More Than a Celebration
Friday / Jul 04, 2008
Freedom is never free. ~Author Unknown

Memorizing historical documents was an important part of our homeschooling history lessons. Unfortunately, my children were less than enthusiastic about this particular assignment. Often, they would forget the value of the words they recited and either speak as quickly as possible or in slow, monotone voices. One day, as my son recited the beginning of the Declaration of Independence at the speed of light, I stopped him mid-sentence and asked, "Have you ever considered the price that was paid when those men signed the words that you're now reciting?"

"No, not really," he answered nonchalantly.

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