Happy Memorial Day
In the United States, where tens of thousands of our members live, on the last Monday of May each year we celebrate Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a federal holiday set aside as a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.
According to Wikipedia, as a marker it typically marks the start of the summer vacation season, while Labor Day marks its end. Many people visit cemeteries and memorials, particularly to honor those who have died in military service. Many volunteers place an American flag on each grave in national cemeteries.
Banks are closed. Restaurants are closed. Most people don’t go to work. I’m not most people. I’ll likely be working from sun up until well after the sun sets tonight. But throughout the day, I will remain grateful for the many men and women who have died protecting the freedom of our country, as well as fighting on behalf of countrymen all over the world to liberate their own freedom.
Today, I won’t write a typical blog post but rather will leave you with our national anthem sung by one of the fallen heroes of the music industry, Whitney Houston. If I’m not mistaken, her rendition of this anthem became the best-selling version of all time.
After posting the video, I decided to go back and take a look at it. I’d not seen it in some time. My eyes swelled, like many of yours likely will, as it’s the most soul-stirring version of this song I’ve ever seen. And my heart ached for a woman whose life should have been filled with endless joy but rather, by her own doing, was filled with never-ending pain. I pray you and I will spend every day grateful for all we have and never waste a moment fretting about what we don’t.
Until tomorrow…make it a great day!
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