A visit with the past

Ed had to go into work this afternoon and again I took off in the car.  This time my mission was to visit Valley View Cemetery.  My parents were married in the chapel at the cemetery. That may seem weird to some people but this is a lovely old stone church high on a hill that overlooks the cemetery.

I then went across the street to the cemetery itself.  Here is where my mothers parents are buried along with her younger brother who died much too young.  I made my way around paying my respects to those relatives who have gone before us.   I then went down the hill to a small creek that runs behind the cemetery.  This was the place where my parents wanted their ashes spread.  My brother and I did this several years ago, and whenever I am in the area I return to this peaceful spot. 
                                                                                                                                
On this Memorial Day weekend please take a moment to remember those servicemen and women who have sacrificed there lives for the freedoms we enjoy.