Daily life of a Mom
Not gold, but only man can make
A people great and strong;
Men who, for truth and honor’s sake,
Stand fast and suffer long.
Brave men who work while others sleep,
Who dare while others fly –
They build a nation’s pillars deep
And lift them to the sky.
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
May God bless our military.
Thanks to them there has only been one day like 9/11/01.
Info at Wikipedia and from the Army.
E-mail Our Troops!
So, then, to every man his chance –
to every man, regardless of his birth,
his shining, golden opportunity –
to every man the right to live,
to work,
to be himself,
and to become whatever thing his manhood and his vision can combine to make him–
this, seeker, is the promise of America.
~ Thomas Wolfe
The Meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance [...]
The challenge: Make 3 pairs of culottes for my 3 yo, 2yo, and I with 3 yards of material.
The verdict: After an hour and a half of trying 3 different patterns…and lots of sighing…it just couldn’t be done.
The resolution: Make a skirt for me and culottes for the girls.
We wore them a [...]
Thankful Thursday is hosted by Iris at Sting My Heart.
I’m Thankful…
that the final text of the Declaration of Independence was ratified on July 4, 1776.
that John Adams said this about the fourth, “I believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival… it ought to be celebrated by pomp and [...]
A Fly Lady Podcast I listened to recently featured an interview with former Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell. Here is a link to the show.
Marcus Luttrell was talking about the attitude needed to make it through the Seal training. He summed it up with this saying, “There’s nothing anybody can do to make [...]
Here Comes the Flag!
Here comes the flag,
Hail it!
Who dares to drag
Or trail it?
Give it hurrahs –
Three for the stars,
Three for the bars.
Uncover your head to it!
The soldiers who tread to it
Shout at the sight of it,
The justice and right of it,
The unsullied white of it,
The blue and the red of it,
And tyranny’s dread of it!
Here [...]
One of my nephews is going to boot camp Monday and his parents sent this to me through e-mail.
Watch the movie here about using a sign to say thank you to a person serving our country.
Don’t worry about turning on your sound. It just plays slightly nasty music.
Let me know what you think. Good idea? Bad [...]
Photo from Getty Images
Here Comes The Flag!
Here comes the flag,
Hail it!
Who dares to drag
Or trail it?
Give it hurrahs – -
Three for the stars,
Three for the bars.
Uncover your head to it!
The soldiers who tread to it
Shout at the sight of it,
The justice and right of it,
The unsullied white of it,
The blue and the red [...]
I know, it’s another link…
It just seems to fit for this week.
A Soldier’s song – If I Die Before You Wake.
Thanks to my oldest sister for sending the link to me a while ago. I’m pretty sure you read my blog because my site meter says Portugal and who else in Portugal would read my blog?!
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