Shhhhhh!!!!! It’s early in the morning on the Saturday of
Veteran’s Day weekend and I am enjoying not only the peace and quiet, but the
feeling of completeness that comes from knowing your husband is home from sea.
Veterans Day weekend, sadly like Memorial Day and 4th
of July are often just thought of as a day off by most Americans. For those who serve, have served, and ever
loved anyone who served these are days where reflection and honoring come before
BBQ’s, parades, and fireworks.
Personally, I live a life of honor and reflection, grateful
for the sacrifices daily that the service men and women have made, are making,
and will continue to make. Living,
working, and spending almost every waking moment on a military base will do
that to a person. Add to that the fact
that I am supporting my husband as he lives a life of sacrifice, as are my
children, and it’s easy to understand when I say live a life of honor,
reflection, and gratefulness that I mean it as a verb, an action.
I am given the opportunity daily to honor the service of our
active duty members as I strive to provide them with excellent childcare as the
CDC Director. Our team works to make
sure that they can go to work knowing not only that their children are safe,
but they are loved and happy. I am
provided the opportunity twice a day to reflect on the sacrifice and gift that
those who serve have given, are giving, and will give as I hear Colors twice a
day and I pause, and reflect.
I am also grateful daily for those who serve, as I witness
them daily working to serve their country.
I witness the gate guards serving as sentries to the base; I see the
medical staff at the hospital serving active duty members and their
families. I am blessed to drive down the
pier and see submarines ready and willing to go into harms way. I am witness to the tears of sorrow as a
submarine pulls out of port, tears of frustration as moms and children work to
find their grove while dad is gone, and tears of joy when that submarine comes
through the harbor and makes her way back to the pier. I am
in the thick of honor, courage, and commitment daily, I am fortunate enough to
witness sacrifice in action. So I have an unfair advantage over most American’s,
because I see daily sacrifice in action, rather than just a news clip here or
there. I am grateful for the life I have
been blessed to live as part of such an amazing group of men and women.
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