Happy 4th of July!!!!

One of my favorite patriotic songs is

God Bless America

God bless America, Land that I love. Stand beside her, And guide her, Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, To the prairies, To the oceans white with foam. God bless America, My home, sweet, home, God bless america, My home, sweet, home.

God Bless the USA, by Lee Greenwood

If tomorrow all the things were goneI'd worked for all my life,And I had to start againwith just my children and my wife,I'd thank my lucky starsto be living here today,'Cause the flag still stands for freedomand they can't take that away. I'm proud to be an Americanwhere at least I know I'm free,And I won't forget the men who diedwho gave that right to me,And I gladly stand up next to youand defend her still today,'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this landGod Bless the U.S.A.From the lakes of Minnesotato the hills of Tennessee,Across the plains of Texasfrom sea to shining sea.From Detroit down to Houstonand New York to L.A.,There's pride in every American heartand it's time we stand and say:I'm proud to be an Americanwhere at least I know I'm free,And I won't forget the men who diedwho gave that right to me,And I gladly stand up next to youand defend her still today,'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this landGod Bless the U.S.A.

America the Beautiful Words by Katharine Lee Bates
O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

O beautiful for pilgrim feet
Whose stern impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!

O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife.
Who more than self the country loved
And mercy more than life!
America! America!
May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness
And every gain divine!

Did you know: there are 8 verses to this song?

This Land Is Your Land Woody Guthrie

This land is your land, This land is my land, From California To the New York island, From the Redwood Forest, To the Gulf stream waters, This land was made for you and me. .

We went to Port Orchard to watch the fireworks. They are not the best show around but we had to keep it simple this year. We found a spot that we were able to park and put our chairs out and didn't have to walk.

Fireworks can be so dangerous on the bay as everyone is shooting off their own fireworks until the show starts. We didn't have anyone around us at all shooting off anything, so it was nice and quiet. It was good to be able to get out of the house for a bit.

I am so thankful for FREEDOM, sometimes I think we have too much freedom, but all the same we are very blessed. God HAS blessed America. It is because we were founded by Godly principles and we have the freedom to worship God without the fear of someone cutting our head off for speaking God's name. We don't have to worry about the government storming our churches and shooting everyone or setting our church on fire.

America isn't perfect, but we are still FREE. When America gets back to putting God back in it's rightful place, things will be better. we still live in a peaceful country.

We have so much to be thankful for.

(This is rather lengthy, but AWESOME)

"AMERICA AGAIN" by Carman R.I.O.T album

Verse 1: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, First Chief Justice John Jay. Names synonomous with the spirit of our country, founding fathers of the U.S.A. Over 200 years ago they shook off the chains of tyrany from Great Britain, by divine call. Citing 27 biblical violations, they wrote the Declaration of Independence, with liberty, and justice, for all. But something happened since Jefferson called the Bible the cornerstone for American liberty, then put it in our schools as a light. Or since 'Give me liberty or give me death!' Patrick Henry said, our country was founded on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We eleminated God from the equation of American life, thus eleminating the reason this Nation first began. From beyond the grave I hear the voices of our founding fathers plead, you need God in America, again. Of the 55 men who formed the Constitution, 52 were active members of their church. Founding fathers like Noah Webster, who wrote the first dictionary, could literally quote the Bible, chapter and verse. James Madison said, 'We've staked our future on our ability to follow the 10 Commandments, with all our heart.' These men believed you couldn't even call yourself an American, if you subvert the Word of God. In his farewell address, Washington said, 'You can't have national morality apart from Religious principal,' and it's true. Cause right now we have nearly a hundred and fifty thousand kids carrying guns to these warzones we call public schools. In the 40s and 50s student problems were chewing gum and talking, in the 90s, rape and murder are the trend. The only way this nation can even hope to last this decade, is put God in America, again!Chorus: The only hope, for America, is Jesus. The only hope, for our country, is Him. If we repent, of our ways, stand firm and say, 'We need God in America, again.'Verse 2: Abe Lincoln said, 'The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation, will be the philosophy of government in the next.' So when you eleminate the Word of God from the classroom and politics, you eleminate the nation that Word protects. America is now number one in teen pregnancy and violent crime, number one in illiteracy, drug use, and divorce. Everyday a new holocaust of 5,000 unborn die, while pornography floods our streets like open sewers. America's dead and dying hand is on the threshold of the Church, while the spirit of Sodom and Gomorrah vex us all. When it gets to teh point when peoplle would rather come out of the closet than clean it, it's the sign the Judgement of God is gonna fall. If there's ever been a time to rise up Church it's now, and as the blood-bought saints of the living God proclaim. That it's time to sound the alarm from the Church House, to the White House and say, 'We want God, in America, again!' (We need God in America, God in America again). I believe it's time America to stand up and proclaim, that 'One Nation Under God' is our demand! And send this evil lifestyle back to Satan where it came from, and let the Word of God revive our dying land! For Jesus Christ is coming back again in all His glory, and every eye shall see Him on that day. That's why a new annointing of God's power's comin on us, to boldly tell the World 'You must be saved!' Because astrology won't save you, your horoscope won't save you, the Bible says these things are all a farce. If you're born again you don't need to look to the stars for your answers, cause you can look to the very One who made those stars. History tells us time and time again, to live like there's no God makes you a fool. If you wanna see kids live right, stop handing out condoms, and start handing out the Word of God in schools!(Chorus 2X)We need God, in America(We need) God in AmericaWe need God, in America againAmerica again

GOD BLESS AMERICA AGAIN!