The Duncan Family: happy father's day

Sunday, June 21, 2009

happy father's day

Happy Father's Day
love-
Vera and Charlie

7 comments:

Rains Family said...: Oh my goodness, that is sooooo adorable!! I want to eat them up!! Clay must have LOVED this!!!; Sunday, June 21, 2009
Monica~ James~ Connor said...: awww, that is awesome! Happy Father's Day!; Sunday, June 21, 2009
Ray, Jayme, Caeleb, Alaura & Hailey said...: TOO CUTE! HOpe you have a wonderful Father's Day Clay!; Sunday, June 21, 2009
Brooke and David said...: I love it! I'm sure Clay loves it and will enjoy it sitting on his desk!; Sunday, June 21, 2009
Jess said...: these are just beautiful as usual!; Sunday, June 21, 2009
Koontz Family said...: This is an awesome picture!!!; Monday, June 22, 2009
Jason and Carrie said...: Love it! I'm sure Daddy did too!; Monday, June 22, 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