America, Land that I Love!

I am fortunate to have the means to travel.  I have walked on the streets of most of the 50 states, shopped, eaten, and enjoyed more than 20 countries around the globe, and have plans to visit more in the coming years left on this planet. 

What I have come to understand, and deeply appreciate, is that every place is unique and every destination is special.  What I have also experienced is that there is no place like home.  When I talk about home, it is not a building, a street, or a community.  It is the ground that is the United States of America.  

This is place where I was born, raised, and challenged to rise and fend for myself.  This was the land that gave me opportunities, introduced me to grace and love, where I found help, heartache, and healing.  This is the place where roots run deep and where freedom and liberty grew in the soil fed by blood, sweat, and love. 

Never perfect – always changing – progressing – turning – twisting – and expanding.  This is America where patriots rise, purple mountains majesty tower, and from sea to shining sea we still find people whose talents, tenacious spirit, and passion to make the world a better place happen. 

Happy 250 is not just a milestone, it is a reminder that in the imperfection of us all, under the watchful eye of a loving God, this country remains a light on a hill and a beacon of hope to attain whatever you put your heart to achieve.  Red, white, and blue adorn the flag waving in my front yard and it’s a symbol that today I am free to think, speak, assemble, and love my enemy and disagree with my government.  

No greater land do I love more than the USA.