July 4th

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July 4th....

Fireworks......
BBQ's...
Family...
Friends....
Fun.....

Or how about.......

Loneliness....
Quiet.....
Anxiety......
Exaustion.....
Dirty.....

I think a lot about our military...having boys rally interested does that to a mom. Having family involved, friends, and even watching my friend die after a long illness, and seeing his entire unit stand at attention during his funeral were wake up calls for me.

I LOVE our men and women who serve. They deserve so much more gratitude. They keep our constitution meaning something.

And they remind me that with great sacrifice comes great reward......
With great responsibility comes great trial.......
and with great faith comes great hope.........

There is a song Watch The Lamb , sung by Ray Boltz.....
.get it......
Listen to it.....
remember it......
its about the greatest sacrifice, the greatest hope and the greatest reward....

Dont let the 4th slip away without a prayer of thanksgiving for all we have.
Because when its all said and done....we arent the ones who earned it.

God Bless us ALL. America and Otherwise.....

Happy Independence Day.