As you know, my brother-in-law came home from Afghanistan yesterday. The JOY, relief and gratitude for his safe return is beyond words. And it is impossible for me to overlook the symbolism of his homecoming in the heart of the Easter Season.
Love. Selflessness. Service. Sacrifice.
There are so many families who have given so much for us. And when our soldiers come home, it is a reason to celebrate….
To all the families who are serving our country… THANK YOU.
You bring us JOY.
And what about you? What brought you JOY this week? Tell us all about it!
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Let’s spread a little JOY!
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I have to admit that I am not going to watch that video because I know it will make me weep and I have already cried several times tonight.
I’m so glad your brother-in-law is home.
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Yeah, definitely a tear jerker – I had to get a new box of tissues.
{and I’m sorry to hear about your tough night
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Oh it hasn’t been bad. I’m just an emotional fail. I’m blaming hormones + prednisone!
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Thanks for posting that. I’m bawling.
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Hi Sharon! I feel like I haven’t been by here in a while. Forgive me! I’m so happy for your BIL’s safe return. What a wonderful Easter gift. An actual physical blessing and reminder in this time of renewal and sacrifice. I’m so thrilled that he’s back home. I hope your check out what my joyous occasion was this week….it’s quite a big one!
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I have no clue why I wrote “your” instead of “you”. I guess it was the excitement at telling you about my joyous occasion
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I love homecomings! My good friend’s husband just returned home this week from being in Iraq for 13 months!
I linked up today!
I have spent a lot of time on YouTube watching those videos! Oh my gosh…I seriously bawled!
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I love these types of videos, my husband has deployed 6 times and leaves again in 2 weeks.
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Amen!!! I’m happy your BIL is home and appreciate this reminder … thanks for sharing.
Hugs and blessings,
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I should have got the tissues ready before watching this…I know better! That was so beautiful….thank you for sharing and touching our hearts as we join together to honor and thank our service personnel for their and their families great sacrifice.
Wow! Thanks for sharing…
Just had to grab a tissue… We’ve been going through tissues, fighting a cold or allergies or something, but this was worth it!
God bless America!
Alright, so hubby and I watched this last night and we were both crying like babies. (Oops, don’t know if he would want me to say that!)
The joy on that first little boy’s face is priceless. I love how there were no inhibitions or any embarrassment in front of his friends. He just knew that there was his daddy and he ran to him. It was so powerful. Isn’t that how we all should be with our heavenly father?
Oh Sharon, both yesterday’s and today’s post have brought tears to my eyes. I am so grateful to those who serve and their families. They are all truly heroes.
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I couldn’t agree more!
Touching…thank you from a proud Army wife.
Oh gosh… THANK YOU Heather. Your family’s service to our country is a wonderful, beautiful gift.
Oh, wow, Sharon – the tears were streaming the whole time. So beautiful!
I know… isn’t the face of that little boy moving? I get choked up every time I watch it. We have so much to be grateful for!
I’m just sitting here crying at my desk.
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I know. Incredible, isn’t it?
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