Thoughts While Steaming an American Flag

With Nadia Bolz-Weber

Independence Day, Patriotism

Yesterday I spent a good hour and a half steaming the creases out of an American flag.

I slowly moved our cheap $24 steamer over each inch of the 5x9.5 cotton, removing its creases and thinking of my father and the 23 years he left for work each morning in his crisp blue uniform. While proud of his military career, and maintai…