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Goosebumps and Electricity

September 16, 2008 at 2:15 pm · Filed under Change.Believe.Hope., Motherhood, Politics, Speechless, Unfathomable

What more can I say?!  I mean, truly.  I was 20 feet from the man who should become the next President of the United States.  And everyone could feel the electricity in the air.  The energy shifted and all attention and focus was on the message Senator Obama was sending.  Sure, there was cheering.  But more importantly, we all were desperate to hear every word out of his mouth because IT.IS.IMPORTANT.  So, we quieted quickly.  And it was positive and empowering and incredible and unfathomable.  I get goosebumps anytime I talk about what I experienced yesterday and I tear up like I did standing with my children, watching history unfold.  The possibilities are endless and the hope is insurmountable.  My almost-8-year-old with remember where he stood as he listened to Senator Obama.  My 5-year-old will remember the Colorado blue sky and the rocks she tried to adopt and that we were in the presence of greatness.    

I could give you the whole rigmarole of how I missed both kids’ soccer games on Saturday to stand in line (with my 82 year old grandmother and dynamite mom, I might add!) for tickets to see Senator Obama, and then had my three children stand in line with me for hours and hours AGAIN on Monday to get through the 2 metal detectors they had set up for the thousands of people to get through.  I could go on and on about how we got there, and where we stood and who we met (wonderful, intelligent people), and how Chad was able to meet up with us …

But this isn’t about any of that. 
It’s about the goosebumps and electricity that rose up in all of us as Senator Obama took the stage.  It’s about the compelling force that made us all feel like we could make a difference and be a part of something bigger than anything we’ve ever been a part of before.  It IS about the tingle that creeps into my nose and forces warm, salty tears to my eyes when I breathe back in the possibilities of this nation and its promise.  It’s about respecting a man and his values, motivation, and dedication to a nation’s people … and the respect that that brings back to the title: The President of The United States.  And it’s also about what I saw and captured with my camera.  Here is what my children saw:

Red, White, Blue, and Obama

Red, White, Blue, and Obama

 

Colorado Sky and Obama
Colorado Sky and Obama

 

Change We Can Believe In

Change We Can Believe In

 

Just 20 feet away!

Just 20 feet away!

 

Senator Obama

Senator Obama

My grandmother said this is by and large the most important election of her life.  But it is of utmost importance to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren … those who are not able to vote and have a say in their futures yet.  It is up to us to make the best choices for our children and their futures, my friends. 

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On My Mind

April 18, 2008 at 1:48 pm · Filed under Becoming Me, Motherhood, Powerful Ponderings, Speechless

Go to www.audreycaroline.blogspot.com .  Since my pregnancy with Ellie, Trisomy 18 has remained a condition for which my heart aches.  And although my Ellie Kate was miraculously healthy, I sob each and every time I recall my brief experience with what it means to potentially carry a baby who is sick.  Audrey Caroline’s family recently experienced the loss of their newborn — Audrey had Trisomy 18. 

Please take a moment and say a prayer, think strengthening thoughts, send heart-felt love through the breezes ~ whatever it is that you do ~ for this family.  And then meditate on your own numerous blessings.  I’ve spent the month doing that myself and know that Audrey has truly left a legacy.  I am in awe of Audrey’s mother’s courage and honesty … and her words have made my mind and heart expand.  I am a better woman and mother having read her journey.

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