🇺🇸 Election Day: Getting Back to Basics 🙏
I’ve been thinking a lot about the direction of our country, but even more about the direction of our homes, our families, and our communities.
Somewhere along the way, we’ve become so focused on what divides us that we’ve forgotten what should bring us together.
Faith. Family. Integrity. Accountability. Personal responsibility. And loving our neighbors, even when we disagree.
As a mother of six, a business owner, a wellness coach, and a woman in recovery, I’ve learned something that applies to just about every area of life:
Nothing changes if nothing changes.
We can demand better leadership, better schools, better healthcare, and better opportunities. But are we willing to examine our own choices, habits, and contributions?
Are we teaching our children kindness and critical thinking? Are we practicing the values we expect from others? Are we showing grace when someone sees the world differently?
And here’s where my faith comes in.
We spend so much time asking God to change the world, but how often do we ask Him to change our own hearts?
It’s easy to point out what everyone else is doing wrong. It’s much harder to look in the mirror and ask where we might need to grow.
Recovery has taught me that I cannot control other people. I cannot force someone to see things my way. I cannot change another person’s heart through an argument.
But I can take responsibility for my own actions. I can choose humility over pride, understanding over judgment, and prayer over resentment.
And sometimes that means stepping away from a conversation, wishing someone well, and praying for them instead.
I don’t believe loving your neighbor means agreeing with everything they say or do. It means remembering that their humanity doesn’t disappear because their beliefs differ from yours.
My faith isn’t in a political party, a candidate, or a government. My faith is in God.
That doesn’t mean elections don’t matter. They absolutely do.
It means I refuse to let political disagreements determine how I treat another human being.
Romans 12:18 reminds us:
“If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.”
What a powerful reminder, especially today.
We can care deeply about our country, stand firm in our convictions, ask difficult questions, and still extend grace.
So today, vote according to your conscience. Educate yourself. Look beyond the headlines and campaign promises. And remember that the person voting differently from you is still your neighbor.
Because no election can replace the responsibility we have to our families, our communities, and one another.
Getting back to basics doesn’t begin in Washington. It begins in our homes, in our hearts, and in the choices we make when nobody is watching.
God bless America. 🇺🇸❤️🙏
