Who Inspires You??
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We all have down days, when we dont want to eat right, we dont want to workout. We just want to go ahead and feel sorry for ourselves and be lazy! EVEN ME! I call them ‘jammie days’ and just enjoy them now!
I wanted to give a shout out to the two men who inspire me beyond words!! My brothers!! It was father’s day yesterday, and sadly, I dont have a dad…nor do my kids have one….so both of my brothers fill in as the ‘male role models’ in our lives!! And what incredible role models they both are!!
My older brother has been married to my beautiful sister in law for 14 years now!! They have a beautiful daughter!! He joined the US Army after 9/11 and followed in my grandfather’s and uncles footsteps serving our country! He is a medic and he was in a very bad area of Baghdad during the first part of the war. In the first week he was there he was housed in plywood and cardboard! If you think life as a soldier on duty is ‘cushy’ think again! Everyday they had to face up to 100 explosions on base! In the first 10 days he was there, he was on patrol and wound up surrounded by insurgents on top of a Police Station roof for 5 days! Not a day went by while he was in Iraq that I didnt worry! My older brother is only 10 months older than I and I have never known a day without him! Watching his strength to face life in Baghdad motivated me to take on some of my biggest dreams and anytime I tried to find an excuse not to do something…all I had to do was remember what he was facing everyday!
My baby brother also joined the Army and is an M.I. Which fits him PERFECT! Josh is incredibly intelligent and he is as gifted psychically as I am or more! He has studied many of the martial arts and how energy moves and works!! Whenever I need advice or just need a ‘Guru’ I go to Josh!! He always knows what to say and I pray one day he writes a book! His mind is beyond fascinating as is his spirit!! I cant begin to tell you how blessed I am that he is my brother!! And its SO funny when the older sister is going to her baby brother for advice…but honestly…my mom does too! He is just amazing!!
So this is my BIG SHOUT out to the soldiers who are currently in Iraq or Afganistan and serving! To Rage…THANK YOU for serving so our butts can be free! Isabelle and Rage’s momma…I understand very well what its like to have someone you love over there!! Hang in girls!!
To my Crazy A$$ Sky Hero (C.A.S.H.) that sexy helo pilot friend of mine who has done two tours as a Medavac Pilot…YOU ROCK!! Stay safe and sexy! Cant wait to see you in Texas!
And all the other guys on this site that serve!! YOU ALL INSPIRE ME!! And watching you guys and what you do…there ARE NO EXCUSES for the rest of us not to live!!
‘YOU CAN EITHER DIE LIVING OR LIVE DYING’ J.O.
June 16, 2008 at 9:32 am
Your blog is as lovely and as beautiful as YOU are! THANK YOU to your brothers and to all our troops. I can’t even image being in their boots. They are ALL truly heroes and heroines
June 16, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Stormi,
Thats a great tribute to your Brothers!! Anyone can be a Father…… but it takes someone special to be a Dad… even Brothers can fill that role! You keep on keepin!
Real Men Have Mass!
June 16, 2008 at 3:04 pm
What a great tribute Stormi, I second that shout out to all our troops and thank them all, I also have 6 older brothers and each one has a very special and unique place in my heart and yeah, there is one that we all turn to, even my Mom
June 16, 2008 at 3:34 pm
ok, you not only succeeded in making me smile, but cry as well! and you’re right! when we feel the need for a pity party, it’s time for a reality check, cuz someone’s protecting us so that we CAN have a pity party!
June 16, 2008 at 4:29 pm
What an inspiring tribute. Thanks Stormi for writing it, thank to all the soldiers who protect our freedom.
June 16, 2008 at 4:44 pm
How wonderful for you to have these strong, brave men in your life. And how lucky for them to have you!
June 16, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Hey great roll models my fathers day really was on Friday with my son we went to a baseball game it was the classic father son experience. Thanks for sharing.
Big James
June 16, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Many blessings to your brothers and their families! What an honor to serve our country, and I’m thankful for them! BTW…your hair looks beautiful
June 17, 2008 at 9:45 am
What great role models for not only you and your family, but for us, as well!! Thanks for writing this and for being just as strong and caring as they are - what a great family unit you have!!
June 18, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Your new avatars are stunning! It captures how incredibly beautiful your eyes are!
Family is special.
You and your brothers are SO BLESSED to have each other - you must be SO proud of them doing something so noble for their country! They, in turn, must be so proud of YOU for really doing a 180 and turning your life around in such a short span of time! You’re so WONDERFUL!! 
June 18, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Great blog Stormi! Oh and you’ve got some hot brothers.
June 20, 2008 at 11:39 pm
Yes, there are so many that are so amazing and your representation of your boys is wonderful….:)