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Our Flag..At Last

While sitting in the foyer at church today I was positively THRILLED to see that we finally had an American flag hanging on the flag pole again.

We haven’t had one in a long time because there are rules about leaving a flag up without a light on it. So according to the Bishop, one of the sweet guys in our ward arranged to have a spot light attached to the roof of the church that will shine on it at night.

I’m sure people thought I was nuts taking a bunch of pictures of a flag but honestly, it made my little sentimental, partriotic heart so happy! Then, I noticed the second flag hanging below the American one. I tried hard to make out what it was but I couldn’t really tell.

Until…

just enough of a breeze came along and opened it up.

Though I didn’t get a perfect picture of the flag completely unfurled…I saw exactly what it said.

“One Nation Under God.

250 Years of Freedom”

What a perfect gift.

Happy Birthday America!!

 

 

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This Is a Choice Land

“This is a choice land. Whatsoever nation shall possess it shall be free of bondage, and from captivity and from all other nations under Heaven, if they will but serve the God of the land, who is Jesus Christ.”

Ether 2:12

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So Blessed To Be An American

Around my house in July there are all kinds of pretty little nudges…

to help us remember…

how blessed we are…

to live in this beautiful country that we love so dearly…

and truly be part…

of an American heritage…

of bravery…

of integrity…

independence and freedom.

With all of these blessings, we have a great responsibility which we take very seriously–not just in July…but always.

“America is great because she is good; if she ever ceases to be good, she will cease to be great,”

~Alexis de Tocqueville~

Happy 250th Birthday America!!

 

 

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Independence Forever!

On June 30, 1826, a group of citizens in John Adams’ hometown of Quincy, Massachusetts, visited the 90-year-old former president to ask for a message to read for the upcoming 50th Fourth of July celebrations.
He stated, “I will give you, ‘Independence Forever!'” When asked if he would like to add anything else, he firmly replied, “Not one word.”
Just a few days later, on July 4, 1826—exactly 50 years to the day after the adoption of the Declaration of Independence—John Adams passed away.

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Things I’m Loving…

right this minute…

Getting Tarmac the House Squirrel’s clothes cleaned and pressed for July.

Finding my long, lost spool of twine that I bought ages ago, to fix the cat tree and then promptly…lost.

A lunch-lady Peanut Butter Bar and a Snickerdoodle from Lyndi’s Sunday Cookie Walk. Yum!!

Getting a billion Fetch points from one shopping trip.

Making Cheesy Egg Bake for breakfast and wrapping the rest to freeze and have later. Yum again.

Watching a master quilter at work. April fascinates me.

Cinnamon rolls…any day…any time…any way. Yum for the third time. This is apparently a food post. Yikes.

Finally finding dye free sprinkles for the 4th of July!! I’ve been searching for a million years!

A truely gorgeous night sky captured in all it’s awesomeness by Jillian. So beautiful.

What about you? What are you loving right this minute?