This is a little late but I still want to make an Independence Day Post. Last week on the 3rd of July I was listening to Glen Beck on the radio as I was driving in my car. I caught the end of a story he was telling about the sacrifice of a patriot from Virginia, who was once wealthy but gave up all of his riches because he had a vision for a new government that granted liberty to all. He signed the Declaration of Independence. By so doing, he became a target for the British. The entire essay that Mr. Beck delivered is posted on his website. Please take the time to read it. Its excellent and its short. The following is an exerpt from the essay:
"Thomas Nelson, Jr. of Virginia raised more than $2 million for the patriots cause on his own personal credit. The Government never reimbursed him, and repaying the loans wiped out his entire estate. During the battle of Yorktown, his house which had been seized by the British and occupied by General Cornwallis, Nelson quietly urged the gunners to fire on his own home. They did so destroying it. He was never again a man of wealth. He died, was buried in an unmarked grave. He stopped in a New Jersey Supreme Court, betrayed by loyalist neighbors. He was dragged from his bed, thrown in prison where he was brutally beaten and starved. His lands were devastated, his horses stolen, his library burned and his family lived on charity for the rest of their lives. And then there was John Hart, the speaker of the New Jersey assembly. He was forced to flee in the winter of '76 at the age of 65 from his dying wife's bedside while he hid in forests and caves. His home was demolished, his fields and mill lay waste and his 13 children put to flight. When it was finally safe for him to return, he found his wife dead, his children missing, his property decimated. He never saw any of his family again."
God truly has blessed this great nation. I am so blessed to live here and enjoy liberty. I am so grateful for the brave men and women who willingly sacrificed their lives and wealth for the great cause of liberty. Thank God for their vision and dedication to freedom! God bless our beloved troops, and all the men and women, who are serving today to preserve the liberty that keeps us comfortable and provides us with endless opportunity in the land of the free.
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I am in awe of the huge sacrifices our forefathers had to make. The wanton manner in which people belittle them today TICKS me off!
This is a great post, T!
On another note: I had such a sinking feeling last night when I clicked on The Other Side,as listed in My Favorites. "This blog could not be found". I thought "Oh, No! She has deleted her blog!!!" To make a long story short, I finally discovered you had changed the address of it!!
You are a true patriot! Thanks for this inspirational post! I needed it!
And when we have to pay $3.00 for a gallon of gas we talk about our sacrifice ... kind of pales in comparrison.
IT WAS REFRESHING TO READ THIS POST. TODAY WE TAKE EVERYTHING FOR GRANTED. OUR FREEDOM IS NOT A GUARANTEE WE MUST CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE PITFALLS.
PRAY FOR OUR TROOPS
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