Quiet Times....

It was early evening up on the hilltop at the Estate. The sun was going down behind the trees and was casting long shadows. The boys were patiently awaiting the arrival of the lightning bugs. Catching them is a right of passage, and a nightly ritual while we are up there.

Senior had strung up his hammock and was relaxing in it.  Birds flew about, and the squirrel population played in the trees. Occasionally on this particular evening, a car passing on the highway would break the peace. But other then that..all was quiet.

 

 

And The Sun Shines Through

 

Yesterday after we got the boys from school, we went and ran errands. While walking through a store, other shoppers seemed as depressed as I was. There was that look of let down on every ones faces. Our particular county went over the top for Romney..in fact Romney had more votes here then McCain did in 08. And we went Red in 08 as well.

A good friend over on Facecrook had the above picture on her wall this morning. As soon as I looked at it, it spoke to me in ways more then any one could realize
It goes along with a Winston Churchill quote :

"Success is not Final
Failure is not Fatal;
It is the Courage to Continue That Counts"

As I looked upon this picture, I saw the dark clouds..lets face it our Country is in extreme darkness, and those clouds represent that. But the sun breaks them apart and finds a way to shine through.
That is the courage to continue that Churchill speaks of. Through success or failure, it is the courage to keep going that is what really counts. And I know we as Patriotic, hardworking Americans can have the courage to continue and to keep going forward.

I don't know a lot of things..I am not the smartest person, or probably the most prolific writer out there. Sometimes my thoughts get ahead of my typing and most times I feel like nothing I say on here makes any sense at all.
But what I do know is I have a family and two little boys that depend on Senior and I and I need that courage for them. They are the future..and I must have the courage to fight as hard as I can to secure them the best future possible.