Fence Painting Day

Tom Sawyer Fence Painting Day is celebrated on July 4th. Fence Painting Day is a non-official holiday established in “honor” of the fun that Tom Sawyer had in Mark Twain’s classic novel.




Although Tom was manipulative with how he got the fence painting done, he did have a clever way of doing it. He got everyone else to do his work for him by ACTING like he LIKED to do his work. Now even though we shouldn’t follow Tom’s example, we could follow the example of the people he tricked in one way.
Let me explain.
If we looked at everything like it is a privilege, instead of a burden, then we could be more content in what we do.

Like Mark Twain says, "Do something every day that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain."

I think that this basically means that if you get into the habit of doing work that is not your job, then you won’t be freaked out if someone asks you to do work that is not your job. Otherwise you won’t expect it and will feel irritated.

Mark Twain also wrote, "Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.”


As the Word of God tells us:
Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.


About the Author:
Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens on November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri. Mr. Twain was an American humorist, satirist, lecturer and writer. He is best-known for his novels, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He is also known for his quips and quotes.

Mr. Twain was immensely popular with the American public as well as around the world for his wit and satire. He is known as "the father of American literature." Mr. Twain died on April 21, 1910.
You can read more about this interesting man in our American history on Wikipedia: Mark Twain.

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Happy Birthday America!

Today we celebrate a very special birthday! Happy Birthday America! What we'd like to give you is a nation of people who are proud to be free, and proud to uphold our banner, Old Glory. Thirteen stripes to represent our first thirteen colonies, and fifty stars for the states.

We proudly display our banner to show our allegiance to our great nation, The United States of America.


Let's always hold dear those famous words that declare our allegiance.
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
Our pledge was written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy (1855-1931), a Baptist minister.

As Americans we must always take a stand for what we believe and for the Constitution that our founding fathers wrote for us. There are certain parts of our rights that are always at risk of being stripped from our heritage, and that is in the area of our religion.

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." ~ The First Amendment of The U.S. Constitution.

We are thankful for the liberty we have in this nation to be individuals with our own opinions and beliefs. We must always continue to strive for our freedom and not allow any person or organization to take that from us!

We honor our troops who are abroad and sacrificing their lives for this freedom, that so many Americans take for granted. We want to give you our declaration that we will continue to pass down the heritage that our early leaders preserved for us. It is our hope and desire that the future generations know how hard our ancestors fought to keep this nation free. Passing down history is a very important principle of truth and we cannot allow that to be tainted.

We celebrate your birth America! We love you and we are proud to be Americans! Even when the enemy strikes, we must persevere together and make our stand known. America is worth fighting for! We will not allow anyone to penetrate our freedom, cause us to fear, or cower down.


Our nation stands strong as we continue to build this nation and work tirelessly to uphold our laws, serve, and protect. We applaud those who give their lives each and every day to keep our nation free. Americans don't want war, but we also certainly don't want to have our freedom stripped from us. We put our foot down against tyrants and refuse to acquiesce their demands.

Our country is a free nation and we give you our gift of allegiance! We are one nation under God and will continue to be just that, One Nation!

Please join us as we wish our nation a very happy birthday!