Boys Hit the Beach!

Over the last weekend, we took the boys to Morro Bay, it was lovely! They loved the beach, touched the Pacific Ocean and just hung out. Ryan in Green and Erik in Blue:

Anniversarius: from the Latin words for year and to turn, meaning (re)turning yearly

Must an anniversary be a celebration of a past event, or can it be commemorative? And must commemorative be sad, lonely and grief-filled? Why do memories run so short while heart-ache never heal? I worked with Dave, Pat Tillman's uncle, the heart ache can be turned to good action, but the loss is for forever...

The world is embarking on the 40th anniversary of the 6-Day War. I ask, have the lives lost in this war been honored in the actions of politicians, soldiers and citizens not only of Israel and Gaza but also those of us arming, funding and training them? Has progress been made, do those of us who worship the same and one God portray his love or his vengeance?

Yesterday was the 1 year mark of my arrival, big bellied and oh so naive, to deliver the boys. This Sunday is the 7th anniversary of the wedding, and a year from today will be the anniversary of the legal initiation of our divorce.

Why is it "happy" anniversary? Can the tenor of an anniversary change over time?