Saturday, June 29, 2013

The 4th of July

The 4th of July is a time of celebration.  How many of our family really know what happened on that day in 1776.  Can you imagine 56 men declaring that they and their country men are no longer apart of this government?  What would happen?  Some would cheer other wouldn't be so happy and rebel against the rebels.  Their Army would be small and facing destruction at every turn.  I can't imagine them having a snowball chance in hell to accomplish anything.

But, we must think of George Washington and those brave men at Valley Forge, the suffering they endured.  We should think about Frances Marion, the swamp fox who fought the British unconventionally.  There was Nathaniel Greene and the list goes on and on.  I have read about the signers of the Declaration of Independence losing everything due to the war.

Take a minute during this 4th and tell your children the story of those times.  If you don't know a lot get a book, one with pictures and show the little ones, and big ones too what this day is for.  Take a moment and pray for America.  Pray for the families of veterans who lost their lives and the men and women who at this very moment are putting their lives on the line for us.  It's not politics that they do this.  They love our country and us to do what they do.

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