It has been a GREAT 4th of July! As our nation celebrated it’s 238th birthday our family celebrated freedom of choice and did basically what we wanted. It all started with sleeping in (always a favorite of my wife’s). At 10:30 I joined a friend for 18 holes of golf and although I wasn’t close to good, for me it wasn’t bad either. When I got home we did some swimming but to be honest it was almost too cold to enjoy.
Did you catch that? On July 4th in Louisiana it was a cool day! That made the round of golf even more awesome. At one point there was a nice, but not too strong wind that actually gave me a brief shudder! Did I move back to Nebraska and didn’t know it?
Still, swam we did. The whole family basked in the sun on our rafts enjoying the sunshine until I got out to grill some excellent Kansas City strip steaks. My wife fixed up some sweet potatoes and corn on the cob as my boy made a chocolate pie for desert. What a feast!
After that we shot off a few fireworks in our back yard then went inside for a few episodes of our favorite series (this month) until we got sleepy. What an excellent day!
Point? None whatsoever. Just a great day made possible by those warriors who have served our nation ever since that first shot was fired in 1776, those who were willing to pay the ultimate price so that their children could enjoy days like the one we had today.
I LOVE the United States of America!! As we gathered around the dinner table we had a prayer of thanks for our freedom. We thanked the Lord that we were born here and enjoy the liberties that may have been denied us elsewhere. The fireworks, pool, and food were great but I take no pride in them. Today as never before, even with all our problems and division the good ol USA remains the greatest place to live on earth and I proudly proclaim I’m proud to be an American!
Thanks for taking the time to read this testimony (also known as my blog) and remember, YOU ARE LOVED!
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