I
love today, and what it stands for. The 4th of July is more than a day
of lakes, pools, BBQ's, alcohol, baseball, carnivals, picnics, concerts,
and fireworks. It is a day in which our founding fathers officially
signed the Declaration of Independence, and the Colonies were no longer
under Great Britain's rule.
I love how for one day the entire country shows its love for what it has been given by the blood of the fallen whom have paid the ultimate price. It is sad how far gone from this that America has gone, that you only see this on the 4th of July, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and when a tragic thing happens to Americans and to America herself. It isn't just a time after a terrorist act, after mother nature visits and displays her might, after our first responders and military members lose their lives, or when they walk by in uniform. Independence day is every single day. Every house across the nation needs a flag that is flown everyday of the year and not just on holidays!
Independence Day is everyday you wake up and still have your freedoms. It is everyday we are a free nation. It is everyday that we can still fight for what we believe in, for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It is saying the Pledge of Allegiance, and that we are One Nation Under God. It is when you sing and hear the National Anthem, you get goosebumps. It is the mom and pop stores, the small businesses, the farmland, the wide open spaces across the country, and, oh so much more!
The fallen before us who fought for our freedoms, those that currently fight for our freedoms and protect us, and those that will...Independence Day is why they do what they do. To protect the ones they love, and keep our country free. It is why more than half the troops that are home on American soil and veterans whom have seen combat who have PTSD will battle their inner demons tonight and in the days and nights to come. The sounds of fireworks puts them back to fighting for their lives and that of their brothers and sisters in arms. PTSD is alive and well, and it will be running rampant in the days, weeks, and years to come for troops and Veterans, all for us to remain a free country.
May God wrap His arms of protection around our troops abroad and at home. May He continue to give the families, children, and spouses the courage and strength to get through the long nights, hard days, and times of re-acclimating when their loved one is not quite the same person that left.
I thank God for the stars and strips, for the troops, may we forever be free, and may Old Glory forever Fly!
These are my thoughts and feelings. The thoughts and feelings of a patriotic, God fearing, Marine wife. ♥ ⚓★彡 Mrs. Briney July 4th, 2013
I love how for one day the entire country shows its love for what it has been given by the blood of the fallen whom have paid the ultimate price. It is sad how far gone from this that America has gone, that you only see this on the 4th of July, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and when a tragic thing happens to Americans and to America herself. It isn't just a time after a terrorist act, after mother nature visits and displays her might, after our first responders and military members lose their lives, or when they walk by in uniform. Independence day is every single day. Every house across the nation needs a flag that is flown everyday of the year and not just on holidays!
Independence Day is everyday you wake up and still have your freedoms. It is everyday we are a free nation. It is everyday that we can still fight for what we believe in, for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It is saying the Pledge of Allegiance, and that we are One Nation Under God. It is when you sing and hear the National Anthem, you get goosebumps. It is the mom and pop stores, the small businesses, the farmland, the wide open spaces across the country, and, oh so much more!
The fallen before us who fought for our freedoms, those that currently fight for our freedoms and protect us, and those that will...Independence Day is why they do what they do. To protect the ones they love, and keep our country free. It is why more than half the troops that are home on American soil and veterans whom have seen combat who have PTSD will battle their inner demons tonight and in the days and nights to come. The sounds of fireworks puts them back to fighting for their lives and that of their brothers and sisters in arms. PTSD is alive and well, and it will be running rampant in the days, weeks, and years to come for troops and Veterans, all for us to remain a free country.
May God wrap His arms of protection around our troops abroad and at home. May He continue to give the families, children, and spouses the courage and strength to get through the long nights, hard days, and times of re-acclimating when their loved one is not quite the same person that left.
I thank God for the stars and strips, for the troops, may we forever be free, and may Old Glory forever Fly!
These are my thoughts and feelings. The thoughts and feelings of a patriotic, God fearing, Marine wife. ♥ ⚓★彡 Mrs. Briney July 4th, 2013
