Tuesday night it will be over. All the texts and emails and ads will be gone. Will we have another 2020 attempt at a coup or will we have a smooth transition of power?

I am so very very tired of our country being bated against one another. Donald Trump started all this hate, and I hope he will end it, whether he wins or loses. The mantra “not my president” will hopefully die and instead as a country we will rally together to bring as much peace as possible in an unstable world.

My heart still hurts from watching the awful rioting and chaos at our Capitol, from seeing the mob desecrate a building we have held in reverent respect for hundreds of years. Never has such a thing by our own people happened before.

No, it wan’t a group of unarmed individuals. They were armed with the bear spray that killed a police officer. They were armed with clubs and fists and boot-clad feet. I’m not sure what the final damage amount was that we tax payers are responsible for paying. They defecated in offices, stole property, broke windows, screamed and yelled ‘Hang Pence.” Everyone there was afraid for their lives, called home to tell their loved ones goodbye.

Those images will forever be imbedded in my brain.