So what does it take to serve your Country? I have given this a lot of thought... mostly because many people feel they need to justify that they sacrifice just as much as those who serve our Country in the Armed Forces. I have a special place in my heart for those who have served and are now serving. I get to see on a daily basis the sacrifices made so that we can live in a FREE Country. I believe that it takes a special kind of person to possibly give up their life in order that we might be free... BUT!!!... I do not believe that those who serve in the Armed Forces are the only ones who Serve our Country. I believe average Joe's (yes that includes me) can create a nation that is full of Peace... A Nation that is unified... A Nation that stand together and fights for what is Right.... A Nation that is Forgiving... A Nation that is Compassionate... A Nation that has High Moral Values... and a Nation that does not forget how it was founded! I believe that Mothers who are raising their children to the best of their abilities are Serving our Country! I believe Father's who provide a good example of how a Man should act are Serving our Country! I believe that going to school, church, work with the right kind of attitude is Serving our Country! Being actively involved in our communities... helping provide a safe place for those around us is Serving Our Country!
Ever Since we moved back to the states I have been overwhelmed by people going out of their way to thank Josh for what he does... To me that is Serving our Country!!! I love this Nation... I am so grateful to be back on American Soil and smell the Free air around me!!! I count my blessing daily that I was able to be born in the LAND OF THE FREE!
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY EVERYONE!!!
3 comments:
Happy 4th of July. Thanks for a few patriotic posts to get us in the mood!
Kassie & Josh...We love you and are so grateful for the example you set every day!! Thanks for a wonderful reminder of how to serve!!
Kass, thank you so much for your comments. I too have been pondering so much about this lately and our great nation. A while back I was reading in Alma when Moroni first wrot the Title of Liberty. I realized how much that situation is like today, and then I heard the Lord ask me, if I would be willing to stand up for what is right. My sister lives in CA and is constantly telling me about the crazy things Obama is trying to do, it scares me to think that there are so many of us that really have no idea. Especially those of us who are over seas and so sheltered. I too look foward to being home on American soil!! You should look up The 912project online, it is all about us standing up for what is right. Love ya! Thank you for always being so wonderful, even though you are far away you still have such a good influence on me through your words.
Post a Comment