Today is a very special day for me. Today, August 1, 2014, is the first birthday of my sweet grandchild. Today I celebrate 10 years of having served as criminal prosecutor. And for the very first time, I will be able to vote for myself on an official ballot for State office. What a day! On this very day last year, I was holding the hand of our first foster child as she gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. It was a scary thing. Having no biological children of my own, I had never realized how much fear, pain, and anxiety accompanies childbirth. Its something, looking back, I think almost no one would volunteer to go through if they had any other choice. And yet, if it werent for the pain, if it werent for the tears, if it werent for the fear, we would never know new life. How bitter sweet and beautiful is the end result! Running for public office is something I signed up to do a long time ago, not because I thought it would be easy or fun, but because I knew it would be hard; I knew it would be challenging, but I also knew that it would be worth it in the end. When each of us is faced with any challenge, we can either choose to stick our head in the sand and act like the problem doesnt exist, or we can pull up our britches, wade out there into the mud and get to work. A long time ago, I saw a need for accountability and consequences in our current court system. I realized that I could either take the low and easy road and just go with the flow, or I could have the moral courage to challenge the status quo. The path I chose has not been easy. Its been full of pitfalls and hurdles, doubts and fear. However, just as weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning, I am confident that, at the end of this battle, when the dust settles, a new and beautiful life will emerge. I just cant wait to be there for the birth!
Posted on: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 11:04:52 +0000
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