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Don’t Worry, You Won’t Miss the Parade

by Robin Webber

This year, I’m going to miss our neighborhood’s Fourth of July parade. I’ll be out of town serving at our church’s youth summer camp. I’m happy to spend time with the young people of our church, but I will surely miss the time spent with my neighbors on this commemorative day in America. In the neighborhood where I live, the Fourth of July is not simply one more holiday—it’s an event. We don’t go down to the big boulevard in town to watch strangers put on a parade. We are the parade and it happens "smack-dab" in front of our front porches.

Starting early in the morning, many begin washing their vehicles that will be in the upcoming parade. The more creative begin to lace their vehicles with the national colors of red, white and blue. The more inventive types use their trucks as a base for homemade floats with statues of Uncle Sam or the American eagle. Soon you begin to hear the sound of "boom boxes" all over the neighborhood. But there’s no rap, heavy metal or Beatles music on this day. "God Bless America," "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "The Star Spangled Banner" pleasantly compete for attention. Finally, one of the "’80s crowd" amps up Neil Diamond’s "Comin’ to America" and you know there is going to be a celebration.

A community comes to life

Soon people start lining their neighborhood lawns with their chairs and make sure their flag is out. Many plant it, along with themselves, right at the curb. People start sharing coffee and donuts. A community comes to life! Neighbors ask the inevitable question, "Are you going to march this year?" A man replies, "No, I don’t think so. I did last year, but not this year."

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