Blessing 1,451

Blessing 1,451

Thinking on the Citizenship Ceremony on the Today Show

We are so blessed to be Americans. On one side of our family we are 2nd generation. My mother's parents came from Luxembourg with Uncle Andy & Auntie Ann, they sadly left one son, who had passed away, in Luxembourg. They went through the proper channels & became citizens with a great deal of pride. My mother is a first generation American. My father's parents brought him & 2 older siblings from Scotland when he was 10, they all proceeded to also go through the proper channels to become citizens of our great country. So on this side of our family 3 of my sisters & I are also first generation Americans. It is with a great deal of pride that I can say I am an American of Scottish & Luxembourg heritage & that I thank my ancestors for what they brought with them in their ethics & knowledge that they shared from the old country to America.

They didn't have it easy, and they didn't do everything perfectly; but they taught us awesome work ethics & some interesting other items. They taught us that when times are rough, not to give up. They taught us that we are all equal regardless of race, religion, monetary standing, or gender. That we need to reach down & give each other a hand-up, not necessarily a hand-out; but to be there when someone needs help. That it is better to give than to receive & that they don't always need to know who did it. In some meals we eat as the queen eats. Well we do, not all our spouses, LOL.

We were brought up to love God, even when a church may turn its back on you; that you should still honor Who is actually at the head. It wasn't He who did the turning, it was simply humans & humans are not perfect.

Heritage is awesome & the America my grandparents came to is an awesome place. Nowadays it doesn't seem we take the same pride in it.  I know it is rough on the children of those who come to this country or any country illegally; but we do not teach them correctly if we just say that it is okay.  We will give you citizenship anyway.  There are times when we face hard consequences for things our parents do.  It doesn't mean it is fair; but it is just.  I apologize to those who do not agree.  To those who think they should get that free ride; but it just wouldn't be right.  We do not do the children any justice by teaching them that they can get something by breaking a law.

 

My family did come & they worked very hard to do it legally.  It was not easy, they struggled financially.  We still do struggle financially; but we don't get hand-outs.  We earn what we get & we follow the laws to get it.  For that & by that, we are blessed they came. ♥