Our part of Texas is just delighted to welcome you two home!I echo Clayton Williams words, "Thanks to you and Laura for setting high standards of ethics, courage, and grace in the White House. You've made us proud."
I think this song echoes my heart today. Whether you supported President Bush or not, he deserves our thanks. These words were penned by Steven Curtis Chapman:
Good-bye Mr. President, I guess the time has come for you to, Pack up all your things and turn the page, So I was thinking as you left, I’d try to write a song to tell you,
What so many of us want to say. For all those sleepless nights, I am sure you must have had, For all the prayers I’m sure you prayed, For how you tried to lead us when the way was so unclear, I am sure it wasn’t always evident, but thank you Mr. President!
What so many of us want to say. For all those sleepless nights, I am sure you must have had, For all the prayers I’m sure you prayed, For how you tried to lead us when the way was so unclear, I am sure it wasn’t always evident, but thank you Mr. President!
Good-bye Mr. President, You will not be forgotten, All the courage and the hope you helped us find,I can’t imagine how it felt, To stand where you were standing, And to try to make the calls you thought were right.
So for those sleepless nights, I am sure you must have had, That put those lines around your eyes, For how you carried the weight, Even when the lights went out, I am sure you’ll never know how much it meant, I thank you Mr. President.-So for those days ahead, When they write about the past, And everybody has their say, From all of us who know, You gave us everything you could, We hope you will remember this, Thank you Mr. President!-Good-bye Mr. President.
As we begin praying for the new President of the United States and his family, I just couldn't let today go by without expressing my gratitude and thanks to President and Laura Bush. We welcome home Midland's favorite son and daughter today!
That is so precious! I pray notes like yours will fall into their laps somehow.
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Very well put my friend. I thank them as well.
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Kim
Amen Kristi! I am praying God's blessings upon them as they settle back into life as American citizens. Thank you so much for posting those lyrics.
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Tracy
Thank you so much for posting this. My heart has been heavy all morning as I think about how relieved President Bush must feel and at the same time how burdened he must feel because of the way he has been treated. I'm going to add a link to this page on my blog, if you don't mind. Thank you again!
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely post! I have been contemplating what to write about today. I LOVE the SCC song you included.
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I am very grateful for all the Bush's have done for our country for the last 8 years!
ReplyDeleteI think our country was so eager to make Bush the villian of our economy woes but they will eventually find out that really they only had themselves to blame. Fmr. Pres. Bush really held our country together during some really tough times. I hope he and Mrs. Bush enjoy their retirement years. May God bless them.
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ReplyDeleteYou have such a beautiful blog here. It's so nice to meet you. Thank you for your encouraging words today on my blog.
Brandee :-)
This just blessed my heart...I wish he could see it.
ReplyDeleteBlessings to you Kristi!
I hadn't heard this song... thanks for sharing it. My heart agrees.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you... I thank them, too!
ReplyDeleteI've read the comment you left me earlier today several times. I was so touched by your honesty in sharing your feelings regarding Rachel and her diagnosis, not just for now, but for the rest of her life. My "mommy heart" immediatly came to the forefront and I prayed for you and have continued to do so throughout the day.
I'll continue praying... for you, for Rachel and for all your family. Any changes outside our norm are difficult and those involving our children sometimes can be the hardest.
Praying hard here in North Texas tonight....
I found your blog from the Prayer Blog for Harper. I was so sad to see President and Mrs. Bush board the helicopter to leave DC. I appreciate his service to our country and am so disappointed in the way he has been treated as a human being.
ReplyDeleteGreat post! My sil was helping out with some of the events I think. Did I tell you I have 2 sils in Midland and my mil and another sil are in Lamesa.
ReplyDeletewow, I didn't know that Steven Curtis Chapman had written this!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! a beautiful memory of a great president past, a job well done, and to think of the calls he probably suffered to make in order to keep us and our familes safe! What courage President Bush expressed on behalf of the people of the USA. A man of faith!
Thanks for sharing!
I'd never heard that song. Gonna have to look it up!
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