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Liberty The Native Language of Life and the Living - Mogama ^(14,610) Gold Level Author

Mogama

That freedom is the badge of America's essence first impressed me the most when, as seminary students, we drove in a 14-passenger van from the campus of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky to Washington DC. It was in the early 1990s, and I had just fled the... ( added 1 day 7 hours ago.)

Dan Akroyd, Daddy Jim, and Second Chances - Teresa Ortiz ^(10,546) Gold Level Author

Teresa Ortiz

It's been said by the Best that there is a time and a purpose for everything under Heaven, I believe it with all my heart. It's also been said that a positive-thinking person will always make Lemonade out of life's Lemons. I tend to think that it's God who makes Lemonade out of the Lemons... ( added 13 days 22 hours ago.)

Greatest Father's Day Moments - a Tribute to My Husband - Teresa Ortiz ^(10,546) Gold Level Author

Teresa Ortiz

My husband and I married young; too young just two days after my 18 th birthday. Our first child followed within three years and there was no way I was going to be able to stay home with her. My husband immediately stepped up and helped with the "wake up every two-to-three hour" thing and I knew... ( added 14 days 22 hours ago.)

The Tale of the Troll - Reprint Rights Available

- Dave Potchak ⁽⁸⁰⁴⁾ Blue Level Author

Dave Potchak

The troll sightings took place along I 99 in Bedford County Pennsylvania in the summer of 1986. A rather portly troll approximately 33 years old and rumored to weigh over 175 lbs was spotted (as expected) waiting patiently under a bridge that carried I 99 over state route 869 near the vicinity of... ( added 18 days 19 hours ago.)

The One And Only America - Michael Ramzy ⁽⁵¹⁷⁾ Blue Level Author

Michael Ramzy

A group of men who didn't know the impact they would have on a world separated by ideology and vast oceans and lands gathered together over two hundred years ago and declared in print one simple concept: Enough is enough. They weren't 'founding fathers' then so much as just ordinary men... ( added 1 hour 34 minutes ago.)

Independence Day, And What it Means To Me - Gary W. Halsey Sr. ^(7,303) Unverified Account

Gary W. Halsey Sr.

Every year when Independence Day rolls around, I am reminded of several things, how lucky I am to be an American, and the freedoms that come with this privilege, the women and men who over the decades that have fought and died to maintain those freedoms, and the Declaration Of Independence.... ( added 1 day 19 hours ago.)

Independance Day - Kenneth Brown ⁽⁸⁴⁾ Red Level Author

On July 4 th 1776, so I'm told, the thirteen (13) colonies declared their independence from England. But what were they declaring their dependence too? Did the Native Americans have any input into this declaration? Or was the decision to take the new land already made? Obviously the decision had... ( added 3 days ago.)

Freedom! Independence! Liberty! That's America! - Reprint Rights Available

- Avis Ward ^(11,752) Gold Level Author

Avis Ward

Freedom, independence, liberty refer to an absence of undue restrictions and an opportunity to exercise one's rights and powers. Freedom emphasizes the opportunity given for the exercise of one's rights, powers, desires, or the like: freedom of speech or conscience; freedom of movement.... ( added 3 days 14 hours ago.)

Fourth in the Forest - Sandra E. Graham ^(7,776) Silver Level Author

Sandra E. Graham

Every Fourth of July our town pulls out all the stops and puts on a pig roast' bar-b-que cook out and fireworks display in the city park ( Craighead Forest ). The fireworks can be seen for miles around-I know, because I have missed the last two years, but have sat behind our shop and watched the... ( added 3 days 20 hours ago.)

4th of July Independence and the New Country That Was Meant to Be - Jeff Brown ^(9,168) Silver Level Author

Jeff Brown

Contrary to what's taught to our children--that which is left out of most American history primers--many of the Colonists were not pro-revolution. Some were pro-English or loyalists and some not sure they wanted to make the sacrifice to seek independence from the mother country. After all, many... ( added 4 days 16 hours ago.)

A Confirmation of Liberty - Ted Gragg ⁽⁴⁷²⁾ Red Level Author

Ted Gragg

The morning mist began to thin. They stood there, atop the hill, no uniformity of dress, in a ragged line, facing toward Boston miles away. They stood there, bold in the fear of the unknown, resolute in the awareness that all men are created equal by God to chart their own destiny, and bound by... ( added 4 days 17 hours ago.)

My Wish for Independence Day! - Iris Taub ^(1,257) Bronze Level Author

Most of us will either be making or going to a BBQ and looking forward to another day off from work. Do we think about what the true meaning of what the 4th of July really represents? I wonder! Yes, we can all say we are patriotic and take a moment of silence to think about brave soldiers who... ( added 5 days 14 hours ago.)

Celebrating the Fourth - Grammy Guru ^(3,577) Bronze Level Author

They are almost three years old, but, to some degree, they already understand what it means to be an American. Before they were a year old, they were taken to the local Fourth of July parades and taught to stand with their hands over their hearts as the American flag passed. They know how to... ( added 5 days 15 hours ago.)

