Memorial Day 2010

For me Memorial Day was just another day off from work. A day if I wasn't on call I got to hang with friends and maybe go water skiing if that was an option. And this year it was really about doing better with Imagosolo in Newaygo. Which we did. But as I was home today, because of the thunderstorm, things change because as I was working on Imagosolo I also had the radio on. I listen to Chris Fabry quite a bit and today he had on his show a story about a vet on his last trip home for his final resting place. This Vet was in the lower compartment of the plane while his Mom, Dad, Wife, and daughter were in the main cabin. You see this Vet had given his life for the freedoms we get to enjoy in this country. The freedom I get to share Jesus with people in a public place. The freedom to produce materials where Jesus is pointed to. Having traveled to places in the world where this CANNOT happen also gives me perspective. Yet I still have the tendency to take if for granted. As Chris read about this Vet and his story about getting home it brought tears to my eyes and sobered my pride to think this freedom was free. For it was not and is not. So, if you see a Vet who still has the ability to travel in the main cabin, thank him or her for serving you! For fighting for the freedom you have!