Until We Meet Again At The Rainbow Bridge

quiet summer moments

We enjoyed a quiet morning with Heron.
He finished “Yellowstone” and moved on to one of the prequels.
By afternoon, he’d finished it too.

“You are unique. There is only one you. And that is you there, right here, for better or worse. Except that there is no better, and there is no worse. It’s just you.” ― Sam Neill,

Just a quiet Friday at home

Badger felt bad all day, so today was a stay-in kind of day, which means y'all get a short post.

Cowboy’s been telling me his regular phone hasn’t been working for a while.
I went to put his phone card on today, and Badger about had a cow.
The battery was bulging out the back, which is apparently a bad thing.

Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be

"A daughter feels her mother’s absence forever—time softens grief, but never erases it."

"Stars, Stripes, and Freedom—Happy July 4!"

Why We Celebrate the Fourth

We celebrate the Fourth, but do we remember why?
Beyond the crimson bursts that light the sky.
Beyond the waving flags of red, white, and blue,
Lives a promise from long ago that still rings true.

Long ago, brave voices rose to say
That a free people should chart their own way.
They risked life and fortune, refusing to bend
To the rule of a distant king.

They stood behind a simple belief:
That liberty was worth the cost.

On July Fourth, that vision came to life.
Through decades of struggle, of light and of dark,
The nation stumbled, endured, and grew,
And freedom carried on from one generation to the next.

That is why the banners fly.
Why families gather beneath the summer sky.
Why children wave sparklers into the night,
And fireworks cut through the dark with light.

We mark far more than a date on the page.
More than a parade or a holiday.

We honor the courage that set freedom in motion,
And the determination to keep freedom alive.

For liberty is never a guarantee.
It is something to cherish,
Something to protect,
Something to pass on to the next generation.

And that is why we celebrate the Fourth.