I remember visiting New York City when I was a child. While looking across the water at the statue of Liberty, my father pointed at this beautiful statue telling me that it was a symbol of our freedom. All I could think of is that I was proud to live in this in this country. I was happy to have my father standing next to me in his green military uniform pledging his life to our freedom. As a child, I dreamed of this statue and tried to figure out what all of this meant.

Throughout my life I have seen so many things, like children being taken away from their parents, people being taken to jail for no real reason, for woman and men to stand on a street corner t just to have a hit. I have seen our mighty soldiers that fought for us, now living in a box. Laws that are intended to govern our people go against our beliefs, and those first 10 amendments broken, allowing our people to turn their backs on our God, to lie, to steal, and to kill.

Our country is going crazy. Whatever happened to family values, caring for the good of all people? What happened to taking care of all, not just oneself. What happened to fighting for what is right and not for making the bigger bucks or stepping on others to get to the top. Power is not the answer. No man on this green earth will ever have the power as our Lord and Savior.

Remember our forefathers that fought for all of us to have our freedom? Remember when your family and neighbors got involved and helped our children? Now, its our government that comes into our lives to " try to help our people, our children." But all they are doing is hurting us. Our forefathers took us away from England to get away from a one powerful government. For us to have freedom, liberty, justice, love, and to believe in one God.

Now, as an adult, I look at my two children. I see in their eyes the trust and love they have for my husband and myself. I think that we brought them in this world to live in freedom. But now, I have to worry each day about the threat of the government taking my babies away. I worry about my children growing up in this world. I worry about the government putting them in jail, about drug dealers putting stuff in their faces, about being raped or killed, about having their beliefs and values ripped from their hearts, and about having their spirits in limbo, never knowing where to turn. That is why I stand before God and this country to try to fight for their freedom to make sure they have a decent life and I know many other parents do the same. Will you join this fight for freedom with me?