We tend to forget when we step out of our doors and go about our days that we are a privileged people who live in this country. The freedoms we enjoy and take for granted so often came and continue to be realized with a big price.
The holiday we celebrate tomorrow is more than the beginning of summer or a day off that allows for a shorter work week. The sweat and blood of brave men and women whose names we may or may not even know were the price paid for our ability to walk assuredly out of our doors each day. The only repayment we can offer is daily awareness and appreciation of our freedoms and protecting and cherishing them. We need to make their sacrifice worth it. How do we make it worth it?
Be sure to mark Memorial Day by truly remembering when you make that first splash in the pool or bite into that hot dog that freedom was and never will be free. Thank and pray for our troops and their families and enjoy your family and loved ones in the moment. Hang a flag with pride and celebrate our differences and realize they are the core of our freedom. Live up to being an American, to the ideals that were carved out in our constitution and pass it on.
Happy Memorial Day....
Warmly,
Andrea
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