I could mail the application to the states. They told me I can't get a social security number for Moriah until I have her passport in my hands and some other birth certificate (I forgot the name of the other birth certificate). The International Birth certificate I have for Moriah is not good enough. I was also told she is not a U.S. citizen until I have applied for all of these documents and they are in my possession...I'm so frustrated. I really want to go back to the states for the summer. Now I know why so many women go back to the states to have their babies. This is just frustrating and CRAZY. Its one thing after another!!

On my bedside table:
The Next Door Savior


On my TV:
Fox News


On the Chore list:
Dinner dishes, sweep under kitchen table...Tomorrow is laundry day!


New Recipe I tried last week:
Haven't tried a new recipe

In the craft basket:
its not actually a craft...Joslyn's science project! Joslyn and her friend chose to do a project with wires, a crane and batteries...I have a BIG headache (and of course they waited to tell me and the other mom 2 days before its due) the baby was crying the magnet wasnt working...its a hot mess!

Looking forward to:
Going home this summer!


Homemaking Tip for this week:
Prayer... it gets you through anything and gives you a strengh that nothing else can!


Favorite photo from last week:
Me and my baby girl



On my Prayer List:
Alot! My prayer list is never ending...I need God for my strengh and I need Him if Im going to survive in this world...no one can do for me what God does for me!

Devotionals, Scripture Reading, Key Verses:
"I will call on Him as long as I live, because He has turned His ear to me." Psalm116:2

One Month Old!

Wow! I can't believe its been 1 month since Moriah came into this world! She is now eating 3oz of formula instead of 2oz. She wakes up about every 4 hours. Moriah is very alert. She has been many places in her first month of life. Moriah visited Bamberg, the Frankfurt airport, church, women's bible study, the girl's elementary school, and sometime this week I will take her to the mall to show her what Momma and her sisters do best...SHOPPING!! She doesn't like her vibrating chair, she LOVES to be held, and loves kisses! Let's see how much Moriah changes between now and her 2nd month of life!

My Husband...

I emailed the little poem I shared in yesterday's blog to Philip and this was his response in an email to me...
That's really pretty baby. Thankyou. I love you and miss you so much. And you mean the world to me. Don't ever think that I want to go through this world without you next to me. You make me smile, and laugh. You touch me deeper everyday than anyone else has or ever will. You know me better than anyone on this earth. You know my bad side, and my good side. My weaknesses and my strengths. I thank you for loving me for who I am. I'll call you tonight beautiful. And I hope your enjoying our baby girl.
Love you,
Philip.