Celebrating Independence!

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Independence Day…You know as a military wife I could go crazy with this topic and I could go in so many directions. I could climb up on my soap box and really break this subject down, but I decided today…we’d take a little trip down Memory Lane…

You see, even before I met and married my very own true fighter for our freedom, Independence Day was a big event in our neck of the woods. There were fireworks, running through the garden hose spray, sunburns, hot dogs, potato salad and watermelon…and more fireworks. My family wasn’t real big on the real big ones…they scared my Mom a bit and not because of the big noises or big lights. She was always afraid one of us would get hurt with the darn things. But we had plenty of sparklers, bottle rockets, and those cool fountains of color. I loved those. Oh, and Roman candles, although I have yet to understand why on America’s Independence Day we were using something Italian. Go figure…

But, the thing that strikes me most is the fact that we understood early on from a very young age what Independence Day meant and what we were celebrating. It wasn’t just a day to eat until we were sick then play with fireworks until there were no more of them left. It was a day to celebrate our country’s birth. Which, in my humble opinion, has become a side-burner issue in a lot of households these days. I don’t think kids really understand or maybe even know what it is we’re shooting off all the colorful displays for. Which, in my humble opinion, is a sad state of affairs.

After growing up and marrying that fighter of our freedoms I call husband now, our Independence Day took on an even great meaning, although we had military men in our family long before him, there’s something about being married to your own that just brings something deeper to the table. I guess it becomes more personal at that point. I come from a long line of men and women that have served and am proud of that. Proud that they stood for something greater than themselves. I’m grateful for all men and women out there that fight to keep those ideals and principles alive that were founded some two hundred thirty six years ago (actually it was prior to that, the date just signifies the signing of the declaration), but I admire my husband for being one of them and am grateful for him every day. Without all those people who’ve come before us, I wouldn’t be able to be here today chatting about what Independence Day is really all about and reminding everyone to be sure to take the time to explain to your children what we’re doing besides eating and watching the fireworks displays and running through the sprinklers. Take a moment to explain to them what the day really means.

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Lila