I want to say I am thankful for our country – America. Don’t roll your eyes and think it’s some kind of cheeseball patriotism thing. Today I met a woman who used to live in a communist country. As soon as communism fell about 11 years ago, her and her husband escaped the country and were able to come to America. In their home county she was a high school teacher of language and philosophy for 25 years and her husband was a Chief Plastic surgeon in a hospital helping burn victims and the like.
Now she works part time as a babysitter and part time as a cashier at a local grocery store. She would love to teach again, but English is her second language and I thought she was incredibly fluent, but it’s still a hurdle in the testing. Her husband is trying to get in the medical field here, but he has to start over and work his way up. And he is way behind in age of all the other people (you know – fresh out of medical school?). But they are happy and grateful to be here in America and call it home!! Happy to be in our country and living in FREEDOM!!!
So all those complaining people who want to talk about how bad America is need to meet some people like this lady! They haven’t had the “luxury” of always living here and the “luxury” of being able to complain about America without having their hand chopped off (or something worse). Good for them that they can complain without fear, but dang….step outside yourself a bit and look around at all the opportunities around you. Okay, I got on a soapbox here, but I am Thankful that I live in America and VERY thankful that God allows me to do things to help people in my community through KIDS HOPE and around the world through World Vision. I need these reminders of how good I have it.
