Topic : 1 More Yellow Ribbon

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Created on : Sunday, September 11, 2005, 02:24:35 am
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1 more yellow ribbon

September 11th is a GOOD DAY to establish a message board to discuss ways we can SUPPORT OUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS in the military.

This forum is established for soldiers, their families other compassionate and concerned individuals for both mutual support and to talk about real things folks can do to help.

Will you please join us?

Most Americans agree to support OUR TROOPS. That’s wonderful. But what does hat mean? OUR TROOPS are individuals... every soldier is someone’s son or daughter. As we tie our yellow ribbons, let’s attach names to the sons and daughters collectively know as OUR TROOPS.

FAMILIES are also caught up in the war.

THIS WAR has hit our home. Our son Mike is in the desert. Until he returns safely the light on our patio shines day and night on a large AMERICAN FLAG tied with a YELLOW ribbon. We call it MIKE’S LIGHT. Please light a lamp in your window or keep a porch light on, fly the flag proudly, and tie a yellow ribbon for those in harms way. Post a picture of your tribute here.

What else can we do to support those who are sacrificing because of the war? Everyone can do SOMETHING.

Who do you know that is in-harms-way? Tell us about them. We can do more to support our loved ones. We can make our voice heard here and make their voices heard as well.

When I asked our son what I could do for him, he said, “You speak for me!” Mike said I should tell people that each man and woman in the military has a job to do. They need the support of the American people to get the job done and come home!

Mike’s Mom .


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October 10, 2005, 9:38 pm PDT

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Hello all. I just wanted to say that I love your support board and it is so good to see military families trying to support other military families. I am an Army wife and my husband is deployed for the second time. He has been gone for a little over 5 months. The first time he was there we were not married so this is my first deployment with him. Also to add a little more to this deployment we have our first child who was 3 months when my husband left. From what I have read you guys seem to be a little more experienced at all this deployment stuff so I was wondering if you had any advice for helping my husband and son bond. I know that it will probably just take time; I just don't want my son to be scared around his father when he sees him. I show him pictures of him constantly and every time he calls I put the phone up to his ear so he can hear his voice. Our son is almost 9 months now and my husband will not be home until April.  

I would also like to ask for a few special prayers. Three of the guys in my husband's unit have been injured in the past month. Two this past week. Please say a special pray for each of them and their families. You are all in my prayers every night. I pray for the safe return of each of your loved ones and please remember my family in your prayers. Thank you. 

 
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October 11, 2005, 12:28 am PDT

Hi

Hello just wanted to show my support for all who serve in the military.  My prayers are with all of  you.  My husband is currently deployed in the desert.  It's his first deployment, and we have been married for three years.   God Bless our Troops 

 
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October 11, 2005, 10:08 pm PDT

A Blue Note to *1 More Yellow Ribbon* Folks

I can barely keep my eyes open tonight
I’ve been reading and rhyming until almost daylight
For several nights in a row!
Why? Would you really like to know?

Blue made a special post on some of the ”most popular” boards
And I heard from folks by the hordes!
Lots of greetings and waves
One terrible rant... and many raves
Some folks didn’t “get it”
Because I usually ‘kid”
It was like a Pandora’s Box
When I lifted the lid
I had a message to get out
And I’m glad I did!
I have said so many times
Words can be powerful
Even words in sing-song RHYMES!

Greetings to Vickie and Kelly and friends
Please join me in welcoming FIRST TIME POSTERS: cheeeky68, adawife, and bren1135
I will be back Wednesday night with REAL replies
THANK YOU GUYS!

Blue
akaMike’s Mom
 
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October 12, 2005, 5:51 pm PDT

GOOD EVENING KATHY/MIKE'S MUM...

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I can barely keep my eyes open tonight
Ive been reading and rhyming until almost daylight
For several nights in a row!
Why? Would you really like to know?

Blue made a special post on some of the most popular boards
And I heard from folks by the hordes!
Lots of greetings and waves
One terrible rant... and many raves
Some folks didnt get it
Because I usually kid
It was like a Pandoras Box
When I lifted the lid
I had a message to get out
And Im glad I did!
I have said so many times
Words can be powerful
Even words in sing-song RHYMES!

Greetings to Vickie and Kelly and friends
Please join me in welcoming FIRST TIME POSTERS: cheeeky68, adawife, and bren1135
I will be back Wednesday night with REAL replies
THANK YOU GUYS!

Blue
akaMikes Mom

How's things with you and your family? Hope all is well with you all and Mike of course!! How is he doing right now? Or haven't you being able to hear from him for awhile.  

 

Yes, welcome to the "First time Posters" it's good to see more people here thats forsure. 

