Over the past six years our family has campaigned, knocked doors, waved signs, endured mountains of political praise and negative attacks, while I have watched from the sidelines how the deals get done.  Even better, my husband’s political involvement has instilled in our children a passion for our history and the world around them.  The lessons they have learned are invaluable and I am convinced this knowledge and experience has positively impacted their lives and will guide them to make wise decisions as adults.  For this I am grateful.

However, having four political junkies under one roof does lead to many interesting, and often heated, discussions.  While my husband and I disagree on several hot button issues, we agree on many others. This makes for good political fodder.  Yet,  I have also learned that there are some topics we don’t bring up at the dinner table.  Regardless, politics from the inside has provided me with an amazing story, one that I have waited much too long to tell.