Reflections of a Navy Wife: thank you

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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

100 Followers

I saw that I had 99 followers yesterday and I hoped today I would write a post about reaching 100, so I check this morning and I have 102! WOW! I can't even believe it; I never expected such a warm welcome to the blogging community. Thank you followers of mine for reading my blog and taking interest in the things I have to say. Me, a stay at home mom, married to my sailor who is my hero. Not much of an exciting life I live over here, but I'm happy to have this blog to share it with you. A place to document cherished memories, brag about an accomplishment, vent some frustrations, share a few thoughts on my mind, and make new friends. A place to be myself. My true myself. Thank you to those of you who leave me kind words of encouragement. It brings a smile to my face and they are greatly received and appreciated :) Thank you for keeping up with my blog and faithfully reading my latest posts. You guys are so great, and such a lovely addition to my life...my blogging friends. I hope you have a great week :)

Monday, May 31, 2010

Memorial Day

I questioned whether or not I was going to write a post about Memorial Day. I thought about posting a nice poem, so I typed in "Memorial Day poems" into Google (I Google everything). After reading 20 different poems and coming across many pictures like this one above, my heart felt very heavy.
It may be hard for you to believe, but even I, a military wife, have taken this day for granted. Memorial Day rolls around and I think to myself....Hooray! Eric gets the day off! What plans can we make, who can we see?, what should I make to eat? Harmless thoughts of course, except that's all I think about.....forgetting the reason behind this special day. I drive down the road and see people opening their pools, grills out for BBQ, people in patriotic clothing. Is it me or does this have the same appearance of the 4th of July? Maybe it looks that way on the outside, but Memorial Day takes on a completely different meaning. It is not a day of celebration like Independence Day, it is a day of respect and honor for all of our military men and women who's lives were sacrificed for our freedoms. This also includes their families who they left behind. Let's not let their deaths be in vain, but be thankful for the freedoms we have that they so bravely fought to protect. We owe our lives to them. Let's not take that for granted, but remember them in honor and respect.
Thank you to all of our service members out there who are living sacrifices. Thank you to all their families who are the support team behind them. Thank you for protecting my freedoms so I can have the life I choose to live. Thank you for fighting for my life, even though I am a stranger to you. Thank you for choosing what you know is right, even knowing that the possible end result is death. I have the utmost respect and admiration and gratitude for you all.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Thank You Bloggers

I know I have only been blogging for a couple of weeks now, but I couldn't wait any longer to send out a thank you to you bloggers out there. I was hesitant to start a blog because I didn't think anyone would be interested in the thoughts and events in the life of me....a boring housewife. Much to my surprise, the welcome I have received has been wonderfully positive. In my short time in the blogging world, I have already met some wonderful people...a few of them have even become friends. Through exploring other blogs I have found so many that I can relate to. Whether it's written by another military wife who has been where I've been and awaiting her husbands safe return from a deployment. Or a mother struggling to make it through another day of putting herself last and the needs of her family before her own. Or maybe it's a young lady who has just graduated and anxiously awaiting her future. Thank you to my followers and visitors who take the time to visit my page and lend your eyes to my words. Thank you to those of you who leave comments and words of encouragement. Thank you to the bloggers out there for your honesty and truth. Truth is magnetic; it draws people in. Life is hard and it is filled with ups and downs, hills and valleys. Nobody has a perfect life. Thank you to the brave bloggers out there who have the courage to express yourselves so honestly. That takes boldness and I have much respect for you. I strive to be more like that. To live an honest life instead of hiding behind what I think others want to see from me. Some people pretend to be someone or something they are not. They live in fear of judgment of others. Somehow it's "safer" to let it all out on paper or on a screen. To "save face". It's easier to edit your words and say what you need to say but in the time and the way you want to say it. Release those things you really want to say. Just remember words are powerful. They can change lives for the better or for the worse. Why do people blog? Well, I am learning and still finding my way around the blogging world. But I think it has to do with the fact that we have something to say and we need to be heard. We listen to others, but who is listening back? Being a military wife, I have moved around a lot, to new places, starting over, not having any friends around. It is hard. I need a supportive community. I have made a bit of progress in my new location, but I have made huge progress in the blogging community. Making new friends and reading about people who are in the same situations as me, going through the same things. There is common ground. It is refreshing to know that you are not the only one going through them.
So thank you bloggers for sharing those struggles, it reminds the rest of us that we are not alone.
Thank you for sharing your triumphs as well, it reminds us that beautiful flowers grow from the dirty ground and the gloomy rain. Thank you for sharing your stories and allowing us to be a small part of your journey.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Thank You for my Blog Awards!

Wow, Wow, Wow! I've only been blogging a couple weeks and I just received five awards! Thank you so much! This means SO, SO much to me!
Thank you to Truthful Mommy for the Versatile Blogger Award, the One Lovely Blog Award, the Sunshine Award, and the Sugar Doll Award! I love your blog and I think you are a wonderful person and worthy of the blog awards you've recently received :) Congratulations to you again :)
Thank you to Katherine at Keeping up with the Heimsoths for the Honest Scrap Award! I love reading about your family and I think you are a lovely person! The honesty you put in your blog is definitely worthy of the award you just received :) Congratulations to you :)

Award Rules:

1. Thank the person who gave you this award.

2. Share 10 things about yourself

3. Pass the award along to 10 bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are worthy of the award.

4. Contact the bloggers you've picked and let them know about the award.

Rule 1:

See above

Rule 2:

1. I got married when I was 19 to my high school sweetheart and we're still married today

2. Two of my favorite things to do are reading and writing

3. I am currently enrolled at Penn Foster School to be a medical transcriptionist

4. I am my own worst critic and struggle with the feeling of not being good enough