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Saturday, February 16, 2008

One of my favorite quotes...

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

By: Marianne Williamson
Quoted by Nelson Mendela in his 1994 inaugural address

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

CPAC & Campaigning … what my life has consisted of for the past week :)

This past week has been amazing. I was able to attend one of the largest conservative conferences, CPAC (in D.C.) over the weekend. It was a great conference filled with renowned speakers; President Bush, Newt Gingrich, John Bolton, Mike Huckabee, Michelle Malkin… the list goes on. Being in this political atmosphere has only deepened an urgency in me to get involved in this arena. Our nation is in desperate need of godly men and women to rise up and understand the political/socio-economic needs of our country. We are the next generation; if we don’t answer the call then I’m afraid that our country is going to continue to slip into darkness. Ok, I’m done ranting. After coming back from CPAC, my friends and I found out that Obama was coming to the convention center. So, being open minded we decided that we’d go and hear what he had to say. It was 3 to 10,000, haha. Let me tell you, it was an experience. I don’t think I’ve ever felt that out of place in my life, but nonetheless I’m glad I went. By far the best experience came on Monday… Former Gov. Mike Huckabee came to the Holiday Inn in Virginia Beach to rally support. We got there super early to secure an up-close spot. The day before I felt like God wanted me to give him a letter of encouragement. I was kind of hesitant and forgot about writing it until an hour and half before the rally. I couldn't let the felling go. So I scrambled to write it while Kellie held our spot in line. We ended up being right in front of the stage and after his speech I was able to meet him and give him my letter. He truly is a genuine man, that stands for the tough issues that other candidates are wishy washy about. Although he didn’t do that well yesterday in the three states that voted, I’m still holding out for him. Here are some pics of my week in political heaven and also an encouraging video… God Bless.





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