Please remember today that this is not just a day off for most people – not just a day to grill out or spend with family and friends.
It is our nation’s Day of Independence. I’m not sure this day means what it is supposed to mean to some people. This is a day that is most special – it is a day to remember that courageous patriots turned a dream into a mission – that culminated – with God’s help and our faith in God – in the United States of America becoming the greatest nation on the face of the earth and in the history of the world – no matter what the current crop of goofballs do in Washington to destroy that.
God Bless those who serve today to defend our freedoms and it is my prayer and my hope that God continues to bless the USA.
Happy 4th to everyone!
Of course we know what Valentine’s Day has turned into – a moneymaker for card companies, candy makers and florists – and that’s okay. But we really don’t need to a special day to recognize the special people in our life.
With that being written – Happy Valentine’s Day to the three special women in my life – my wife, my daughter and my mother. Hope they all have a great day.
But my love and appreciation for them will not end with the last bite of a chocolate or when the final rose dies or when the card is taken off the mantle. It will remain – I hope the same holds true for you.
It’s remarkable how God’s plan has worked for me – the great example my mother has been and still is – the wonderful wife and mother that my spouse has turned out to be and the precious and special little girl that my daughter is. If I didn’t have anything else – I would be blessed beyond measure.
God is good and his blessings for me still overwhelm me – every time is see my daughter smile – my wife kisses me – or my mother loves me unconditionally – wow!
Have a great day – and remember and honor those who are special to you – today and every day.
“A Day That Will Live in Infamy”
These were the words of President Franklin Roosevelt after the attack on Pearl Harbor on this day in 1941.
Here is a documentary piece on the events of this day 69 years ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAnOtWm5OrM
To everyone – Happy Thanksgiving!!! I know I have blessings to numerous to count – God has blessed me beyond belief and certainly beyond what I deserve.
With all the feasting and football and parade and movie watching and fun with family – let us always the true meaning of this holiday – to be thankful for what we have.
Again – have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
It was one of the darkest days in American history - this day 47 years ago when President John F. Kennedy was gunned down in Dallas, Texas.
I was not alive then, but those who are no doubt remember where they were and what they were doing when the news came down that JFK was assassinated.
I have linked the news bulletin from CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite – as we take a moment to re-live that horrific day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K8Q3cqGs7I
Happy Veteran’s Day to all those who served, are serving and will serve our country in the Armed Forces. You are all heroes and thank you so much for preserving our freedoms and our way of life.
May God bless bless and keep you.
Whatever your politics – get out and vote today. It is one of the greatest freedoms that we have as citizens of the greatest country in the history of the world. We get to select our leaders. Many people would give all they have and more to get the chance that we have to vote.
Many have died to preserve this great freedom.
We don’t always make the best choices and there are certainly a lot of less than stellar “leaders” in government today – but, again we get the chance to change that.
Don’t miss out – VOTE!
Please take a moment to check out this video from the American Family Association of former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush welcoming home our American heroes from Iraq and Afghanistan.
http://action.afa.net/Detail.aspx?id=2147497560
No matter what your feelings are about the former President, you can see in this video, that this is genuine. It’s heartwarming, it’s patriotic and it’s must see TV.
I heard those words yesterday. I was summoned for jury duty and was the third person called. After listening to all the instuctions and answering various questions it came down to the prosecutors and the two defense attorneys to either agree with the jury as is or strike whom they thought would hinder their case.
I made the cut with the prosecutor, but I didn’t with the first defense attorney. Not that I care, but I thought about it on the way home and especially what the judge had said. He told us that the prosecutor or the attorney could strike you from being a juror “for something as simple as they do not like the shirt you’re wearing.”
It’s an interesting dynamic, I thought. Here I was as a prospective juror asked to treat this attorney’s client as if he was innocent, which obviously is how it is supposed to be done – innocent until proven guilty. But then on the flip side he can remove me from jury service because he didn’t like my answers, or didn’t like my face, or my shirt, or my name. Kind of makes you think who is actually on trial here?
I wonder what the reason was? Did he not believe that I could be fair when I answered I could? Was it something in my questionaire that he didn’t like? Maybe it was my name or my background? I’ll never know I guess.
Again, not that I care, but it was just an interesting aspect to how things work in court.
I hope that the attorney’s got who they wanted on the jury and that they give an honest assesment of the facts in the case and their clients get a fair trial, whatever the verdicts may be.
For me, I hope that is the one and only time I ever have to be called for jury duty and I also will probably not contact that lawyer for any business in the future. Not that I need a lawyer, but it’s one less name that have I look up if I need one.
On this 4th of July I proudly and very humbly ask God to continue to bless America. I guess it’s okay to still say that. I heard our president say it on a taped message before the Reds game that I watched today – so it must be okay.
Whether it is not – I still say it. There is no question, despite man’s best intention and all the great things that man has accomplished, that America would not have ascended to where it is (The Greatest Country in the history of the world) without God’s blessing.
We continue to get farther and farther away from God and one day we will go too far unless we repent and return to the beliefs that helped to make us great.
Join me in saying thank you God for your all your blessings and may You continue to bless America.
Thanks to our military people as well and may God keep them safe.
