Happy Independence Day!

(photo credit to my friend K., who took this
picture last night at the river fireworks with me!)

Happy 4th, dear friends! I hope you have a beautiful weekend celebrating the great gifts of our loving God! Fresh summer recipes, gorgeous weather, conversation and laughter with friends and family.

Life is beautiful. And it doesn't end here. I heard this timely and appropriate thought on the radio this week: may God bless America, but more importantly we need to pray that America will bless God...with the laws we pass, the words we speak and the truths we defend...as well as the quiet witness of our daily lives and the love we reflect to others.

Watch some fireworks this weekend!