God Bless America

It's Memorial Day - the unofficial start to Summer! But also a day to stop and remember the price that was paid for us to have the vast freedom that we have in this land. I'm a huge America lover - each year I anxiously wait for my third favorite day of the year...RED, WHITE & BOOM!!! I have several years of Old Navy, Target and Kohl's USA shirts. My small American Flag has been hanging from my apartment address sign for several years now and my new 1/2 bath will be decorated in an Americana theme. I haven't missed a chance to vote - even those special elections they have in the Spring, since I was allowed to vote in 1994. I enjoy watching the debates prior to an election and studying the candidates/issues background. Election Day night - I'm glued to the TV watching the most recent results - yes I stayed up to the wee hours in the morning after the 2000 and 2004 elections. The night of the State of the Union is always complete with a pizza while watching the speech (even though it so annoys me to no end the amount of clapping that occurs during the speech) I guess you could say...I'm just the very normal, every day All American Girl. I definitely bleed Red, White & Blue. I'm so proud of the heritage of living in this country and I can't image any other place to live. I thank God often for allowing me to have the very generous privilege of living in this wonderful place. I love the beauty of this country. I've been told that I wouldn't think America was that beautiful if I'd visit another country. But I'm not so sure about that...while I've never left the USA, except for a very short tram ride to Canada while visiting Niagra Falls when I was five, I can't image a place to be any more beautiful. I love to travel and see the beauty that God has blessed upon this vast and powerful country.

But the future of America scares me - especially as it relates to the Christians. As I watch various CNN/Fox News Talk shows I can see the rights of Christians slowly slipping away. As I've said before Christians must stand up and speak their voice - we have been silent (and sometimes silenced) for TOO long. As I watch God's mighty hand at work in nature through various natural disasters, both in the US and around the world - I wonder how much longer God will bless America. I wonder what the cost will have to be before America returns to God, or if He will eventually turn his back on the USA...let us not forget that as much as God is loving, He is also just and jealous. So as we approach a very momentous election in the history of this country - I pray that Christians will take the time to study the candidates, and to speak the voice by voting. I pray that they will vote biblically, not what is popular. I pray that they enter the voting booth, educated on the candidate or issue and with a prayerful attitude. So I hope that God will continue to bless America and that America will soon return to Him.

So I've never done this before and I'm not sure how often, I'll be able to blog. But I figured it's time to join the world of blogging. I'll try to make them as exciting as possible - but I can't promise it will be of interest to everyone. So enjoy reading my perspective of the world around me and the everyday things that occur in a single girl's life!