The Duncan Family: Beautiful Weekend

Sunday, March 11, 2007

Beautiful Weekend

What a beautiful weekend... Clay and I took Vera for a bike ride. The weather has been great and our neighbor let us borrow their rider. Their daughter, Hailey tried it out for us too!

Hailey waiting to go for a ride...

Clay pumping up the tires....

Matt adjusting Vera....

Ellie lovin on Vera....

Hailey....

1 comment:

Jess said...: cute little girl! Yeah Luke and I are excited to start taking Makenna for bike rides. But first she has to get here! You will have to let us know how it went for you with Vera only being a little over 3 months old.; Monday, March 12, 2007

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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