It was 2011 and I was driving back to my college apartment for the last time as a student. My best friends were in the car with me as we listened to "Who Knows Who Cares" by Local Natives. I began to merge onto the 465 exit when the song sang, "Is my life about to change?" The words hit me as I turned the steering wheel just slightly to make the car follow the curve of the road. The road was completely different than what it used to be. Dirt and machinery were everywhere. They were building a new and better highway. I looked around at the changes taking place on the road and realized my Continue Reading
A Challenge: Refuse to Shut Down
Three minutes. That's how long it usually takes for my husband and I to drive from our house to post. Today, however, it took us over an hour to get my husband, who's an officer in the Army, to work. Traffic was backed up for miles to enter the main gate because so many other gates were closed due to the government shutdown. Inconvenience. So far, the government shutdown only affects me by inconvenience. But I realize that for others, it can have much scarier effects. Some people can't work. Some people aren't being paid. And because of that, those people may be tempted to shut down Continue Reading