I Live With Heros

I Live With Heros

There are people in my family and they are all heros to me. Let me introduce you to my personal Hall Of Fame:

Jen - My wife and one of my biggest heros. Jen has Cystic Fibrosis. She lives with more crap each day than anyone I know. She has to do two breathing treatments each day hooked up to a machine that occilates her chest and breaks up the mucus and infection that collects which makes it hard to breathe. Jen loves life and is so full of "vinegar". She is so much bigger on the inside than her 5'3/4" stature. She is a great step-mom(I hate that term) and loves Jason and Jessie. She makes birthdays and special occasions so much fun. Jen loves animals and is presently on a mission to get another dog. We fight about this - I want another dog too, just not right now. Counseling anyone? I love my wife more than life itself and love how she loves me. She is my best friend, my soul mate, and my hero.

Jessie - My daughter is another of my heros. Jessie is 16 and courageously negotiating life right now. Do YOU remember 16? I mean shit! I don't know if being a teenager now is actually harder than when we were that age but it sure seems like it to me. Jessie has a job at a local restaurant, has a boyfriend(His name is Jesse, which makes things really fun), she plays softball, wants to run cross-country this year, is in Student Government - TIRED YET?, excels in school, has a social life with friends, takes care of her cats and shuttles back and forth between her mother's house and here. I admire and love my daughter. She is one of those kids that everybody wants as their own - I'm proud to be her Daddy.

Jason - My son is a Marine. He is still in training at Camp Lejeune, NC. His chosen job is Infantry and, through some interesting circumstances, is now training with LAR - Light Armored Reconnaissance. Jason is 19, loves to play poker, plays with his iBook and iPod, loves music, has a great sense of humor, and is a man of integrity. He is my closest male friend (see Jen above for my closest female friend). You should thank your fucking stars that we have Marines like Jason - he will represent his Division, Battalion, and Company well. He will be in Iraq next March. He is my hero. Oh, and he will be with us this weekend for the holiday. I can't wait to see him and catch up on what's going on.

I hope that you are fortunate enough to have heros. They spur you on. They make you think. They show you truth and set the bar. I have hero's in my home. I am most thankful and fortunate.

Have a great 4th of July Weekend.

WH