Tag: Independence Day

• It’s All I Ever Wanted–Freedom

  When I was younger, I had the burning desire of most kids. To be an adult, free from parental controls and restrictions. Free to be me, doing what I wanted to do. Without getting into trouble. Which is why children don’t rule the world. There’s wisdom to be found in experience that young people often […]

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  July 5, 2021

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• Freedom Isn’t Unrestricted Permission

  “Do you know where the girls are?” I could hear the conversation with a mom who’s a close friend of my daughter Melody. Her daughter was with two other young gals, one of whom was my grand, and their whereabouts were unknown. “They’re in the complex somewhere. We’ll find them.” No panic. This was a […]

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  July 4, 2019

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• What’s So Great About Freedom?

  Away from home, family and friends on Independence Day, our celebration was understated. Pretty much nonexistent. Still a little under the weather, laying low seemed the best course. For us and for those poor people we’d have blessed with our germs. It gave me a chance to think about the remarkable history of why we […]

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  July 5, 2018

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• Celebrating Is More Than Just A Party

  Nothing like a great party to decompress folks so they can have a little fun. Big or little, a party atmosphere puts a smile on most faces. We had both big and little this week. Sloane turned one. Coming from an old school mentality, I thought a birthday cake with some family around was about […]

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  July 6, 2017

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• Happy Independence Life?

  Independence Day. America’s birthday. Freedom to be us as a nation. Freedom to tell others, “You’re not the boss of me.” I understand independence. Anyone who’s ever grown up understands independence. That deep desire to be and do what we believe is right for us. As a nation, we came together as people who’d been misunderstood, unappreciated, […]

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  July 4, 2016

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  4th of July, America, entitlement, family, freedom, God, Independence Day, Jesus