Our family traveled south to Provo (Utah) last Sunday evening to attend the Provo City America’s Freedom Festival inspirational meeting which opens their week of festivities. This is the largest freedom festival of its kind in the world. Glenn Beck was the speaker. We are big fans of Glenn and it was thrilling to see him in person and hear him speak. He was overwhelmed with over 22,000 people giving him a standing ovation at the beginning and the end of his speech. His speech was amazing and touching. He is passionate about America and works hard to help inform us. You can hear more about it at www.glennbeck.com.
Even my daughter, Alesha, who turns 20 this Saturday, loves Glenn. She listens to him to and from her University when she is in school and catches him on CNN in the evening. She is learning a lot about our American values and the importance of teaching those values to others, especially our families. I am so proud of her patriotism and love for this country. I know that Glenn has inspired her love for history. She routinely brings home historical documentaries from the library. We especially enjoy ones about our founding fathers.
She was born the morning after the 4th of July, on the 5th. When she was a little girl we would tell her that the parade and the fireworks were for her. That all the people were there to celebrate her birthday. She would dance around with her sparklers believing it was so. The 4th of July is our favorite holiday. Celebrating together strengthens our bond.
I hope those who read this will celebrate this day with their families, friends and loved ones and share their thoughts and feelings about family, freedom, God and Country. God Bless America.
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