Seven years ago I was a different person. I had my work as a teacher, my play time on the weekends (I lived for the weekends!) and that coveted summer schedule of time off! (which isn't really the entire summer and usually not really time off!) But things change. I knew that I wasn't meant to teach elementary and middle school students any longer.
Through circumstances that God allowed in my life, I came to the decision to learn how to drive an 18 wheeler.  I learned that God wasn't finished with me...he was barely getting started!  Changes were still to come.

I made the move from Washington State (mountains, pristine bays, evergreen forests) to Nebraska (cornfields, crazed football fans, cornfields!) I went from Huskies to Huskers! The biggest change was that God brought me together with the love of my life, my wife Judy, born and raised in the heartland of America.
But keep reading, my main point is still to come!

The "rest of the story" (as the late Paul Harvey so eloquently put it) is that my entire attitude has undergone a transformation since I first climbed up into the seat of that big rig.  A few years ago I finally gave in and bought satellite radio. Having the music anywhere was cool!  But then...*gasp* talk radio got me hooked along with Fox News! Never before had I cared about current events other than what was happening in my own little world.  I had no interest in things political...heck, the first time I could vote (please forgive me!) I voted for Jimmy Carter!  Through XM radio and conservative talk, my eyes were opened to what was happening across and within my Country.  I am now no longer simply going about life.  As many people, I had without realizing it been keeping my head buried in the sand like an ostrich. I wasn't meant to BE an ostrich! After pulling my head out of the sand and looking around, I realized that I was a different species of bird...an Eagle! A person with a watchful eye that cares about what is going on in this great Nation! I even went so far as to start calling and emailing my elected officials on a regular basis (imagine that!)

Yes, I woke up and spread my wings like the majestic symbol of our United States of America! I think my experience is not so different from what many of you have gone through.  But there are many still with their heads in the sand, ignoring what is going on around them. I say:  Let's wake 'em up!!

I'm brand new at this, but wanted to share some basic  thoughts on things that are happening in our Country. As I drive over-the-road picking up and delivering freight, I appreciate what a wonderful Country we live in! The natural beauty of our great land is matched only by the greatness of the people that I meet.  I believe in America and real patriotic Americans!  With the current administration in the White House and Leadership in Congress (or lack thereof) I am growing more and more concerned about where our Country is headed.  Our Liberty is being stolen from us, not in a subtle way, but in an increasingly disturbing grab for power by those in power in Washington.  This does not have to be so! We've seen a huge uprising in our midst of people from all walks of life, declaring that "We The People" have the power! We've seen people begin to wake up and use their voices through letters, emails, phone calls, social networking and personal presence at town hall and "tea party" gatherings. (I'm one who never thought I'd be "blogging" ...if that's what I'm doing!) As I cut this first post short, I'm going to borrow a phrase from our President's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel: "Never let a crisis go to waste." Well, our beloved Country and what it was founded on is facing a crisis and we shall not let it go to waste...we are mobilizing to stand up and say: "We the People" are keeping our Country the way it should be kept!  Thanks for reading! I look forward to sharing more in the days to come.  You all are my inspiration :-)