Taking It To The Streets!

It couldn’t have been more than a mile away that it hit me.  It was over.  I wasn’t going to get up the next morning and walk with the guys.  Ouch.  The tears welled up.  They welled up again when I journaled in the airport and again when my sister picked me up at LAX.  I guess that’s what happens when you spend a week with men of truth and conviction.  You grow to love and respect them and to want nothing but the best for them.  

I am back in California now thinking about the walkers and how very different and special each one is.  It’s amazing to witness a diverse group of men unite and carry an indispensable message of freedom to the people. I am thankful to have been a part.

Guys, thank you for your willingness to make a statement as you walk and share the freedom message.  My life has been enriched by your humility, honesty, wisdom, wealth of knowledge, compassion for others, and, of course, by your songs.  You have my utmost respect.  

So to bright-eyed, childlike Mike; gentle and wise Jim; generous, tough-skinned and sweethearted Tony; Nick, who has yet to amaze himself; understated Cody; Grant, a man who attempts difficult things; lovable, crazy Brett; kind-hearted, encyclopedia-for-brains, man of grit, Rod; and all the rest of you men, keep up the good fight, and know that I will stand by you to the end of this battle. 

Walk on, my friends!

- Alyssa S. Klingenberg