On this glorious independence day celebration, we remember the framers of our constitution who dared to stand against tyranny and injustice in order to secure for us the liberties which we now enjoy. Our freedom was won at great cost. Let's use that freedom to bring truth and integrity to America.
Today our family traveled to Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest - his summer retreat home from Montecello where we enjoyed a festive celebration that included a dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence. This is Steven's first July 4th as an American Citizen. Those who travel outside our country truly realize that we live in a very special country.
Last week we spent a long weekend at Myrtle Beach. with Holly's parents and her brother's family from Germany. This was the first time the boys actually played at the ocean. They enjoyed searching for seashells, surfing the waves and building sand castles. They even had a chance to fly kites!
Amy is now experiencing freedom as she completed her courses at Liberty for the year. She signs up for new courses at the end of August (with Dad). Roger still has one course to complete in July before he can relax for the remainder of the summer.
Holly's garden is a virtual jungle. We have all enjoyed the fresh garden beans, lettuce, squash, cucumbers and even our first tomato! There's much more to come!
We wish you all God's peace on this special day.
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We miss you guys! Seems we spent a number of holidays together over the last couple years and so I tend to think of you and the fun we had. Looks like you had a great 4th. We found a park where we could see multiple fireworks displays at varying distances and no crowds!
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