God Bless America

This past Monday was Memorial day and I wanted the girls to know a little bit about what that meant. Ben still works on that day so our household seems normal for that weekend. Except everyone around us is having the BBQ's, camping, lots of family fun. We do too, but I have a soft spot for veterans. Maybe just a little extra patriotic. So the girls and I went to the Veterans Cemetery to place some flowers that we had cut that morning and say a prayer for all the men and women who serve and their families. I think the girls understood a little bit. The understood that people have died. That the big boats (the ships in the shipyard) carry lots of people who protect and defend the United States of America. (Rowyn loves Geography) And that we live in a country that we can pray to our God when we want to and have our own opinions. I think they understood....