"There's just somethin' about that flag that makes me feel good all over!" declared the freedom-loving patriot, Davy Crockett. The reason that sticks in my mind is because his words warm my heart just about every time I see our "Grand Old Flag" gloriously waving in the beautiful blue sky. I love our red, white and blue flag, designed by the Father of our country, George Washington, and sewn by seamstress Betsy Ross in 1777. What an awe-inspiring story our flag could tell then and ever since then!
To know the story of America is to love the story of America. Pick any decade or year in our history and you'll thrill to the stories of our people, facing the challenges before them with faith, courage, and lots of imagination and innovation. We became the "can do" people, learning from our parents and grandparents to create from what God has placed around us and within us. The noble character of the American people is revealed in those stories and represented in that flag.
Woven into the fabric of our banner is the good-heartedness and decency of the American people. The generous citizens of this country have responded to every disaster of every kind in every place with compassionate, helpful action for those in need. It's very much a part of our identity as a nation and a standard set by those who've gone before us. Every generation has embraced it and built upon it. That's what we were taught in our homes, churches and schools. The books we read and the movies we watched helped to forge within us those desirable qualities we admire in individuals and citizens. I still see that when I look upon "Old Glory." It's part of what makes me "feel good all over", although there's more, so much more. But that would take many books, not just a blog, so...
Happy Flag Day, 2015! I hope that Davy Crockett's folksy words resonate with you and with generations of Americans to come!
