What will you be doing today on Independence Day? If you are like many Americans, fireworks will be involved. Maybe you will have burgers, potato salad, and Jell-o shaped like an American flag. At any rate, you will likely be celebrating. Sometimes I wonder if we really give much thought to what we are celebrating on July 4th. None of the Founding Fathers or soldiers who fought hard to gain our independence are alive today to tell us the difficulties they faced. Those of us born in the latter 20th or early 21st century (though I hope no one born in the 21st century is currently contemplating … [Read more...]