The Duncan Family: smile

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

smile

Aunt Annie got Charlie to smile for the first time last week.
What a CUTIE!!!!!

9 comments:

Unknown said...: What a beautiful smile! I can't wait to meet him today!; Thursday, July 17, 2008
Jason and Carrie said...: Adorable! He looks like Mommy in this picture!; Thursday, July 17, 2008
Monica~ James~ Connor said...: Awwww!!! He is so adorable. I think he favors you too.; Thursday, July 17, 2008
Laura @ live.laugh.photograph said...: He is getting so big!; Thursday, July 17, 2008
Brooke and David said...: Such a little doll! Next time I see him he'll be so big!; Thursday, July 17, 2008
Jessica said...: Awww, he's adorable!; Thursday, July 17, 2008
Jess said...: Oh my goodness he is getting so big! He is just beautiful!!r; Thursday, July 17, 2008
Ray, Jayme, Caeleb, Alaura & Hailey said...: You said it all, He is a CUTIE!!!! I love it when they start smiling!; Friday, July 18, 2008
Anonymous said...: He is an adorable little baby
boy - cute as a button and with
an angelic smile and starting to
look like his Mommy.
Luv - G-Ma Dreyer in florida; Friday, July 18, 2008

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