Saturday Night Phone Call

This is a picture of my husband. He fought in Vietnam.
Several years ago, we tried to find his friends that he was in Vietnam with. We had no luck.

On Saturday our phone rings. My husband answers it and the man on the other end asks if this is Charles Jeffers and of course my husband said yes and then the man asks were you in Vietnam in 1968-1969 and again his answer was yes and then the man said this is Carl and my husband said Carl Spain and the man said yes.

After 42, 43 years, my husband got to talk to a good friend that served in Vietnam with him. He was on cloud 9 the rest of the night. It was a good night!!

Love, Bella

LOVE

CHRISTMAS LOVE - paraphrase of 1 Corinthians 13
If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling lights and shiny balls, but do not show love to my family, I'm just another decorator.
If I slave away in the kitchen, baking dozens of Christmas cookies, preparing gourmet meals and arranging a beautifully adorned table at mealtime, but do not show love to my family, I'm just another cook.
If I work at the soup kitchen, carol in the nursing home and give all that I have to charity, but do not show love to my family, it profits me nothing.
If I trim the spruce with shimmering angels and crocheted snowflakes, attend a myriad of holiday parties and sing in the choir's cantata but do not focus on Christ, I have missed the point.

Love stops the cooking to hug the child.
Love sets aside the decorating to kiss the spouse.
Love is kind, though harried and tired.
Love doesn't envy another's home that has coordinated Christmas china and table linens.
Love doesn't yell at the kids to get out of the way.
Love doesn't give only to those who are able to give in return but rejoices in giving to those who can't.
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never fails. Video games will break, pearl necklaces will be lost, golf clubs will rust, but giving the gift of LOVE will endure.

This was taken from a blog that I read - http://arlingtonmama.blogspot.com/

Love, Bella