Comments on: Hunter Green and Khaki Are My New Favorite Christmas Colors

By: Gaylene

Gaylene — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:51:15 +0000

Thank you for this wonderful post. As a wife of a retired career Air Force veteran and as a mother-in-law of an Army officer, I know how often what they do is taken for granted. This year, we are giving thanks for bringing our son-in-law home safe from his second tour of duty in Iraq. He, my daughter who supports him by faithfully raising their 4 children and never complaining, and others who are serving and have served are my heroes.

By: SueBE

SueBE — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:25:54 +0000

Thank you so much for reminding us what true sacrifice is. We use so many terms so lightly without ever thinking about their deeper meaning. Thank you for reminding us and thank you for thanking them.

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:14:21 +0000

Thank you Mackenzie for this beautiful post!

My brother served 2 tours of duty in Iraq. While he was there it was easy for me to remember to thank our service men & women. Thank you for the reminder that I should always thank them for the sacrifice they make each and everyday.

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:44:51 +0000

Wow! Thanks Mackenzie for this wonderful post. I will remember to thank our service men and women whenever I see them.

Karen, you must be so very proud!

Merry Christmas!

By: Whitney Capps

Whitney Capps — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:16:40 +0000

Kenz,

I heart you. Simply amazing. Thanks for reminding us all to take the focus off ourselves and our own drama to remember those whose sacrifice is real, tangible and costly. Can’t wait to see you!

By: Kelsie

Kelsie — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:14:02 +0000

Beautifully-written, MacKenzie. I appreciate your boldness and your example. We Americans can be complacent about so many things…may we have a wake-up call this Christmas season. May God light a fire in our hearts that causes us to be holy (different) from those around us. May that difference cause others to see what an amazing God we serve. Merry Merry Christmas.

By: Lynn Cowell

Lynn Cowell — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:46:36 +0000

I recently said to a passing solider “Thank you”. I sure wish I had added “…for serving our country.” He kind of looked at me funny like…for opening the door?
Thank you so much for this much needed reminder.

By: Alan Nelson

Alan Nelson — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:51:18 +0000

Merry CHRISTmas Ehman Family,

Thank you so much McKenzie for your kind words and thoughts of Andrew and all of our uniformed men and women who serve us all so unselfishly.

I saw a bumper sticker that said something to the equivalent of “Only two people have ever offered to die for you, Jesus died for your soul and the American Soldier died for your freedom”.

On the 1st anniversary of Andrews death, we had a candle light vigil on Christmas night in honor of Andrew. There was a reporter there from Newscenter 6 and he asked me how Andrew dying on Christmas day would affect Christmas for us from now on. My answer to him was… “The birth of Jesus Christ is so much more important than death of Andrew, how can you not still celebrate Christmas? Christmas time was one of Andrews favorite time of year, so of course we will always celebrate Jesus’ birthday”. Just imagine the celebration that Andrew gets to be a part of for Jesus’ birthday in Heaven!

As far as thanking those who are currently serving their Country, and those who have served in the past, we never miss an opportunity to say “THANK YOU”. We must all remember the sacrifices they have made, and even if you have a hard time walking up to a person and saying thank you, you can at least hand them a card that says thank you. If you go to http://www.dearamericanhero.com you can order small thank you cards that are about the size of a business card, and they are free. Sometimes that’s all you need to do to let them know that you truly appreciate them and all that they do.

We must all continue to pray for all of our troops, and our leaders on capital hill. God bless all of our troops and God bless America!

Well you guys have a very Merry CHRISTmas and a Happy New Year!

Love ya guys,

By: Jessica B.

Jessica B. — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:00:55 +0000

Well said and thank you. During this time of the year and all busy times, we tend to forget those who give the ultimate sacrifice.

Merry Christmas.

By: Tami

Tami — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:43:55 +0000

Thank you MacKenzie for the wonderful words you said about our service men and women, they do give up so much and without expectly anything in return, they say “It’s just our job” but Andrew gave up so much, the time with his new wife, maybe having children, to further his career, family time, a wonderful life here on earth so we could all have our freedoms. But he gave his all and now is in Heaven with Jesus and that makes me smile. He went to be there on Christmas Day, what a special person to choose to come be with Jesus on his birthday, thank you Lord.
THANK YOU to all our service men and women and their families, I know how difficult it is to not have them home for the holidays. Thank you Ehman family for your love and support for many years and for remembering Andrew. God Bless and Merry Christmas. Your friend, Tami