On Saturday, September 22nd, our family both attended and participated in a celebration of the 220th anniversary of the signing of our nation's Constitution.
John & Joshua helped with the video-taping of the event. Dad dressed in colonial attire to fit the occasion and the rest of us enjoyed the speeches, patriotic music, re-enactors, and other events of the day.
Thankfully, since everything was outdoors in front of the Historic Lapeer County Courthouse (circa 1845), the Lord gave us a beautiful day weather wise. The day's activities began with a short parade through part of downtown Lapeer. It was followed by a reading of the Declaration of Independence.
Then, sprinkled throughout the afternoon, were readings of parts of the U.S. Constitution between speeches by two guest speakers (Dr. William Allen - professor of Political Philosophy at M.S.U. and Col. John Eidsmoe - retired Air Force Lt. Colonel & professor of law).
Also, there was a patriotic concert by the Lapeer Civic Orchestra (some members of our church play in it) and a choral concert by a local church choir.
While all these things were going on in front of the Courthouse, off to one side a group of re-enactors portraying settlers, trappers, and soldiers from our State's early history had an encampment with lots of fascinating artifacts and crafts. Our good friend Brian Ervin was primarily responsible for organizing this wonderful day.
Overall, it was a great time and we thank God for the freedoms we have and the godly heritage left to us by our founding fathers. Hopefully, we will not waste it nor continue to water down the principles upon which this great nation was founded.
~Pepe
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