Our home

Every September we have a memorial for an event that was designed to tear this country apart, but instead united this country.  There are two sides to that memorial the side which petrified this country and made us angry.  Then the other is the day after when we all came together and said WE are Americans and no one in the world can take that away no matter the attack.  Now, is it not funny that just a few days later people begin to speak negatively about politics and policy how the other side is trying to destroy this country?  We are all Americans with different ideas and opinions, be respectful and positive about this country.  It takes all different walks of life to make this Nation work.  Not one is completely right and not one is completely wrong.  This is America founded by those looking for liberation from tyranny.  We have a Constitution which to this day is envied by the world.  I Love this country and believe it is still the land of opportunity; the place where dreams can be made and fears can be conquered.  We conquered them before and we will always continue to conquer them until the day comes when those who live in one area look down on those who live in another part of the Country.  When an elected official is on the television says something you do not like or votes away you disagree with remember this: They wanted to change something so they became involved and ran for office.  That is what makes us great that we can all stand up and make our voices heard.  My fellow Americans never forget September 11, 2001, never forget those that died, and never forget we are all Americans because it is all of us that make this country strong.  I do not care about your political affiliation, I do not care what your back ground is, and I do not care where you were born if you are an American; be proud to be so.  I ask you say the pledge of Allegiance and think about the words and what they mean.  I ask you revue the words to the National Anthem and open a history book. I ask you thank a soldier.  I ask that instead of pointing the finger and saying everything that is wrong that instead you grab a hammer and nails and fix it.  This is American and I am an American.  I am willing to pick up my tool belt and go to work, how about you?  This next year instead of cussing each other with the negativity how about instead coming together to say I can help you with that.  The negativity is driving me crazy and I am ready for a change not in the ideologies but the way we work with one another. This is where I call home.  GOD BLESS AMERICA and OKLAHOMA!!
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United We Stand

There are times in our history when American’s are literally trying to separate America. Whether it was new ideologies, politics, color of skin, race, sex, or even religion. There were times when this group would push that group and that group would push this group. And then the groups would try to make all of America choose between the two. One group would grab a seam and the other group would grab the other and they would begin to tear. However, when all hope was lost and their seemed to be no light of day something would happen. A cataclysmic event would happen and shake the face of the earth. Sometimes it would be a catastrophe so horrible no could even fathom what happened. Other times it would be a positive reinforcement of what The United States of America truly represents. There were times when this reinforcement came from a single hockey team or a single swimmer. Then other times this event was 9/11, hurricane Katrina and New Orleans, or the Oklahoma City Bombing.
These events would grab America by the heart and every single soul unites under ONE flag, ONE heart, and ONE nation. John F. Kennedy said “Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country?” I ask what can we as Americans do for our country without trying to rip it up. The only reason we do so is because we all want our opinions heard and we want to exercise our rights. This wonderful this is what America is about. Why can we not always stand united? Why does it require some type of event to unite the USA? I remember watching the planes and seeing the flags and reading signs that said “UNITED WE STAND” Does it take something as horrible as September 11, 2001 to unite this country?
We are all so very fortunate to be able to express our opinions with out worry of punishment. We will never completely agree with everything our presidents say. We will never always agree with our neighbor. Does that mean we cannot consider them as an equal because they do not believe what we believe? That is not the America I was raised with!!! If it is not possible to consider others as Americans; then the America I was raised with is dead and gone and is only legend told by those who fought for this country. If this is not the America we stand for then July 4th 1776 is meaningless.
I tell you I still believe in America. I still believe that we stand United and United we stand. Because we are the LAND OF THE FREE and the HOME OF THE BRAVE! If this is not the case then I believe in fairy tales. GOD BLESS AMERICA!