Where did it come from?

 I have been told that it feels good to start over.  To get rid of everything and start from scratch.  You stop taking what you have for granted and appreciate everything you have.

Another good reason to do a mass dumping of possessions is to declutter.  As I've been working on packing I have realized the mass amount of junk Alayna and I have accumulated in the past two years.

I am not carting this stuff back to PA... Today's main goal

TO THROW AWAY AS MUCH JUNK AS POSSIBLE

If i can reduce the trash in this place i have a feeling i won't have as much stuff to actually pack.  the junk is overwhelming.


Where did it all come from and why have i not seen the junk as junk?

Memorial Day 2012

On Memorial Day I normally pull the music video "Arlington" by Trace Atkins and put that with a few poems and a thank you to all the soldiers who have served.

Today I began thinking about those who i know who have served in the military and have served in various wars.  As the list got longer and longer i realized how lucky I am, as everyone I know and care about have come home safely, well at least alive.

Some explinations:  *R - retired  *AD - active duty  *SU - Status Unknown :  *M - Marines
 *A - Army   *AF - Air Force  *N - Navy   : *POW


Uncle Danny O'Donnell (great uncle) - *R:*AF:*A (RIP - 2006)

Mr. Don Gilson (family friend) - *R:*A

Mr. Dave Glover (friend's father) - *R:*A: *POW - Vietnam

Uncle "Major" John Skovran ( great uncle) - *R: *A - Major

Aunt Karen Skovran (great aunt) - *AD: *A - Seargant

Adam Altimus (my best friend's brother) - *R : *A -  afghanistan

Mike Haines (friend from HS) - *AD *A -Afghanistan and Iraq

Beth Kurtz (friend) - *AD *A - chaplain,  Afghanistan

Lee "Buddy" Harvey (friend) - *SU:*A -Ranger -Afghanistan & Iraq - Injured in line of duty.

Eric Leer (friend) - *R *A : *AD *N

Tim Vogt (friend's husband) - *R *N

Daniel "DJ" Hawks (cousin) - *R *AF

I am sure there are others that i know who have served, and I am sorry if I have missed your name. 

Freedom is not Free.  Sometimes it costs time with friends and families, some times it requires a life.  These people were and are willing to make that sacrafice if needed.

While I want to thank all those who served, I want to send a special thanks to those I personally know who have served.

Thank You!

Greater love has no one that this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

John 15:13