THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER

THERE HAVE BEEN MANY REASONS THAT MY KIDS HAVE FELT JUSTIFIED TO MOCK THEIR SILLY MOM. I STILL SAY THINGS LIKE 'FAR OUT' AND 'GROOVY'. I WEAR SILLY CLOTHES SOMETIMES. I BLOG. I WANT A FANCY CAR,BUT I COULD CARE LESS ABOUT NAME BRAND CLOTHES. I CRY DURING A HALLMARK COMMERICAL OR WHILE WATCHING MANY A MOVIE. I CRY WHEN I HEAR FROM ANNA AND I CRY WHEN I DONT HEAR FROM ANNA. SOMETIMES I HAVE A SOAP OPERA ON IN THE KITCHEN. SOMETIMES. I PREEN MY FEET LIKE A PRIMATE. THE LIST IS ENDLESS, TO BE SURE. BUT THERE IS AN OCCASION THAT I WILL NEVER MAKE APOLOGIES FOR MY 'SILLY' BEHAVIOR. I HAVE SEEN THE EYES ROLL IN THE HEADS OF MY KIDS WHEN THEY HAPPEN TO SPOT THE TEARS AS THEY ROLL DOWN MY CHEEKS AS I SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OR HOLD MY HAND ON MY HEART WHEN I SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. MAGNIFICENT FLAGS WAVING IN THE WIND WILL ALMOST ALWAYS BRING A LUMP TO MY THROAT. I WILL NOT BE MADE TO FEEL I NEED TO MAKE EXCUSES FOR MY BEHAVIOR OR MY TEARS. FEELING PRIDE AND GRATITUDE FOR THIS GREAT COUNTRY IN WHICH WE LIVES SHOULD NEVER, EVER MAKE US FEEL APOLOGETIC. NEVER. ITS A HARD ATTRIBUTE TO TEACH I THINK. PRIDE IN ONES COUNTRY. I PRAY THAT ITS LEARNED BY ACTION AND EXAMPLE-AND BY VOICING MY FEELINGS AS OFTEN AS I CAN. I HAVE BEEN SO VERY BLESSED TO LIVE IN THIS LAND OF THE FREE. I PRAY I NEVER, NEVER TAKE IF FOR GRANTED. I WILL ALWAYS WAVE MY FLAG PROUDLY. MAY THIS COUNTRY OF THE BRAVE,WITHSTAND THE ROUGH SEAS THAT I BELIEVE ARE BEFORE US HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. MAY I BE WISE IN MY CHOICES AND DECISIONS AND MAY MY CHILDREN WORK HARD TO UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES AND WHAT OUR FOUNDING FATHERS HAD IN MIND WHEN THIS GREAT COUNTRY WAS FORMED.
GOD.....PLEASE BLESS AMERICA!!!!