Honor – Cathy's Blog!

Posted on May 27, 2026 by Cathy Edgett

Grace

I read the news and feel so down about all this administration is doing to destroy a country I love. I don’t understand.

My son took his son to a cemetery on Memorial Day. He talked to him about his great-grandfathers, and what they did in World War II. They both piloted planes. My father flew a B-17, and Steve’s father flew over the Hump. My grandfather fought in World War I. He died when he got sick realizing that though he fought and suffered in “the war to end all wars”, his 18 year old son would go over to fight. He couldn’t face it. Freedom has not come easily, and yet, we now have those who never fought, torturing those who come to this country for better lives. Of course there are some immigrants we might be better off without, such as the Trump family.

Anyway, grandson is still on antibiotics four times a day but he is 100% and perhaps a little more. Full energy ahead!

Posted on May 24, 2026 by Cathy Edgett

Memorial Day Weekend

This is our stay at home weekend as we honor those who gave their lives for freedom. As a child, we often drove from Iowa to Indiana, and put flowers on family graves. My uncle put flags on the graves of those who served.

This is from Heather Cox Richardson today:

President Donald J. Trump’s proposed triumphal arch would sit at a rotary on the Virginia side of the Arlington Memorial Bridge between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

The proposed arch obscures the Lincoln Memorial, built to honor the president who steered the country safely through the Civil War, but perfectly frames Arlington House, the mansion built by enslaved Americans and once owned by Confederate General Robert E. Lee. The arch does not frame the nation’s honored dead, but frames instead the home of the man who led the armies of the Confederacy that killed them.

How did things become so skewed?

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Cathy Edgett

Gratitude

This is a celebratory week. I focus gratefully on what Thanksgiving means to me. It’s a time of reflection, a time to gather and share, a time for family and friends. It’s also a time to celebrate and honor courage, and so today I focus on Senator Mark Kelly and his sense of duty and commitment.

Senator Kelly issued the following statement in response to Pete Hegseth’s tweet:

When I was 22 years old, I commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy and swore an oath to the Constitution. I upheld that oath through flight school, multiple deployments on the USS Midway, 39 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm, test pilot school, four space shuttle flights at NASA, and every day since I retired – which I did after my wife Gabby was shot in the head while serving her constituents.

In combat, I had a missile blow up next to my jet and flew through anti-aircraft fire to drop bombs on enemy targets. At NASA, I launched on a rocket, commanded the space shuttle, and was part of the recovery mission that brought home the bodies of my astronaut classmates who died on Columbia. I did all of this in service to this country that I love and has given me so much.

Secretary Hegseth’s tweet is the first I heard of this. I also saw the President’s posts saying I should be arrested, hanged, and put to death.

“If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the Constitution.”

The crescent moon last night moving toward Full!

Posted on July 21, 2024 by Cathy Edgett

President Biden

I just read that President Biden has decided to end his reelection campaign. Clearly, it’s the right decision, and yet tears come. Watching this battle as we did with Ruth Bader Ginsberg, and Dianne Feinstein is tough, especially observing it all as an elder.

If we elders are paying attention, we know our minds don’t function as well as they once did. We comfort ourselves that we’ve gained wisdom. Hopefully, we’re less judgemental, less quick to jump to conclusions, though a temper can still stop us in our tracks.

Anyway, I’m grateful for the decision. Because we’re living longer, and productively so, we still need to look at the truth that people do age. We age at different rates, and there’s always potential ahead for each of us, but maybe in the political system, as is in business, we can phase out those, especially on the Supreme Court, who’ve been invincible, and honor upper as well as younger age requirements for office.

Clearly this is a painful decision for our president, and he is a kind and wise man, and it’s the right thing to do, for his legacy and the country.

And now, let’s see what comes as whoever runs is running against a man who is also too old to be president.