Reflecting with Gratitude!

Today is Memorial Day...a time when many enjoy fun in the sun...We are spending the 3 day weekend at the lake, relaxing and spending quality time with friends and family. However, for many Americans, this is a day of unbelievable sadness. As an Air Force brat, I knew the days, months and years of being separated from my father. When my brother was born, my dad was in Korea (during the Vietnam War). My brother was 8 months old when my father first met his son! We have audio tapes from those times...I was a confused little girl, asking the tape recorder, "What are you doing in there? I miss you...I sure wish you'd come home!" My daddy came home, just like my grandpa came home to his little girl (after World War II, following 3 1/2 years in battle with German soldiers). But, little boys and girls never saw their daddies (and mommies) again! I am a grateful American! Freedom was won with the blood of our courageous men and women! I look forward to teaching my children about these heroes whom we honor this and every day! But, today is not a holiday in Honduras, so I am hoping to hear from our attorney. The committee did not meet two weeks ago, but they did meet last Friday. School ends this week...and starts again August 27th. I would so love to have the children home by then...13 weeks...praying specifically!