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You have outdone yourselves, Sisters! This is an awesome, soul-stirring page.

Let's start by noting that our current President's birthday is just two days after Independence Day, July 6!!

My mother grew up on a farm in Nebraska and 4th of July was always the biggest celebration of the year, bigger than Christmas. They had parades, picnics, speeches, games for the kids and so on. My mother always loved the American flag, and I inherited that passion from her.

As a child, I remember the wonderful fireworks displays at the Los Angeles Coliseum. This year, I'll go to Culver City, which has a great celebration and fireworks show.

I work in a large hospital and I love my job. Praise God. More than that, I am devoted to our troops and send letters and packages to our dear deployed soldiers. This 4th of July, more than ever, I feel such pride in our armed forces and in our country.

Ros42 is my very good friend, so be nice to her or else!

GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.!!! GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS!!!

Thank you so much for visiting today and sharing a bit of your life. (I also LOVE your profile page). It is so nice when men and women FReepers share a bit of their soul & you do so very eloquently in both of those I saw a few minutes ago. And especially the origin of your screenname. I am always trying to guess, "where did they come up with that?". On my page I use pix (and I am not too creative like you!)

Hope you don't mind me barging in....

Ok ya'll, I have the coolest thing to share!! Today I went to the Post Office to mail a couple of packages. As I pulled into the parking space, I saw that the window of the van parked next to me had a double Blue Star decal on it. I hurried up and got around and knocked on the window. The lady rolled her window down and we talked (and cried) for a couple minutes. She is the mom of 2 Marines, both have been to Iraq. One has been twice and won't go back. The other has to go back. They were both home on leave at the same time (talk about a happy woman!!) I gave her business cards for the Canteen and also for Proud Patriots and asked her to thank her sons for me. She, in return, gave me a business card for Marine Comfort Quilts. What a cool organization. She told me that she has made a quilt square for every fallen Marine in this conflict. Please, if you have a minute, take the time to stop by their website and check them out. They are looking for help making the quilt squares - they can handle the quilting, but if you can do a square, what a great and meaningful place to get involved. God bless these folks real good. Click the pic to transport to their site.

The second part of this is an encouraging word. Sometimes I WANT to say something to people about what we do here on the Canteen and also at Proud Patriots, but I sort of chicken out and mumble a thank you and move on. This experience has taught me that I need to be bolder in my thank you's. These young men and women and their families need to know that we appreciate them. So my challenge to you all is look for the opportunity. I know most of you do. But I just want to give you a boost!! *HUGS!*