A Patriotic Hodgepodge

Thank you, Joyce for this week's questions.

1. What does patriotism mean to you?

Patriotism means loving our country and honoring all that the Founding Fathers intended it to be. It is embracing the history, culture, traditions, and customs that have long shaped our nation. It is feeling a swell of pride when the National Anthem is played or sung, and being grateful for the many men and women who have sacrificed everything to defend the freedoms granted to us by our forefathers and enshrined in our founding documents. Patriotism means standing firm for the rights and liberties that define our nation so that future generations may also know what it means to be a proud American patriot.

I saw the video below on Facebook and found it to be so stirring.  There is nothing more powerful than children's voices in praise and gratitude. 

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/17EL7hpgNg/?mibextid=wwXIfr

2. September-October-November...your favorite fall month? Tell us why. If you live in the southern hemisphere, use these months but sub spring for the word fall. 

The answer most definitely is November, the month of my birth and the first signs of Fall in Texas.

3. A song you love with the word thanks (or some form of that word)  in the title or lyrics?

"Give Thanks" by Don Moen

4. November is National Peanut Butter Month. Are you a fan? What's the last peanut butter bite you had? Fill in the blank: peanut butter and _bananas____________________ . 

Oh, and you can't say jelly. 

5. This week's gratitude question-What event from this past year are you most grateful for?

Seeing our granddaughter, Cassidy, and her husband, Angelos, and meeting our great-grandson, Noah.  He is everything and more than we expected.  He is seriously the most advanced 9-month-old that I have ever seen.  He is already pulling up, taking steps, repeating sounds, and making everyone around him happy.  They fly back to Greece on Thursday, so it may be a while before we see them again.

6. Insert your own random thought here.

 

Our Northern Indiana family got their first snow on Sunday and Monday of this week.  It was a beautiful snow and I only wish I was there to enjoy it.  Hopefully, there will be plenty for Christmas.