Lord Thank you for this day. Thank you for the many blessing that were waiting for us even before that day 11/4/08 arrived. Lord we Thank you for loving us and showing us who you are. In Jesus name. Amen!!!
Monday night Neishia and I charged up 3 of our iPods, our cell phones, and our cameras because we knew we were in for a day at the polls. We didn\’t mind, as a matter of fact we snacked all night, laughed, watched movies, talked about our next President, all while being so anxious we could hardly sleep. We set the clock @ 5:45 am to get ready to stand in line, just to realized that it was after 4 am when we set it LOL. We didn\’t care how much sleep we had, we were anxious. Sure enough I feel asleep for an hour, while Neisha stayed close to the clock, ready to be the first in the bathroom getting ready for this very Historic Day.
Our voting location was less than 50 seconds away from our home. We arrived at 6:25 am to lines already wrapped around the corner of the building. I\’m such a cry baby, tears formed immediately as people began to jump out of their cars, to join the already long, long, long, long lines down the residential street. It was unreal to me how many people were coming with excitement, and enthusiasm. No one looked as if they wanted to get out of line and * come back later*. You couldn\’t pay these people to do that, they were on a mission and it was written all over their faces. There were kids, babies, mothers, fathers, seniors, grandmothers, grandfathers, sisters, nieces, friends, everybody standing in line. All of this bought tears to my eyes, I had never seen anything like this in my life. People were making friends, and conversation, everyone was on one accord. The volunteers were so professional, and helpful. And when the doors open @ 7am, it only took us 2 hours exactly to vote and be back at home. It was all so worth it, and I am looking forward already to 2012!
We both came home, and took a nap!!! I really couldn\’t rest because I was listening to CNN in my sleep. LOL I had my TV on and I wanted to see step by step on everything!! I learned a lot about how the counting goes for each State. It was very interesting stuff. My phone was ringing off the hook as the night went on, talking to my mother and Neisha we had a ball. For some reason I wasn\’t nervous about Obama winning. I knew deep down in my heart he would , but I didn\’t want to think about it until it happened. At 11:00pm when the polls closed in California, I knew what time it was. CNN was up on it!! They declared that Barack Obama was going to be our 44th President of the United States. We all cried, and cried and cried, and cried.
When I sit back alone and think about all of this I think about God. I think about how whatever the outcome was, and all the prayers sent up, that this is God\’s will for our lives. Not only am I so excited about Obama being the first black President, but how humble he is. I love is Leadership skills. He made us feel that we all one.
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From the sound of his voice during his Victory Speech, made me think about how if I was to go blind for 10 minutes, and if I was to hug people from Chicago\’s Grant Park, all I would feel is Love. I wouldn\’t be able to see them, only going by the Love in the hugs. That\’s the kinda Leadership we need. That\’s what we all want deep inside, but there was no one to *fill* that slot and to make us realize * Yes that\’s what is missing*. Obama has done that. Blacks, whites, Latinos, Jews, everyone were getting their Praise, cry and Love on all around the world Nov 4Th.
The way he makes me feel is wonderful. If he says to us on March 7, 2009 I declare that * get out and make 2 neighbors dinner and take it to them* for the day. I would take off work and do just that PROUDLY. That\’s how he makes me feel. He makes me feel as if we are ONE, that no one is better than the next person, no one gets mistreated, no one gets left behind. What God has done for him……………… Obama knows God can do for us. And that\’s what makes him set apart for such a time as this!!! He makes me feel that, there is NO * come over here and sit next to me because you\’re black like I am*. In his mind, its *LETS ALL SIT DOWN NEXT TO EACH OTHER* and fellowship!! And that\’s what I love about him, that\’s who I am. I don\’t see color. I see Love. Obama makes you feel that if you stand 2 people together one black and one white and cut open their skin, they both will bleed. No one is higher than the next person, we are all ONE! We are people. We finally have a Leader that understands that. A leader who is about the people, not the money, or the fame. He was born to be the first Black President of the United States. Everything he went through was for a purpose. All of his struggles, hardships, hard work, education, even deaths in his family, all comes together for the good at such as time as this. It all makes sense.
People we have a lot of work to do. WE cant just sit back and say * oh we finally have a good President* now, we have to help him. We have to do our part as people. We have to STAY IN PRAYER FOR HIM AND WITH HIM, WE CANT SLACK, WE HAVE TO BE CONSISTANT!! WE HAVE TOO PEOPLE, ITS OUR JOB. GOD GAVE THIS TO US.
We have to be willing to do the work that is required of us. We asked God for it, and now we must let him know that we do want Change, that we do want to be a better nation, and better neighbors, and Love each other. We have to let our lights shine towards one another. We cant sleep on this.
Pray and ask yourself * What can I do to help us to Love each other*?
John 15 (New International Version)
12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command. 15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master\’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit���fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. 17 This is my command: Love each other.
God Bless Us All
Lacrease
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