PerfectPerfect once stood before me
And I was oh so happy to meet her
My angel and promise lay right before my eyes.
Silence was her source of grace.
And the exterior seems flawless.
Porcelain skin lay upon her shivering bones.
With her auburn hair and tiny waist.
Flowing in her every motion.
She almost had me fooled.
Yet upon closer inspection her faults screamed.
The voice of a shattered spirit.
And a heart that just stopped beating.
She tries to hide her bloodshot eyes.
Her teeth are yellowing, her bones are broken:
This is Perfect's scarred and tattered face.
Perfect stands before a mirror.
Simple, lifeless, inanimate.
It is the enemy within her own.
Beauty was all that mattered to her.
Erasing the consequences .
As her life slowly slipped away.
Oblivion overtakes her.
As the darkness chokes at her throat.
Death looms closer by each passing second.
This is Perfect's scarred and tattered face.
This is Perfect's imperfections,
This is everything I want to be.
Quiet Silence the echoes in the mind
The endless repeat refrains
The infinite unknowns you cannot find
In the hollow memory in your brains.
Quiet!
Speak not your recriminations
Put away the knives of old wrongs done
Silence your protestations
About a past that's dead and gone
Quiet.
What is done cannot be changed
What was said cannot be erased
But ... it does not need to set the stage
of all you do now, of your current pace.
Quiet, now.
Quiet ... now.
Walk forward; your past will not
Disappear if you walk away from it
But neither must it anchor your thought
Release yourself...
Enfold yourself in silence ... and be free.
Quiet.
Our FlagOur flag is fabric wove of thread,
Carried by heroes live and dead.
She stands for justice and courage too,
With her colors; red, white and blue.
For all who serve her, they’ll be cheers,
For any who die, they’ll be tears,
For all who love her, life is swell,
For those who harm her, war is hell.
How many moms have cried before,
As they sent their children to war.
How many dads have not returned,
Because our freedom must be earned.
Wars were waged where brave men died
As patriots fought side by side.
Our flag is still the pearl of earth,
Because of those who prove her worth.
A Soldier's PrayerIt's time to sleep
I've been relieved
My rifle at my side
My knife in it's sheath
Lord let me live another day
As I put myself in harms way
I made my choice, I took the oath
I stand for freedom, but I don't boast
My God, my country, my family
The things I hold so dear
With these all on my side
There's nothing for me to fear
But if I should fall before my next relief
I will stand before you Lord with honor and dignity
So, while I'm here please make me strong
To fight the battles and right what's wrong
What It TakesIt takes strength to be firm,
It takes courage to be gentle.
It takes strength to conquer,
It takes courage to surrender.
It takes strength to be certain,
It takes courage to have doubt.
It takes strength to fit in,
It takes courage to stand out.
It takes strength to feel a friend's pain,
It takes courage to feel your own pain.
It takes strength to endure abuse,
It takes courage to stop it.
It takes strength to stand alone,
It takes courage to lean on another.
It takes strength to love,
It takes courage to be loved.
It takes strength to survive,
It takes courage to live.
They mostly preached about family issues and how it's because society has forced God out of our families that our country is so screwed up. 
They are right! The crime rates are so high and it's not just in the big cities anymore. Not only is it unsafe no matter where you go, but now our government is trying to take away our rights to defend ourselves. It's becomming quite rediculous and I, for one, am not letting it effect my family in the slightest. There are two (2) people I answer to and they are God and my husband. 
Neither one of them are telling my it's wrong to defend myself, my family, or my beliefs. Well, that's enough ranting for now. I have plenty of time to get into it more tomorrow.
They have no internet and our laptop isn't running wirelessly yet. We're going to stay with my granny-in-law and while I love her dearly, I go nuts being at her house. All she watches all day is the news and baseball. (both of which I hate) Tony is going to be at target practice on Saturday with his cousin and I'm invited to go but I get no enjoyment standng out in the hot sun watching them fire their guns at trees. 
It wouldn't be so bad if I could shoot more. They always hog everything and leave me sitting there bored. On Sunday, we have to take granny to church, that's the whole reason we go down there because she has no way to get to church otherwise. That I don't mind as much except for I don't like the church she goes to. It's the same church Tony went to when he was growing up and it's full of old smelly people who always want to hug everyone. I just try to stay out of the way or fake sick and stay in the car. 