The Duncan Family: Metze Family

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Metze Family

Clay and I stopped by the Metze's house today for an early (Skyline) dinner. Granny and Grandpa were so happy to see Vera, oh and us too!......

2 comments:

Laura @ live.laugh.photograph said...: Hi Granny and Grandpa! Love and miss you! I will be coming in next week! Glad you guys got to see each other!; Thursday, September 20, 2007
Laura @ live.laugh.photograph said...: P.S. Granny, please tell me that's not my houseplant in the background I gave you to take care of?!?! Whatever it is it's beautiful! But I'm not taking it back LOL; Thursday, September 20, 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