A Quiet Day is a Good Day

With today being a holiday, there isn't much going on around the neighborhood of which I am aware. I thought my bronchitis was improving and I guess it was for awhile; however, today, my cough seems to be worse. Perhaps it's because it has, once again, turned rather cool. That's okay with me because I love all weather, rain or shine.

Today is a very important holiday and I'm so glad our state made Veteran's Day a required holiday for school-students and teachers (no workdays allowed anymore). We tend to forget all the men and women who have served in our armed forces, but today makes us remember the sacrifices made, not only by the the service people, but their families as well. I, for one, am proud to be an American who honors this day. My hubby is a retired AF officer and he had to be separated from his family at times. We were once stationed in an unsettled country filled with strife. Living in Panama during the Coup of 1968-69 was quite an experience we were happy to live through and be able to talk about today. The radio station in sight of our apartment was bombed; we were unable to leave our apartment for several weeks (fortunately, some Panamanians living in the building would bring us groceries); when we were finally able to leave the apartment, the Guardia Nationale (their police force) would search our car while holding the muzzle of their rifles in our faces, our children's too! Things were very scary for quite some time there. (I will take more time to tell you more experiences in a later blog.) I cannot fathom what our service people in Iraq and Afganistan are having to deal with today but I know they are in my thoughts and prayers. Won't you say a prayer for them today too?