History has been made

It was an exciting day for us in the Davis home as it was for so many people taking it to the poles. History has been made and I wanted to write about it on my blog/journal as I will want to remember this day. We have been building up the day in our home for several months now. I want the girls to take polotics somewhat seriously. We were Hillary supporters in the beginning and then slowly transferring our support to Obama...more slowly for myself. That said the girls have enjoyed watching our family debates and the process of our decision making for some time now. Of course most of our families are strong Republicans so it was always fun to get the girls to say "McCain or Obama" After having spent weekends at the farm they would come home saying McCain and after being at home for sometime they would leave saying Obama. It was all in good fun and provided for some cute laughs. Don't get me wrong, I know there are so many that wouldn't choose this subject for cute kid games. We wanted to get the girls excited about the elections somehow. So the day finally came, yesterday the girls and I loaded up and took it to the poles. I have to note that it was interesting goig to the Baptist Church to cast my vote. Interesting that with seperation of Church and State that we vote at churches. (No sarcasm, just interesting thought) The people in line enjoyed the girls and it only took about 20 minutes. This was my first time voting with quite the load but it ran smoothly. Maggie watched very carefuly. She found the "secret" ballot process to be particularly interesting. "Momma, what if somone peaks through or sees your paper!?" All the while saying very loudly "Momma, so are you still voting for Obama?" Nevertheless the nice lady gave us our proof of vote sticker and we left. Last night, Beth, Tanner, and Josh came over while B set up the projection screen. Was there a fighting chance for McCain? Not sure but it was a beautiful night, weather was perfect and the conversation stayed neutral with a few friendly debates. Also on the ballot was Act 1 and our hometown friend Melinda Gilbert running for judge. So it was an exciting night. Not everything went the way we all voted. But it was a great night and I hope to remember it always. I am so excited to see our new family in the White House and to move forward. I know that ultimately God is in control so Obama fan or not, I truely believe God's will will be done whomever is in office. I will be praying for all of our leaders, Democrat or Republican. I will pray for their wisdom and for the peoples wisdom. I will pray that my Maggie will remember this night and the progress that our nation has made in its racial boundaries. I like that the elections were taken so seriously this season. I enjoyed so much being apart of history.