Happy 4th of July!
While the 4th of July marks our
amazing country's birthday and the freedoms that we enjoy within our borders,
my heartfelt thanks go out to all who have served to protect what our founding fathers
began and sacrificed so dearly for. I love it when our church plays the anthem
from every branch of the service and encourages all who have served to stand
and come to the front as their branch anthem is played.
While we celebrate Independence Day, this holiday also holds
significant meaning for our family in the realization of just how dependent
...we are on God the Father. In just a couple of days it will be 10 years since
our lives were turned upside down ... on 7/6/02 I received the call no LEO wife
ever wants to get, but every LEO wife rehearses in her mind. The last 10 years
have required a balance between independence and dependence... while we are
independent in the sense that we do not rely on our expect others (or the
government) to take care of us, we are not ruled by tyranny, we have a vote and
a say in our government, we have a Constitution that defines our rights as
citizens of a great nation; however, we are also dependent because nothing we
do is possible without the grace of God.
There have been many peaks and valleys throughout these 10 years, but every year at this time I spend a little extra time in prayer and am so thankful that Ladd is here with us to celebrate yet another holiday, to play with our granddaughter, to work and provide for our family... to just be a part of our lives.
God isn't finished with this story yet, and I'm anxious to see where He's going to take it as we depend upon Him to guide us.
This 4th of July, celebrate America's independence, thank an officer or serviceman (servicewoman), but join me in prayer that the people of our nation do not get so caught up in independence that we forget the importance of being dependent upon God.
God bless America!
There have been many peaks and valleys throughout these 10 years, but every year at this time I spend a little extra time in prayer and am so thankful that Ladd is here with us to celebrate yet another holiday, to play with our granddaughter, to work and provide for our family... to just be a part of our lives.
God isn't finished with this story yet, and I'm anxious to see where He's going to take it as we depend upon Him to guide us.
This 4th of July, celebrate America's independence, thank an officer or serviceman (servicewoman), but join me in prayer that the people of our nation do not get so caught up in independence that we forget the importance of being dependent upon God.
God bless America!
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