This week a new Normal Rockwell exhibit opened at BYU. Dennis and I took the girls on a field-trip to see it Friday. The exhibit was very nice. I enjoyed walking around it. It will have to be a re-do though. There is just so much there and the girls are not quite patient enough for the time I would like to spend there. They enjoyed the outing though. We were also very impressed with the rainbow exhibit in the main entry. It's hard to describe except to say that it is thousands of strands of colored thread making a ribbon like rainbow across the domed skylight. You will just have to see it for yourself.
One of his most popular works in the Rockwell exhibit is a series of Four Freedoms based on President Theodore Roosevelt's state of the union address given on January 6, 1941, almost a year before America entered WWII. In this address Roosevelt stated four freedoms worth fighting for; Freedom of speech and expression, Freedom to worship, Freedom from want, and Freedom from fear.
With all that is going on in the world how wonderful it would be so wonderful if this was the goal for everyone. To know its OK to fight so that everyone has these freedoms. Maybe we take this for granted because we have never felt the absence of them. . . not really. It makes me so grateful for the freedoms we have.
Have a fabulous Thanksgiving!
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