Oh my good golly...how I have missed my little ol' blog. BUT, I wouldn't have missed a moment of the past weeks spent with our Son who was home on leave from Afghanistan. No sir~ree bob...not one precious, emotional, big huggin', jet~lagged, war story filled, sad goodbye at the airport moment of it...AMEN.
So before I get back to my regular AND {...get ready friends...} more~creative~than~every~before~fun~loving~blog~posts...let me share with you...my fellow great people...what I learned from my American Soldier Son.
Simple Lessons Learned From An American Soldier
1. Life is EXTREMELY precious.
2. Honor those around you...because by the afternoon they could be gone.
3. Pay attention to your life....PAY ATTENTION....do your best, because YOU are responsible for YOU....no one else...no one owes you anything!
4. If you want anything in life....EARN it! Learn, Train, Practice, Take Responsibility.
5. If you get knocked down....GET UP and get on with it.
6. If someone near you gets knocked down....give them a hand. Say ~ "I HAVE YOUR BACK." And mean it!
7. Be grateful for EVERY day....even the ones that break your spirit and your heart...because those kind of days are the ones that truly make you the best kind of human being.
8. Sleep is PRECIOUS.
9. Life is PRECIOUS.
10. FREEDOM IS NOT FREE!!!!!
God Speed to all of you. Have a wonderful Sunday....I know that I will. Even though he is back over there and we miss him so stinkin' much we can hardly breath...I am totally grateful for the honor and privilege of being his mom...and how blessed I feel to be missing him...yes, blessed...because we have this great young person in our lives that is so miss~able.
OKAY...now back our regularly scheduled blogging....how lucky we are to have this amazing creative outlet and connection....pretty darn lucky I'd say.
Big Ol' Tear ~ Filled Smiles ~ Ramona
