This year we Bennetts enjoyed an unprecented 4th of July celebration! We’ve never had a July 4th like it before – it was a special day that will be long remembered!
To kick it off, the weekend before the fourth of July, Jonathan, Matthew and Daniel participated in a 5K Terrain Race with some guys from Matthew’s church.
Starting off…
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At the “Tarzan” obstacle
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Happy to have completed the race!
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But that’s not what made our July 4th so special.
The Sunday before the 4th, we performed our annual Tribute to America concert at Nelson Hall.
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We were happy that Kathryn and Joel were able to join us!
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We had fun singing a song that Susanna wrote about “The Way We Talk”.
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The guys sang a song that Matthew wrote – “Freedom Isn’t Free”
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But that’s not what made our July 4th so special.
We hosted the annual Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence on the Cheshire Green on July 4th.
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The Cheshire Historical Society gave us a taste of what dinner conversations may have been like in one Cheshire family’s household in the years leading up to the birth of our country with “Rufus, Eat Your Egg!”
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We talked about “Landmarks of Liberty” – places that were important in the forming of our nation.
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Members of the Historical Society read the Declaration of Independence.
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What a great day for some good ol’ patriotic flag-waving!
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Some of us took advantage of some cut-outs the Historical Society had outside for a fun photo-op.
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Who strikes a better pose?
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But that’s not what made our July 4th so special.
We had some friends over for a picnic, including a rousing game of wiffleball.
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Jonathan was captain of one team
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And Matthew was captain of the other.
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But that’s not what made our July 4th so special.
THIS little girl is what made our July 4th so special!
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We are rejoicing in God’s good and gracious gift to Joel & Kathryn, and are absolutely thrilled to welcome little Rachel Marie to the family! We look forward to the seeing the ways God is going to show Himself strong in her life.
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“Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD:
and the fruit of the womb is his reward.”
(Psalm 127:3)