As most of you know my husband is serving in the Air Force and while the lifestyle has afforded us the opportunity of traveling around the world; it too comes with its sacrifices. My dearest Aaron is headed for Iraq and we must deal with change yet again. As he heads for war, my daughter who is 19 and serving in the Army is also on the deployment list. So I guess that means I'll be buying a new pair of knee pads for all the praying that lies ahead.
This all leads up to my subject: Freedom is not FREE
We as Americans have taken for granted the luxuries of living in a free society where the simple things like:
- Coming and going without marshal law enforcing a time curfew
- Going to the store without the fear of it blowing up
- Women having the right to read and vote
- Going to school without the fear of having acid thrown in your face
- Choosing who you want to be married to
- Worshiping God however and whenever you please
- and the list goes on and on.......
So for anyone who is reading this right now.... STOP and be thankful for the blessings of freedom. And remember it is made possible by your countries Airmen, Soldiers and Seamen who sacrifice being away from their loved ones to help us keep those simple pleasures we forget about everyday.
Aaron James - Airforce
Desiree Solomon - Army
AJ Farmer - Army
Recee Bond - Army
Tim Ferguson - Air Force
