deb roush

Yesterday, a friend of mine showed me a terrific photograph he had taken of a field of yellow flowers. “I’m taking a ‘photo of the day’ each day,” he shared. He is not doing it for social media, in fact, he doesn’t have a Facebook or Instagram page. The photo, he says, must be something that encourages him to stop, slow down and reflect. It’s simply for him to personally enjoy a moment during his day – to help him pause and respect something beautiful.

I’m going to copy him, except I might blog my photo once in awhile. I have wanted to add my opinion to the controversy surrounding the NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem, and particularly my beloved Steelers remaining, unfortunately, in the locker room a few weeks ago while it played.

I usually like my words and use a lot of them – sometimes too many – when writing. This time I’m just going to say two – “I stand” – and allow my “photo of the day” of a new flag in my little town of Maumelle, Ark., on a gloomy Sunday, to speak for itself.