During the recent political campaign season, we were deluged by uncounted political advertisements. If you are anything like me you found it hard to get facts and clarity about the candidates, especially about the presidential candidates. The talking heads on the news channels seemed to care more about who said the right thing to which group and whether they handled the debate well. The uproar of the campaign caused my internal defense mechanisms to kick in. I focused hard on just a few issues in an attempt to maintain my sanity. It mostly worked.
One down side to my focus, however, is that I totally missed an issue. When I saw the Obama’s standing together at the inauguration–Barak, Michelle, Malia and Sasha–it hit me: We have a role-model family in the White House.
It’s been since the 1960’s that we’ve had small children in the White House. At this time in our history when the nation is reeling from divorce, single parenthood, and children growing up in poverty, we have an intact family with small children to identify with.
I hope and pray that the family of the Obama presidency will be a source of inspiration to millions of Americans to get married, stay married, and raise well-loved, well-adjusted children.
