Shine, sweet freedom

America. The United States. The Constitution. The Bill of Rights. Founding Fathers. Land of Opportunity. The Interstate Highway System. Texas. Empire State Building. Wal-Mart. Navy Seals. Apple pie. ESPN. Puppies. FedEx. Whole Foods. The Flag. Apple. Sounds of silence (Ecclesiastes 9:17). Microsoft Word. Ford F-150. Adoption. TiVo. Caterpillar. Duct tape. Wall Street. Abraham Lincoln. LinkedIn. GEICO. The Mississippi River. Ben & Jerry’s. Bose noise-canceling headphones. Delivery pizza. Self-adhesive stamps. Baseball. Freshly cut grass. Boeing 747. Daylight savings time. GPS. Homemade chocolate chip cookies (Deuteronomy 8:3). Golf. Oscar Mayer. Music festivals. NASCAR. The Great Gatsby. Times Square. PB&J. Independent bookstores. “60 Minutes.” Clif Bars. “Seinfeld.” The Space Needle. Lemonade. Email. The Grand Canyon. U.S. Armed Forces. Magnolia trees. Clint Eastwood. Windex. Gibson Les Paul. Fresh bread. Morton Salt. Senior Prom. Roadside diners. Old Spice. Windy City. Disneyland/Disney World. Louisville Slugger. Philly cheesesteaks. Blogging. Gulfstream G650. Coppertone sunblock. Lawn sprinklers (John 7:38). Food-labeling requirements. Drive-in movies. Sesame Street. Starbucks. Martha’s Vineyard. James Taylor. Facebook. SEC football. Girl Scout Cookies. Subway. “Jeopardy!” The Pulitzer Prize. Playgrounds. National Lampoon's “Vacation.” Grandparents. Car washes. Sunsets. Spaghetti. Singing in the shower. The Bible. Daily devotionals. Prayer. Religious freedom. Sweet freedom, indeed.