Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. ~Thomas Paine
This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. ~Elmer Davis
You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism. ~Erma Bombeck
I love my freedom. I love my America. ~Jessi Lane Adams
May God Bless you today, with family, barbeques, friends and laughter. May He bless you with a life fulfilled and a celebration of the freedom to live that life however you choose. May God bless you.
May God Bless EVERY man and woman in the military today. That they may be kept out of harm's way and be blanketed with prayers, support and love, near or far. May they ALWAYS know, they are the BRAVEST of ALL brave and their sacrifices, immeasurable. May God bless our service members.
May God bless ALL the families of the military today, especially those celebrating without their service member. May they be blessed with friends and family today, a day of great celebration and independence. May He bless them with the return of their/our HERO and the greatest sense of pride and honor. May God bless the military families.
May God bless my brother, who will be celebrating this 4th of July with his family, a celebration he has usually been deployed for. May he get to see the "awe" and wonder of the celebrations through the eyes of my nephew, their only child. May each and every color, sound and smile today carry him through his next deployment in August. May God bless them with love, laughter and many a memory today. May God bless my brother.
Have a wonderful, joyous and safe celebration today. May you have every happiness and joy and TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES....giggle!
Wanted to update before we head off to the fireworks. My daughter, baby and I created these planter sticks today. We cut hearts out of felt, stitched the stars, stitched the chipboard and/or buttons on and then adhered it to a metal skewer stick. My 3-year old baby, too young to stitch, created his own flag and stars, cutting the felt and gluing them onto white cardstock, be still my heart. We had so much fun creating these, we plan to create a bouquet of different ones for our Granny upon her return from the East coast. We have had the best day, barbequed chicken and tri-tip, ridden bikes, shot sling shots, created planter sticks, eaten tons of watermelon and run through sprinklers. And will watch fireworks together shortly, what a blessed day! Hope you, too, have had the most wonderful day! (((hugs)))
(Pics are NOT uploading yet tonight, I'll be back later to try and upload them, if not, in the morning!)
hugs & love always, my friends!
danni