Friday night after the kids were asleep Eddie & I watched a Quentin Tarantino movie about fighting Nazis. After the first few scenes I told Eddie I am so grateful that we live in a country where we don’t have to worry about things like that. There is no place on Earth I’d rather raise my children than here in America, so we want to keep that in mind and appreciate the sacrifices that were made to give us these opportunities this Memorial Day weekend.
My children live in a place where they have the freedom to have a magical childhood, and we intend to take full advantage of the opportunity.
By giving babies airplane rides through sunny skies
and running through sprinklers and jumping on trampolines
and picking fresh strawberries from the farm up the road
and spending time with family
and eating ice cream and steamed crabs
and buying foosball tables
and going to church this morning, not just because we should, but because we can, and we do so freely with out having to hide under floor boards for fear of violent government officials.
There are people who died and are still dying (33 NATO soldiers this month in Afghanistan) so our families and others around the world can do these things. This weekend is for them.
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