A picture that says it all...
From the Pleasanton Military Families website
"Homecoming" page.
Saturday, April 23, 2016
Saturday, April 16, 2016
Afghanistan Again
I hope you all remember Sgt. Jeffrey C. Nelson from back in our active Road Warriors days…I ran into his uncle John Nelson (our 1,000 miler) at our old stomping grounds, Sycamore Grove Park in Livermore CA. He let me know that his nephew Jeff has been
redeployed to Afghanistan.
redeployed to Afghanistan.
Keeping you in my prayers, sir.
Be safe.
I am proud to have this photo of you Sgt. Nelson in front of the battle zone flag
you presented to Road Warriors.
Can't thank you enough for putting yourself out there to defend America.
you presented to Road Warriors.
Can't thank you enough for putting yourself out there to defend America.
Monday, March 21, 2016
Building A Veteran's Memorial in Pleasanton
I am very excited to write about a very worthy project underway in Pleasanton California…the building of a dedicated space at Pioneer Cemetery to honor our city's veterans. More than 500 veterans have been laid to rest here dating all the way back to the Civil War. The Memorial website makes it easy to donate and learn more about plans for the Memorial. What a great way to mark Memorial Day, May 30, 2016.
Click here to visit the website and make a donation
Thank You!
Monday, January 11, 2016
The Year of Restoration
My husband and I started a New Year's tradition many years ago…We give a theme to each year and then wait and watch how that theme plays itself out. This year will be the Year of Restoration…restoring those things that have been lost to us (through natural events, injury or accident for example). We have always been surprised at what we learn by keeping a particular focus on the years events and so we will see what is restored in our lives and those of our friends during the coming year. In 2010, the Year of the Gift, the year we launched Road Warriors,
we imagined ourselves to be giving many things away to others, when in fact we were the ones who had gifts showered on us.
For anyone who has served or is serving in the armed forces, I can imagine there is a huge list of things needed to be restored. It is a good prayer for us all I think. I am looking forward to 2016 with great anticipation. So we say goodbye to 2015, The Year of Peace--the year I broke my wrist mountain biking while on vacation, the year Dave's 356 Porsche engine was blown up, the year we went to the Eastern Sierra to scout out a trail for backpacking but forgot our sleeping bags and were forced out by fire, the year Dave backed into two cars and lost his Omega wrist watch, an anniversary gift in the Year of the Child, 2005. We wondered where the peace was. The answer was clear…in this world there is no peace. In trial, there seems to be no peace at all, except when you are on the other side, able to see how much you were still being taken care of by a loving Father. Now I am healed, I can swing a golf club again, the car engine is repaired, insurance took care of the accidents, and I am looking to see Dave's watch restored to us.
For anyone who has served or is serving in the armed forces, I can imagine there is a huge list of things needed to be restored. It is a good prayer for us all I think. I am looking forward to 2016 with great anticipation. So we say goodbye to 2015, The Year of Peace--the year I broke my wrist mountain biking while on vacation, the year Dave's 356 Porsche engine was blown up, the year we went to the Eastern Sierra to scout out a trail for backpacking but forgot our sleeping bags and were forced out by fire, the year Dave backed into two cars and lost his Omega wrist watch, an anniversary gift in the Year of the Child, 2005. We wondered where the peace was. The answer was clear…in this world there is no peace. In trial, there seems to be no peace at all, except when you are on the other side, able to see how much you were still being taken care of by a loving Father. Now I am healed, I can swing a golf club again, the car engine is repaired, insurance took care of the accidents, and I am looking to see Dave's watch restored to us.
Friday, December 25, 2015
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
God Bless Us Everyone
Yesterday, I asked my 10 year old neighbor what he had learned about Thanksgiving in school. His answer was, "Nothing".
So I let him know that it was Abraham Lincoln who made Thanksgiving a national holiday in the 1860's. We talked about the early pilgrims, why they came to America and the food that went along with their season of thanks.
The first line of Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation written during the Civil War..
"The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature, that they cannot fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever watchful providence of Almighty God."
We do tend to forget our blessings and from whom they flow, anyway I do. I want to count them all this year. God bless our military families with blessings too many to count.
So I let him know that it was Abraham Lincoln who made Thanksgiving a national holiday in the 1860's. We talked about the early pilgrims, why they came to America and the food that went along with their season of thanks.
The first line of Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation written during the Civil War..
"The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature, that they cannot fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever watchful providence of Almighty God."
We do tend to forget our blessings and from whom they flow, anyway I do. I want to count them all this year. God bless our military families with blessings too many to count.
Monday, November 9, 2015
THANK YOU...THANK YOU...THANK YOU!
November 11th is this Wednesday…It's Veterans Day. There is no greater honor than to give a gift of thanks to our nation's defenders. This year we are giving a gift through the Gary Sinese Foundation because he never gives up finding meaningful ways to help and honor our vets.
We can all send a roaring sound of "Thanks!" in any way that most moves us. If you like, click on the link below to see how vets are being helped through the Gary Sinise Foundation and if you would like to be a part…
https://www.garysinisefoundation.org/donate
We can all send a roaring sound of "Thanks!" in any way that most moves us. If you like, click on the link below to see how vets are being helped through the Gary Sinise Foundation and if you would like to be a part…
https://www.garysinisefoundation.org/donate
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| Veteran's Day Parade, Pleasanton, Ca |
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