The Duncan Family: The Britton's

Saturday, April 14, 2007

The Britton's

Vera got to meet Ella yesterday. Jon and Angela came over to say Hi and we put Jon to work. He has been so great helping us unpack all the boxes and today he helped us paint the whole house! YES,the whole house is painted already.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: So happy to hear you made it safe. If I know you Nadia you will have the whole house put together already. What pros you have become. Vera looks like she has already made friends. How exciting. Good luck with your new home. Give Vera a kiss for me. Love you all! Aunt Mindy; Sunday, April 15, 2007

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Military Wife

I never wore the uniform, no medals on my chest.
The band, it doesn't play for me, I am not among “the Best.”
I do not march in cadence; I do not rate salute,
I stand among the silent ranks, our devotion absolute.
If you've not worn my shoes, you do not know my story.
I live a life of sacrifice, my reward a private glory.
I've wept many silent nights away,
and I've kept the home fires burning.
I've worried and I've waited, as world events were churning. I've moved more times than you could fathom,
left more people than you've known.
I've planted gardens 'round the world,
very few that I've seen grown.
I've grieved with new-made widows,
and had my share of scares -- when a ship or plane or man was down, and all I had were prayers.
I'm not asking for your sympathy, (although appreciation can be nice) I did it quite on purpose --I chose to sacrifice.
I'll tell you a secret now, one you'd never guess.
About the one glory that is mine,
it's just enough -- no more, no less.
When you and I stand together as our national anthem plays, I'll fill with reminiscences of how I spent those days.
I'll know the pain and joys again,
I'll know that freedom isn't free,
I'll know I've helped to pay the price –
and that the anthem plays for me.

Elizabeth Soutter Schwarzer
Marine Wife