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We, therefore, the representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress assembled…do, in the name and by the authority of the good people of these colonies solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES;….And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.
               - Thomas Jefferson
                  The Declaration of Independence

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We are guilty of many errors and many faults, but our worst crime is abandoning the children, neglecting the fountain of life.  Many other things we need can wait.  The child cannot.  Right now is the time his bones are being formed, his blood is being made and his senses are being developed.  To him we cannot answer ‘Tomorrow.’  His name is ‘Today.’
               - Gabriela Mistral
                  Chilean poet
                  1889 - 1957

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Dad, you’re someone to look up to no matter how tall I’ve grown.
               - Author unknown

Happy Father’s Day to Dads everywhere!

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Sunday, June 14th, is Flag Day, and the following lyrics are a great reminder of what the stars and stripes mean:

You’re a grand old flag
You’re a high flying flag
And forever in peace may you wave.
You’re the emblem of
The land I love
The home of the free and the brave.
               “You’re a Grand Old Flag,”
                By George M. Cohan

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And what is so rare as a day in June?
Then, if ever, come perfect days.
               - James Russell Lowell
                 American poet, critic and essayist

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We tell lies when we are afraid…afraid of what we don’t know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us.  But every time we tell a lie, the thing that we fear grows stronger.
               - Tad Williams
                  Fantasy and science-fiction novelist

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I have never been able to think of the day as one of mourning; I have never quite been able to feel that half-masted flags were appropriate on Decoration Day.  I have rather felt that the flag should be at its peak, because those whose dying we commemorate rejoiced in seeing it where their valor placed it.  We honor them in a joyous, thankful, triumphant commemoration of what they did.
               - Benjamin Harrison
                  23rd President of the United States
                  In office 1889-1893

Decoration Day was established in May, 1868 to decorate the graves of Civil War soldiers with flowers.  Now known as Memorial Day, it’s celebrated on the last Monday in May, and commemorates U.S. men and women who died in military service for their country.  Please remember our fallen servicemen and women this weekend.

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“…Our servicemen and women are serving throughout the world as guardians of peace-many of them away from their homes, their friends and their families.  They are visible evidence of our determination to meet any threat to the peace with measured strength and high resolve.  They are also evidence of a harsh but inescapable truth-that the survival of freedom requires great cost and commitment, and great personal sacrifice.”
               - President John F. Kennedy, 1963

Tomorrow is Armed Forces Day.  Be sure to thank our men and women in uniform.