Freedom and Norman Rockwell

Norman Rockwell is a name that is fondly remembered as an artist who depicted Americana in innocence.  His paintings showcase respect, honor and humor as his paint brush splashed over the canvas that revealed stories in human living through his eyes.  One of his quotes..."Without thinking too much about it in specific terms, I was showing the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed."

He was born on February 3, 1894 and he died at 84 years of age on November 8, 1978.  He was a beloved author, painter and illustrator and known for his covers on the Saturday Evening Post.  In 1977, he received the nation's highest peacetime award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, by President Gerald Ford.

Among his collections, Norman Rockwell's Four Freedoms became a phenomenal success after their publication in 1943 during the 2nd World War.   These paintings are a poignant and powerful reminder of what we hold dear in the name of freedom....  Freedom of Speech,  Freedom of Worship, Freedom From Fear, Freedom From Want.                     

As we approach Thanksgiving this week, let us all be thankful for the liberties that we enjoy and appreciate.   Freedom should not be taken for granted for it was won and is sustained by the sacrifice of many.

Freedom is a dynamic that began with God who gave humanity the choice in free will. Let us not worship freedom over the Creator who gave us freedom.  He alone is Omnipotent!  And we should never get so arrogant as a nation to dismiss His Sovereignty in replacing Him with lawlessness in the name of freedom.

Until we meet again at The Turn-Up Patch on Monday,  December 3rd...