From Sea to Shining Sea

This is it. This is the journey for which I have been waiting. Ever since my dad took me to DC over four years ago, I have been wanting to return -- and return meaning business. Walking down the DC streets, you can almost hear the crackle of electricity in the air as the country and world turn around that hub of power. Decisions made in those rooms echo across the country and out across the world. Many battles have been fought there and many more continue, either visibly or invisibly. There is so much that is good and beautiful there -- and so much that is evil and dark. Now, I enter this battlefield and must fight for my soul and the soul of this country.

It is more than a matter of sin or salvation from it; it is a matter of purpose. What is to be my purpose and that of my country? What did God give me being for and what did He give this nation being for? Comfortable self-preservation? Or something more? Tyranny? Or freedom? These are questions of a lifetime and my pursuit of them now takes me to the heart of where people decide these answers for America.

Most of you reading this are aware of my previous time spent in Canada, pursuing these questions in Ottawa. That was an unforgettable experience and an incredible stepping stone, but it was not my final goal. I always hoped to make it back to pursue my true passion -- America. This is the Big Dance for me. I am blessed so much that I do not know how to express it or how to wrap my head around it. If it looks like I got my stuff together, compliment God.

God blessed me with many great opportunities in the past few years, but none have been as great as the blessings of knowing and loving all of you who might read this. Whether you are family or friends or even my extended community in Lynden, TWU, or elsewhere, you all have shaped me and encouraged me in so many ways. Thank you for your love and support. I cherish all of it. I know that I do not go to DC just as my own representative, but as a representative of all of you who have invested love and support in me. I promise to live up to that standard.

Please pray for me as I pack and then travel across the country to engage in the wild and powerful world of American politics.

"I have but one formula suited to all occasions -- 'Thy will be done.'" - John Quincy Adams