I have always felt Jimmy Carter and I had a link since we were both born on October 1, albeit 17 years apart. Same zodiac and all that, you know. Libra which is the scales. According to a site on the Internet called "getsmarter.com" that I am quoting "Typical Libras are talkative individuals who value fairness, beauty, culture, diplomacy and balance, states Astrology.com. They're also deep thinkers who like to spend time contemplating harmony and strategizing about things which they feel impassioned."
Jimmy Carter came on the scene while we were still reeling from Richard Nixon, Watergate, Gerald Ford and a financial crisis like never before seen. Ford had fairly well stabilized the nation, but we were looking for an honest face to put forward and who better than a peanut farmer from Plains, Georgia? He walked to the White House and we all knew we had a down to earth country boy in power. One month later he was white headed! The real world was upon him. But he tried. His time in office was one of good will and the only fault they could find with him was that in an interview he had stated that he may have committed adultery "in his heart", because to look at a woman with lust in his heart was to commit adultery in his heart. We have come a long way since then!
The Carter years were, in my opinion, years of innocence and hope for the future. As I recall President Carter did not do a lot to change the world during his 4 years, but he was honest and a very religious man. There was never any doubt that he was a God fearing man. And when he left office he immediately went into public service. One of his favorites was Habitat for Humanity. In that he worked tirelessly. There are so many things he did that showed God in his life. I am ill equipped to find words that do justice to this man who has battled cancer for many years and never stopped his hammer. It is a way of life with him.
There is one man who impressed me with an article he wrote about Jimmy Carter. His name is Leonard Pitts, Jr. and he writes for the Miami Herald. He was kind enough to let me share his link with you so you can read what he wrote. I thank him for that! He is so much better at expressing my feelings than I am! Click here for Leonard Pitts, Jr. article.
Jimmy Carter came on the scene while we were still reeling from Richard Nixon, Watergate, Gerald Ford and a financial crisis like never before seen. Ford had fairly well stabilized the nation, but we were looking for an honest face to put forward and who better than a peanut farmer from Plains, Georgia? He walked to the White House and we all knew we had a down to earth country boy in power. One month later he was white headed! The real world was upon him. But he tried. His time in office was one of good will and the only fault they could find with him was that in an interview he had stated that he may have committed adultery "in his heart", because to look at a woman with lust in his heart was to commit adultery in his heart. We have come a long way since then!
The Carter years were, in my opinion, years of innocence and hope for the future. As I recall President Carter did not do a lot to change the world during his 4 years, but he was honest and a very religious man. There was never any doubt that he was a God fearing man. And when he left office he immediately went into public service. One of his favorites was Habitat for Humanity. In that he worked tirelessly. There are so many things he did that showed God in his life. I am ill equipped to find words that do justice to this man who has battled cancer for many years and never stopped his hammer. It is a way of life with him.
There is one man who impressed me with an article he wrote about Jimmy Carter. His name is Leonard Pitts, Jr. and he writes for the Miami Herald. He was kind enough to let me share his link with you so you can read what he wrote. I thank him for that! He is so much better at expressing my feelings than I am! Click here for Leonard Pitts, Jr. article.
