In Memory of Those Who Have Gone Before Us
Tomorrow is Memorial Day. I'll spend part of the day at my father's gravesite with my mom and siblings. Anne took flowers to her parents' gravesite today. Memorial Day for me has historically been just a national holiday where I got an extra day off from work. Maybe it's because I'm "retired" and no longer employed that it has taken on a different feel and meaning for me this year. It seems the focus on Memorial Day is generally directed to the remembrance and honoring of our fallen military personnel and the sacrifices they made to protect our freedom. That, and the many sales. It is also a day, however, to remember our deceased ancestors and others who sacrificed so we could enjoy the blessings and comforts we do. I'm grateful for my father, who taught me through his example the importance of a good sense of humor, patience and charity, humility, honesty, and most importantly a knowledge and testimony of a loving Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ. ...