Happy Birthday America! Throughout our nice, relaxing 4th of July weekend I've very much been struck with the feeling of gratitude. We are so blessed in this country we can't even understand it all. Last night we sat out on the porch and watched fireworks from across the neighborhoods. It was warm, a gentle breeze and clear beautiful skies. Kids ran with sparklers and the big 'kids' kabooms lit up the night skies. We hear lots of grumbling these days about the goings on of America. This is bad, and that's getting worse and those people are ruining everything. You know, reality is.... we've got it really, really good.
Sitting there, I couldn't help but think about Ethiopia. On a daily basis, we don't work very hard to retrieve water, we've got shoes to pick from and loads of creature comforts. Every baby in America can be born in a hospital if the mother chooses; simply calling 911 will get you emergency services at your doorstep within minutes and the power of education is free and readily available in every neighborhood. God really, really has blessed America. I'm reminded today to always put gratitude before grumbling.
Also last night, while sitting in my rocker on the porch, I said to Wes "next year is really going to be fun" to which he replied 'ah, ya- 2012 is going to be awesome'. And, right then just down the street a huge set of fireworks burst into the sky. Explosive layers of color bursting into the sky. It was like God's exclamation mark : ) We can't wait for next summer's fun of lighting up sparklers, tanks, worms and some chickens. This year though, we're headed out for a super fun night of block parties with friends.
God Bless, America!
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