♥Ache

I haven't said the things that need to be said. Not because I don't care, but because I can't. I'm not ready. Still, there's a lot swirling in my mind...a mixture of grief and fear.

"I don't do it for the glory, I just do it anyway...And I will always do my duty, no matter what the price/I've counted up the cost, I know the sacrifice/Oh, and I don't wanna die for you, but if dying's asked of me/I'll bear that cross with honor, cuz freedom don't come free..." {"American Soldier"by Toby Keith}

"So lay me down/In that open field out on the edge of town/And know my soul/Is where my momma always prayed/That it would go/And if you're reading this/I'm already home...Just remember this/I'm in a better place/Where soldiers live in peace/And angels sing 'Amazing Grace'..." {"If You're Reading This" by Tim McGraw}

"Make it count." {The Duncans}

"Earn this." {Saving Private Ryan}

"...And I don't want the world to see me/Cuz I don't think that they'd understand..." {"Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls}

"...it's so hard livin' here on my own, so please come home soon..." {Come Home Soon by SheDaisy}

"Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends." {John 15:13}

"Today is your day. You're off to Great Places! You're off and away!...You'll be on your way up! You'll be seeing great sights! You'll join the high fliers who soar to high heights. You won't lag behind, because you'll have the speed. You'll pass the whole gang and you'll soon take the lead. Wherever you fly, you'll be the best of the best. Wherever you go, you will top all the rest...Ready for anything under the sky. Ready because you're that kind of guy!" {"Oh, the Places You'll Go!" by Dr. Suess}

"...I miss you, been far away for far too long/I keep dreaming you'll be with me and you'll never go/Stop breathing if I don't see you anymore..." {"Far Away" by Nickelback}

"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of love, and of power, and of a sound mind." {2 Timothy 1:7}