Saturday, November 6, 2010

Not home for Christmas...

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Sure, Thanksgiving comes first!  But, I've got Christmas on my mind right now.  Those of you that know me well know that I'm not a big Christmas guy.  Never have been, really.  Even less so as I grow older.

It's a long boring deal that I won't subject y'all to.

But, last Christmas, I almost had all my boys home for Christmas.  The only one that couldn't make it was #2 son.  Now, #2 son is living back here, so he'll enjoy the season with kin.  But, #1 son won't.

No, #1 son is deploying to Iraq on Dec. 12.  In fact, he's boots on the ground in Fayetteville, NC right now getting all prepped up at Fort Bragg.  I ran across this Christmas card at Buck's joint, and it really grabbed me.  Of course, #1 son won't see the snowy Dec. 25 that our WWII heroes did.  And, even though he'll likely be in the air on his task, it won't be in a plane like this.

And, he won't be home. 

He'll be half a world away. 

And, I pray he'll be of good cheer.

4 comments:

  1. I know Fayetteville and Ft. Bragg all too well.

    Best of luck to your son, Andy.

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  2. Pepper spent quite a lot of time at Bragg.

    Praying for you all.

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  3. Yep... our best thoughts* go with SN1, Andy. And thanks for the link.

    * coz we haven't got that prayer thing down.

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  4. We don't do a big Christmas either. But I have been known to send out a card or two. With SN1 deploying, you will have to let us in on his address. We can bombard him with cards.

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