Well...how was your Memorial Day weekend? Did you Thank a Vet for his service for our country? I must admit that I did not...not because I didn't want to, but because I really wasn't out much this weekend...but do not think that I do not appreciate our vets...because I really do! When I am out and about on a regular basis, when I see a vet or a service man or women I say hello to them and I say Thank you...So I celebrate Memorial Day several times a year....it is really easy to do this and I believe it is appreciated.
Do we understand what Memorial Day is really all about?
Well this holiday was proclaimed at the end of the Civil War on May 5th 1868, as a way to celebrate the lives of the men, primarily, who passed away and also those who fought in this war and were injured, but not killed. And the first actual celebration was on May 30th, 1868. This proclamation was put together by a General John Logan who was a member of the northern army.
Now I know that for a large majority this is a way to just plain have a nice long weekend...and Thank you for that....because for some of us this is the only little respite we have....others have a little more and that is wonderful, but just make sure that you appreciate the fact that there were people that died so that you can have the freedom to have a paid holiday at the beginning of the summer.
Do you have service people in your family....I do my natural father was a career service man in the US Army....and since there was a divorce within my family when I was just a child, I was blessed to have two fathers...and my second father was also a service man. So yes there was an awareness of the services in my life....and for those of you who do not have service people in your life...adopt one or maybe two...they will appreciate it and you might just learn something from the opportunities afforded to you by meeting and learning about another individual and the why's for their decision....so take some time each and every day to value what others have done for you so that you can have and enjoy the freedoms that you have!
So go and be a blessing...find someone to bless!
Do we understand what Memorial Day is really all about?
Well this holiday was proclaimed at the end of the Civil War on May 5th 1868, as a way to celebrate the lives of the men, primarily, who passed away and also those who fought in this war and were injured, but not killed. And the first actual celebration was on May 30th, 1868. This proclamation was put together by a General John Logan who was a member of the northern army.
Now I know that for a large majority this is a way to just plain have a nice long weekend...and Thank you for that....because for some of us this is the only little respite we have....others have a little more and that is wonderful, but just make sure that you appreciate the fact that there were people that died so that you can have the freedom to have a paid holiday at the beginning of the summer.
Do you have service people in your family....I do my natural father was a career service man in the US Army....and since there was a divorce within my family when I was just a child, I was blessed to have two fathers...and my second father was also a service man. So yes there was an awareness of the services in my life....and for those of you who do not have service people in your life...adopt one or maybe two...they will appreciate it and you might just learn something from the opportunities afforded to you by meeting and learning about another individual and the why's for their decision....so take some time each and every day to value what others have done for you so that you can have and enjoy the freedoms that you have!
So go and be a blessing...find someone to bless!
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