Something big...

I have quite a few American friends and for some reason I think they have the bizarre idea that I don't like their country and the things it stands for (it is probably because I make a lot of jokes like that - and we do seem to have a different sense of humour!)

It may therefore shock them to know that I love America! I have no idea really why and while I do not completely agree with some of its administrations actions on the world circuit it is a country that never ceases to fascinate and excite me. Call me a geek but I love learning stuff about the USA, I love looking at maps of it and I love the thought of going there (not that I get much chance)! I used to work for an American company and I loved connecting with people from the land 'across the pond'.

I think the thing that really blows my mind about the USA is the vastness of the country. The USA consists of fifty states and most of them are bigger than the UK. In England if you drive for 6 hours or so in any direction you have gone out of the country or hit the sea; over there, you can drive for days and days and you are still in the USA!

Deep within all of us there is a desire to know something that is larger than what we understand and feel comfortable with. Some people look at the universe and the expanse of space and get their mind blown at how minute we are. I simply look at a map of the USA! Through all of this and especially at Christmas time it makes me marvel at why God would be interested in little ole me - I mean on this scale, small isn't even in the right league to describe me! Yet God is interested in me and has a plan for my life.

Now that blows my mind.