Moms For America Seminar #7 America: Share the Story; Virtue:Leadership, General George Washington

"Tell me a fact and I will learn. Tell me a truth and I will believe. But tell me a story and it will live in my heart forever." Indian Proverb. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, there emerged a golden age of literature. Authors of school books and general children's literature went to great lengths to write to inspire patriotism, encourage faith, and develop strong moral character. This time also sparked a revival in the art of storytelling among mothers and teachers of young children. The "Greatest Generation" is what followed. Stories are powerful because, while information goes to the brain, stories travel directly to the heart, and it's our hearts that inspire our thoughts and direct actions.

When we share the stories of America with our children, the real story, they will gain a love and appreciation not only for their country but for who they are as Americans. Stories show our children what good looks like, what courage looks like, what faith looks like, what patriotism and virtue look like. And they will grow to emulate those VIRTUES that penetrate their hearts through the stories we share. Stories that were taken out of the schools in 1934, "Bulletproof George Washington", which tugs at the heart and emotions of God saving him to be not only the leader of the 8yr Revolutionary War, but later as the first President of the United States of America. He emulates virtues and action that promote faith and trust in God and his hand in this Covenant Nation.