Monday, November 12, 2012

It's Veteran's Day

Today for the first time that I can remember, most of my children went to school on Veteran's Day.
 I, for one, think it's good thing.
My conscience is stricken realizing that today would have been like any other day off if they had not gone to school.
   Our children need to be taught to honor those who have served our country in the armed forces.
At my daughter's elem. school they have a wall plastered with little posters listing the names of veteran's our children know. Haley's poster lists "Grandpa", James P. Loghry, U.S. Air force ; "Poppa", Dorris Rushing, U.S. Navy; and uncle , Donald E. Loghry, U.S. Coast Guard. These are only a few that we could have named. Maybe next  year our list will be longer.
The school will have other activities to help our children celebrate the veterans. They all went to school wearing red, white and blue. Haley felt proud to wear the colors.
Much more of this kind of thing is needed as our country faces the future.   But most of all may we learn to pray without ceasing.