America the beautiful.....Yesterday's 4th of July had me pretty emotional! This year there was just something about it that really made me reflect on how blessed I am to live in a country where I am allowed so many freedoms. I watched American Sniper with Shawn a few weeks ago and I was crying when I saw how they live in other countries; how dangerous it is for sweet little children (and adults- but the kids pull at my heartstrings). How playing outside (safely) is not even comprehend-able to kids. I have so many freedoms, and although the government isn't running the way it should be, for now, all I can do is count my blessings for what my girls and I have today. We have brave soldiers who love their country more than themselves. They would die for their Country. They sacrifice EVERYTHING to make America safer. They would take a bullet for the man standing next to them. They do that for MY freedom. We can go outside and BBQ and make 'smores in our backyard and sing the songs we want to sing and watch spectacular fireworks from our own front porch, simply because we live in America. In some dangerous parts of the world, they will never know the kind of life we live....And it's so sad to me. So yesterday was a major day of reflection for me as I cried a bit and "thanked my lucky stars to be living here today. Cause the flag still stands for freedom, and they can't take that away."
Happy 4th of July!
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