The Duncan Family

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

You can't beat walking to the playground! The weather is starting to cool off, finally. Clay and I walked to the playground in our neighborhood to swing Vera. She loves to swing! I tried to swing with her but just felt nauseous...

4 comments:

Laura @ live.laugh.photograph said...: TOO CUTE! Kylie loves swinging too and I am soo glad we have our own in the backyard!; Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Anonymous said...: WATCHING THE SWINGING MOVIE MADE ME NAUSEOUS!!
LOVE, GRANDMA CAROL; Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Jason and Carrie said...: Looks like fun... she is so pretty!; Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Jess said...: great photos...love her baby blues!!; Sunday, October 07, 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