Dandelions & Military Kids

  

I mowed the lawn yesterday only to find tons of dandelions when we went outside this morning. Some might call dandelions "weeds", but I was not upset at all to see them mixed in with the grass. They really can grow well anywhere, they are adaptable and resistant to pesticides and no one wants to mess with them because they have protective prickles! 

April is the month of the military child, and the dandelion is the flower of the military child. 

Military children are adaptable, they are outgoing, they can grow anywhere, they are resistant to negativity, and they are tough!  

I know this isn't an easy way of life for anyone, but it is our life. The service member and their whole family contribute. There are sacrifices for every member of the family. So I thank my wonderful children, who had to be uprooted from their big house with lots of room to run around inside on colder days and a big yard with a pool for summer days and one set of grandparents down the street and the other set only a few hours away...  and thrown up here in NJ, so far away from everything they have ever known. SO far away from all the extra hugs & kisses they deserve regularly from their grandparents! They amaze me everyday~ Lucy makes friends everywhere she goes & Charlie is such a sweet boy! 

THANK YOU LUCY & CHARLIE!