There has been a lot going on in our country. We've been hit by multiple hurricanes, there was a shooting just the other night, there have been multiple protest marches in D.C., and there are those that think "taking a knee" during the National Anthem is the right way to protest how our country treats people of color. I honestly haven't had much to say because it hurts. Every time there is a disaster like the hurricane that hit Houston, TX we say we are #TexasStrong or when there was that mass shooting in Las Vegas they were #VegasStrong. Is it too much to ask to be #AmericaStrong? We lower our flag to half mast because we are a country hurting for one another. We are supposed to be there for one another. During the devastation of the hurricanes that hit Texas and Florida it wasn't just Texans and Floridians respectively to go out and help. With the mass shooting in Vegas it wasn't just those in Vegas with eyes glued to the TV to see the latest updates, and it most certainly wasn't just those in Vegas donating blood that the Red Cross and other relief organizations so badly needed. We are a country that works together. We are able to provide relief to others because of that. No good can come when we start thinking it is an individual city or even state that is strong. No good can come of trying to get attention by disrespecting the flag that represents our country, the flag that represents our freedom. So, when you drive by a flag that is at half mast please think of our country as a whole and what we can do to help others. Yes, it starts in our communities, cities, and states, but in starting there and helping where help is needed we make our country strong. Also please remember there is a right and a wrong way to try to make a difference. I think we all need to see and believe how strong our country really is and how much stronger it can be.
