July has always been one of my favorite months. It’s the month that I was born in and the month Sadie was born in. It’s the month that we start getting monsoon rains in Southern Utah. It’s also the month that we celebrate two of my favorite holidays, Independence Day and Pioneer Day. On Independence Day, we celebrate the moment in which the leaders of our nation chose to sever their connection to an oppressive regime and to establish a land of freedom. That ideal wasn’t reached right away and in truth has still not been entirely reached. We’ve improved in the security of our God-given liberties by leaps