Christmas time. As always, I'm digin it.
This year, as with each of the last eight, my thoughts have gone out to our military and civilian sheepdogs - the men and women on the job keeping the rest of of safe and at peace and, in doing so, missing their own families and the warmth of those moments steeped with aromas of good cooking, good cheer and good times.I wonder sometimes if they wonder, sometimes, if we truly appreciate what it is they do.
Do we take for granted all they give us - or have we come to "expect" it from our public servants. Having been on the job myself for 20 years, this is one guy who clearly understands their risk and the sacrifices they make. Seems I remember making them myself a time or two. Today, in my retirement from "Copland," I miss my firends terribly; friends who happen to be the men and women on the job. I proudly say now what I could not say to their faces then - for fear of their sometimes harsh but always good natured teasing.
They always were my heroes--and always will be. Always.
Going into a dark building or some one's backyard at three in the morning to look for an intruder or prowler; stopping a suspected, armed felon driving a stolen car; charging into a burning building ahead of the fire department to rescue anyone inside. These things happen every day in America. Do you truly appreciate the skill and devotion this takes? I hope so, for their sake.
And the military. Their risk and the price they pay, goes without saying. Each who has served has earned my lifelong respect and thanks. Each who has fallen, will live in my heart for as long as it beats. With each day I draw a breath in freedom and peace, I send out a prayer of thanks to all in uniform
.And so, may I share my wish for the heroes among us? It is a simple desire for a peaceful and uneventful season full of all of the good things we so look forward to this time of year. The hugs from children, the joy of giving or the thrill of receiving a special gift.
Whatever it is - may they have it.God bless them all.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
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