it is the fourth of july weekend, and we are sitting around the kitchen table, enjoying a delicious meal {made by my mother in law} and great conversation. over the past few days, i have been contemplating the things that make this nation great, and i am compelled to think that if it weren't for the freedoms we enjoy, i wouldn't be sitting here eating lunch and enjoying time with family. i probably wouldn't have had the freedom to go to church this morning. i probably couldn't have married john, the love of my life. and i might have not been able to choose to be a nurse.
i can accomplish what I wish, say what i want to say, do what i want to do, and be who i want to be because of this great nation- and {as feeble as this statement may be considering the price with which we buy our freedoms} i am so grateful for the people who have given so much to keep this nation free.
this weekend, why are you proud to be an American?
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