So Thankful

I was a little sad to hear that the 4th of July is the biggest day of beer purchases. Fire at the end of a stick mixed with alcohol- not smart. It has surpassed Superbowl Sunday for beer sales in America. I wonder if our forefathers imagined a time when to celebrate the great price paid we would drink, eat hot dogs and start fires? The up side is usually families gather together and often stories are told of how great our lives and country are. When I think of the 4th of July I get very humble and my heart swells with gratitude for the sacrifice of so many so that I can enjoy Freedom. I think of how hot I get even with air conditioning-- imagine being in Iraq. I also think of the families that won't have a loved one return home. If you study history, you see how war tends to kill people. Now days it is much less in number but each of them was still a real person who now has someone who misses them. Won't a day in the future be great when there is no more war? I can't wait. In the mean time I think I will do something nice for a service family I know, who is not with their loved one this holiday. I think I will also express my thankful heart to all who work for my freedom. Here is to making their effort not in vane.