Lest We Forget November 11, 2008
Posted by Lynn in TurtleHead.2 comments
It’s Remembrance Day here in Canada. I often feel like I don’t give this day its due. It’s not a day that has a ritual associated with it for my family — the kids are doing something at school, but at home it’s business as usual. There aren’t any special foods to make or costumes to put on or decorations to put up. So it tends to go unnoticed.
It’s important, though, to remember. It’s important to take a few moments to thank those who have fought for our country — and to pray that my own son and daughters will never have to do the same.
The CBC website has put together an excellent set of stories about the origin of Remembrance Day, and some fascinating stories from the World Wars. I’m going to spend a little time this morning reading them over and being thankful.
My name is Lynn. I live in Ottawa, Ontario, with my husband and three kids. Turtlehead is my mother’s word for that groggy feeling you get when you’ve overslept. I swear I didn’t know about the poop connotation until much later.
