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It's been a while. Lots has happened since my last blog post. Tom and I made a quick trip to D.C. for the 9-12 march on Washington. It was incredible!
Earlier that week I had pulled a muscle in my right leg and was using crutches. Not a perfect situation for walking around D.C. And it was a beautiful weekend. Tom's brother, Pat, dropped us off at the Capitol so we didn't actually get to walk from Freedom Plaza. There was such a level of respect for people and our national capital. Most of the signs expressed the frustration of our voices not being heard by our elected representatives. Our sign received lots of double takes: Bail out the Big 3--Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
There were veterans of wars, heroes who fought for our country. Tom and I stopped to thank as many as we could. There is never enough thanks for what they have given to us.
As we were leaving the Capitol area, one of the peaceful protestors stopped to apologize for a worker who was putting discarded posters in a trash buggy. Then he handed the fellow a $10 and thanked him for his service. The only negative reaction we saw and heard was from a couple of gals who yelled out of a metro bus window: Racists! You are racists! One of the ladies on the sidewalk calmly looked over and remarked: You really don't understand, do you?
For too many years I've taken this marvelous country for granted. I suppose it's like an historic building: you can't neglect the building blocks or it will fall into ruin. Living free takes work and we've had our wake-up call.
God Bless America. Say a prayer for our troops both here and abroad. They are following our Constitution by protecting us. It's up to us to preserve our life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. Please pray that Congress wakes up and takes a stand for the Constitution.
