The Duncan Family: hairdo

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

hairdo

5 comments:

Jason and Carrie said...: I love them both!; Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Ross & Tricia McLain said...: I am digging the no bang look on Vera!!

Cute kids!; Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Ray, Jayme, Caeleb, Alaura & Hailey said...: They are so cute! I am trying to get Caeleb's hair to spike... It is just not working. It just falls down... He wants it spiked!; Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Megan and Kyle said...: They are both so beautiful!! I love Vera's hair curled like that!! Can't wait to do the same to our baby girl!!; Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Laura @ live.laugh.photograph said...: adorable!!; Thursday, October 15, 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