Holidays always prompt memories of the years spent on that day. Traditions emerge. Some of my happiest holiday memories are of July 4th with Kathy and Jerry. I loved taking the kids over to their big house and yard to picnic and play. Their family was an emotional anchor in my more fractured family life.
Kathy and Jerry are gone now and the house has been sold. But I’m still around to keep the memories alive and I'm sure Bill and Marguerite will carry them forward.
This year, many of us are feeling “iffy” about America. We’re a fractured family. So let’s celebrate the best of who we are. And what will always be possible.
Yes, let's
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