If you could really reach out and take the hand of a soldier, shake it, and tell him how you really feel about what he is out there doing for our country what exactly would you say? I think about this all the time but I recently got the opportunity to send an email that [...]
Posts Tagged ‘war’
Letters from Home
Posted in Worthy of Note, tagged fighting, freedom, letters, Marine, soldiers, soldiers angels, support, war, write on June 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A Mother’s Love
Posted in Personal goals, Photos, Poetry, tagged brave, heart, Iraq, love, Mother, paper crane, prayer, soldier, war, woman on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ever since I read about Kevin, the soldier that was hurt in a suicide attack in Iraq, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about his mother. The woman that sits by his bedside waiting for him to show some sign, anything, to show her he will be okay. My heart hurts for her and [...]
Prayers for Kevin
Posted in Personal goals, tagged angels, challenge, Iraq, Kevin, paper cranes, soldier, soldiers angels, war, wounded on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My heart goes out to this soldier and his family and friends, especially his mother. I know what a struggle this must be for them. Kevin was wounded by a suicide bomber in Iraq. I found out about Kevin through Soldiersangels.org His family has a blog set up for him here –> Kevin
I sent Kevin my [...]
My first Paper Crane
Posted in Personal goals, Photos, tagged origami, paper crane, peace, troops, war on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It took me a few hours to finally get it right but I did it! I made my first paper crane and mailed it out today. I hope the soldiers who receive my cranes realize how special they are. They symbolize strength and hope and carry with them my wishes for them to recover from [...]
Sadako Sasaki and 1,000 paper cranes
Posted in In the news, tagged alaska, Dermot Cole, Fairbanks, news, paper cranes, sadako Sasaki, soldiers, Story, war on June 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I have been holding on to this newspaper from Sunday, June 8, 2008 because of a story about a little girl named Jenna and her quest to make 1,000 paper cranes for a cancer patient. It is such a truly inspiring story written by columnist Dermot Cole in the Fairbanks Daily Newsminer and it hit me [...]
