HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!

What a blessing it is to live in this incredible country! :-) I can honestly say, with my every all " I'm proud to be an AMERICAN". I don't know what is different about this year compared to others but I feel so humbled and incredibly invigorated to be an American. We even went on a 4th of July craft spree at the Hobby Lobby. We now have US flags dotting every corner of the house and the words "Freedom, liberty, and God bless the USA " all over the place. In honor of the day we've decided to attempt being as all American as humanly possible. We are going to first start off the morning with a flag raising at our church followed by a good ol American breakfast. Then we're going to play some baseball ( big American past time) followed by some slushies from Sonic.( Sonic is American, not Canadian, Mexican, or anything else ending en an :-) In between meals Emma is going to make an all American apple pie since apple pie is as American as it gets. We then plan to have a sweet ol' BBQ( hamburgers, hot dogs, watermelon etc...) with all the fix ins. We're then going to indulge our sweet tooth with Root beer and Dr. Pepper ice cream floats. Also American.

We'll then make our way to the swimming pool to cool off a bit before we end the night watching the Jets flying by, and the night sky being lit up by the fireworks, surrounded by friends.

For anyone who has ever lived outside the country or has traveled a lot, it is so easy to count our many blessings living here, in the United States of America, the greatest country , the promised land on God's green earth. I hope we all truly know how fortunate we are. May our Heavenly Father bless and keep safe all those who are fighting for FREEDOM, to keep us and all of our privileges safe. May we continue to keep them and their families in our prayers and when ever we see someone in Uniform, or someone who has served our country, thank them and let them know they are being prayed for.

GOD BLESS THE USA!!!