Martin Luther King Day and Inauguration Day

Madison learned a little bit about Martin Luther King Jr. today at school. She knows that he said "I have a dream" and that he helped people to see that black and white people--all people should be treated the same. So, she colored a picture of Martin Luther King Jr. - notice the color- and wrote one of her own dreams. She wrote "no one dis." which of course means that she does not want people to die. I wonder if she thought of this herself or if she got the idea from her teacher. It doesn't matter- Madison wrote it- and I am proud of her! My baby is growing up! Today was Inauguration Day- the day after Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday- priceless. Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States of America. Today is a day history is made- a day that will be written down in history books and children will read about in school. Today is the day that the first African American became President of the United States. That in itself is awesome. Today is a turning point in America, it's the day that all people truly know that "yes, we can- with help from America's people" can come true. It doesn't matter to me now that I did not vote for Obama and that I don't agree with all his politics. God has made this happen and it is part of His plan. I am choosing to stand behind our President and support him- as an American.

I was inspired by his speech today. First of all, the location was perfect- in Washington D.C. in the mall This creates a beautiful parallel to Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech "I have a Dream"- and his dream has come true. What a beautiful picture. In his speech, he talked about how the people of America need to come forward and carry one another's burdens and take responsibility- I agree. He also mentioned how the hard work, the toiling of our forefathers, the deaths of so many people, made it possible for us to be in America and have the freedoms that we have today. That is so easy to forget and I am glad that I was reminded of it. He mentioned that 60 years ago, his father was limited to what he could do and be, because of his race--that is not the case today. I am proud that America has grown in its awareness and is changing its beliefs about what people can do. After all, we are all God's children and we should treat each other the way that we would like to be treated--the Golden Rule. God looks at us with the same eyes and he does not prefer one color over the other. One other thing that stood out to me that President Obama and Vice President Biden said was that they want to measure their success in office by seeing how many more American children will be saying "I can do anything I want to if I work at it" and not being told that they can't do something. This will be giving hope and encouragement to America's people--which is needed; I have seen this need in the children I teach, the future of our country. Of course, I would like to add that I would love it if American children were saying that I CAN'T do it- but with GOD I can do anything--but I don't think that that is their agenda.

I am not sure exactly what CHANGE will look like under Obama and Biden, but I anticipate what the next 4 years will bring and stand in the truth that God is sovereign.