Yes For Marriage!

Tonight the hubby,

the youngest son

and I

had the opportunity

to volunteer

and make phone calls

about Proposition 102.

There were several reasons

why I wasn't very excited

about doing this.

#1. I hate talking on the telephone.

I mean absolutely detest calling

even my very best friends and family.

I think this is very close to a phobia.

Talking on the phone scares me.

My most fear-filled memory of my mission

involves calling someone on the telephone.

Weird, I know.

#2. I hate it when people call me about political issues.

I will admit I usually just hang up

when I receive political calls.

#3. This is a controversial topic in Arizona right now.

I am not a controversial person

(although my husband may disagree

with that statement sometimes).

I don't like to argue with people

and even though I believe strongly in

the importance of marriage

being only between

one man and one woman

I don't feel like I am very good

at expressing my feelings about

this Proposition in a clear and concise way.

I was afraid to do this

but I decided that sometimes

I need to be willing

to leave my comfort zone and

speak up for what I believe in.

With that long preface

let me just say

that I had a positive experience tonight.

Even though my heart

nearly pounded out of my chest

each time I dialed a number -

I survived.

I spent 3 hours making phone calls

and probably spoke to about

25 actual people.

Of those 25,

probably 10 of them

were wrong numbers,

a few of them hung up on me,

and the others were all

willing to tell me they were

voting yes on Prop 102

and were quite pleasant

while doing so.

It didn't turn out to be

nearly as traumatic

as I had imagined

and I even got my

very own Yes on 102 sign

for my front yard.

Another step out of my comfort zone.

Today I am grateful for

sons who are willing to help me when I need their help.
a husband that lets me volunteer him for things and doesn't complain.
the privilege to live in a free country where I have the right and responsibility to vote according to my conscience.