Love these photos by Kelly Trontell Hi! Hope you are enjoying the 4th of July weekend. Since the 4th conveniently landed on a Sunday this year, it has turned into a 3-day celebration with lots of festivities tomorrow. Including the traditional parade.
Grateful for our freedom of this country & for those who fight to keep us safe.
An inspirational thought I included in our church newsletter I put together each month:
"You cannot be saved by valor and devotion of your ancestors. To each generation comes its patriotic duty, and upon willingness to sacrifice and endure, as those before you have sacrificed and endured, rests the national hope." Thomas Paine
Today I was completely teared up singing the National Anthem at church. When I was pregnant with Avery I remember the same wave of emotion when Bucky Covington got kicked off American Idol--but this morning clearly had much more meaning. ;)
Happy Independence Day!!
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Hahaha! Your Bucky Convington comment made me laugh out loud. Cheers to the emotional ride of pregnancy! Happy 4th to you!
I cried when Adam Lambert didn't win, and I wasn't even pregnant, Idol can do that to you. Hope your long weekend is great!! By the way, got the Paper Palooza issue of CK, great layouts in there Liz!
I hope you had a great weekend as well! We celebrated with my son's birthday and lots of fireworks and family. Woo hoo for holidays! ;)
beautiful, beautiful thomas paine quote...i absolutely adore it!
I know this sounds weird, but Anoop Desai had me rooting for him last year thanks to Beat It (Thanks, MJ!) and I couldn't help but get a little teary when he was booted off the show. Anyway, have you picked a name? Me and my husband chose Heidi Evelyn. (He wants Heidi Addison, but I think I have him convinced Evelyn is the way to go). You must must must tell us the name ASAYP! (As Soon As You Pick) Good luck!
Elizabeth
love that photographer's work you gave the shout out to. I will be following her for sure.
Funny, I'm not pregnant and I welled up when we sang it at church on Sunday, also. Glad you had a great holiday!
Personally, I am hoping Collin gets another spot on the local news 4th of July parade footage showing us all how to fold open the lawn chair! Awesome stuff!!
So, I have a huge favor to ask, even though you don't know me... Is there any way that you can email me a copy of your newsletter? I do our Ward's too, and I'm in a slump...I need some ideas to make it a little better. I like to look at as many as I can from other Wards. I don't like putting out a semi-okay newsletter! ;)
If you can email a copy, I'd love you forever and be ever thankful! If not, that's okay too...
Thanks, Emily
emils24@gmail.com
P.S. I tear up singing the national anthem in Church too, and I'm not preggo!
ELIZABETH!!!!
I am HONORED to be featured on your FABULOUS blog! WOW. You are adorable....and I love your blog. It's bookmarked and Im coming back! So nice to meet you!
XOXO
I LOVE Kelli Trontell work!!! Also this is a super cute blog you have here! I stumbled upon it by means of Ucreate where they featured your adorable ablums!
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