 

Well Mark, Stephanie and myself are all doing fine here of course. 

 

I did like your little poem that you wrote here. You are quite good with the poems aren't you. It's one thing that I have never been able to do, is to write peoms. I guess it's just one of those special gifts that some lucky people have. 

 

Well you all TAKE CARE and we really hope that Mike is staying as safe as he can be right now. LOVE KELLY. 

 
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October 12, 2005, 7:07 pm PDT

Welcome Creeeky68

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Hi folks I am knew to these boards, so i just thought i would stop by and say hiya to all of you.My husband was in Afganistan for a year then home for about 4 months and of again to Iraq. He came back from there after about 8 months.  He came back with an injury but is doing great now.I just want to say  some of the days r long and the road can seem never ending  at times. The best thing  for my self was to stay focused I stayed busy and was busy with the kids If you can stay focused It will also help the kids during this long seperation. Reach out to each other on those lonely days and nights and to those who know what you are going through ecah day and lonely night. I want to share  one of my poems i wrote when My husband was deployed  many years ago Hope you enjoy! 

  

A Future Of the Past 

  

I knew you before i met you 

A Future of the past 

In Orbits of our own... 

Yet.. twin dimensions 

An unearthly glow is cast. 

  

Your body revolving around me, 

warm and enveloping 

Like the earth revolving around the sun, 

Surrounded by the stillness 

Sudden roars and rushes, 

This wind becomes wild, 

I stand within a perfect gale. 

  

Like love... the pulse of life 

My heart here like a photogenic organ 

Reflecting the imperfection 

Of the perfect world. 

A sourse of light in the universe, 

But know... 

Light depends not upon a reflection 

I knew you before i met you 

A future of the past... 

  

 Cheeeky68 

Thanks for introducing yourself with the (short version of your) story and for giving this group a sample of your poetry. You are right about keeping busy. And yes, we feel less alone when we are with other who understand what we face. That is one of the reasons for this board. I know you will find support here and we are glad you found us.

I wouldn’t be TRUE BLUE if I didn’t mention your poetry/. You will learn that I am a poet. But you will only see expression of that here on occasion. Poetry is really a sort of concise word “picture” that is often more than the sum of its parts. I see vividly the picture you have painted for your husband with your words. I hope you are still writing and that you keep a journal. You can start one here in the Shared Diaries. Check it out. Let us know what happens.

And while you’re looking around the drphil neighborhood, let me direct you to another place you might like. I’d like to invite you to Blue Notes. The message board is listed under the Weight section, but the content is mostly rhyme. We rhyme/ all the time/ about slime/ about crime/ You never know what Blue Notes folks will do/ If this is your dish/ we would like to see you!

Here is a FREE cyber-pass to paste: http://www.drphil.com/messageboard/topic/242/
We look forward to hearing from you. The *1 More Yellow Ribbon* board is a month old and it still is just getting stated and you are new to these boards so you can feel right at home here. I hope you do!
Blue
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October 12, 2005, 7:51 pm PDT

Hi Vickie! Thanks for dropping by

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I came by to read and check out how this board is doing. 

As you know I don't have any personal family in the service at this time.But I pray for all the troops and family's involved in this war.And also those who have been giving support and order threw these recent storms. 

I think this is a wonderful thing you have done by beginning this board.I am sure more will be coming to post-----just give it time Hun. 

Vickie 

I had written to “the powers that be” here about the idea but couldn’t wait. When September 11th came around, I just did it. You know how involved I am with these board so I have just started doing my post-and-run type stuff here and there when I get a spare minute --Right! What’s that?

New folks I want you to meet Vickie. She is the creator of one of the busier boards here on drphil.com. Her board is “We don’t have to do this alone anymore” and she is a good friend and a SURVIVOR!

I will be over to see you before the end of the week. So long!

Blue
 
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October 12, 2005, 7:56 pm PDT

To You: Vickie

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oops 

i should have said to mikes mom---Kathy.sorry habit calling you blue.(smiling) 

Vickie tell you true
As you see --Blue writes here too
Even a little rhyme TO YOU
You’re so sweet! This is from Blue
Opps Kathy
Opps Mike’s Mom
I’ve got to pull myself together!
 
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October 12, 2005, 8:36 pm PDT

Welcome adawife!

