IF YOU’RE NOT READY TO GIVE UP EVERYTHING, YOU’VE ALREADY LOST

The only easy day was yesterday.  In the Bandito Brothers’ ACT OF VALOR, an elite military force, portrayed by active-duty U.S. Navy SEALs, carries out an impossible mission with insane courage and incredible teamwork in one of the most gripping and emotionally charged movies of the year.  A fictionalized account of real life Navy SEAL operation, ACT OF VALOR features a riveting story that takes audiences on an adrenaline-fueled, edge-of-their-seat journey. When a mission to recover a kidnapped CIA operative unexpectedly results in the discovery of an imminent, terrifying global threat, an elite team of highly trained Navy SEALs must immediately embark on a heart-stopping secret operation, the outcome of which will determine the fate of us all.

In ACT OF VALOR, the audience gets to witness the heroism of a group of active-duty U.S. Navy Seals.  Though the film is a work of fiction, it allows the audience to take a peek into the risks and sacrifices these men and women do for their country and their family. To celebrate the DVD and Blu-ray release of ACT OF VALOR and to help honor current US Navy Seals, we will offer some tips on crafts you can make to give as presents to the officer in your life including a “Welcome Home” banner and photo frame.

WELCOME HOME BANNER

Know an officer who’s coming home from doing a term?  Surprise him or her with a patriotic “Welcome Home” banner to go with that surprise party you’ve been planning.  Invite his friends and family and it’ll be a coming home he or she will never forget.

PATRIOTIC PHOTO FRAME

This easy to make photo-frame will be just the thing to give your beloved officer.  Kids can easily make it with a few colored construction paper, glue, markers and a scissor.  For the finishing touches, add a memorable photo in the frame and give it to your favorite Seal member before they go back on their next mission.

DEPLOYMENT MAP

Your US Navy Seal may have been deployed to many places around the world and/our country.  Print out a Black and White map and color in the places he’s been deployed at to help depict all the countries and locations he’s been able to travel to.

KNITTED BLANKET

Should you have knitting skills, a knitted patriotic blanket would make the perfect give to that U.S. Navy Seal member you know to help him or her stay warm at night or in cold locations.  Though DIY project may take longer than the others, they’ll be sure to appreciate your time and effort into crafting this.

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I was offered 2 copies of Act of Valor on dvd to give to my readers! I’m so excited about this. Not only is this a fantastic movie, but it stars real Navy Seals! I am all about supporting our military, no matter what they are doing! This giveaway will be open for one week. Make sure you enter! Enter at the bottom of this post.

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FAMILIES WITH AN ‘ACT OF VALOR’

 

1. What’s one thing in the past month you would have changed?

Part of me wants to say that my Daddy wouldn’t have died. But I wouldn’t want him to be in pain, so I shouldn’t say that. But I miss him.

2. What was your favorite thing that happened in April? 

This is hard. I guess it would have to be getting to spend time with my Daddy the last week or so of his life, even though he was in the hospital. I loved getting to talk to him. However, his celebration service (funeral) was so beautiful. It was the most God-centered, spirit filled service I’ve ever seen. I know he was pleased.

3. What are your plans for Memorial Day?

Just spending time with my husband, sister and my Momma.

4. Have you ever traveled Space A? If yes, where… if no, would you ever try it?

I haven’t but my husband has. I’d love to!

5. What are you looking forward to in May?

Swimming! The pool at my mom’s neighborhood just opened. YAY!

My precious Daddy went to be with Jesus on Monday, April 23rd, 2012 at 5:40pm CST. Please continue to pray for my mom, sister & me as we grieve his presence and rejoice for his life. He has complete and perfect healing.

He accomplished his lifelong goal of hearing the words “Well done, good and faithful servant”.

Hey loyal readers. I just wanted to let you know the reason I haven’t posted in a few days is because my dad has been back in the hospital. He had trouble breathing on Saturday so my mom called for an ambulance. He has been in ICU since then with blood clots in both lungs. He is on a blood thinner to clear them out. He also has atrial fibrillation in his heart, which basically means his heart wasn’t pumping his blood very well. That, with the blood clots in his lungs caused the shortness of breath. It also caused his heart to pump faster since it wasn’t working as good. His heart rate was very high.

This morning they looked at his heart to make sure there were no clots and then they shocked his heart. That sort of rebooted his heart and it is now beating at a normal rate. (for him anyways!) He has also had nausea for a while and they are trying to find the cause. They did an ultrasound of his gallbladder this morning and this evening they did a CT scan of his abdomen. We are still waiting for the results of that.

The visiting hours for ICU are from 9am to 6pm so I have been staying with him. My mom can’t miss anymore work. She gets there as soon as she can and they let her stay a little longer. She has also been able to go see him early before work. We are grateful for that. My dad has had some really great nurses too! And one of the perks of being in ICU is that the nurses only have 1-2 patients each. So he gets kinda spoiled!

They did say he is ready for a normal room, but the hospital is so full that he may have to stay put for another day or two. I don’t think he will mind!

Well, I need to sleep. I hope everyone is having a good week! Please remember my dad and our family in your prayers!

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I’m sure you’ve all seen this commercial by now.

I learned this song when I was in 3rd grade choir. It’s so peppy. But do you know what it means? My sister and I were wondering that so we looked it up. This is what we found.

Alouette, gentille Alouette

Lark, nice lark

Alouette, je te plumerai

Lark, I shall pluck you

Je te plumerai la tête

I shall pluck your head

(Je te plumerai la tête)

(I shall pluck your head)

Et la tête

And your head

(Et la tête)

(And your head)

Alouette

Lark

(Alouette)

(Lark)

O-o-o-oh

Alouette, gentille Alouette

Alouette, je te plumerai

Je te plumerai le bec

I shall pluck your beak

(Je te plumerai le bec)

Et le bec

(Et le bec)

Et la tête

(Et la tête)

Alouette

(Alouette)

O-o-o-oh

The song continues in this fashion, with the italicized phrase (a part of the bird) in each verse being substituted with a new one, with the previous items being recited at the end:

• Et le cou

And your neck

• Et le dos

And your back

• Et les ailes

And your wings

• Et les pattes

And your feet

• Et la queue

And your tail

La Conclusion

The Ending

O-o-o-o-oh

Alouette, gentille Alouette

Lark, nice lark

Alouette, je te plumerai

Lark, I shall pluck you

Naturally, the literal English translation does not match up well with the meter of the song, so a slightly less literal (but more singable) version would be:

Little skylark, lovely little skylark

Little lark, I’ll pluck your feathers off

I’ll pluck the feathers off your head

I’ll pluck the feathers off your head

Off your head – off your head

Little lark, little lark

O-o-o-o-oh

And adding:

Off your beak

Off your neck

Off your back

Off your wings

Off your feet

Off your tail

Not exactly what you’d think huh! I guess it’s true that all things sound better in French. Just thought this was funny. Still trying to figure out what the song has to do with the Target commercial!

I hope you all have a very blessed Easter.