The Duncan Family: Easter Sunday

Monday, March 24, 2008

Easter Sunday

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6 comments:

Monica~ James~ Connor said...: Great pictures! She makes some of the cutest faces!; Monday, March 24, 2008
Laura @ live.laugh.photograph said...: that is such a cute dress! great pics!; Monday, March 24, 2008
Anonymous said...: HAPPY EASTER MONDAY, THE PICTURES OF VERA ARE SO CUTE. WHAT EXPRESSIONS SHE MAKES. LOVE THEM. LOVE, GRANNY; Monday, March 24, 2008
Rains Family said...: I love her baseballs!! Yea for Vera, just in time for baseball season!! Nadia, your dress is soo cute, so is Vera's.; Monday, March 24, 2008
Wally & Leah Hansen said...: Looks like you guys had a great Easter and some beautiful weather!; Monday, March 24, 2008
Jason and Carrie said...: Great pictures! Vera looks beautiful in her Easter dress... and oh, the sun! What's that?!?!; Monday, March 24, 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