Independence Day
I raised my children to be independent and they are free thinking individuals, strong and standing on their own.
I am a very fortunate woman because all my children love each other. Some how I was able to instill in them tolerance and patients and an unbreakable bond to each other, that also includes me. That does not mean we are all perfect, quite the contrary we are diverse and very opinionated, strong willed and stubborn, but when it comes to family we over look the little things; and hold on to the important thing “family love and respect”. We are passing on the heritage handed down to us from my parents and grandparents we are a family and that includes all of us...
We understand and have learned that demanding to be right, and demanding an apology, is a selfish act, one that makes the demander small in character. Why do some never forgive little errors in judgment and always remembering every word the offender said, all the while ignoring their own mean remarks? Why do some use words as a tool to hurt and divide members of their family? Why do some families isolate one member to make another happy or to win anothers love?
The whole thing is cruel and torturous treatment to all concerned. A family is a sum of its members; each member needs to work to keep sacred the bonds of love and respect. That bond of love holds us together.
Today we celebrate the American family; our ancestors came together and established a nation of states. Each state is different, all are individuals each keeping their individuality but all working together to make one nation under God. We are the strongest nation in the world. We are a beacon to those who have been held down and betrayed by their leaders, they seek to be free like the United States
Wow, could that be the same for a family? Of course it is.
Is it that simple? Is that the key, United States, United Nations, United Families, there I go again finding another truism, a truth, right out of God’s word and it applies to the whole world. As a Nation, we stand United and as a family we stand together united in love and respect, by choice we are united so enjoy this day, Our Independence Day.
Have a wonderful 4th of July
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Leaves of God Fall 2009
My seasons have flown by so fast
I can hardly remember the details of my budding
I bloomed far too early forced by natures call
The flower of my youth stolen
My spring lost
I could not hold my bloom
As fruit required all my time
That season of summer went so fast
Consumed by my fruit youth slipped away
Never to swing freely in the warm summers breeze
I held fast lest my fruit should fall
Hot summer days turn to chilly nights
My fruit now ripe hear falls call
They release to face their own unknown
I watch as they fall free
My branches lift from their weight
I stand-alone the crisp air begins to blow
Indian summer comes with new love
I bask in the crisp sun light
My beauty is seen and shared
With the bloom of crimson leaves
My golden years begin
Too soon, I see my skin begin to shrivel
Youths golden beauty slips into grey
My hold on the tree of life seems futile
The frost of winter comes so fast
I hold tight lest I fall
So many leaves are falling
I watch as they let go one by one
My winter is here my time has come
The cold ground awaits my fall
The snows of winter cover my memory
Yet the family tree still stands
Spring will come
New leaves will unfold
The seasons of life begins again