Liberty

I don’t even know how to put into words the incredible experience that we had this past week. A good friend of our family invited us to join his family to tour a Navy ship. Like I said, almost too hard to describe…awesome, awesome, awesome. We had the opportunity to see nearly every part of the ship and it was just amazing. This particular ship was a helicopter aircraft carrier and just standing on the top of the ship, looking down at the flight deck, listening to the incredible expertise of our friend was an experience our family will never forget.

I have always felt incredibly grateful for our country and those that fight for our freedoms, but this brought feelings that were inexpressible. What they do for us is something that should not escape our thoughts and prayers for very long throughout the course of each day. How grateful I am. With all that we saw, my favorite moment of the day was when we were leaving the ship. I just happened to be behind our friend as we walked down the incline to go “ashore.” Just a few steps down the ramp, our friend paused, stood incredibly still, and with great respect, looked toward the flag flying at the mast of the ship. Tears came to my eyes and my heart seemed to stop for a moment. How blessed we truly are.

God bless America!