Today’s independence day is very bitter sweet. I’m not new to patriotism like so many are today. I grew up loving my country and had deep respect for our men and women in service who fight and have fought to keep it safe. I have always thanked them for their service and I still believe to this day they are our real heroes. I thank God everyday I was born on this soil. Yes even if some of my ancestors were traded here by force because this is the greatest country on this earth and no one will ever convince me otherwise. In our infancy our founding fathers knew that.  They were always trying to make changes to an imperfect society so that it could be a place of freedom for all one day. And here we are their dream realized fully free in so many ways. My generation is the most free of them all yet many of us are allowing it to be torn apart. I don’t understand the hearts of mankind sometimes.

The other day I came out to my porch and happened to look over my shoulder. I was surprised to see my flag hanging on the side of my house. Our flag has a rip in it. You can barely see it but my husband said your supposed to replace it if it does. So we put it up in the laundry room not even for one second touching the ground. We were supposed to go hunting to replace it but the flags are only now surfacing and we just forgot with everything going on in our lives. So I was surprised when I saw it hanging outside. My husband just decided to hang it up anyway. I went over to it to see if I could see the tear. Its hardly noticeable. I stood back and just looked at it. There is something powerful about that flag I can’t explain it. But for the first time in my life when I looked at that flag my heart heart. Even as I write this my tears are falling. Because just like that tear that is barely noticeable on my flag there is also a tear in this country that not enough of us is noticing. A rip that may never heal. I’m not talking about political divide. No, political division is actually what made this country great. The differing ideas and arguments created conversation and battles to change and better this country. I am talking about the spirit of our nation. There is a giant rip in the heart of it and not enough of us is trying to heal it. Its only getting worse and as many continue to ignore it our country will continue to decay. My heart is broken and its hard to celebrate with a broken heart. But as long as it is still day I will continue to love fight and pray for my country men and women. To speak out against injustice, to stand on truth and thank God for the soil my house stands on and my beautiful children run and play on. I will always love and be praying for the U.S.A.

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