Tuesday, November 04, 2008

'PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!'

"I like to see a man proud
of the place in which he lives.
I like to see a man live
so that his place will be proud of him."
~Abraham Lincoln






"National honor is national property of the highest value."
~ James Monroe, first inaugural address, 4 March 1817

14 comments:

TYRA Hallsénius Lindhe said...

Have a great Election Day Joey. We, the world are following this with hope that you will get a change. You got a great country, perhaps the greatest but right now it is in pain. God bless/ Tyra xoxo

Sweet Home and Garden Carolina said...

Hear, hear !

Cindy said...

Great sentiments for an important day.

Anonymous said...

Wishing you a lovely day to vote, Joey.

Rose said...

Such an appropriate post for today, Joey--I hope everyone exercises their right to vote today!

cherry said...

love it Miss Joey !

marmee said...

very good sentiments for today an important day in the history of our great and wonderful country. i love this land!
thank you joey for putting it in our hearts today.

Meems said...

Joey, I am flying my flag proudly today! We are a blessed country... let's hope we stay that way.
Meems

Kerri said...

Amen to that Joey! Perfect sentiments for such an important day. We did our civic duty :)
God bless America!

beckie said...

Joey, beautifulpicture-very approprate for today. I love the quote by Lincoln. I hadn't heard that one before but it ceratinly says a lot in a few words.

joey said...

Thank you ALL for your heartfelt comments. OOT ~ business/Indian summer tour, sharing a computer.

American Pride

"In America, our origins matter less than our destination, and that is what democracy is all about."

~ Ronald Reagan
(August 17, 1992)

kit said...

Hi Joey,

Just checking out your blog. i love it! You have introduced me to another world.

Kit...from Reell

joey said...

Thank you, Kit ~ a true pleasure meeting you and the warm Reell family.

garden girl said...

Very nice post Joey. I'm feeling prouder and more hopeful about the direction our country is heading now than I have been in a long time.