I have my watch list.  But because the "delete all" does not work, it is way old.  SO I have things on it from a month ago.  It is tedious to delete each one that no one is responding to any longer.  Yet, it does have its advantages.

Recently (actually over a month ago), Gideon blogged about the death of a fellow volunteer fire fighter.  His blog was very reverant and respectful and heartfelt.  I noted it, commented on it and put it on my watch list.

Then just this week, a daughter of the fallen firefighter thanked him for his blog.  And now another has.  If I had kept my watch list up to date, I would never have seen either one.  But I was fortunate to see a couple of great ladies thanking a great man for a tribute to their father.

And it is humbling.  We all blog about many things, and fight and snap and snarl.  But every once in awhile, someone writes a great one, and is noticed.  Gideon's is that case.  I am priveledged to have read it and commented on it and even more so to have read the comments from the daughters.

Sometimes a blog is not a blog.  It is more than that. And Gideon's is much more than that.  Thank you Gideon for sharing,and thank you Annette and Brenda for your father and his sacrafice.  We all lost a great man, you lost a father.  And we all honor him for his sacrafice, and your loss.

God Bless you both.