Patriotic Praises

As parents, my husband and I, do our best to raise our children to show respect to others by requiring them to address their elders as “Miss” or “Mr.”, respond with courtesy by utilizing “Sir” and “Ma’am”, and use their manners by saying “Please”, “Thank you”, and “You’re Welcome”. We are not perfect parents and we frequently fall prey to parental inconsistency, but respect is the one thing that we are emphatic about without swaying.

Additionally, we feel that it is extremely important, especially in this day and time, to instill the great privilege of freedom that we experience due to those willing to die for our freedoms. In the past we have found little ways to demonstrate support for our troops whether it be by praying for their safety, outspoken in our support, or proudly flying the flag. For quite some time I wondered if we were truly making an impact on our children, until the time we went out in public and our five-year-old daughter saw someone in a military uniform… then my doubts faded away. I watched choked up with tears in my eyes as my daughter practically knocked down the service men, looked them straight in the eyes, and shouted, “Thank you for your service.” It has been two years and she still charges every military personnel that she sees with the same enthusiastic responses, “Thank you for your service” or “Thank you for protecting our country.” I sincerely hope that in some small way, this encourages those men and women as they venture off to battle. Often times I have listened to the immense appreciation in their voices as they respond to such a little voice demonstrating her gratitude.

These days one is hard-pressed to hear about the kindness, appreciation, respect, compassion, or generosity shown by fellow Americans. The media seems to be stuck on stupid, pardon the term, because they still insist that bad news is all that sells. Really? Then why are the major news network ratings going down the tube (no pun intended)? Why are the major newspaper publications a dying breed (thus, outsourcing jobs to India, i.e. LA Times, The Columbus Dispatch, etc.)? Ironically, this very notion that ‘bad news sells’, is exactly what is shutting down these forums. Americans are sick and tired of being vilified and brow-beaten repeatedly with accusations that they are no good, selfish, uncaring savages. The media balks that Americans are immoral for having morals, yet they sing praises for the truly immoral who have no morals. For instance, it is acceptable to crucify Paris Hilton for multiple DUI’s (I am not condoning her crime, she should do the time), but they believe that repeat illegal alien DUI offenders should be let off in the name of tolerance. This illogic causes me a cranial hemorrhage!

This is the same kind of illogic that refers to the left-wing press as being liberal. Definition 101: Liberal means, “broad-minded, favorable to progress, favoring or permitting freedom of action, tolerant”. This does not fit the ‘liberals’ in government. Actually they should be identified as illiberal. Illiberal means, “vulgar, biased, intolerant, small-minded, narrow-minded about cherished opinions”. Now, I ask you, which best describes the left-wing/media?

Are you sick of the bad news? Would you like an alternative that provides good news on a daily basis? Then log on to http://www.gimundo.com/. This site is dedicated to spreading uplifting news reports. Check it out, it just might renew your faith in this country and mankind.

After checking out http://www.gimundo.com/, hopefully you will feel like ‘paying it forward’ and log on to http://www.operationac.com/. Praise God for people like this who have a heart and the passion to establish and maintain such a remarkable organization. This is a perfect way to give back just little bit to those who are giving the ultimate sacrifice for us.

A big Fourth of July thank you to all of the troops and their families! May God bless our troops and keep them safe. An equally big thank you extends to the families of the troops who sacrifice for our safety as well. Do not let the media deceive you, we do support you!

Signing off…