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Hello all. I just wanted to say that I love your support board and it is so good to see military families trying to support other military families. I am an Army wife and my husband is deployed for the second time. He has been gone for a little over 5 months. The first time he was there we were not married so this is my first deployment with him. Also to add a little more to this deployment we have our first child who was 3 months when my husband left. From what I have read you guys seem to be a little more experienced at all this deployment stuff so I was wondering if you had any advice for helping my husband and son bond. I know that it will probably just take time; I just don't want my son to be scared around his father when he sees him. I show him pictures of him constantly and every time he calls I put the phone up to his ear so he can hear his voice. Our son is almost 9 months now and my husband will not be home until April.  

I would also like to ask for a few special prayers. Three of the guys in my husband's unit have been injured in the past month. Two this past week. Please say a special pray for each of them and their families. You are all in my prayers every night. I pray for the safe return of each of your loved ones and please remember my family in your prayers. Thank you. 

Thanks you for your interest in this board and thank you especially for writing about your husband and son. There are others here with small children who are ready and able to discuss ways of dealing with the bonding issue. I think what you are doing is good. Your attitude and willingness are surely evident! ADA MOM --adawife!

Information is power. There is a lot of information on drphil.com about parenting. You may be already involved with some of the parenting boards here. Perhaps that is even where you saw the invitation for *1 More Yellow Ribbon*

I was just looking at the name of this board again. I had imagined, as each new person posted, we would be adding ONE MORE yellow ribbon, as if to say ONE MORE real person, with ONE MORE real family, ONE MORE real sacrifice for the sake of FREEDOM. And now it is really happening! One by one more people are coming.

We are glad you found your way here and know that you will find support in the days and weeks ahead!
Mike’s Mom
 
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October 12, 2005, 9:03 pm PDT

Welcome bren1135!

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Hello just wanted to show my support for all who serve in the military.  My prayers are with all of  you.  My husband is currently deployed in the desert.  It's his first deployment, and we have been married for three years.   God Bless our Troops 

Thank you for posting here. We know you will find people here who can relate to your situation. We will all be learning how to support each other as we all keep things together here at home.

Your husband is in the desert. Mike is there too. He calls it the SANDBOX! Like any sandbox it contains toys and kids. There are dangerous “toys” in THAT sandbox and, as you know, some of THOSE “kids” just don’t play fair!

Mike’s Mom
 
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October 12, 2005, 10:00 pm PDT

Good Evening Kelly! Or should I say Good Day? (New folks --Kelly is an Ausie)

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How's things with you and your family? Hope all is well with you all and Mike of course!! How is he doing right now? Or haven't you being able to hear from him for awhile.  

 

Yes, welcome to the "First time Posters" it's good to see more people here thats forsure. 

 

Well Mark, Stephanie and myself are all doing fine here of course. 

 

I did like your little poem that you wrote here. You are quite good with the poems aren't you. It's one thing that I have never been able to do, is to write peoms. I guess it's just one of those special gifts that some lucky people have. 

 

Well you all TAKE CARE and we really hope that Mike is staying as safe as he can be right now. LOVE KELLY. 

“Down Under” things always seem the opposite! Do yor toilets really flush the opposite way? Which way is RIGHT? Guess there is no Wrong! The water in mine goes left to right. I just checked. Now I bet everyone reading this will go FLUSH!
Sorry! Off subject, but we are all learning here toughener as i said before. No subject is too TRIVIAL when you are in the PURSUIT of knowledge! PLEASE! Can you tell its getting late here in Georgia? It will be about 1am EST when I post this.

Then I shift gears back over to Blue. (We all wear many “hats”) That’s where the rhyme thing comes in. Blue writes the poems. Lots of them. You can copy the FREE cyber-pass blue gave Creeeky68 and take a fast trip to Blue Notes. We have been around drphil.com since June 2004. If you really want to get rhymed-out you can visit the Blue Notes Archive at: http://www.drphil.com /messageboard_archive/?IDX=messages&DiscussionID=822

You already know that next to being the MUM of the Best KID ever (Mile) my greatest accomplishment is remaining awesomely humble in-the-face-of drphil.com Message Board notoriety! Now you know I am also a shameless self- promoter! Seriously, there is some fun stuff on Blue Notes and some words of wisdom on occasion as well. and it probably works better than most sleeping pills! Oh, and just try the rhyme thing. It really is more effort than talent. Really!
I guess I wrote all that because I was trying not to write about Mike, The last letter I e-mailed to him BOUNCED around cyberspace for 4 days and was just returned to me yesterday, I knew he was OK, but it was disconcerting. I got a short e-mail earlier tonight and he said they had been having computer trouble. I’m thinking that they probably are keeping a tight-lid on things because of the referendum vote scheduled to happen on the 15th.

Glad you guys are well. Greeting to mark and little Stephanie. Talk to you again soon.
Mike’s MUM
( trying to keep Blue in-line!)
 

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