July 4 - Freedom From Protection
A Renewed Appreciation for Independence Day # Independence Day has become more important to me as I’ve gained some perspective on the world, and learned that in the US of A we have it pretty dang good… yes there’s corruption up the chain and the government is a wreck, but at the day to day level for an individual setting 2 feet on God’s green earth… there’s a LOT worse places on the earth to be. And so as we all celebrate with cookouts and stuff I was getting ready to have a great time with a few friends enjoying some that tastey freedom… Friends and Boundaries # We hosted this gathering and pretty clearly scheduled it until 630 PM which is when we typically get our daughters ready for bed (yes yes early bedtime… they’re up PLENTY early so don’t you worry). These friends know our kids and our early nightly routine, so nothing was unexpected here However, my entire life as I’ve had some kind of boundary to keep personally, I’ve had to make sure that that boundary was respected very acti…