4th of July Tribute

Craft night with my adorable sis in law, Linz.  We found these super cute fireworks blocks that we wanted to make, so we did.  If you want to see the original we copied, click {HERE}. You can't get the whole effect by looking at them, but they are my FIRST 4th of July decor I've put up.  Linz & I were saying how difficult it is to decorate for the 4th since you don't want to decorate mid June and the July is here way too quick and all the sudden you have to take it down.  So here is a small glimpse of my patriotism.

I have also had God Bless America stuck in my head! I love LOVE this song. I sang it at the fair a couple of years ago and the rendition was so beautiful.  By Celine Dion so of course its amazing!

I just wanted to shout out to the many Armed Forces who are serving our country.  I am thankful to those men and women who are serving and who have served to protect our freedom and nation.  I am thankful to those families who have sacrificed a family member for my right to be me.  I think about this nation a lot more than just on July 4th, but I am thankful for this special time of the year when we can reflect on what Freedom really means.

I look forward to celebrating our freedom.  I especially love the fireworks...(not the tarp-stealing crowds) but the moment when the Fireworks start, I feel united with the other 250,000 people who are gathered to watch the sky light up.  I love the feel of the launching fireworks pounding with my heart.  I love the whistle of the fireworks launching into the sky.  I love hearing the songs be sung and tearing up to God Bless the USA.

There are so many things I am thankful for, but the most important part of our Freedom I am thankful for is having a Father in Heaven who prepared this land for us to enjoy.  I am thankful for our forefathers creating a land where we can worship how, where and what we may.  I am grateful we have a land to call home.