"Putting America to work" that's what the orange sign reads. I drive by this corner every morning on my way home after dropping off my girls at school. And although is only one sign and one project from the many more the state, and the country will need to get back on our feet, it makes me sigh with hope. I have come to terms with the fact that I live here in Michigan, I've stopped idealizing the far away places were I thought I'd rather be. I have accepted that this is home, and that there most be a reason why God placed us here. Still 2009 was such a hard year: 43 000 jobs lost to the manufacture industry, the fall of the automobile industry, and the foreclosure crisis, the lost of funds for public school, among some other economic problems. I hope this year brings many more projects like this one to Michigan. I hope for families to find a way to get ahead in this crisis, I hope for some economic stability, and some peace of mind.
I wish I had a better picture to show you. This one made me stop the traffic. I had at least five cars behind me and yet no one honked at me...such a nice pretty town I live in.
New decade, better times - I truly hope so, because there are so many families out there starting this year with no home, no jobs, and nothing but hope.
Posted by: Katy | January 13, 2010 at 03:21 PM