okay, well, as you can tell i'm not really an avid updater but i'm tryinggggg. the lack of updates is mostly because i'm pretty busy but i'm trying to get better with this :] anyway, some time ago, i signed up to become a pen pal to a soldier that has been deployed overseas. (www.mysoldier.com) i got the guy's info by email & wrote the letter write away, haha. & now i've been anxiously waiting to hear back. it said it would take at least 5 weeks to hear back from them, so it's gonna be a while, but worth the wait, right? on the down side: i've been hearing a lot of talk about troops being sent to Afghanistan...i'm pretty sure they're going to be sent. =/ my brother is in the military & we've been told he has a very good chance of going, so all we've been doing is sitting and waiting to see what they say to him., nothing though, thank fully. he called the other day though, his contract will end soon but he's going to be switching into another branch of the military. ugh. i hate this war. :[well, if you all don't mind, i've found some songs that relate to this & i thought i would put some parts of them here :)Well i hope and pray
that when god called their name
they did not die in vain
i like to think they died for you and me
and i hope one day
when we look back again
and they're just a memory
that we'll appreciate and respect the life they gave
"The Soldier Song" - BabyfaceI can’t take another day without you
'Cause, baby, I could never make it on my own
I've been waiting so long just to hold you
And to be back in your arms where I belong
I'm sorry I can't always find the words to say
But everything I've ever known gets swept away
Inside of your love
"Here By Me" - 3 Doors Down
I promise you
I'm always there
When your heart is filled with sorrow
And despair
I'll carry you
When you need a friend
You'll find my footprints in the sand
"Footprints in the Sand" - Leona Lewis
And I've been keeping all the letters that I wrote to you
Each one a line or two
"I'm fine baby, how are you?"
Well, I would send them but I know that it’s just not enough
My words were cold and flat
And you deserve more than that
"Home" - Michael Buble
I’m here without you baby
But you're still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
And I dream about you all the time
I’m here without you baby
But you're still with me in my dreams
And tonight
It’s only you and me
"Here Without You" - 3 Doors Down
We fight to stay alive
But somebody's got to die
It's so strange to me
A new year, a new enemy
Another soldier gone to war
Another story told before
Now it's told again
It seems the wars will never end
But we'll make it home again
Back where we belong again
We're holding on to when
We used to dare to dream
We pray we live to see
Another day in history
Yes we still believe
"Coming Home" - John Legend
On that day
when you need your Brothers and Sisters to hear
I'll be right here
Citizen Soldiers
holding the Light for the ones that we Guide from the Dark of Despair
Standing on Guard for the ones that We've Sheltered
We'll always be ready
Cuz' We will always be There...
"Citizen Soldiers" - 3 Doors Down
Come home
Come home
Cause I've been waiting for you
For so long
For so long
And right now there's a war between the vanities
But all i see is you and me
The fight for you is all I've ever known
So come home
"Come Home" - One Republic
But it's not my time
I'm not going
There's a fear in me
It's not showing
This could be the end of me
And everything I know
"It's Not My Time" - 3 Doors Down
**yes, i noticed a lot of them have 'home' :p**
okie, i'm sure there are a lot of other songs that could relate to this topic, if you want drop a comment tell me the title & i'll give them a listen and possibly add to this entry. :]