Freedom & Courage counted thread sampler it is a diverse but

it is a diverse but unified Nation that is dynamic—growing and changing through the years

I hope that you enjoy stitching this pattern and that the peace and joy of the season rests on you and yours

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Second in our American Flag Series

Like many Americans of a certain age

Freedom & Courage counted thread sampler it is a diverse butI ran across a quote by Thucydides recently that essentially said the secret to happiness is freedom and the secret to freedom is courage. It occurred to me that so much of our freedom rides on the back of the courage of others, which we all too often take for granted. And, in taking the courage of others for granted, we often forget that we must be courageous ourselves. So in the midst of those musings, this little pattern was born. The entire