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This Weeks Hero Was Suggested by Kathi
May No Soldier Go UnlovedLiving Legends began in May 2005 with a very small team of seven dedicated angels. The team’s mission was to let the families and friends of fallen heroes know that we were here to support them and to honor their loved one. At the same time, they had to make sure that they were sensitive to what the family was going through. While this team has grown tremendously, they have worked very hard to maintain that same level of dedication and sensitivity. This team is staffed with trained volunteers who carry out a very difficult mission for Soldiers’ Angels. Due to their dedication, Soldiers’ Angels is able to honor those heroes who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation and to pay their respects and offer their deepest sympathies to the families and loved ones grieving the painful loss of their son or daughter; husband or wife; brother or sister; mom or dad; aunt or uncle; their friend.
For more information on the Soldiers’ Angels Living Legends Team, you can visit their site.
TSometimes a hero is one who sacrifices everything in their life to help others. And sometimes a hero is one who sacrifices nothing more than their time.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived
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A big thanks
I love being a blogger. Want to know why? I have meet so many interesting and genuinely nice people over the last 2 years I have been blogging. Through blogging, I have been given an inside glimpse into their lives and they into mine. I have to give a shout out to two fellow bloggers that have helped me tremendously this week. First, there is Elizabeth from Table for Five. She helped me rewrite an article I have put countless hours into that I couldn’t get right. On her first try, she got exactly what I was looking for! She wouldn’t let me pay her for her help (though I am donating to her BlogHer fund!) The other person I have to thank is Jenn from Everyday Randomness. She helped me with header over at My Road Less Traveled By. Actually, she redesigned the whole thing so my title of the blog shows up. She also didn’t ask for anything for this work. In a world that is so jaded, it is nice to know so many nice and caring people out there. I have always tried when possible to help others too. Even so, I was surprised to see this at my door:
This postie pack was sitting on my front steps. When I first opened the box, I thought maybe, since my birthday is next week, this was just a present of sorts. Instead, it had a hand written note from Ted (CEO of Izea) thanking me for my help and dedication on the Izea forums. I have to admit that I was impressed that Ted took time out of his busy schedule to do that. He could have very easily just printed off a form letter. Madison absolutely loves the pen. She immediately took it out of the box and started playing with it. I had to leave for my chiropractors appointment, so I had to quit playing with everything and go. By the time I got home tonight, we ate supper and the kids went to bed. I will get a picture of Madison tomorrow with her new pen. It is soooo cute. You guys seriously made my night. I can honestly say I have never been given award ever, so this made my day. I actually called my mom and sister on the way to my appointment to tell them, because I was so excited.
Ted, I’d like to thank you too. You made a company that allows moms like me to make money and stay home with their kids. You’ve allowed people to supplement their incomes when needed. There are so many things that wouldn’t have been possible at my house without the added income that blogging has provided my family. It has been a long and bumpy road, but I am so glad I have been along for the ride.
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Life and Death
Since I have had some questions regarding this, I thought I would post about it on my blog.
As many of your know, I had a miscarriage in July. It was one of the hardest times in my life and I think in Bill’s too. He seemed to handle it much better than I did. I went to a support group and met online for a support group. I have to say that it helped me tremendously. In some ways, because I was only 5 weeks pregnant and we only knew for a week, it did make it easier. However, I still needed to grieve the loss. I learned that unless you have been through this yourself, you will never know how horrible and empty you feel.
It took me several months to actually look upon this horrible occurance in my life in a positive light. The baby I lost most likely had chromosomal(sp) problems. I would rather have a healthy baby than a sick one. At 5 weeks, there was no heart and no brain yet. In a weird sort of way, it makes me feel better. I had a friend that had a baby with all sorts of problems. The baby’s esophogus(sp) was not connected to its stomach and think there were heart problems. The baby will probably have problems all of its life. In my support groups, I met people whose stories were so much worse than mine. I realized that I did not have it so bad. I will never forget the baby I lost; I however learned how to move forward.
I also learned how to deal with others that this has happened to. Please talk to these people. We need to talk about. It is part of the grieving process. It is better to say something stupid than not to say anything at all. It would make me cry to talk about this, but again it helped me to move forward.
Being pregnant again is scary. When you are pregnant for the first time, you are scared. When you are pregnant after a miscarriage, you are terrified. Every time you go to the bathroom, you are checking for spotting. Everytime you have a cramp or a headache, you wonder if something is going wrong. I realize I look like I have it together, but I have this underlining fear that it is going to happen again. I was terrified to go my ultrasound and am scared of my doctor’s appointments. I have talked to others (I have friends who have had miscarriages) and they all said they went through this. When I had morning sickness, I was actually happy because that meant I was still pregnant. Now, I am just tired all the time which is another sign of pregnancy. However, before I was pregnant I was tired too, so I hate to use that as my sign of being pregnant. I am moody (you can ask Bill on that one). I am 11 weeks. I will be 12 weeks on Sunday. If you make it out of your first trimester, you are usually pretty safe that you aren’t going to miscarry. However, I think I will be worried for the rest of the pregnacy till I have a healthy baby in my arms.
I will keep you all updated on the progess of the pregnancy.
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