This year, a person, very near and dear to my heart, defended this nation in Iraq- my precious, baby cousin, Sam. (Okay, so he’s 27 years old, but he’ll always be little to me.) For 7 long months, my husband and I prayed for him, along with countless others. We prayed for his safety, we prayed for his spirits, and we prayed for his sweet wife, Leigh, as she waited anxiously for his return.
As a teacher, I often talk with my students about the brave men and women who protect us everyday, and I listen to the students talk about these soldiers. Children are not concerned with the politics going on behind the war. What they do know is that these people are their heroes. Forget Batman or Superman or Spiderman. Place a soldier in their presence and for a few short seconds, they are speechless. Give them time to make a card to send to a soldier and they will not tell them their opinion on whether or not they support the cause. But what they will do is write very largely in their CRAYOLA marker, “Thank You!”
Many times I have heard, and even said myself, “You can learn a lot from children.” That statement could not be more true. Currently, their is a video circulating through email courtesy of “The Gratitude Campaign.”
Please visit
http://www.gratitudecampaign.org/fullmovie.php
and see what a simple sign can do for the random soldier you pass on the street.
My cousin returned, physically unharmed in September. I will have the pleasure and joy to see him at Christmas, and I will be telling him, “Thank you!”
<><LinZ
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January 4th, 2008 at 12:08 am
I just read your blog and watched the movie and of course cried. We are all so grateful for Sam’s safe return and pray daily for our troops. I also am so thankful for the service of all those who pledge to protect this country. Thanks for putting the website on your family one. Love, MOM a.k.a. Gigi