Relax and Remember

Memorial day weekend is a time to relax from work and remember the lives of those who have fought and died for our freedom here and abroad.

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The feet are mine and those of my son, Veteran of two tours in Afghanistan.

As we celebrate the coming of warm weather and longer day light hours in the northern hemisphere, this U.S.A. long weekend has become known for its parties! To me, the freedom to party, worship, relax, speak and live freely exists because men and women were willing to give their lives to establish and maintain freedom.

Spiritually, our eternal freedom was won on Calvary.

Let’s celebrate our freedom this weekend! I hope we all can take a few moments to think and be grateful for how it came to be…on every level.

About the author

Andrea Van Boven (Madden): I like to think I am a radical lover of Jesus, but I live in a house and pay bills and look like I fit in with respectable society, like most people. What goes on in my head and heart are hopefully the things that betray the look of "normal" that comes at first glance. I hope those things inside of me seep out to actions as well as words of hope and encouragement. I pray that these in turn will lead others to know the loving Creator who knows us so intimately that he has a number for every hair on every head.

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