I’m watching the TV fireworks broadcasts in New York, Minneapolis, Cookesville, and Houston … big cities with great big fireworks displays all over the USA tonight.
But, the music to go with the fireworks just didn’t do it for me. San Francisco and Chicago Symphonies are wonderful, but no, sorry, I need PATRIOTIC music to go with the fireworks! Rhapsody in Blue?? Just didn’t fit!! Try this one:
Oh, maybe we are trying to avoid the subject of battles on this holiday?
Wasn’t it a battle won that won our nation’s freedom from England?
Well then, how about this one:
Or how about celebrating our Independence Day
by recognizing our
INTERDEPENDENCE?
We need one another …
We need our One God…
We need to celebrate and
STRIVE FOR UNITY.
One thing that unifies us is our love for family, right?
We all want the world to be a better place for our children.
A modern version of “The World is One” is playing now.
Ah yes, our children unite us.
Did you get to spend time with your children or grandchildren today?
TazE is peeking around the corner here.
– parents of those two dear great-grandchildren –
We’re so glad they came to visit today.
On my post this morning, I told you we were not going to have our Ennis 4th of July Parade this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But, our neighbors, the Welnas, fixed that problem. They have their grandchildren visiting them, and so we had a private parade provided by the kids! (With a little help from their moms and grandparents)
TazE saw them coming… she was all ears!!
Best Parade Ever!!
One of the boys dropped his bike and ran after TazE!
And notice the other child in the parade –
He’s the little one asleep in the stroller!
Helping their little ones experience their very own parade.
Too much fun!
Sue Welna is such a good sport!
Don’t you love her antennae?
Oh, by the way,
remember that one surviving petunia
I showed you a few days ago?
Look at our wheelbarrow now!
The antelope don’t like that solar light…
Good tip for keeping your plants safe from your neighborhood animals!
I hope you had a Happy Independence Day.
You can see we did!
Our Pastor Steve and his dear wife, Elaine, joined us for BBQ dinner.
That was the frosting on the cake of a great day.
See ya tomorrow, my friends.
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Comments on: "Fireworks, Music, and Parades" (12)
What a wonderful parade! How very special. Thank you for sharing the video. You have wonderful neighbors. Happy Birthday America!
See comment after next post, Laina. Yours posted there! 🤪 Happy 4th!!
What a HAPPY post, Jan! The parade was fantastic and it was lovely to see TazE run out to welcome them. 😀 Listening to the Amazing Grace video made me fill up – May the Lord’s Kingdom come that we can all be united like that!
We sure do! Thank you for taking time to enjoy it with us and leave a comment. Have a Wonderful Sunday!
You too, Jan. xx
Lesley, I am so glad you enjoyed Amazing Grace. I love that version of it, too. Yes, wasn’t it fun to see the parade approach and see TazE’s reaction and the children’s sweet “Happy Birthday America” song?
You have a lovely community for them to do that. x
I do and I am so grateful!
Cutie great grandchildren, best ever parade, effective solar light = an excellent Independence Day.
Yes, it was perfect! Thanks for enjoying it with us, Derrick!
Yaaaaaaay! How marvelous that you were able to have a parade on the 4th! How very very sweet of your neighbors and their visiting grandchildren to provide you with one and complete with necklaces and flags, too! I’m SO glad you’re feeling better, dear momma 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
Thank you, DeDe. Welcome back to JanBeek. I’ve missed your comments here. Each day I do indeed feel better. Finished my routine of Oxycodone pain killers and have graduated to Tylenol every six hours or so. Will wean myself off those this week. Hooray, indeed. Neighborhood blessings are the best of medicines! Aren’t those kids darling?