Memorial Day

Memorial Day. If you could sum it up in two words they would be "sacrifice" and "remembrance." Those who have served with honor and distinction in service to this great Country are the gold within the fabric of this Nation, paved with sweat, tears, blood and yes, even violence. Many hundreds of thousands have fought and died for this great land since the Revolutionary War and they deserve our respect, our reverence and our remembrance, for what they did, was not done in vain. 

In a book called "The Real George Washington," Jay Parry explains how Washington tried to get new equipment for his farm at Mount Vernon. He and several other colonists were having a great deal of trouble with this arrangement.

The problem was most of the equipment and other goods ordered by Colonists were being shipped to them by the merchants in Britain broken, in pieces, not even useable, or fixable and yet our forefathers were having to pay full cost for these items because there was no such thing as an "exchange" for a new one or getting your money back in those days. This was one of the first irritants the Colonists had to go through. It was just one of the reasons why they decided that they were done trying to get anywhere with the Crown, who on top of all of this, was overtaxing American's thru the Stamp Act, the Tea Act and all kinds of other taxes.

They finally had enough and wrote the Declaration of Independence, taking matters into their own hands and forming what we now know as "America," and if  the Colonists hadn't had the courage to stand up to looney King George, we would never have been free to become the strongest Nation on the planet. We may have been a pathetic army of farmers, boys, etc, but God was with us! We beat back the largest army in the world at the time and then we eventually, completely eclipsed their supposed might with our own mighty military, now considered the best in the world.

Here are some famous quotes about Freedom and Liberty!

"It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you."  Unknown

"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves." Abraham Lincoln

"Freedom is never one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children through the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected and handed on to them to do the same." Ronald Wilson Reagan

"Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed — else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die." Dwight D. Eisenhower

"I hope we once again have reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There's a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as the law of physics. As government expands, liberty contracts." Ronald Wilson Reagan

"In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved." Franklin D. Roosevelt

"We on this continent should never forget that men first crossed the Atlantic not to find soil for their ploughs but to secure liberty for their souls." Robert J. McCracken

"If we ever forget we are One Nation under God, we will be a Nation, gone under." Ronald Wilson Reagan

Freedom isn't really free. A lot of people have died to secure this "our last best stand on earth," as Reagan put it. So, let's stand together and pray tomorrow, in our homes, backyards, etc., over our steaks, chickens, hot dogs, hamburgers, potato salad, watermelon, apple pie, etc., to thank God for our freedoms and remember all those who died to make sure we would never lose them.  

Then? Think of it this way: "If you can read, thank a teacher. If you can do it in english? Thank a Soldier!" 

"If my people, who are called by My name, humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sins and heal their land." (2 Chronicles 7:14).

May you all be safe, enjoy time with family, not eat or drink so much that you get sick and for goodness sake, PLEASE LOAD UP THOSE NOW BANNED BY THE BOY SCOUT SUPER SOAKERS AND HAVE SOME FUN! (Seriously? Water balloons no bigger than a ping pong ball? Do these people even understand how a water balloon even works? Sheesh!).

God Bless the United States of America and keep us safe from those who seek to destroy us. In Jesus Name I ask it, Amen!