Friends, Romans and Countrymen, lend me your ears! I come here today not to praise Army wives, but to pander for them, lol.
So here's the situation....There is a contest amongst the Military Family Housing. The winner will recieve a trip to Washington D.C. to see the tree lighting ceremony. The contest is simple. Each participant entered a video showing a salute to the US Military. The person who recieves the most "likes" on their video wins. Simple right?
This is where all my internet friends and people who faithfully read my blog come in. :)
A good friend of mine, and Army wife, recently lost her father to cancer. In Washington, DC his company has set dedicated a memorial for him. My friends wish, is simply to see this memorial. So when this contest came about, naturally it seemed to be a good sign. So she did what any loving daughter would, put her heart and soul into a video of her own and submitted it for the world to see. However, the contest is about to end and she is falling behind. So I NEED your help, ensuring her victory.
All you have to do is click on this link: https://www.facebook.com/CampbellCrossing?sk=app_298940063450350. Once the video comes up, click the like button under the video. Simple right?
I need all 4000 of you to help me out on this one, please. It is not open only to those living in the United States. Even my friends worldwide can vote as well.
Losing a loved one is something everyone in the world can relate. We have all seen the effect Cancer can have on a family. At some time we have all had to say goodbye to someone we loved dearly. We as a planet may not always see eye to eye, but this is one area we will always be connected.
So I am asking you to see this from a daughter's eyes. We will all need help at some point in our lives. This is your chance to provide help to another with only the click of a mouse.
https://www.facebook.com/CampbellCrossing?sk=app_298940063450350
UPDATE: PLEASE READ! If you are having trouble with this link not going to the video directly, when it comes up click on Campbell Crossing, then click like under the video titled "Honoring Our Military".
Friday, November 18, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Poor Poor Pitiful Me
I'm having trouble getting a conversation I had with my 8 year old out of my head. She asked me, "why do grandparents (older generation etc..) eat such nasty, weird foods?" I know it sounds like an odd conversation to focus on, but humor me. I explained that their generation had to eat what was there, or they didn't eat. Which of course, brought up the inevitable question...why? This plunged us into an even deeper conversation, regarding the Great Depression, famine, poverty and even the consequences of waste.
The reason this conversation stuck with me, is simply because I know I am spoiled. I have never "really" had to worry about my family starving to death. My biggest concern is making my credit card payments on time. I know how good I have it compared to previous generations. My children know how much better they have it compared to even my generation. Hence, my issue.
I constantly hear, people my age and younger complaining about how hard of a life they have. I wonder if they would still feel that way after really listening to a survivor of the Great Depression, WW2, or someone who lost everything in a natural disaster.
I wonder if they would still pity themselves, if they spoke to the mother who has just realized her child is terminally ill? The father who has worked all his life and lost his job due to outsourcing, or the child who buried his mother after daddy drank too much?
Maybe they should speak to the widow who slept beside her husband's casket, the war veteran who lost both legs, or the family of the police officer who was gunned down over a speeding ticket?
There is always somebody who has it worse than me. If history has taught us anything, its that we are durable. The only thing we really need to survive, is food, water and shelter. The rest is just a convienence.
If we learned from, lived and loved like those before us, we would be happier, healthier and a lot less polluted in our world and our minds.
The reason this conversation stuck with me, is simply because I know I am spoiled. I have never "really" had to worry about my family starving to death. My biggest concern is making my credit card payments on time. I know how good I have it compared to previous generations. My children know how much better they have it compared to even my generation. Hence, my issue.
I constantly hear, people my age and younger complaining about how hard of a life they have. I wonder if they would still feel that way after really listening to a survivor of the Great Depression, WW2, or someone who lost everything in a natural disaster.
I wonder if they would still pity themselves, if they spoke to the mother who has just realized her child is terminally ill? The father who has worked all his life and lost his job due to outsourcing, or the child who buried his mother after daddy drank too much?
Maybe they should speak to the widow who slept beside her husband's casket, the war veteran who lost both legs, or the family of the police officer who was gunned down over a speeding ticket?
There is always somebody who has it worse than me. If history has taught us anything, its that we are durable. The only thing we really need to survive, is food, water and shelter. The rest is just a convienence.
If we learned from, lived and loved like those before us, we would be happier, healthier and a lot less polluted in our world and our minds.
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