Dear Americans,

I have been doing a lot of thinking since Tuesday, and it’s time to have a heart to heart. I know a lot of people are having a hard time dealing with the results of the election. I know a lot of people will have a harder time in the coming weeks. However, I want to ask you something. What does America mean to you? Is it a person, thing, or is it about a certain mindset? When I think about America, I think about a place full of potential. The potential didn’t start when Trump or Obama walked into office. It started with the talks from my grandmother and my parents about the old days.

Perhaps, that is why I hold such a special place in my heart for elderly people, to be honest. Some of my most cherished times were spent with my granny on her porch, watching her eat buttermilk cornbread. I know there are a lot of people looking at this election and the results as some sort of catastrophic event sent to rock America to the core. However, we have already been through those sorts of events. We have been through wars, deadly viruses, and terrorist attacks. Biden brings a chance to heal our country and we are really in need of that right now.

This election was about preserving lives. It was about trying to harvest the chance for a real recovery. There’s only one thing that can defeat the American spirit and that is the person that open their hearts to calamity. In 2016, I wasn’t so sure about Trump. I remember telling my sister that I was willing to give him a chance because chances are free. I was on the fence for a while until COVID-19 happened. After watching the Republicans minimize the deaths I was seeing due to COVID and the effect it was having on my husband because of his job, I came to a conclusion.

Our country was forgetting what patriotism really meant. People like my husband went off to war and got injured for this country, but we were slowly starting to see people that they saved, argue about putting on something as simple as a mask. Caring for each other should never be politicized. It should be something that we are just willing to do because it is American. So, please pull the politics back for a second and just think about what our jobs are as Christians and then citizens. Did God not want us to protect the weak and look after our elderly? Did God not warn us about placing money first? God gave up his only son, but some of us are not willing to give up 30 minutes to save each other.

Think about who you are and what you stand for.

Goodnight.