The Duncan Family: Thanks Great-Grandpa

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Thanks Great-Grandpa

While we were in Florida we picked up Vera' Grand Father Clock that her Great-Grandpa Charlie made for her.
We are so blessed with great family!!!!

4 comments:

Laura @ live.laugh.photograph said...: Love the clock! You are very blessed....; Thursday, July 12, 2007
beth ewing said...: that is beautiful. did he make it from scratch?; Thursday, July 12, 2007
Jason and Carrie said...: I love your clock too! Gotta love Grandpa!; Thursday, July 12, 2007
Duncan Family said...: It was a clock kit that my Mom and Uncle got my Grandpa to make for Carie and I. He likes projects like this!; Friday, July 13, 2007

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