A little national pride on a Sunday

Four summers ago, our family took a train trip across our beautiful country, from Edmonton to Halifax, celebrating Canada Day in Ottawa, and seeing many of the sights of this video (we know them all except the polar bears). We live in a wonderful country, and every Canada Day since, we have a party to celebrate it.

Even if you're not in Canada, feel free to join me in singing a verse of Canada's national anthem, which holds a little prayer... God keep our land glorious and free...

Kudos to Isabel Leung for creating this video.

National pride

Two years ago today, my family and I were on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, celebrating Canada's 142nd birthday. Today is Canada's 144th, and I'm reliving some happy memories:

Arriving at the Peace Tower...

the Prime Minister speechifies...

A proud red and white crowd...

Shane Yellowbird singing as...

The Snowbirds roar overhead...

Street musicians playing at the Byward Market...

A perfect Ottawa evening...

complete with sunset skies over St Patrick's...

and more red and white crowds waiting for...

fireworks.

Celebrations here won't be quite like the ones in Ottawa, but we're celebrating nonetheless. We live in a wonderful land blessed with abundance and good-hearted people, so why not celebrate? Happy Canada Day! Happy 144th Birthday, Canada!