Pensive

So they say that change is good, right? Let's hope the changes we have in the next 4 years as a Nation, are good (I hope this no matter who the President is--though we already know). I have had a lot of little things rolling around in my empty head today, and I'm feeling pretty contemplative. I'm proud to be an American. I am proud to live in a country where we are afforded so many freedoms, and I only hope I can truly appreciate all the freedoms I do have. I strongly believe that no matter who I voted for for this election, we now have chosen a President for the next 4 years, and it is his duty to uphold our freedoms, and lead this country to the best of his ability. I also believe that it is our responsibility as Americans, as people belonging to the Nation he leads, to support him, and to respect him, and to honor him. We may not agree on all the issues he brings up, but he is still the President of the United States and whether or not he demands that respect as an individual, his position demands our respect. He may be the President, but we still have a voice through Senators, so I encourage all to make it known to your individual State Senators when you disagree (or agree) with certain issues that may come up. It is our responsibility. In Obama's words, "And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices. I need your help. And I will be your president, too."

For fear of sounding preachy, I'm hesitant to go on, but I'm going to continue anyway. I'll admit, the "economic crisis" we are in, makes me a little nervous sometimes. I just wish we had that magic little crystal ball that could tell us we are going to be fine in the future. In some ways, we already do. I believe that if we are living righteously (by whatever you and your religious definitions of that word are), we will be protected by the Lord. He will support and sustain His people as long as they are still "His people". I believe we are "His people" by the way we live our lives, and by which things we choose to make the focus in our lives. I know He loves us very much, and doesn't want ill to come to us, but sometimes, that it is necessary. Not to say he causes these things to happen to us, but rather, he allows trials to happen to us. Isn't that the point of being here? To pass the tests of life, whatever they may be, to prove ourselves worthy to be with Him again?

Said crystal ball would be particularly helpful as we decide whether to keep looking for houses, or to wait a little while. There are good and bad sides to it all. Finding the answers to such questions doens't come easily to me. Let's not forget that I happen to be a huge worry wart as of late.

One other thing rolling around in my head: Family. I love my family. My Lewis families, and my Higbee families. I do. I love them both, and I'm so happy to be a part of a family. I especially love my Josh family. I am thankful for the support our families are to both of us, and I'm missing certain families, as they live so far away. I'm so priveleged to have been born into, and to have married into, such amazing families. Parents with great knowledge, and are very shrewd. I appreciate each of them for their dedication to their church, to their beliefs, and to the importance of families. I love them all--even all you crazy cousins (inclusive of the "cousins-in-law"). I'm also thankful for great friends, who know we are still good friends, though I don't seem to have a lot of time to show them that.

I'm stepping off the soap box, but seeing as this is my blog, I'm allowed to opine. :o)