The Making of M.O.M.

Y'all, it snowed here again last night. Granted, it was just a "dusting" and as I sit here during naptime it's all melted away but still MORE SNOW.

Now, before you Northerners begin your comments of "Oh! We get 25 inches of snow per day and it's negative 80 degrees and I wear flip flops" let me just say,

SOUTHERNERS ARE FREAKS IN THE COLD.

I'll admit we ridiculously panic when the weather person calls for 2-3 inches of snow. With the forecast of snow looming over us, there's not a crumb of bread or drop of milk left on any shelf within a 40 mile radius of the television's broadcasting area. Schools have closed because of supposed inclement weather. I'm not even kidding.

I'm telling ya, folks. The quickest, most effective way to blow a southerners mind is to say the words freezing and rain in the same sentence as accumulation.

So today, when my Aunt posted a link to this video on facebook, I just about lost it. This lady is HYSTERICAL. Take 5 minutes and watch this.

My favorites:

"We don't know what's going on. What I do know that's going on is, THIS AIN'T COOL."

"If I was gonna deal with this kind of weather here, I coulda just moved to DC and been closer to the Obamas."

"TWO HOURS OF DUMB" - y'all, I lost it. That's hilarious.

"The Freedom Academy over in, uh, wherever it is over there in Atlanta, Georgia."

"Make sure you dressin' your babies appropriate for the weather, I don't wanna see no problems, then there won't be no problems. You understand what I'm sayin'?"

In other news....

"Stay off the crack pipe SIR!"

And, I'd like to close with my new favorite letter/blog/email closing:

"I love ya long and I love ya strong but please, don't be stupid."

~ Jessica

Well, my guy didn't win. Am I disappointed? Sure. Am I concerned about the future of our country? Definitely.

Am I still proud to be an American? Absolutely.

Although having Barack Obama as our next president scares the bejebbers out of me, last night when I finally clicked off the TV and rolled over to go to sleep, I thought about a few things.

No matter WHO is president...

> My pillow still feels the same.
> My husband still snores and twitches in his sleep.
> My children are still precious.
> My God still reigns.
> My price has been paid.
> My job is to pray.

Did I agree with everything George W. Bush did as president? Crap no! However, I made the choice to disagree with him in the most respectful way I could.

With Obama as our new president, I KNOW that I will not agree with all of his policies. However, I will do my best to be respectful in my disagreements. Nothing irrateted me more than when people said that George Bush was an idiot.

Really? An idiot? Hummm...that doesn't say a lot about the citizens of our country if you truly believe we elected an idiot.

Because I believe America is the best nation on the planet, I will CHOOSE to respect our new leader. Afterall, we elected him. I cast my vote, and it fell within the minority.

From this point forward, my job (among other things) is to pray for our country. My job is to pray for our new president, his wife and his family. My job is to continue to raise our children to love, fear and hope in the Lord.

Although I fear many things with Obama as our next president, my hope does not lie in politics. My hope lies in the One who paid my price, who endures all things and who knows all the days of this earth.

May He have mercy on our country.