Honoring Our Country

Summer time is not just about vacation, picnics, summer camps and visiting relatives. There are three days that honor our Country. The first is Memorial Day which used to be called Remembrance Day. A day to set aside and remember the fallen. Now... it's just another vacation day when kids don't go to school. How far away we have come from the true meaning of that day. Another is Flag Day. Most of our children don't even know there is a day set aside to honor our flag and what it represents. Some don't even know who made and designed the first flag. How can we be patriotic when patriotism isn't taught in school? Lastly there is the one day set aside for our country in July. Children today just consider it a day of fireworks and picnics without being reminded of why we celebrate this special day. A day we became independent from England. Many died then and are still dying for us to continue our freedom. We still must fight for freedom of our land. We have many in Washington who are determined to take that freedom away from us. We are slowing turning toward socialism and away from a free democracy. So when you are celebrating the special days of honoring our fallen and forefathers, remember to pray for those in Washington that they may do like our forefathers did, and pray to our Sovereign God for guidance in leading a powerful nation that is losing it's power.