A Soldier Comes Home

The world today is fast paced and goal oriented, always moving forward at the speed of electron flow beneath our fingertips on the keyboard, but today, on July 4th, a member of my family sent me a story about some of the photographs of the year that stopped me. That's one of the qualities of a photograph that I like. Photographs make time stand still.

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Todd Heisler
The Rocky Mountain News
"Jim Comes Home"

You might want to take a moment to view those photographs of a young family that gave up a great deal so that we could continue on our busy way.

Ultimately, God's purpose is much bigger. Through freedom, God's message of love is much larger than the message of war or certainly hate. In these eight simple photographs of the Cathey family, you can see that message of love.

As you freeze time with photographs of your children this holiday, remember the families that have given their lives for others all over the world.