January 20, 2009
Today's conversation.
me: Did you know we have a new President?
London: Is it for London and Maddie?
(said at the same time as)
Madelyn: Is it for the baby Jesus?
me: No, president, not present, look there he is in the parade!
Madelyn: Can he come to our house?
me: Well. Maybe someday.
All my avid blog readers (all 1.5 of you) know I am pretty discrete about my politics. It's not that I don't have opinions, I just prefer to keep political discussions contained and exclusive to the people I know. I did, however think that today was a historical day in the history of our country. I stayed tuned to the tv all day, and even got a little choked up to see our new president walk in the parade down Pennsylvania Avenue. It reminded me that no matter how I voted, I am proud to be a citizen of this country. I was impressed by the patriotism our nation displayed today. The millions united in our nation's capital and around the world in the hopes of getting a glimpse of the new president demonstrated faith in democracy, and in all the things our founding fathers fought for. Truly the great minds of those who formed this government were inspired by a higher power. In glimpses we see their vision of the future, the best of humanity united with hopes of a better world.
This may be the District Court Judge's daughter in me speaking, as my experiences of every holiday, national and religious, be it President's day, Thanksgiving or Easter, were not complete without a quote from Thomas Jefferson, Martin Luther King, and the volumes upon volumes of Abraham Lincoln. My dad does love government; he loves this government from its very existence. It is for this reason I find it so very important to instill in my children a deep respect and appreciation for the blood that has been spilled and the history of our nation, so carefully orchestrated by our maker. I can only hope for London and Madelyn, today was the beginning of that sentiment.
me: Did you know we have a new President?
London: Is it for London and Maddie?
(said at the same time as)
Madelyn: Is it for the baby Jesus?
me: No, president, not present, look there he is in the parade!
Madelyn: Can he come to our house?
me: Well. Maybe someday.
All my avid blog readers (all 1.5 of you) know I am pretty discrete about my politics. It's not that I don't have opinions, I just prefer to keep political discussions contained and exclusive to the people I know. I did, however think that today was a historical day in the history of our country. I stayed tuned to the tv all day, and even got a little choked up to see our new president walk in the parade down Pennsylvania Avenue. It reminded me that no matter how I voted, I am proud to be a citizen of this country. I was impressed by the patriotism our nation displayed today. The millions united in our nation's capital and around the world in the hopes of getting a glimpse of the new president demonstrated faith in democracy, and in all the things our founding fathers fought for. Truly the great minds of those who formed this government were inspired by a higher power. In glimpses we see their vision of the future, the best of humanity united with hopes of a better world.
This may be the District Court Judge's daughter in me speaking, as my experiences of every holiday, national and religious, be it President's day, Thanksgiving or Easter, were not complete without a quote from Thomas Jefferson, Martin Luther King, and the volumes upon volumes of Abraham Lincoln. My dad does love government; he loves this government from its very existence. It is for this reason I find it so very important to instill in my children a deep respect and appreciation for the blood that has been spilled and the history of our nation, so carefully orchestrated by our maker. I can only hope for London and Madelyn, today was the beginning of that sentiment.
posted by Leslie at 7:47 PM
2 Comments:
Great post. That is great that you got to watch the inauguration.
L&M are so cute. I love hearing what they have to say.
I love our country too. It is such a blessing to live in the USA. I watched much of the inauguration Tuesday and it touched me too. The oaths of office were impressive. I am glad it says in part 'so help me God'. We all need his help.
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