Opinion
As another Independence Day approaches I am mindful of the patriot foundations and shared heritage of our celebration.
Growing up, volunteering was a way of life for me. Whether it was Dad going to the nursing home to conduct a religious service or Mom teaching at VBS, our family members volunteered. For our family lines, it’s like needing to drink water. Everyone volunteers. I hope that we have passed that down from our kids to our grandkids.
One thing for certain, now that I’m a white-haired old man, none of my neighbors will likely call to see if I can help haul in a few hundred bales of hay.
I think we all want our kids to grow up and be successful. Whatever that may look like: relationships, spiritually, finances. But what about their health? I think that is another faucet that sometimes doesn’t get the prep work that it deserves. I am sure that you have heard “give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and you feed him for life.” People love to apply that to different areas of life, but what if we apply it to the health of our children? What if we teach them what healthy is, model it, and then they are prepared for life?
If you have spent many summers in Buffalo, this time of year, the firebirds can be seen loading up the tents and boxes to set up firework stands across the country. What I call the Firebird migration is a mass dance that involves firework vendors traveling to towns with their campers and setting up large tents to celebrate Independence Day.
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