Going On Vacation - Reprint Rights Available

- David Tanguay ^(8,949) Silver Level Author

David Tanguay

I'm getting ready for a vacation to the state of Maine. I am from Maine although I've been living in Florida for 12 years now. I have some family here in Florida however; most of my family resides in the great state of Maine. I'm leaving Wednesday morning the 1st. of July, from the Valdosta... ( added 7 days ago.)

Father's Day Thoughts and Reflections - Gerry Charbonneau ⁽⁷⁸⁶⁾ Blue Level Author

Gerry Charbonneau

" A person's father is not who he actually was but rather who we thought he was at the time." ---- Unknown. Happy Father's Day! One day each year is dedicated to remembering, honoring and appreciating father. Various definitions and connotations and emotions surround this emotionally... ( added 12 days 18 hours ago.)

So You Call Yourself A Father - Lawrence Jones ⁽¹⁷⁸⁾ Red Level Author

Lawrence Jones

Well let's see, did you travel to the end of the Earth to feed your children when there was no food in the neighborhood. Did you take time to burp them when the milk was done and the breast was aching because of the sucking to dawn. Held the head up and kept the back straight... ( added 14 days 8 hours ago.)

A Letter For My Missing Father - Michelle Mackin ^(3,534) Bronze Level Author

Michelle Mackin

Dear Father, Well, Dad, I wanted to wish you a happy Fathers' Day, but I don't know where you are. In fact, I have never even met you. Oh, I have looked for you and searched for you, year upon year, to no avail. Where are you? Who are you? I wish I knew what you looked like. I wish I knew... ( added 14 days 18 hours ago.)

Papa, Where Do We Send Our Father's Day Gift? - Reprint Rights Available

- Nenita Wells ⁽⁸²¹⁾ Blue Level Author

Nenita Wells

Papa, Your children and grandchildren remembered, The little things you loved gave and shared. We want to gift wrap something really nice We wish to send it to your location precise. Papa, There were so many things we knew you dealt, You were so generous and your love heartfelt. We want to gift... ( added 15 days 6 hours ago.)

A Father's Wisdom - Reprint Rights Available

- jena ⁽⁴⁸⁵⁾ Red Level Author

jena

Food For Thought What kind of Father are you? Life-changing nuggets of wisdom and knowledge must be transferred by fathers to their children as they strive to lead by example. Fathers not only give their children life but they are also required to teach them how to live. In order to be... ( added 17 days 8 hours ago.)

Thinking of Dad on Father's Day - Iris Taub ^(1,257) Bronze Level Author

Most of us assume that we will have plenty of time to spend with our Dad's. For some, they are blessed and can cherish and build many lasting loving memories of holidays that come and go. As Father's Day approaches, I think about my Dad and how much I miss him. My Dad died in 1964... ( added 17 days 17 hours ago.)

Father's Day - Reprint Rights Available

- Dianne Lehmann ^(4,729) Bronze Level Author

Dianne Lehmann

In many ways, I don't feel qualified to write an article about fathers or Father's Day. I lost my birth father when I was almost 17 years old (August 4, 1969), my father-in-law on December 5, 2005 and my step-dad just this January on the 6 th . I am fatherless. All my perspectives on fathers... ( added 17 days 18 hours ago.)

Dear Dad - Karen Braschuk ⁽¹⁰³⁾ Unverified Account

Karen Braschuk
Dear Dad, You have been gone for quite a while. If you are looking down from the heavens, you are probably chuckling at how many times I have talked to your picture hanging on the wall. I still need you Dad, no matter what dimension you may be in right now. I still need your... ( added 17 days 20 hours ago.)

FATHERS DAY------Fathers and Daddies Celebrated - Sandra E. Graham ^(7,776) Silver Level Author

Sandra E. Graham

It was once said, that almost any man can be a father, but it takes a real man to be a Daddy. There is more truth to that than most people know. When a stepfather can take another man's child and raise him/her as his own, then you have a real Daddy . Their stepfathers, all too often, mistreat... ( added 18 days 8 hours ago.)

You Lifted Me - A Father's Day Poem - Mark Parsec ^(33,345) Platinum Level Author

Mark Parsec

I wanted to say I love you But life went by too fast So I thought that I would write you Before this moment passed It does not seem that long ago That I stood by your side Up to my neck in winter snow I thought I would have died So then, you gently lifted me And set me on... ( added 18 days 15 hours ago.)

Flag Day - Observing the Red, White and Blue - Michelle Mackin ^(3,534) Bronze Level Author

Michelle Mackin

Flag Day celebrates the flag of the United States of America and observes the adoption of our flag by our founding fathers on June 14, of 1777. However, if it had not been for the efforts of a Wisconsin public school teacher back in 1885 Flag Day, as we know it, may never have evolved. This... ( added 20 days 20 hours ago.)

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