Happy 250th Birthday America

 Happy Birthday to America. May God continue to bless and guide us.

 

The photos above and below are of my neighbor's large flag on a pole. The cross is on my living room wall, made by veterans in the USA.

 I hope all my friends around the world in many lands are having a wonderful July 4 too. I appreciate knowing all of you blog friends. 

Happy 4th of July

 

Here are some of the lyrics to the song America the Beautiful. 

America! America!

God mend thine every flaw. 

Confirm thy soul in self-control, 

Thy liberty in law. 

 

 Lift high the cross, unfurl the flag.

May they forever stand

 United in our hearts and hopes: 

God and our native land! 

 

America! America! 

May God thy love increase 

Till wars are past, and earth at last 

May follow Christ in peace.

I hope all of you, my dear followers, in lands near and far, enjoy a happy and free July.
 

Happy Birthday Beloved USA

God Bless America and let's stand strong.

The World Is Still a Beautiful Place

"Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.​​​​​​​" Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
My dog Bounce wearing his new Hawaiian shirt at our family July 4 celebration which was at my house on July 2. The shirt is a gift from Julie and her two dogs. Four people and three dogs and one cat gathered together. You see, the world IS still a beautiful place. 

Ha ha, a couple days after I posted the photo, I cropped it and added it above.
 

Happy Fourth of July

Happy 4th of July to all my friends in the USA and around the world.
"America" was written in 1831 by Samuel Francis Smith, when he was studying to be a Baptist minister. Here are the first and last verses:
My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty of thee I sing, Land where my fathers died, land of the Pilgrims' pride, From every mountain side let freedom ring.
Then the last verse:
"Our fathers' God to Thee, author of liberty to Thee we sing, long may our land be bright, with freedom's holy light, protect us by Thy might great God, our king.