Long Hollow

…I slept in this morning, until the impatient sunlight pestered me awake.

…I walked with the dogs along a country road, safe and free.

…I'll spend time in the sunshine, share a bountiful meal, maybe play some ping-pong with my kids. 

Thanks to you…

…I grew up in a country where I (mostly) make my own choices.

…I live in a land where my dreams are limited only by my own lack of creativity, ambition and drive.

…my children face a future where almost anything is possible.

…I'm free to live my life because you gave your own.

I promise I won't forget. I promise I won't take it for granted.

I promise your sacrifice won't be wasted on me.

Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.

~Gladys Bronwyn Stern