Such profound emotion.

This day started normal enough. Everything seemed so ordinary yet such an unusual set of events would ultimately lead to an extreme experience. An experience that would lead to profound emotion. Emotion full of so many feelings.



We got up this morning to eat breakfast. My inlaws are in town and wanted us to meet them to eat (first in a long line of circumstances.) So we headed out to breakfast. Roy (father-in-law) needed to pick-up Betty (mother-in-law) before we could eat (second circumstance.) This made us extremely late for breakfast. Burger King was our only choice (number three.) We ordered our food and sat down. Well the kids wanted to move next to the window to sit with their cousins who were also at Burger King (number four.) I ended up sitting at the window because my seat had been taken by someone (number five.) We finished eating and were about to leave when Grace asked if she could take her cousin out on the patio to feed the birds. I said sure but only for five minutes (number six.) As I sat there by the window I looked out and was amazed.



Coming down Clinton Hwy was the longest procession of Motorcycle cops I have ever seen. Followed by many city cruisers. Then several undercover cars proudly displaying American flags. Followed by more motorcycle cops. Suddenly there was a white Hearst with huge American flags wavy from the back. The procession of cars that followed was astounding. Most of them decorated with flags. Then bringing up the end was 40 to 50 motorcycles ALL displaying American flags.



It didn't take long to realize that this was the funeral procession for Jason Hovator. He was killed last Sunday in Afghanistan. I was truly overwhelmed by what I saw and felt. I felt such sorrow for this family. I felt such gratitude for a soldier who gave his life for my freedom. I felt such pride in my country. I felt so unbelievably moved by the support I saw for this young man today. My entire attitude and outlook was changed today.



For a moment today my life stood still.