This morning was a beautiful day, quite, serene, nothing going on in our neighborhood. No riots, no hunger, no quarreling and no drug deals going down to my knowledge. A good start to a weekend where we honor those who died to give us this freedom. We kind of take our good life for granted, but a lot of folks died to make it happen. Thanks to the families of our fallen Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors and Marines who have suffered in their loss. We share your grief and we honor you and your fallen loved one this weekend. God Bless America and the Military who so bravely fight for our  freedom.

We celebrated our Memorial Day on Sunday afternoon. I asked my granddaughter to read the Gettysburg Address just before our lunch. Wow, that speech always gets to me…What a powerful choice of words and the last two sentences take us living in the 21st Century to task. ….”It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us-that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion-that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.” Our present Congress has it’s work cut out for it….From my seat here is Albuquerque it seems to me the proper course of action is prayer…President Lincoln called it correctly, “that this nation under God”  Our prayers that the Almighty will once again put up the hedge rows to protect our country, return prayer back into the school systems and recognize that without God’s help we will never susceed.