Independence Day
On this day 249 years ago marked the day that the 13 American colonies came together as one. The Revolutionary War was happening during this time. Plenty was at stake. Wanting their independence from Great Britain, our “forefathers” signed the Declaration of Independence. The Continental Congress had to approve of the document. Then the birth of The United States happened on July 4, 1776 when which allowed them to become one sovereign nation and no longer under rule of King George III.
What if we lost the war? What if no one said, “Enough is enough!” Where would we be as a nation? We would lack many individual liberties and freedoms that we take for granted. Our Constitution would not be written. We would not have the right to vote for our leaders. A government chosen, by the people and for the people, would not exist.
Let us not forget to tell the younger generation which makes our country so great and unique amongst other countries. Individuals have convinced these kids how terrible America is… May we not be ashamed to speak the truth of America’s history and respect those that are willing to protect our freedoms and liberties. “Lest we forget.”
Memorial Day
As we gather with family and friends today, let us not forget what we are truly celebrating. Today is the day we remember and honor our U.S. military whom served to keep the freedoms and liberties that we have in our country. May we not take it for granted.
Reflect on how blessed we are as a nation that can speak freely and not get reprimanded for doing so. How we can protect ourselves from those who have ill intent against us. We can receive greater education and chart our own path to whatever career we would like to do.
Some countries do not have these rights that are written in our Constitution. I pray that our citizens whom do not see how special our country is, be brought to the light.
It is time to continue telling the stories of our fallen soldiers, so that they will never be completely gone from us. Where there is struggle, there is always a choice of revival. We have to be willing to set aside our differences and help rebuild our strength as “One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
“There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”
John 15:13 NLT
The Start of Something New
It all began with an idea.
Have you ever wanted to try something for fun? Maybe it could be a new hobby? Maybe you can turn it into a side hustle to make some extra money on the side.
Nick and I wanted to have that extra financial security due to the past seven years of struggling off and on. We also wanted to eventually go full-time into the business so we had the flexibility to schedule when we worked and travel when we needed to.
After multiple failures of trying to make the business “successful,” we did not know that I was going to be forced into working extra hours to try and keep us afloat. Nick became unemployed for 6.5 months with no back-pay. By God’s grace and mercy he provided through family. Next Generation Saints (NGS) became a necessity to have not just for fun, but as a back-up plan. We could not risk this happening again!
We heard it all: “Starting a business is risky.” “Twenty percent of small businesses fail within the first year and that percentage increases over the years.” “You need a lot of money to start a business.” You can imagine how our soul was crushed with the lack of support. All we knew at that time and place is that anyone is replaceable and we never wanted to work for someone else again.
Today we are grateful to God for our day jobs since there is a lot of uncertainty going on in the world. We are looking forward to what the future and what plans God will have for our business. Thank you for joining us on our journey!
-Felicia Kunze