independence day

Let freedom ring
Let the white dove sing
Let the whole world know that today
Is a day of reckoning
Let the weak be strong
Let the right be wrong
Roll the stone away
Let the guilty pay
On Independence Day
- as sung by Martina McBride + later Carrie Underwood

Happy Fourth of July! As you celebrate with your family + friends, please be wise - don't drink + drive.

a beautiful memory
This day also holds special significance for me for another reason. In 1992, it was the day I found out I was hāpai with my first son. When I was a little girl, all I wanted was to grow up to be a mommy, so it was one of the greatest blessings ever.

Mahalo ke Akua.