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Hi there, my name is Tony Burgess (my friends call me T-Bird) from Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. I am a believer, bleeding heart, idealist, and blogger. I'm married to Laura the Soup Diva and a dog dad to Frankie, Cody, and Mikey. Daily I work for a blood bank recruiting donors. My blog is where I chronicle and curate the sacred, serious, and silly things in my life. I am a member of The Episcopal Church. Thank you for connecting with me. Grace, peace, and love!

The Moving Wall, Vietnam Memorial Comes To #Chattanooga

This weekend in downtown Chattanooga at Ross’ Landing The Moving Wall is in town. This is a 1/2 scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial that’s in Washington, DC. This features every name of those killed in action during the Vietnam war. There are over 58,000 names listed on the wall. 58,000 men and women who gave their lives for our country. People from all walks of life left their family and friends never to return. Honor those who served but always work for peace.

My father belongs the Tri-State Military Vehicle Club and they had some vintage jeeps and an ambulance for visitors to the wall to see. These vehicles are an important part of fighting a war.

The picture at the bottom represent the fallen five servicemen who were killed at a military post here in Chattanooga back in July of 2015. Honoring the service and real sacrifice of those who put on the uniform of my country is what this community does in a very special way. Thanks to all who have or are currently serving.

Quote Of The Day

​Do not forget to be kind to strangers and let them stay in your home. Some people have had angels in their homes without knowing it. Hebrews 13:2 (NLV)

Happy Birthday Weekend Harry Potter #harrypotter #TheCursedChild

Sunday, July 31 is Harry Potter’s birthday. He is the greatest wizard of his time and is the inspiration to millions of all generations. I am a fan of the movies because I am not an avid reader (which I should try to do more of) and what I hear the books cover more details of Harry and friends. Potter is an iconic character that has made a positive impact on the world. Everyone should strive to be magical and to be the best wizard at what they do.

This weekend they are releasing the latest installment of the Harry Potter books, a play written by J.K. Rowling and a playwright called “Harry Potter And The Cursed Child”. It should be interesting to see what happens to Harry and crew next. Will it be made into a film, who knows?

News Break

I am taking a break from watching the news. After the past couple of weeks its a good time to do it. Sure I will keep up with entertainment and weather stories but the hard news I am just needing to avoid. When you feel passionate about something and a news story seems to be tilted in one direction or another you get riled up and it raises the blood pressure. Facebook makes it hard to do that but you just scroll by fast.

My philosophy is to be informed on the issues but sometimes they can be a little much and everyone needs a news break.

Status Update

Today has been a day of breakfast, TV, blogging, laundry and doing some tidying around the homestead. It feels good to get stuff done.

Happy Anniversary Grandmom and Granddad!

Today is my grandparent’s 72nd wedding anniversary. My grandmother passed two years ago in September and I miss her every day. The love of her life, my grandfather, is still with us and he is a gift from God to his family and friends. He recently celebrated his 90th birthday too.

The following post is from one year ago when it was their 71st anniversary.

 

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Today is my grandparent’s 71st wedding anniversary. Today is also their first anniversary since my grandmother passed away last September. Polly and Leon were from a small town in Georgia, they moved around for his work in the Navy and in broadcasting. Eventually his work led them to my hometown where they raised 3 awesome girls.

My grandparents are awesome people who showed what love is to be about. My life has been better because of them. She helped raise me and taught me many lessons of life that I still use today.

I am grateful to have my grandfather still with us but I miss my grandmother very much. Some days I miss hearing her voice. We will celebrate the life they had together and the love they still share even though she lives in heaven now. They are both gifts from God.

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