I told our pastor that I'm in the mood the clip the wings off my shoes and then maybe I'll stay at home for a while! Washington DC was a great learning experience. I was so excited to have lunch with foreign ambassadors from Africa! That was truly a lifetime opportunity. Visiting our nation's capital was great. Everyone should go at least once in their life.
Even now, eight years after 9-11, I was struck by one thought. Certainly, we lost lives; our everyday lives were altered and we now remember to kiss our family once more before going out the door, but we also lost something even more special. We no longer have open access to our governmental buildings. We can't walk into the nation's capital to claim ownership to our government. The front doors to the National Archives is barracaded off and one must enter through a small side door. We are not able to absorb the richness of our heritage without a metal detector, a pat down and police escorts at every turn. I'm not complaining in the least about the protection, but those thoughts were always at the forefront of my mind. Hopefully I'll have pictures post soon of my trip and a few more details!
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