Someone was asking about my tattoo so here goes. As you can see it is a cross with symbolic American flags behind. It is actually two separate pieces done probably close to two years apart and by two different artists.
The first part was obviously the cross. Inside the cross is "Psalms 19:14" which reads "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your site, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer." This is a special verse to me because it was given to me by my great grandmother who is now almost 100 years old. One day when she was visiting she handed me a piece of paper with this verse on it and the title of "Our Verse". When I finally decided to get a tattoo I put some thought into it and wanted to be sure it would be something that I would be OK with fifty years from now. I figured this was about as good as it could get. I hoped that I would always have my faith and figured if I ever lost my faith maybe this could serve as a reminder and rekindle my faith.
The flags I added at a later time and again I wanted to be sure it would be something I would be OK with for the rest of my life. I love this country, although it has it's problems and figured why not display my patriotism. From here it can have, and for me does have multiple meanings. The fact that the ends of the flags are tattered and torn symbolize first that our flag is still flying even after all it has been through. Kind of on the same line of thinking but a slightly different take, the tears symbolize that our country is falling apart and has seen better days. It can be mended though, and I hope that it will be. Regardless I wear the colors proudly. That about sums it up. Hope I have answered any questions anyone might have about my tattoo.
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