While sitting at an Independence Day celebration awaiting the evening fireworks display, a friend remarked, “I wonder how many of the hundreds of people here stop to think about the true reason we celebrate tonight. It is not about the fireworks or the cookouts. It is because a group of men drafted and signed a document that would ultimately lead to our nation’s freedom. Countless others believed in fighting for that independence—even though it cost many of them their lives.” I thought about his comments on the way home that night. I said a prayer of thanksgiving for our founding fathers, ... Read the Post