I thought about the sacrifice that so many have made. We say that sacrifice was for our country. But think about it.....
It was for you. It was for me.
I can sit here and blog without anyone coming to my door, dragging me out, and arresting me for sharing Christ online.
I can homeschool. I can vote. I can walk the streets without fear of war. I can move with my husband to a country across the globe and experience a new culture.
It is because of the soldiers who put their lives on the line.
It is because of my grandfather, who told of stories of fighting in WWII. He was in the Philippines most of the time. He tells of one time where he sat on the side of a mountain, hiding from the Japanese solders...for days!
My father spent time away from his family and friends serving in the Navy. My father-in-law served for over 45 years in the United States Air Force. My husband was an airborne ranger/paratrooper/medic in the Army 82nd.
He still will not watch the movie "Black Hawk Down". He told me one time that some of his group were in this battle.
I cannot imagine what these men saw. I cannot imagine what my great uncle went through at Normandy. And yet, they came home, and lived their lives.
We should be honoring these men and women everyday!
I have a former student who was a medic in the service. His group was bombed while in our latest conflict in Iraq. While he was laying and dying, he was giving fellow soldiers instructions on how to save a fellow brother's life. My student died....the other soldier lived thanks to his bravery.
I will not take this for granted. Too many days I have wasted.....is that fair to our military?
And what about the sacrifice Jesus made for us? Are we wasting our life in vain?
Don't waste a day. Make it count for the soldier and for Jesus!
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