4th of July

Well we have just celebrated one of my favorite holidays ever! Independence Day means so much to me, I can't even begin to explain it. I feel so proud to live in such an amazing country, and blessed to have the freedoms that I have. But I also have some serious issues with how some people approach the day. Here are a few:

1. Sudden Increase in Patriotism: You should be a patriot all year, not just one day of the year.

2. Thinking it's just about food/fireworks: Enjoy what the day is truly about, everyone is entitled to the freedoms which we have, but not everyone has it.

3. Changing the National Anthem: For goodness sake people, since when is it EVER appropriate to change the national anthem? Sure, go ahead and stylize it a bit, that's fine. But adding a million notes, words, anything like that, it's just pure disrespect. If you were to do that in any other country, you would be shot. Thank you Billboard for creating this http://www.billboard.com/#/column/viralvideos/10-worst-national-anthem-performances-ever-1004101877.story?tag=hpflash3

I love this country, and I hope you do too!!