As has become my tradition for Memorial Day to "decorate" the resting place of those who for some reason have no other to place flowers for them on Memorial Day yesterday I did so again. Today I Googled both and found nothing. So I have no story, nothing to tell, just my imagination. Just the markers with no story... just dates
I was particularly drawn to the first site. Perhaps because I just lost my 18 year old nephew last month my heart just aches for the mother of the young man. Makes me want to hold on to my daughter just a little bit tighter. I just tried to call her, but she was working the past 24 hours and is likely still sleeping. I'll try again later today.
The second grave I left flo
wers on did have a flag, but it appeared to have been left some months ago, not yesterday. I said a prayer for their families and will continue to remember their families in my prayers. I will also go back in a few months and move the arrangements once they are faded.
I wish I had started this tradition much earlier. I wish I could say that I used to take my daughter to the Veterans' cemetery every year to help her learn about freedom and price that had to be paid to find it. I did not. I can't change the past, but I can vow that if I am blessed with grandchildren some day... this will be something I will do. I saw lots of folks on the news over the past few days that were talking about getting back to "decoration day" as it was intended and not so much about car and furniture sales and cook outs. On the 4th of July I will celebrate the freedom I have in this country. Yesterday, I paid respect to those who helped earn it for me.
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