It seems as the Christmas season goes by faster and faster every year. This year was no exception...with Christmas preparations, shopping, baking, cleaning, wrapping, visiting, caroling, etc. Throw in a couple of wrestling matches and concerts to attend, the evenings fill up very fast. What would I have done without my friends and family?! I would, however, find time to view the random flash mobs on You-tube, or to see what's happening on Facebook. I even had a dear friend almost leave us due to a heart attack, then sliding into a coma. With my head spinning, trying not to stress, I stepped back to view my life for a moment...as if a third person. This is what I saw...
My 10-year-old daughter wrapping almost every gift for our family; my sons (12 & 14) helping with the baking; my whole family stepped in to clean; my 16-year-old driving the other kids to purchase gifts; caroling with my 10-year-old and her 4-H group at an Elderly Home; my 14-year-old helping me put lights up on the rooftop; my 5-year-old helping to assemble the Christmas cards...
At the wrestling matches, crowds came to cheer on each wrestler to victory or lift up in defeat; at the concerts (not a seat left open) all ears were wide open waiting for the next song or note played, with frantic cheering for more...
Ever seen a flash mob? If not live, I recommend view them on You-tube. It starts off as one person singing or playing an instrument in a busy crowd of individuals doing their own thing. It ends with a very large number of incredibly talented performers, using a public venue as their stage and all those individuals become one audience covered in goosebumps...all focused on the same thing.
The many prayers that were said for my friend to be healed were answered...a miracle. I know one faithful prayer is powerful, imagine hundreds of them, or even thousands, or more. God is listening. He is waiting to hear from me and everyone else. Keep the faith, and stay in touch with Him. That's what I tell myself everyday.
What does all this have to do with Patriot Running? Everything I saw, involved more than one person. The more people there were, the more effective the outcome..the quicker gifts were wrapped, the more powerful the songs were, the louder the cheers were, etc. I witnessed how there truly are strength in numbers. If every patriot in this country stood up for its freedom and all that it has to offer, 2012 could be a powerful year. When we all have the same focus, the same goal, the same purpose (setting aside our differences)...we are one. I truly believe that there are strength in numbers. May God Bless America!
