Yesterday was Veterans Day. Today is the day after.
- Today I plan to take down the flags that run across our fence line.
- Today Applebees and other restaurants won’t be offering amazing deals and greetings to veterans, active duty personnel and their families.
- Today the city streets will be open to traffic because no parade is scheduled.
It is the day after.
Sometimes the day after is amazing!
- The day after John and I were married we knew that the adventure was just beginning.
- The day after I met each granddaughter for the first time I was even more thrilled to hold her and to count fingers and toes.
- The day after we moved into our new house, I walked through the rooms wondering how memories would be formed.
Other “day afters” bring a let down that can color our memories. In those times, the day after can never live up to the “day of.”
In spite of the calendar reminders and parades, it is too often that the “day of” passes by before we get involved intellectually, mentally, physically or emotionally and think hard on the matter. And perhaps that is what happened to you on this Veterans Day. You knew that the holiday was taking place but you didn’t really focus any energy in being thankful and humbled by the cost American veterans paid to give us the gifts of freedom, security and peace. At the end of this blog I’m providing a video of a reading by Johnny Cash that might cause you to reflect on the gifts given to protect our America represented by our American flag.
But on this day, November 12th, and on every day after, we should continue to remember, to honor, to be on the lookout for those who deserve our thanks, our patience, our reverence. On this day after, let us decide to make every day Veterans Day.
Just a thought…
Love,
Jill (just one of God’s kids)
We Gather Together 