What A Great Country!

I suppose that after 39+ years it is predictable that Mary and I sometimes think the same thoughts (and yes, there are many times that our thoughts are quite disparate) as we did today. Encountering a snag with the details of their closing postponed Rachel and Steve’s receipt of the keys to their new house, but things appear to be back on track. But Mary and I both thought about what a marvelous, miraculous thing it is to live in a country where this kind of transaction can even take place. We are the beneficiaries of a freedom unknown to much of the world, and we have our courageous and wise forebears to thank. We recently viewed the John Adams series, and that revived the patriotic feelings of four years ago when we toured some of those historic places. It is a good and proper thing to remember those who founded this great country, but that doesn’t let us off the hook to assume the reins of responsibility for continued progress. If I could ask President Obama one question this Independence Day, it would be, “How may I help?”