a week in review

A lot has been happening this last week or two. In total i have seen the church i work at twice, have seen my father twice, and have seen 5 different airports...you guessed it, twice!! I have had little if any internet access and have opened up my laptop a grand total of around 4 times. I am not going to lie, not answering email has been good...vacation has been good, but i now feel the pressure to get back into the swing of work.

Anyway, a couple of thoughts worth noting:
On my way to Orange County California New Year's eve, i was sitting behind a couple of Marines, one dressed in full garb, the other lookin' like a civilian. These two guys were talking about the war and all that had been going on with their company in Iraq 'n' what not, when a buff white dude approximately 40 years of age walked up to the marine fully dressed and, with a pat on the shoulder said, "It would honor me greatly if you take this ticket and sit first class. I greatly appreciate all you do." The marine was a little taken back, thanked the gentleman and sat first class all the way to Cali!! I thought to myself, what a great thing to do for one of our soldiers. They are working their butts off over there in the middle east and it is only appropriate for us to honor them in simple ways such as this. Too often today, we forget the price of freedom. People want peace not war, but forget that our soldiers are fighting for peace! By all means, i hope we never have to use force ever...but that is not always the case, especially with the world we live in. Regardless, our people are following orders, and they represent this nation; a nation that believes in inalienable rights for all human beings. Whether one believes in war or not (specifically THIS war) is irrelevant. I think it would be a good thing for us all to do something small, like giving up a first class seat or giving a gift card to a restaurant or store, to honor our men and women in arms. It doesn't have to be anything extravagant; just has to come from the heart.