- Last night I expected to feel disappointed and upset with the results of the election. Rather, I felt a sense of pride in knowing what our country has overcome and accomplished in electing it's first black president. It truly was an historic evening. Though I may not agree with a lot of his ideas and thoughts for the future of our country, he is our new president and I will give him the benefit of the doubt. I will support him and remain positive and hopeful that he will be a great leader for our country and that under his leadership perhaps we can overcome some of our struggles. I will also pray that our country will remain strong, no matter what the next 4 years will bring. No one is perfect, and he will inevitably make mistakes, but he is our new president and he does deserve our respect. That said, I hope that he works hard to earn and keep this respect and doesn't let us down. I loved this post about our new president.
- I am proud of John McCain and President Bush for taking the high road and speaking respectfully and considerately (click on the links to read their remarks) to and about the man who will be our next president. I wonder if things had gone the other way if the other party would be so gracious. Considering the countless things that have been said and written about our current president, I don't think so.
- I've seen this on a few other's blogs, but I decided to join in the "Giving Thanks Challenge". The idea is to share something each day during the month of November that I am grateful for. I am starting a little late, but better late than never.
- Today I am really grateful for the kind gentleman from Micr0s0ft that helped me on the phone yesterday. I admit when he started talking with his foreign accent I almost asked for someone that spoke English. I do not mean to be discriminatory, but I find it hard to communicate with someone, especially when it comes to computer issues that I know little about, who can hardly speak the same language as me. Luckily this man was very helpful and fixed the problem I was having. By the time I got to this stage, after fighting with a program I attempted to download on Saturday and getting the run around from customer service/technical support, I was ready to let the next guy have it. I am glad that I didn't. I am sure he is too.
What are you grateful for today?
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Like you, I am very grateful that our country has come so far that we have a black president.
I was so impressed with Senator McCain's concession speech. He has a lot of class.
Glad you joined the challenge, amanda.
Great thoughts! I was actually thinking of doing "thankful thursdays" on my blog for November, so I'll join the challenge! One thing I'm thankful for is you setting up a spot for me at the gym on Wednesdays, not to mention all the other wonderful things you do!
I am thankful for my husband and the help and support he is in our family.
I am thankful for helpful broken English speaking people too. I have a hard time at first, but giving them the benefit of the doubt always pays off.
I am grateful for belly laughs last night while watching a movie with my hubby and this morning while torturing our poor cat. Makes me feel like I got my quota of hugs without the hugs... if that makes sense.
Today I'm grateful that I got my paper done on time with the help of many hours of writing and prayers to get me through.
And I'm grateful for you!!! :)
Of course McCain and Bush were respectful- unlike the Obama supporters outside the White House yelling, "Get Bush out now!!" and "Evict him now!" etc.. etc... I'm sorry, I'm tired of hearing about how we should respect Obama (which I will) but the people calling for respect are being so disrespectful to our current president. It makes me sick.
Oh, and I am thankful for being able to rant in your comments. ;)
You have a really good attitude. Thanks for being such a good example to me! I'm thankful for a friend like you!
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