Can you believe it’s almost the fourth of July? Our Independence Day on July 4th, 1776 when we adopted The Declaration of Independence and separated ourselves from Great Britain. We are a great and powerful nation and welcome everyone with open arms.

Everyone will be celebrating with fireworks and cookouts and parades. The fireworks have already started where I live around the neighborhood. The kids are getting anxious to party and have fun.

It comes as no surprise that Americans are filled with courage and valor. It took courage to conquer this wild land and spread the American way of life from sea to sea when America was becoming a nation. It took courage for immigrants, with little more than the clothes on their back and a dream to come to this country and start with nothing to achieve the American dream.

Courage is as much a part of America as apple pie, hot dogs and baseball. We see it every day in small acts of courage and valor all across this nation and the world. We read a lot of negatives on the Internet and in the newspapers about our country, but never forget what a privilege it is to live here.

O beautiful for spacious skies,
for amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee.
And crown thy good with brotherhood
from sea to shining sea!

Those are beautiful words aren’t they and every proud American sings them with Love and Gratitude to live in a land so great. I am very happy and proud to call The United States of America my home. I hope everyone will have a safe and happy 4th of July.

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