What She Said

As the mother of a new Airman, Memorial Day has an even more special meaning than in years past.

It means I have come to appreciate what my father, uncle and grandfather did to secure our freedom.

It means I understand now what the mothers of our troops have gone and are going through.

It means that I will have a lump in my throat…..more so than normal…..when the National Anthem is played, when a flag is raised, or when I say the Pledge of Allegiance.

It means my son has willingly marched into the unknown with my full support.

It means I’m more aware than ever that our freedom comes at a price.

And it means that I am the proud mother of Airman John H. Swinney who has my heart, my love and my complete support. God Bless You, Son.

This has to be the funniest title for a news article that I’ve ever seen:

“Woman Sits On Boyfriend’s Face To Stop Ex-Wife Call“

I’ve been a Twitter subscriber for two years, but never realized the addictive fun of “tweeting” until a few months ago. During my early days of trying to understand the logistics, I ran across the Twitter account of Drew Olanoff, a young man with cancer.

I followed and watched as Drew expressed his pain and anger at this impartial disease. And I watched as he fought back…as he made it clear, he was not giving up or giving in…as he used his Twitter name (@drew) to draw attention and money to his fight…as he became stronger and stronger and won. Yes….he won…and only he can tell us the depths of hell he went through to defeat this nasty, ghastly disease.

And today is his 30th birthday. He could have given in….he could have slipped away….we could have never known the courage he has….and we would have never been able to say “Thank You”.

Dearest Drew,

Thank you….from the bottom of our hearts….for helping all of us understand that a cancer diagnosis should not be a death sentence or something we’re ashamed of, but should be met head on with the determination that it will not control nor take one minute away from our lives.

Thank you for being brave enough to publicly discuss your cancer. More people than you can imagine have benefitted from your willingness to share your dark secrets.

Happy Birthday, Drew. No person in the world deserves this birthday more than you.

Blessing and love,

Kit White

An amazing little girl…

This post is for Lucinda Blackwood in the hopes that if she should happen to run a search on herself, she’ll find this site.Then she’ll wonder why her name is in this post and she’ll contact me….a high school buddy (Lovington NM, class of 1971)

Yea…….what she said!