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Recipes Sure to Make This Fourth of July Spectacular -
Laura Trahan (38,361)     
Laura Trahan 
Like every American holiday, July 4th is quickly becoming about food. I think Americans love associating holidays with food. Let’s face it: who doesn’t like food? So I thought I would share some family traditions that are sure to make your mouth water this Fourth of July and bring a crowd to the... ( added 3 years 148 days ago.) |
Liberty The Native Language of Life and the Living -
Mogama (16,516)  
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 141 days 6 hours ago.) |
Fourth of July---A Texas Shoot Out! -
Sandra E. Graham (10,088) 
Sandra E. Graham
"Come on, kids! We've got to get going if we're to make it to the Lake and get in some swimming before dark."
Getting our family of three young kids, two dogs, plus two parents packed and prodded into a waiting SUV reminds me of the internet video I saw last week of a Japanese train station... ( added 1 year 143 days ago.) |
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The One And Only America -
Michael Ramzy (829)  
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 140 days 1 hour ago.) |
Bristol, Rhode Island Celebrates the Fourth of July -
 - Nenita Wells (2,071)   
Nenita Wells
The oldest patriotic tradition nationally known
Taking place in New England in the small Bristol town.
Founded in 1785 the first Independence Day celebration
In Rhode Island , the smallest state of the nation.
( added 141 days 5 hours ago.) |
Independence Day, And What it Means To Me -
Gary W. Halsey Sr. (4,460)  
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 141 days 19 hours ago.) |
Good News America!!!!! -
- jena (429)  
jena
It is time to ring the "Liberty Bell" and celebrate the birth of our nation!
As we follow tradition and celebrate Independence Day in these great United States of America; we are reminded of our proudest secular holiday.
On July 4, 1776, the continental congress assembled in the state of... ( added 142 days 14 hours ago.) |
Independance Day -
Kenneth Brown (94)
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 143 days ago.) |
Freedom! Independence! Liberty! That's America! -
- Avis Ward (11,248) 
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 143 days 14 hours ago.) |
Fourth in the Forest -
Sandra E. Graham (10,088)
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 143 days 20 hours ago.) |
4th of July Independence and the New Country That Was Meant to Be -
Jeff Brown (10,529)  
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 144 days 16 hours ago.) |
A Confirmation of Liberty -
Ted Gragg (496) 
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 144 days 17 hours ago.) |
My Wish for Independence Day! -
Iris Taub (763)
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 145 days 13 hours ago.) |
Celebrating the Fourth -
Grammy Guru (846)
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 145 days 15 hours ago.) |
Thinking of Mike this 4th of July -
Fran Larson (23,243) 
Fran Larson
I knew Mother would be preparing at least two red foods for dinner. That was because Mike was coming to dinner. Four- year old Mike would only eat red "things." Ironically, he had bright red hair. Mother would prepare red jello or strawberries or whatever she could think of that was red. We all... ( added 166 days 23 hours ago.) |
The 4th of July - A Christian Perspective of Independence Day -
Mark Parsec (16,695) 
Mark Parsec
Many Americans will celebrate the 4th of July this year as America's Birthday. But, they are sadly mistaken. The 4th of July celebrates America's Declaration of Independence from the tyranny of England under King George. Many have also erroneously thought that the Declaration of Independence of... ( added 169 days 12 hours ago.) |
Patriotism and National Survival -
- John Waddey (1,176)
On this Fourth of July, as I pondered the state of our nation I could not help but think of Patriotism. In the current election campaign we hear much talk about patriotism. For those of our neighbors who lived through and served in World War II, the word, "patriotism" has a clear, distinct... ( added 1 year 139 days ago.) |
July 4th, 2076 -
- Mr. Keith (2,389) 
Mr. Keith
I remember clearly the Bicentennial celebration the United States had in 1976 when I was 15 years old and lived in a New York City suburb. It was a typical city suburb you would see in a movie and at the time I gave no thought to having a factory right on the corner of my block. One of my vivid... ( added 1 year 141 days ago.) |
Celebrate Independence Day - America is Good and Great -
- Tim Langley (198)
Another Fourth of July approaches as our country is embroiled in
another conflict. Regardless of what you think about the War on
Terrorism or the war in Iraq, it IS important that we reflect on the
goodness and the greatness of the United States of America.
I know America bashing has been a... ( added 1 year 141 days ago.) |
Land of the Free... Home of the Brave -
Gerry Charbonneau (1,405)  
Gerry Charbonneau
"Faith moves mountains, but you have to keep pushing while you are praying ." Mason Cooley
On July 4, 1776, this country, the nascent United States, claimed its independence from Britain. The umbilical cord to the Motherland was finally cut. We felt confident enough and at that time strong... ( added 1 year 141 days ago.) |
True Americana is the 4th of July© -
- Arlene Wright-Correll (12,537) 
Arlene Wright-Correll
It seems that even though June 20 th is the first day of summer it is really the 4 th of July that sky rockets it off. We have just about every small town in America and many large cities pay homage to that wonderful day of Independence for our great country. We have parades, picnics, baseball... ( added 1 year 141 days ago.) |
Why I Love the 4th of July -
Kim Bryant (241)
I love America. There, I said it out loud, I shout it to the world. And I have always enjoyed the 4th of July.
We grew up in a patriotic family, proud of our country and excited about celebrating it once a year. I remember cookouts and softball games, swimming and watermelon, and all the fun... ( added 1 year 141 days ago.) |
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The Fourth of July. -
Robert Melaccio, Sr. (5,156)  
Robert Melaccio, Sr.
Why do we remember and celebrate the Fourth of July? Has it become just another day off? Has it become beer and hot dogs, a day at the beach or the races, a ball game, an outing, a family gathering and yes fireworks and no more then that? No meaning or sense of what it represents? Is it parades... ( added 1 year 142 days ago.) |
Gordon Groundhog and the Colored Light Mystery -
- Patricia Grace (207) 
Patricia Grace
Gordon Groundhog slowly opened his eyes. POW, POW, POW. There it was, again. He had been in the middle of a beautiful dream when he first heard the noise. "What in thunderation can that be?" he wondered. "It can't be snow. That just goes plop, plop." He listened, again, but everything was quiet.... ( added 1 year 142 days ago.) |
July 4th in our Front Yard -
- Dianne Lehmann (5,738) 
Dianne Lehmann
Every year, Dad would put on a real show. He would visit all the fireworks stands (yes you could actually buy them openly and did not have to go to Mexico for them). He would select only the best rockets and fountains and whirligigs. There were fire crackers (how he would laugh when he set those... ( added 1 year 148 days ago.) |
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