As Thanksgiving Day approaches it makes me think about how many things I have to be thankful for. My list is long; I have been so very blessed! In a few short weeks my brother, Jordan, will be leaving to go back to war. As the holidays approach and his leave is upon us it reminds me of how thankful I am to our soldiers. These men and women fight day and night for our freedom. They don’t get the conveniences of every day life; they miss their families, spouses and children and yet do not complain while they are away for a year at a time (sometimes longer).
My cousin sent me an email about something neat Xerox is doing for our soldiers. If you go to this web site, http://www.letssaythanks.com/, you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it. The card will be sent to a solider that is currently serving in Iraq. How awesome would it be if everyone sent one of these out and soldiers were shown how much we appreciate them while they continue to fight during the upcoming holiday season? I’m so thankful for these men and women and am proud to be an American living in the land of the free because of people like them and veterans of our past.
Take a moment to say thanks as we approach a day where we all have so much to be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!
2 comments:
brooke,
thanks for sharing-this is great! anderson's brother is getting ready to go back to iraq. :(
Lyndsay - Sorry to hear Anderson's brother is heading back. Jordan is leaving in about two weeks himself for Afghanistan again. We need to cover them with prayers! Let me know your brother-in-laws name so I can add him to my prayer list. Hope you and yours have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!
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