Isn't this a great picture - I took it at Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Wonderful fireworks this year!- I'm not sure when it began but for as long as I remember, the 4th of July has always been an emotional day for me. Perhaps it is related to being so thankful for our freedom. I do believe that many Americans take our freedom and freedoms for granted. One trip to a third world country would be very sobering for many Americans.
For me, watching fireworks and enjoying a cookout with friends and family reminds me of so many things that I am thankful for. Here is a short list:
- Being Christian and not fearing persecution
- Being American
- Feeling secure in my home - not worrying someone will knock in my door and kill my husband or family because of our religious or political beliefs
- Having religious freedom
- Flying the American flag
- Being patriotic
- Having political freedom
- Being able to walk down the street without seeing troops with guns slung on their shoulders
- Enjoying quiet nights without the sound of gunfire
- Having clean/fresh water to drink and not having to walk miles to get it
- Having indoor plumbing
- Having electricity
- Cooking outdoors for fun not for survival
- Having a fire in the fire-pit for fun not for survival
- Having to decide what to wear to work everyday - many people in the world don't have a closet full of clothes
- Having freedom to blog my thoughts without the government censoring me
- And much much more - You get the idea.
I am so grateful to live in America. I pray for the people of the world to oneday know the freedoms I take for granted daily.
I will praise you, O Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonders. I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. Psalm 9: 1, 2
Praising God,
Elizabeth
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