(This post is personal & though it will reference the campaign my dad is a part of, it is not for,  from or sanctioned by them.)

Being involved in my my dad’s campaign proves to me why it is so hard to get great people into politics. The things that are being done and said about him and others in our family or people that we care about are way way out of bounds. It’s really sad.

I’m so proud of my dad and our family as I have gotten to be here in Monroe to see them take the high road first hand. I’m glad that my kids get to see their grandparents and uncles take honorable actions in the middle of a hell storm.

With one day to go I’m sure we’ll wake tomorrow with a whole new set of distorted details and lies from Jay Guillot, @schoolchoiceLA, and the Alliance for Better Classrooms. They have lied for a month now…no reason for them to stop with a day to go. Who know what they will come up with tomorrow?

Whatever they may say in the morning be it a press release, press conference, new TV add or new robo call…it will just be another flailing attempt to drag others down. A response or counterpunch so to speak to the hammering that they have taken in the press and online in the past few days…for their lack of honesty, yet again. It’s actually a recurring theme.

But in reality…what they’ll never “get”, I/we feel no real pressure to defend our dad. His reputation and his character speak for him. He has more endorsements than I can figure out how to get on our webpage. The only thing that Jay Guillot and his supporters are doing by spreading their venom is making themselves look bad. Their character or lack of is obvious. I wouldn’t want them anywhere around my children. They are missing the “bigger” point.

Since you read this far…<The  Things That Bother Me The Most>

1) Aubrey saw the adds for the first time last night. Watching her face drop was jarring but like kids do she quickly bounced back with…”That stuffs not right. They are just lying. How can they do that?” Kids see through BS pretty quickly so this one doesn’t bother me as much as it did.

2) The fact that Jay Guillot on his site claims to be a Christian. If this is a model of a Christian in politics, we have missed the boat. Jesus would never do or say or approve the things that are being done in Jay Guillot’s name – with or without his knowledge. The kingdom is damaged. That bothers me and it should him but it’s obvious that it doesn’t.

3) That people with lots of money think they can just do what they want. Ethics, morals and the law be damned. Greed drives this whole process and it’s not really about the kids in this race…it’s about the $$$. Lot’s of it.

I END WITH THIS: I LOVE MY FAMILY! They are awesome and no matter how Saturday turns out. Even if we lose the vote…we win!
Our family is better & closer because of this experience.
Mr. Guillot and those who have spent over $200,000 to see him win can’t say that.
So, it’s great! You’ll see me holding a sign on Forsythe Avenue in seven hours & at West Monroe vs. Ruston tomorrow night with a smile on my face because of this…we win – no matter what!

I just hope that the students and teachers of District 5 do as well.

Peace ~
William

I've been talking with some friends who are beginning to house evacuees in north LA.  They are going to update me on their needs.  My former church will no doubt be a huge point of distribution for families that are fleeing the storm until they can head back home.

If you want to contribute, you can deliver items to our home in Spring HIll.  We are going to use our garage as a collection point and we will be getting these items to LA later this week.

So far they need…

*Baby items
*Games (new or with all there parts please/for kids & adults)
*Snacks (sealed and non-perishable)
*Towels and wash cloths
*No clothes!

I'll keep you posted.  Please message me for details or if you have questions.

Peace ~

William

For about 3 days I have teared up every time I think about what is about to happen in Louisiana.  I'm all the way up here in TN but my heart seems to be really closely connected to what is happening there.

I think it was the emotional ride that we went through three years ago with Hurricane Katrina. I wasn't even in south Louisiana but we helped in relief efforts and housed evacuees for weeks on end.  I was on staff at First West and we housed 150+ evacuees for well over a month. Mer coordinated food for these evacuees and I led the intake and dispersal of donations that were coming in.  We were the main hub for pretty much all of Northeast Louisiana for food, water and clothes.

 I can't explain to you what those days taught me and mean to me.  The upheaval of life is hard to imagine if you have never been around destruction of that type.  We spent endless hours with friends whose worlds had been ripped apart but were struggling to maintain hope and think about the future.

I know that those days are coming again for many of my friends and family.  I pray that the God of all peace will give them over and above what they need to make it through the coming hours and days.