Friday, July 4, 2008

a hard write...

how does one write passionately about a subject
upon never tasting of the alternative???

i am having a really hard time writing today. it's the 4th of july, independence day, in the usa. and, i really want to write something meaningful and substantial about the freedom with which i have been blessed. i just don't think i can do it justice.

thank God and my forefathers i've never known anything but freedom!!!

(stansell,gonsalves and howes
american hostages in colombia)

i think part of my problem is that two days ago i watched as marc gonsalves, thomas howes, and keith stansell were spirited away to freedom after having been held hostage by a group of colombian guerrillas (the farc) for over 6 years. these three have yet to speak publicly about their experiences, respectively. however, according to one of the other hostages, over the years the group of 11 suffered indignation, pain, fear, and illness.

an experience such as that is what i think qualifies a person to write about his/her appreciation for freedom. my take on the subject of freedom pales. and, THAT is an understatement!!!

i love being an american, thus i AM patriotic!!!

however, i'm PROUD to be part of something so much bigger. i'm proud to be a part of the goodness in the world in which we live. there is a lot of good!!! and the "goodness" comes as a result of justice, tranquility, defense, prosperity, and liberty from which we ALL should benefit.

today, i think i shall celebrate my freedom and the idea that one day all will celebrate the same:)

love and God's blessings,
dani xx

18 comments:

Tabitha said...

Beauty Full words Dani!!
I hope that you enjoy your holiday weekend!!
sending love and hugs T XXXXX

Little Sweethearts said...

Happy 4th of July Dani. I think that "hard write" became a "write from the heart" as you wrote it.

Love,
Tania

PS: I sent you an email since apparently I didn't receive yours. I'll be up for a little longer just to check and otherwise I'll check first thing in the morning. We'll be out for the rest of the day tomorrow, but I can check again in the evening. Don't want to keep you glued to your laptop on this day ;)

Little Sweethearts said...

Bedtime for me Dani. I'll check again in the morning. Enjoy the rest of your day!

Love,
Tania

Amanda said...

Lovely written Dani. Enjoy your 4th of July celebrations, whatever you decide to do!!
Love,
Amanda xx

Tanya said...

Beautiful words Dani! Happy 4th of July, have a great holiday weekend, take care!

sending big ((((hugs))))

love,
Tanya xx

dani said...

thank you, tabitha:) i hope you have a great weekend as well. have fun with your girls' night!!!
love,
dani

dani said...

thank you, tania. i sent the last email to your etsy email. i wondered why i hadn't heard back from you:? so, hopefully you'll get it this time:)
love,
dani

dani said...

amanda, you know me (the party animal, NOT)!!! we didn't decide to do much. john went to the lake golfing, and katherine has a couple of friends over for the evening. it's been a good day, though:) i hope yours was too!!!
love,
dani

dani said...

hi, tanya:) thank you!!! we don't have a lot planned (ie nothing;), ha!!! i'm thinking a day of floating in the pool sounds good for tomorrow though.
we haven't been able to use it for the past week. our chemicals have been all off balance!!! but, it looks pretty good today. anyway that's all my plans unless miss katherine has others of which i'm unaware:?
have a great day!!!
love
dani

Kellan said...

You wrote this perfectly! I love being an American too. I hope you had a wonderful 4th of July, Dani! Take care - Kellan

dani said...

thank you, kellan:) i did and hope you did as well!!!
love,
dani

Robin said...

Here Here!! Great post Dani! Happy Independence Day!!

Blessings from Mexico,
Robin

Little Sweethearts said...

I worried all night about those emails and when I checked this morning there was still nothing. The joy of making a first sale yesterday sure is being overshadowed by a sad feeling today. I'm so sorry. I really don't know why your e-mails are not coming in.

If you'd be willing to use yet another option, I would suggest that perhaps you could use the "conversations" option in my Etsy shop. I don't know whether you've bought something on Etsy before. All you need is an email address and a password.

Again Dani, I'm just so sorry about all this. I'm getting other emails, you're not on my spam list, your name was already added as a friend... I really don't have a clue as to what's causing all this hassle.

I'll check everything again tonight when we come back from our outing.

Love and hugs,
Tania

dani said...

to you too, robin:) hope you and the el presidente are having a blast!!!
l,
d

dani said...

it's ok, tania... i'll try doing it that way:)
l,
d

Little Sweethearts said...

Hi Dani,

We just got back and I got your convo on Etsy!!!

I'll send you an email later tonight since apparently you can still receive mine. Still puzzled as to why none of the emails are coming in but I'm happy that we now have a way of comunicating.

Those Pigs have a major job on their hands (paws? feet?)!
;)

Love and hugs,
Tania

dani said...

yea!!! tania... i don't know either:S they haven't come back to me marked as "delivery failure"???
l,
d

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