happy birthday America

The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays. I have fond memories of Minnesota lakes, strawberries, family, friends, and the Brainerd High School hill where we used to watch the fireworks. Not being in Minnesota on the 4th of July, let alone not being in America, makes me a little sad. However, I was determined that we would celebrate anyway in our backyard here in Czech. I had a little help from some dear friends. Connie wrote about it. Check out her post. I've mentioned Connie before; she blogs regularly about life here as a missionary in the Czech Republic. I highly recommend her blog!