Memorial Day 2020

I slept like a LOG last night!  The weekend had caught up with me, especially trying to accomplish so many household tasks.  But it was great to have them done.  Today is Memorial Day celebrated.  The flags at the cemetery down the road were all displayed and its an impressive sight.  Always takes my breath away at that initial moment when I see them waving in the breeze.  My early morning walk was balmy and bright and it felt good to be out – I actually walked a little further than usual.  I did have to work for a bit this morning, then also stopped to catch up on a few items that I couldn’t get grocery shopping.  I did laundry, a tiny bit of yard work, and at the very end of the day put away the red/white/blue decorations.  They will come out in full force for Fourth of July!  I love paying honor to this great country – Snoopy agrees!

I sat on the deck in the evening cool and listened to Paul’s message from River Hill church.  It was absolutely one of my favorite historically-based Memorial day sermon that I’ve ever heard.  I want to write it ALL out in longhand so everyone can hear and understand how our nation was founded on God’s principles, and based on Biblical truths.  I wish there was a way to preserve that message – they replace them every week.  The name of the message was We must not forget our Heritage, and it’s based on II Chronicles 7:14.  That is one of my FAVORITE verses!  If  my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. No sure why we can’t figure that out at a nation!  In December of 2000 congress passed a resolution asked that all Americans voluntarily observe a moment of silence at 3pm each Memorial Day.  I know there were plans to play Taps Across America today at that time.  A neighbor several streets over planned to do that but I didn’t hear it.  Our freedom is to live at peace in our homes.   As Christians, every week we pause to remember what Jesus did to provide us freedom from sin and death; Jesus is a living memorial that will last through eternity.  If you get a chance this week, go to River Hill Christian Church’s website and listen to the very important spiritual heritage that we have as people and as a nation.  We have an obligation and responsibility to preserve our freedom as a country.  We must be bold to share the truth, teach these truths to our families, focus on the power of the Gospel, and believe that regardless of what we face we must believe in our potential to WIN.  I urge you to get the facts of what our country was founded on. 

On this day in 1787 the Constitutional Convention opened in Philadelphia with George Washington presiding.  in 1927 Henry Ford announced the end of the production of his Model T Ford.  In 2011 Oprah Winfrey aired her last show after 25 years.  Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in 1803 and Frank Oz (Grover on Sesame Street) was born in 1944.  And as Bud would have said, today it is 7 month until Christmas Day!  (I still miss that man!!!) 

So as you reflect this summer on all the strange things going on in this country right now, make it an opportunity to reclaim your heritage.  Make your life a living memorial to what you believe in, and you absolutely MUST believe in this Great Nation of the United States of America.  God bless us, every one…