Benaiah is 5 months old today.

And today is a day to remember.

To remember that gain without pain can be easily forgotten.

Today we honor those who gave their lives for our freedom.

We remember that the cost of freedom is high but the value therein is priceless.

Today we thank those who have served and are serving.

We appreciate their sacrifice and their devotion, holidays without family, nights without sleep.

Today is a day to remember.

To remember that our physical freedom is only meaningful because of the bondage from which we’ve been freed.

Today we chose to focus on that which isn’t seen, believing it is the true reality.

We receive the most when we give, we live life to the fullest when we die to self.

Today is a day to remember.

To remember that the One whose stripes healed us just might use the scars of our past to preserve our future.

We entrust him with each moment knowing that he gave it all up and laid it all down so that we could be healed and forgiven and free.