Todays Blog is dedicated to all the members of The Invisible Army
Canadian family members and loved ones of our men and women serving overseas in hostile areas of the world. Whether Land, Sea or Air.Including non military Canadians serving our country in these areas.
I sent a pinecone moose to a friend currently in Rwanda. He sent me this photo, a bit of Canadiana in his accommodations.
So as a Canadian proud of our Invisible Army and of all Canadians who serve either in the Military, NGO's, or our Embassies and Consulates. May God watch over you and yours and return your loved one safely to your heart and homes. I close now with a letter from a family the Reids. Enjoy this open letter and have a great Christmas.
'We are fiercely proud to be your family' Northern Pen
Nil Sine Labore
Robby
The Reid family (l-r) - Holden Reid, 11; Katie Buchanan, 13; Louise Reid; Liam Reid, 6; and Danielle Reid, 14. At right, Sgt. Rick Reid, a native of St. Anthony who is serving in Kandahar, Afghanistan, stares out into the Afghan desert. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
The following is an open letter to my husband, Sgt. Rick Reid. 4AD Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery; Roto 6 Kandahar, Afghanistan. Hi Honey, I am proud of you. I've always been proud of you. And the fact that you are there - makes me even prouder. This is our first deployment as a family and I won't lie - it's been harder than I thought it would be. We miss you. We've built our life together and while you're away it's like someone left the window open in a snowstorm. Christmas is coming. I've shopped. I've baked. I've decorated. But it isn't the same. Liam keeps saying he's writing Santa to bring you home for Christmas. I've been trying to explain that the magic doesn't work that way and that you have to stay there to do your job this Christmas. He's only six but I think he understands. We've made the decision to stay here for the holidays. We want to be close to home. It makes us feel closer to you. And it will help the kids to be together even for a few hours. I've put the presents under the tree. The ones for you have long been sent to the desert. I don't know if you have them yet but the kids helped to wrap them and I hope you haven't peeked. We're going to make this holiday the best we can. It won't be like the others. It will pale in comparison. But we'll have other Christmases. Ones where we can sit on the front step and watch the snow fall onto the Christmas lights. Ones where we can stay up late and watch White Christmas and stuff stockings and you can steal the chocolate almonds and sneak the peanut butter cookies. Ones where you can sing off tune carols at the top of your lungs as you cook breakfast before the sun comes up. But, on Christmas Eve, look up. Seek the North Star. Make a wish. We'll do the same and in that moment we can have the Christmas magic together, even for just one second. We love you. We miss you. And we are fiercely proud to be your family. The Reids - Louise, Liam, Holden, Katie and Danielle
22/12/08
Nil Sine Labore
Robby
