I am grateful for a new year, with a fresh start! The year 2011 brought a lot of experiences in my life that has made me change the way I look at life, and I have truly grown from my challenges and spiritual experiences that I have had. I'm grateful for all of my trials and happy moments! I want to be able to think of ways to be happy EVERY SINGLE DAY! Life is too short to spend it being sad or down. I'm no blogger, so I hope that my desire to do this everyday will continue. I know that if we stay positive, and look up in life, anything negative will become a positive experience! With that said..........Let's Smile!

Monday, May 28, 2012

SMILE #149 Memorial Day

Today I smile, because I get to think of those in my life that have passed onto the next life, and be grateful for their love, and service they have given me throughout their years on this earth.  I get to smile, and be grateful to those service men, who so willingly fought for our freedom, so that I can live in a country where, I choose what my daily tasks will be, and what I wear, eat, say.....etc.  


I have been fortunate enough to only have a couple close loved ones pass on to the next life, but they have touched my life and make me smile.  They are:


Grandpa Packer- I actually never new him, because he died at the age of 50, but I KNOW he was a good man, and a wonderful father, because he raised my father, and now my father is a wonderful man!  I'm grateful to hear the stories of my grandpa, and feel like I know him.


Grandpa Richins- I only knew him for about 6 years, because he is the grandfather of my husband.  This man did so much good in this life, and I know he is not stopped, even though he is not on the earth anymore.


I hope we remember the true meaning of this special day we call a holiday.  Here is a beautiful song, that I just found, and I feel like it somehow fits into today's post.  We all will return "HOME" someday, to live with our Heavenly Father, and I really felt the spirit while listening to this song.



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