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Every November we celebrate two major holidays, Veteran’s Day and Thanksgiving, which brings to mind service and gratitude.  On Thanksgiving, we celebrate our good fortune to be Americans and all of our God-given gifts and graces—most especially life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.  

What’s Your Long Game? Looking Forward to the Midterm Election This time next year we’ll be in the home stretch of the 2022 midterm election. This is our moment to be part of the solution to today’s ongoing mostly manmade crises.  None of us chose our shared circumstances of the last almost two years—the pandemic, the economy, crime, the border, Afghanistan.  Sadly the list of tragic woes seems to grow daily.  Nevertheless, the silent majority has been poked and is now wide...

As we kick off the 2022 campaign season, we find ourselves very much in unchartered waters.  The news out of Afghanistan is shocking and very scary.  In all this chaos that surrounds us, both abroad and at home, I am reminded of our December speaker, WHAM CEO Mark Brown’s wise message to remember our national motto, “In God We Trust.”  There’s a link to Mark’s talk in our January newsletter………

Even in the dog days of summer, our VRW members are highly engaged—whether it be in politics, philanthropy, community, schools, and our families.  Heading into 2022, not only are our members getting more active, we seem to be seeing a great awakening among liberty-minded people across all walks of life.

We Americans love the summertime.  We love our hot Texas barbecues, bright blue pools, lemonade, red and white checkered tablecloths—basically all things America and all things Texas.  After this season of lockdowns and some would say government overreach, I’m guessing you—like me—are even more appreciative of our freedom and the American way of life.    As we rest and ponder over the summer, let’s think about our future and why we are members of Village Republican Women.  No doubt our common bonds...