On April 15, the Goodwin family participated in a REAL political rally—the Atlanta Tea Party! Tim and I felt like it was important to do something about what we’ve been listening to on the radio, seeing on TV, and discussing with our friends and family. We protested! Secretly, we were hoping to get sprayed by hoses or arrested or something daring and exciting. Instead, we painted signs, loaded Canaan up, and took her to experience her first political rally!
There were 15 to 20,000 people there. Definitely the most people Canaan has ever seen in one setting. She was thrilled! She was especially thrilled when we had to walk miles to get there and pass by fourteen free parking spots (after we parked in the $5 lot) because her mother thought the Capital Building was "just around the corner."
And when we sang the National Anthem, Canaan proudly waved her flag!
Canaan learned an important lesson that day--we can speak the truth in love (we didn't want to pass out any mean pamphlets or write anything crazy on our sign or shout obscenities to the government). It's also important to follow your words with actions (Canaan's heard her mom and dad talk about it enough...it's time to do something!)
The night ended on a great note: during the long trek back to the car, a group of "enthusiastic" women (after a quick stop at the bar) asked us if they could use our signs for the rally. Of course, we were happy to let our signs live on at the protest. So here's the final picture documenting Canaan's first rally: the 60something year old ladies off to proudly wave the sign, "When I grow up, I want to be debt free!"
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