The Duncan Family: cincinnati zoo

Saturday, May 30, 2009

cincinnati zoo

Another great trip to the zoo! What a great way to spend Charlie's 1st birthday minus the tears when it got too close to naptime!!!

3 comments:

Ray, Jayme, Caeleb, Alaura & Hailey said...: You can never spend too much time at the zoo!!! At least that it was my kids think!; Saturday, May 30, 2009
Laura @ live.laugh.photograph said...: we just did that yesterday too!; Sunday, May 31, 2009
Megan and Kyle said...: Looks like ya'll are having fun!! Also you'll have to give my email to Brooke since she went private and I like to keep up with them too!!; Monday, June 01, 2009

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