Supporting Our Soldiers
I am 100 percent patriotic. I am one of those people who want to rip bumper stickers off cars that knock America, US soldiers, our president, and anything anti-American. I put my hand over my heart when the national anthem is playing. And I cry at the link below reminding us why it is important to pray for and support our troops.
This little video is heartwarming and thought provoking. SOLDIER’S VIDEO. If you have trouble, just go to my Honor page at www.joy-cafe.com and view the video there.
I served my country in the US Air Force for four years. I was there when protesters treated returning Vietnam Vets with disdain and unbelievable rudeness. My father was US Army. I am an Army brat who was raised in 2 foreign countries and 6 US states. I had so many addresses by the time I was 19, I had to ask my mom for a list for some job I was applying for that required major security clearance.
I recently learned of a wonderful website, Soldiers’ Angels. Their motto is “May No Soldier Go Unloved.” At present, there are 44 soldiers awaiting “adoption” and I encourage you to adopt one. It’s inexpensive and easy to do. They have several programs you can join from sending letters and packages to being part of a team that does so or supporting the families.
It requires a very little amount of your time and money to support our troops and their families in a very REAL way. Go to http://soldiersangels.org/ and check it out. I guarantee that you won’t regret it.
The war may not be in the news as much as it was but the soldiers are still over there protecting freedom and keeping evil at bay. Please consider supporting a soldier today.
JOY is all the freedom we enjoy here in America. I think we sometimes forget that there are people who don’t have any rights - those very rights we take for granted. Men and women can pretty much become anything they aspire to be - politicians, business people and owners, mothers, students, free. In some places in the world, a woman can’t even show skin (like an ankle or wrist) without dire consequences.
We whine about gas prices, grocery prices, SUV’s, weather, America, neighbors, and voting (yet we have the right to vote). While they may be viable concerns, we have forgotten to be grateful. We have become a spoiled-brat nation.
Next month, we celebrate our independence. Many people don’t even know what this means. Take some time between now and July 4th to understand the freedom we enjoy in the United States of America. Be grateful. Express your gratitude.
I love America and being American. I love living in America and all that implies. We are a blessed nation even if we forget it sometimes.
