Character

OK sports fans, it's Independence Day in Gabriel Mills Texas and all is well.

Independence Day is the national holiday of the United States of America commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

I recently read a piece about the fate of the "signers" after their historic event:

Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. What kind of men were they?

Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured.

Damn, if that ain't the epitomy of CHARACTER, your humble scribe ain't got a clue what is?

Think about all the incredibly wonderful blessings in our lives. Do I take them for granted on occasion? Ain't no doubt. Do I humbly acknowledge the blessing of those brave souls who BOLDLY placed their signatures on parchment to commemorate our freedoms. HELL YES!

Thank you O' Lord and Savior for our many blessings, FREEDOM in all things, and your saving grace.