on the rim

Tomorrow is Memorial Day.  There will be cookouts, parties, and is usually considered the opening of the summer season.  Many people have the day off to celebrate.  What do we celebrate? I think Honor is a better term than celebrate.  It is the day that we honor those who served our nation, protecting our freedoms, and have died.  We honor them by showing that their sacrifice is not unnoticed.  Parades are held in their honor.  We see the comrades of the fallen salute them, knowing often that it was perhaps just chance that it was not them. Like so many of our holidays, Memorial Day is losing its meaning in the nation.  We must pause, and offer prayers of gratitude to the fallen, who truly paid the ultimate price for freedom.  Many take time to honor not just the those servicemen and women who have died, but honor their loved ones that have passed from this life.  This is an excellent way to teach value of family, and to let those ar...

I have lost focus on the blog.  I had always wanted to keep focused on the religious things, and while maintaining a connection, particularly in regards to religious freedom, I have strayed from my intent here.  I don't repudiate in any way the things I have written.  I feel, in particular, that sooner, rather than later, we will be forced to choose between doing what is right and following God, and following the laws of the land.  I really meant what I wrote regarding the Yellow Cross. I have to write regarding my experience in Logan, and the trip back.  In Logan I felt the pride of watching my son receive his Masters Degrees.  I spent time with his family, including his aunt, wife, and of course Paul.  It is family that matters.  It is the basic unit of eternity.  We feel joy in this life when our family is happy, when family members choose the right path.  We sorrow when they stray or when there is strife between family members. ...