Yesterday I was driving to work listening to public radio, when without preamble they did an extraordinary thing. They read the Declaration of Independence, with different radio personalities taking different paragraphs; the voice was always changing.

It was mesmerizing! I don't know that I've ever heard the whole thing read aloud. By the time it was over I was moved to tears.

We have a lot to be thankful for but most of all is this amazing country we live in. I hope everyone (well, the Americans among us, at least ) takes a minute or two this holiday weekend to think of our brave founders and marvel at their lasting achievement.

Have a wonderful holiday, everyone!! :D

Here here Alex. I agree.

Amen! God bless America and all those sons and daughters who are now away from it, regardless of the right or wrong of it.

I wish I could have heard that. We are truly lucky to live in America.

Thomas Jefferson is one of my biggest heroes. When I go to DC, I can just stand at that monument forever thinking aobut how his brain worked.

A co-worker of my husband's recently got his American citizenship. He worked for years to pay for his wife and daughter, also. He had to pay for one at a time -- it took him 14 years. They had to hire a lawyer, various other expenses. The Citizenship Ceremony is something everyone should witness! People from all different countries, customs, languages, and walks of life. It really makes you appreciate what we so often take for granted.