Independence Day

Yesterday I celebrated Independence Day with my family. We went to my aunt's house & swam, ate barbecue, talked & goofed off, and shot of a few fireworks before heading to our local park to watch real fireworks. While shooting off our own fireworks, Dustin & my cousin Jesse decided to play a trick on the women in my family. They tied firecrackers to the tree behind my family (i was video taping) and lit them. I witnessed my grandmother jump about 10 feet in the air and laugh until she cried! It was a good time! Then after shooting off our fireworks, the kids in the family got everyone racing each other in sprints across our field.

With this said, I'm so proud to be an American and live in the United States where we are free to do this sort of thing without fear of being shot on a daily basis. And while I was sitting in church this morning I was thinking about how truly blessed I am to be able to worship God without fear of being killed because of my beliefs. I'm so thankful to live in this country :)