This was originally going to be a Facebook post, however it got a bit long so I decided to bring it to my blog. So here it is.
I am happy and proud of my vote. I stood at
the polling booth with my children and had no hard feeling on the topic. I
voted with confidence and never did my decision make me sick... I voted along
with 4 million+ others for a change a real change. I knew he would not win but
that did not stop me.
With that being said I will support our next
president; I would have no matter who it was. The things Trump said in his town
hall meetings, debates and ads were uncalled for and unnecessary. But it happened,
just as Hilary had her many, many problems. Learn to forgive and move forward.
Pray he acts with more dignity and respect going forward. We all have skeletons
in our closets… However, I think Americans quickly forget what this path is all
about. His "promises" for change, his "ideas" about
immigration, his "desire" to overturn Rhode VS Wade and all his other
"promises" are all just campaign strategies. He as a single man cannot
make these changes all on this own. All those other people that were on your
ballot yesterday, all the people who still sit in the Senate, House and on all
the other committees at the White House THEY are the ones who get to push
things along. Have faith in what is to come.
The people who did vote for him are not all
racists, LGBT heaters, Bible Thumping, closed minded, ignorant people. By the
way you have these type of people on both sides of the isle... The majority of
the people who voted for Trump are good, loving, accepting people who were
afraid of Hilary, or vote party blindly, or believe in some of what he said, or
just didn't want to vote for a career politician. But saying awful things about
the people who voted the opposite of you, or just sitting in fear is not the
answer. The answer comes down to prayer, and acceptance. I am a Christian, I am
raising my children to be Christians, I go to church with my family every week,
we read the Bible, I homeschool my children so I can raise them MY way and not
the way the Government tells me too. But get this I also am tolerant,
accepting, and loving. I am not perfect, I have made many bad decisions, I am a
sinner. I have gay friends and family, I have nonbelievers as some of my best
friends, I have lost people to drugs, I have good Christian women in my life
who have had abortions, husbands and wives who had affairs and came back to
each other. Christian doesn't mean that we think we are better or that we hate;
it is actually the complete opposite. So please don't blame the Christians for
this election. It's one thing about this election that has bothered me the
most.
This country has gone through many horrible
presidents, we have gone through war on our own land, the Great Depression and
so much more. We as a current society have no idea how good we have it.
Even our great Abraham Lincoln (who is one of
my favorites) made really bad decisions while president. He spent money on
weapons without the approval of congress. He limited freedoms that were set
down in the Constitution. He incarcerated anyone who threatened the war efforts
without a trial or even being told what their crime was. He even seized land
from people if they opposed the war. But we stand here today and look at what
he did for the good and praise him for his actions.
I have seen so much hate, anger, fear, and
just pure nastiness today. It hurts my heart. In the words of my husband “Take a moment and set aside what you think you know about “your”
candidate regardless of how certain you are, put yourself in someone else’s
shoes, and empathize with them. A person’s perspective is often shaped by
life-long circumstances that your seemingly logical arguments, justification,
and rationale can’t overcome. The current “us vs them” tone following the
election will only create a greater divide amongst us.”
We need unity not division we
need prayer; we need love not hate. Look to your friends, family and loved ones
and think long and hard about what you will share, type or how you will react.
Take a stand for peace and change. If you don’t like the outcome of this
election in four years make a change. I have seen a lot of people ask “How did
you get here?” My response to that is look in the mirror. WE as a society have
brought our country to this point. We have allowed ourselves to get this far.
WE put both Hilary and Donald in the position to hold power and in my opinion
NEITHER should have been in that position in the first place. Here we stand for
next 4yrs. Yes you can be unhappy about that, but can I ask how will that help?
How will protesting, killing, fighting, name calling and the just down right
nastiness help? Instead come together as one, hold hands with people across the
party lines, stand firm with your brothers and sisters of this country. LOVE
one another and PRAY.
