Friday, November 10, 2006

In Remembrance

A Pittance of Time


Remembering with a thankful heart all those who have served and all those serving now to keep us free and help others be free. Your sacrifice does not go unnoticed! My family will never forget!


Video by Terry Kelly written from an experience he had in a Nova Scotia Shopper's Drug Mart.

In Canada we remember on November 11 with Remembrance Day. On the 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour we pause for 2 minutes of silence to remember and honor the fallen and those on missions and serving.

In honor of the those in the States who are remembering Veterans Day, and those of us in Canada, Remembrance Day. May we all pause and remember and be thankful for those who served and are serving and for their families and the sacrifices they have made.

21 comments:

Hen Jen said...

Wow Susanne, that made me cry.
thanks for sharing it.

how did you get it onto your blog? I would love to put it up on mine...I am so computer challenged!

Jenny in Ca

Donnetta said...

I saw this somewhere else today too... but so very powerful to see more than once.

May we ever be mindful and never forget the sacrifices that have been made and are being made!!!

Remembering and honoring them with you...

Eden said...

May we never forget the ones who have passed to give us our freedoms.

Katrina @ Callapidder Days said...

Thanks Susanne, for sharing this. This song had me welling up all over again.

Carol said...

That was cool. Made me think of my dad. He'd have thought it was cool, too.

Am I the only one who noticed the song lasted 4min 30secs?

Anonymous said...

First it is so cool to learn about other country's remembrances etc.

Second, excellent and touching video.

Chris @ Come to the Table said...

Thank you for sharing this.

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful idea. I can't wait to honor those who serve tomorrow!!

Tammy said...

Love this, Susanne...

Happy Rememberence Day. It's so important to remember those that have served for freedom.

PastormacsAnn said...

Thanks for this Susanne.

2nd Cup of Coffee said...

Beautiful. My dad is 83 (soon 84) and is a WW II Vet. Very meaningful.

Anonymous said...

This was beautiful Susanne, and you know me, being a military wife, anything military related makes me cry :)

Thanks for this :)

Hugs,
Sandra

Anonymous said...

What an awesome post. I am so glad we both have this day to honor our veterans.

Melanie @ This Ain't New York said...

And, what people like him do not realize is that the brave fought and died for him too. And no matter how he acts or how disrespectful people like him are, those brave soldiers would do it all over again. That's what truly makes them honorable.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for sharing that. It made me teary eyed.

Sarah said...

Susanne, thanks for sharing. I think it's neat that your nation has such an established, universal way of remembering together the sacrifices made by your soldiers. 2 minutes of corporate silence can speak louder than many, many words.

Jennifer (or anyone else interested)Here's a post about how to put video in your blog.

Ms. Kathleen said...

Suzanne, That was AWESOME! Thank you so much for sharing. We should do something like that here although there are parades and such in many places. God Bless you!!

Anonymous said...

Just found your blog"

In Jesus,
Maria in the UK
www.inshishands.co.uk

Anonymous said...

Just having a little look round your site

In Jesus,
Maria in the UK
www.inshishands.co.uk

Susanne said...

Maria in UK. Welcome. I tried to go to your site through the address that you left but it didn't connect. So hopefully you come back and reread the comments.

Islandsparrow said...

We showed that video at our (pre)Remembrance Day event at our school.We always honour the veterans in our community with a ceremony and a luncheon. The students give speeches, read poems, sing songs and lay wreaths.It is hard to keep 200 children still during these events - but there wasn't a rustle or a whisper through this whole song. It conveys the message so powerfully.