It was a wonderful weekend! Dean outdid himself (as always) in making my day a perfect one. The cards and remembrances that I received took my breath away -- I'm including only a few here. Thanks to all! Then, we went to see the "Traveling Viet Nam Wall" which was hosted by our local Indian Nation Casino. We have visited The Wall in Washington, D.C., so we were already prepared for the emotion we would be feeling and we weren't disappointed. Though it is just a replica, none-the-less it was a humbling experience. Along with the Viet Nam Wall replica, there were placque after placque of remembrances of fallen WWII, Korea, Desert Storm, and Iraqi Freedom names. When you look at the amazingly long list of our fallen heroes (and they truly are that!) and look around us at the freedom that we enjoy as American, it is most humbling. We shed many tears. We spent 2 very emotional hours there.
After The Wall, Dean took me out to dinner at one of our favorites, here in Lincoln City -- the Sunflower Grill. It was yummy! And for desert, they treated me to a delicious Marionberry Cobbler that was out of this world. There goes my diet!
After filling up on delicious food, we went to the movie, "Nights on Rodanthe." We were prepared for a love story with Richard Gere and Diane Lane, but had no idea just how emotional this movie would be! It took our breath away. So many truths about relationships and getting to the bottom line of what a real love feels like. We loved watching a mother and daughter heal their badly fractured relationship through a loss; we cried as a Doctor shared the grief of a husband who lost his wife in surgery; we felt the deep anger and hurt of a son who had alienated himself from his father; and we were amazed how deeply touched we were when in the end it was love that got them all through each individual crisis -- not self-centered love, but the deep, caring kind of love that Christ offers each and everyone of us whenever we are hurting. For my emotional day, I can honestly say this was the frosting on the cake!
God bless you all and God bless America! We are so blessed to live in this great land!
2 comments:
I guess I should probably wait and see that one on video in the privacy of my own home so I can cry like a baby and not feel stupid~eh? Sounds sooo good though!
Love you forever!
I saw that movie for your birthday too! But Kenny was out of town and I saw it with one of my girlfriends - a little bit different for me... Glad you had a great birthday though - a great time for reflection and love sharing!
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