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Election Day

I'm going to vote today.  Yes, it is inconvenient; I have a hundred things to do today, and I can't go to the polls until after school when I am tired and it is crowded. I believe the right to vote is an honor and a privilege, and many people in the past have believed it so much that they were willing to shed their blood to make it happen.   As a Christian, it is my duty to vote, and I have no doubt we will be held accountable by God for how we use this duty. This campaign has been long and nasty, and I will be glad when it is over tonight.  Sometimes, both candidates for an office make me so angry with their mudslinging that I just have to pick the lesser of the two evils.  I may not be the smartest voter in the country, but I do okay, and I really resent people who don't even know me telling me how I should vote.  My mailbox is stuffed every day with campaign fliers, which go directly to the recycle bin. There has got to be a better way. Every...

Nature's Peace

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.  Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.  The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.                                                     ~John Muir