Michelle Hawley

🇺🇸❤️ OUR FIRST VETERANS DAY IN AMERICA! 🥹🙏 Today was such a special and emotional day for our family. ❤️ For the first time, we had the privilege of celebrating Veterans Day here in the United States, and what made it even more special was that our daughter participated in a beautiful Veterans Day program at her school, honoring the brave men and women who have served this great nation. 🇺🇸❤️ As we stood for the Pledge of Allegiance and listened to the children singing about being American, I couldn't help it... I had tears in my eyes. 🥹😭❤️ Watching our daughter participate in such a meaningful celebration, in the country that has welcomed our family and given us the opportunity to start a new life, was something I will never forget. We haven't been here very long, but the freedom, safety and opportunities we've already experienced mean more to us than words could ever express. ❤️ And today was another beautiful reminder that freedom is not free. Behind the freedoms we enjoy are generations of brave men and women who answered the call to serve, often at tremendous personal sacrifice. To every veteran, THANK YOU! 🇺🇸❤️ Thank you for your courage, your service, your dedication and the sacrifices you've made for this country. And to your families, thank you too! ❤️ For the missed birthdays, holidays, time apart, sleepless nights and all the sacrifices that often go unseen. Today, as I watched our daughter honor America's heroes, my heart was filled with gratitude. We have been given the opportunity to build a beautiful new life here, and we will never take that blessing for granted. 🥹❤️🇺🇸 May God bless every veteran and their families, and may God continue to bless this beautiful country we now call home. 🙏✝️🇺🇸 Happy Veterans Day! Thank you for your service, and thank you for the freedoms our family now gets to enjoy. ❤️🇺🇸