God Bless America!  Jeremiah Wright, in a sermon, may have stated, “God *@** America…” (although he was taken out of context in the media), but I believe that America is one of the greatest places to live.  Unfortunately, you never know what you have, until it is gone.  Every time I travel abroad I miss our country.  This trip is no different.

I am out of the country for the next 12 days and will be traveling to the Manila, Philippines and Suva, Fiji to attend a leadership summit.  Our country may have its issues, but I miss her.  Here are list of the reasons I miss home.  I want to encourage you to list out your reasons for loving America and to share them on this blog.

1. Football (American Football)
2. You can fit in if you are tall (In America I would never be mistaken for Michael Jordan)
3. Diversity (God has blessed America with every color on the planet)
4. Government Assistance (The public housing in Manila, pails in comparison to ours)
5. Sports Bars (Oh how I miss Buffalo Wild Wings)
6. Eco-friendly (We have a long way to go; but we have made great strides)
7. Christmas in December (In the Philippines they celebrate Christmas from Oct-Dec; kinda of cool though)
8. A Middle Class (even though it might be shrinking, we still have one)
9. Village of Faith (I miss the church that I pastor)
10 Family (Dorothy said it best, there is no place like home - I miss the family)