Words that are good to hear.


Like most of the country, we've had a spell of bitterly cold weather here, but we've been nice and warm on the inside of the RV with the two extra heaters we bought on our trip home to Buffalo in October. Yesterday morning though, we woke up toasty but with no water due to frozen pipes....and our fridge decided to die as well. All day long, Ron worked on the pipes and the we finally got our water back around 3 o'clock in the afternoon, which was also when Ron and I decided that after dinner, the food from the fridge and freezer would go in the cooler. Sigh.
Fast forward to this afternoon when the repairman came to fix the fridge. Laurie, Stephen, and Kasey arrived just before he got here so the kids came inside, and Ron stayed outside with the service man. The kids and I had a good conversation inside, and then they said goodbye to Kasey because he is spending the night here tonight. When Laurie and Stephen went outside,
I followed and got to the open door just in time to hear the repair man thanking Stephen for his service....and then Ron told him that Laurie serves as well and he said thank you to her too. It meant so much to hear someone thanking my children - it's something we military moms do all the time -walk up to service men and women and thank them.
But to hear it from perfect strangers to my own children, well, it meant something.
The fridge is going to be ok after a major repair early next week - being in warranty means that the manufacturer absorbs the nearly $800 in parts and service. THAT was good to hear too.
The one thing I hope is that all of our military hear thank yous often. It just means a lot, don't you think?
God bless our troops - and some day I hope each and every one of them knows the depth of our gratitude. Not just the pride from their families, but the thanks from the country they keep free.