On July 4th 1999, Clark and I had dinner and watched the fireworks with our wonderful friend Edith Williams. The evening was full of thought provoking ideas and remembrances of the past. Edith was Teddy Roosevelt’s granddaughter and she had a prospective on politics and current events that made the evening quite lively. It was the year when everyone was worried about Y2K and what it would mean for computers and a variety of issues I had never thought of.
I have thought many times about those conversations. We talked about what it would be like for our founding fathers to come back to see what our country looked like now. Would they be proud, horrified or just plain shocked at what our world looked like in comparison to theirs when they wrote the constitution. Of course we talked about what Teddy would think. Edith talked about the things she had seen in her life time. Her husband going off to war in WWII. How she rolled bandages as part of the war effort. It seemed like a very poignant time. I was enough of a Pollyanna that I thought we were going into the year 2000 and there would be peace and a time of great enlightenment. It is up to each reader to decide how I did with those thoughts.
We raised our children to always give more than they take. I know that was how she lived her life as well. Of course no one has given more than the brave men and women of the armed forces. It is because of them we are able to celebrate this holiday. We are so grateful. We also appreciate the men and women who help every day to make the quilts so we can continue to let our heroes know how much we appreciate them,
We wish for you a healthy, happy holiday.
Peacefully,
Sue