Home of the Brave
by Roger Robicheau
Through the feel of war they
brave this day
How proud they stand,
How proud they stand,
their unselfish way
Our soldiers bear what we cannot see
They assure our right to live life free
They assure our right to live life free
Each trained will face an unknown fate
Our support they need, don’t hesitate
Our support they need, don’t hesitate
Just imagine how this land would be
Without their courage - catastrophe
Without their courage - catastrophe
All the liberties we have grown to know
Would not exist, this life would go
Would not exist, this life would go
Find a thankfulness within your mind
Speak gratitude for our bravest kind
Speak gratitude for our bravest kind
Have the willingness to show you care
For fallen heroes, hold back no tear
For fallen heroes, hold back no tear
Reach out to God with his guiding light
For our troops do pray,
For our troops do pray,
both day and night
America raise your flags to wave
For we truly are 'home of the brave'
For we truly are 'home of the brave'
©2003Roger J. Robicheau
This 4th of July was pretty uneventful. We didn't even get to see the fireworks. However, we did go to Matthew's house for a BBQ today after church and it was nice to spend some quiet time with my family. While Matthew and Mom were cooking, I was outside taking pictures of the kids. Matthew's kids are getting so big now. They fight over who gets to hold, feed or sit beside Carter. They adore him and they think that anything he does is so funny. Sometimes Carter and his cousins create a stir in church when they are supposed to be sitting still. (Sigh!) So far I've not had much success at getting Carter to be quiet during church services. Why should he sit still? He has a large adoring audience who think he's the cat's meow.
Jonathan (almost 10),
Hannah & Savannah (almost 9),
Dillon (6) and Carter (10 months)
