Thankful Thoughts This Veteran's Day

God Bless America
My Grandfather served in WW I Army

My Father in WW II Army

My Grandmother WW II Army

My Aunt WW II Navy
Land That I Love
Two Uncles WW II Marines

Two Uncles WW II Army
My Uncle Korean War Marines

My Country Tis Of Thee
Two Friends Viet Nam Air Force Marines
One Friend Viet Nam Marines
My Cousin Viet Nam War Marines

My Son the Iraq War Army

My Friend Currently Serves In The Marines 5 tours
Sweet Land Of Liberty

I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, "Mother, what was war?" ~Eve Merriam

"Freedom is never free." -Author Unknown

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ~John Fitzgerald Kennedy

O Lord, today I thank You for our veterans, for their willingness to risk all so that our nation might dwell in peace and safety. May they find the honor and recognition they truly deserve. I pray that You will heal the physical, spiritual, and psychological wounds some of these veterans have suffered. Bring a lasting peace to those who mourn the loss of comrades. Help them to find Your love and mercy, so that they may cope with the actions they may have had to take while they served our country. Make them realize that the rules of engagement in war do not always follow the laws of Christianity, but give them solace by Your scripture passages that show them that sometimes battle is necessary for the common good. Amen.

Imagine all the people... Memorial Day Thoughts in Maryland

You may say I'm a dreamer

But I'm not the only one

I hope someday you'll join us

And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions

I wonder if you can

No need for greed or hunger

A brotherhood of man

Imagine all the people

Sharing all the world...

You may say I'm a dreamer

But I'm not the only one

I hope someday you'll join us

And the world will live as one

                                                                                   IMAGINE by john lennon

as we make our way towards -

Memorial Day, Monday, May 31st

Thank you to our serving military and their families,

to those who have served, history's heros and lost.

Have we told you lately that we love you? We do!

Dear Moms, Dads,Wives, Sisters, Brothers, Aunts, Uncles, Girlfriends, Loved Ones.... yes- all loved ones ... and most of all our soldiers,

Have we told you lately how proud we are? How much we love you? How much we're thinking of you? That we are here for you? Because we are... in our prayers, moments throughout the day, when we see someone in uniform, speak to a friend, correspond with someone else on line. Thank you for the sacrifice of being away from home, your loved ones - for us, for America, for freedom.

Have we told you lately that we love you - We Love You!

Strawberry Fields Forever!

STRAWBERRY DAIQUIRIS

This popular drink was created , as the story goes, by a group of American miners in 1905 in a bar located in Santiago, Cuba, which is close to a beach that shares the name of the mine "Daiquiri". Originally served in a tall glass, this pungent drink remained in Cuba until around 1909. The drink spread it's wings when a US Naval Officer had a taste and whisked it back to the states with him. He took the recipe to the Army and Navy clubs where it grew in popularity. In the 1940's alcohol like whiskey and vodka were rationed by the military but the Good Neighbor Policy of Roosevelt allowed for easy aquisition of rum with free trade to Cuba.

The Basic Daiquiri

Juice of 2 Limes

3 oz. of light rum

1 teaspoon of sugar

glass of ice

Place ice in a tall glass, pour sugar over ice, add lime juice, add rum, stir.

FROZEN

1 cup of light rum

2 cups of frozen whole strawberries

1/3 cup of sugar

3/4 cup lime juice

place rum and lime juice in your blender, dissolve sugar in the rum and juice, add a few strawberries to the blender, pulsing to break them up and then add more. Pour into chilled or frozen glasses.

TROPICAL SUNSET FROZEN DAIQUIRI

1 1/2 cup frozen lemon concentrate

3/4 cup frozen lime concentrate

2 cups fresh strawberries

1 1/2 cups light rum

Sprite

Puree the fresh strawberries in your blender, add concentrate and rum and blend, freeze. Serve with a 1/4 cup of Sprite.

Oh Yeah!

STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER!