today i bought a flag. a united states flag. a beautiful old glory.
but i'm embarrassed. all too embarrassed to admit that this is the very first flag that we have ever owned, besides a little tiny one, since we've been married. (and that the wrinkles wouldn't come out even after trying to iron it!) do we have a spanish flag? of course. do we have an argentine flag? definitely. do we even have a catalunyan (barcelona) flag? why yes!
but we've never had or flown a flag from this great country of ours. our own country. today i ended that. and repented for not taking the time to show my children the importance of this great flag, it's history, and my love for it. silly, silly me!
this morning i proudly hoisted the colors with dallin and ella looking on. they were so giddy! and so was i. my heart swelled with gratitude as i told them about those that gave our lives for our freedom and what it means to be free. i told them about places in this world where people weren't free. and dallin with a concerned look on his face said, "mom, we should pray for them!"
yes. exactly. i loved hearing those words from him. and i loved knowing that we will never be a "flagless" family again! :)
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I’m teary eyed. Absolutely beautiful! I’m so glad you’re teaching y(our grand)children the blessings of freedom! You GO, girl!!
Love this picture and such a CUTE Dallin!!
Hi, I just stumbled across your post on having your own flag now. Good thoughts. And the wrinkles do not look that bad. I think every house should fly a flag. Maybe you will start a trend in your neighborhood. We were the first to fly a flag regularly in our neighborhood; now, there are five houses in a row that have them up. I love it. Thanks for the great post. Also (if you are still concerned about the wrinkles) some dry cleaners will clean and press your flag for free. That may be worth a try.
Love the flag. You aren’t alone though, we haven’t gotten our flag out since we moved over a year and a half ago…I NEED TO DO THAT!