Part One-Our trip to D.C./ Family Reunion

There is absolutely way too much to blog here so Im gonna break it up into two parts. This is part one, "Touring D.C." (Pics are below)

Big thanks to Julie and Stephen for the accommodations and really making it all possible! So blessed!! Never in my wildest dreams did I think it would be that beautiful. It was a real treat. 

 I love being an American and having an immigrant mother and a Marine for a Dad has been very instrumental in that. My mother lived on the other side of the fence and knew the flip side of things quite well. My mother taught us to be thankful patriots to our country. She was very grateful for what she had here in America and for what America represented as a nation to other countries. Here, she had freedom to speak, to be a light, to worship, to think for herself and just live freely. Things we take for granted every day, some folks are praying and begging God for right now and she reminded us of this quite often. 

Anyway, so we toured the capital last week and we really were not thinking about the unstable economy and the mess, and the struggles that D.C. might represent to some today but rather we considered what or Who was this great nation founded upon? And what we found was pretty solid😊 As solid as  the Rock.... I might add!! 

Capital Building behind us.

White House decked out for Christmas

National Monument behind us.

Lincoln Memorial 

Water Area at National Mall

Smithsonian Institute... Very Educational

mixed with lots of fun. 

National Harbor 

View of the Potomac River from the hotel balcony during sunset

( photo credit goes to my sister Julie) 

And the next blog is "meet my side of the family" (because  I have to upload all my pictures here anyway, for my Mom, so she can download them off my blog since Ive taken a break from Facebook at the moment). 

Have a great evening  folks :)

Oh and fellow Americans.... what a "goodly heritage" we have! A God-fearing one for sure. Don't believe me? just tour the capital😊.