Is it November yet?!

I am sick of the election. I know who I am voting for, can I just turn in my ballot and have all of the ick go away on TV and social media? I think the kicker for me to actually sit down and write this post is the whole Nicki Minaj/Mitt Romney thing. If our country has devolved into a culture where something as important as picking a PRESIDENT is able to be turned into a profane publicity stunt, we are doomed.

Something I would like to remind Republicans, Independents and Democrats alike, at least until January, and perhaps for another four years, Barack Obama is OUR President. Every single American reading this, he is YOUR President, whether you voted for him or not. He is serving our country in a way most of us could never imagine. I pray for him often, just as I did President George W. Bush and President Clinton before him. I'd like to share with you Romans 13:1-2, "Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgement on themselves."

I realize I have an opposite view of MANY of my friends on many things. I am an Independent who has voted both Republican and Democrat on past Presidential elections. I am a wife of a public servant who has to trust in God that my husband will return home after every shift. I am a feminist, who feels very fortunate to live in an era where I am allowed to vote and choose exactly what goes on with my body. Most importantly, I am a follower of Christ who believes it is my job to love on people, no matter what they believe, where they live, how much money they make, where they have been, or who they love.

If you have a question about any of those things, please ask me, I will be glad to tell you exactly why I feel the way I do about my reproductive rights (along with the reproductive rights of my 10-month-old niece and any daughters we may have in the future), basic rights and access to help for all Americans. This doesn't mean your views are wrong and mine are right, just different. That's just the beauty of our great nation, and I pray that God blesses it richly.

I'm Merrick Kingman, and I approve this message.