What the Fourth is Really About

Celebrating the 4th is a great tradition in our family.
We have a favorite hotel that we have been going to for about 15 years.
The Hyatt Grand Cypress in Orlando is like “island living’....On the 4th of July the fireworks at Epcot and Disney can be seen majestically from our hotel.
It is....awesome!
The 4th of July is also.....my birthday!
I get to really celebrate....because everyone is in a celebrating mood all over America.
This is really a fun holiday....
This year, I am re-reminded of what this holiday is all about.
As the battle in Iraq continues and reports of causalities still rise...I realize that this is no normal Fourth of July.
It is about the cost being paid today in 2003 when people are wounded and die for...”freedom”. We have men and women still ‘fighting’ on foreign land. Our flag is being ripped to shreds by people who think we should not be on their soil. Many Americans are in another country serving our country and their family members are anxious every day as to whether they are dead or alive.
I am grateful for the freedom I have and for the ways I am allowed to express that freedom. I will never forget that this day is about my being able to keep living comfortable.....
It is okay for me to celebrate, but I hope I will never take the Fourth of July so lightly again.
This year I wish there would be a moment of silence at all fireworks to honor and remember those fighting on foreign soil....
We need to be giving a standing ovation to our military troops who deserve our praise and gratitude for preserving our way of life, liberty and freedom....right here in America....
When you see a veteran or someone in uniform, I hope you will have the courtesy to stop and acknowledge them for the way they make our life possible in America...
Thank them for their personal contribution....
Feel free to Celebrate.....the 4th of July......in ....The Land of Plenty...
We are blessed.....May God...continue to.....Bless America....and her....brave!