Visiting Arlington Cemetery and the Iwo Jima Memorial

This past Monday, August 31, we joined our friends Tom and Rebekah and their kids at the Iwo Jima Memorial and the Arlington Cemetery. We had a lovely picnic dinner near the Iwo Jima Memorial. We then went for an evening walk through the Arlington Cemetery. The weather was clement and the walk cheery. The girls would weave through the tombstones and stop and pray at random graves. We made our way over the graves of the three Kennedy brothers. My lack of esteem for them drove us to intensify our prayers for them. Good article here on the topic.

While at the grave of the late Sen. Kennedy, a random lady told Madge and her friends, "He would have loved you children." With his abortion background in mind it's a wonder whether or not he and other like-minded politicians would prefer those same children dead or alive. Maybe it all depends on whether they're "wanted" or not. Lots to think about and lots of souls to pray for, including our own.