This week many of our readers (including our team) are celebrating Holy Week, the most important events of history. Without the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, there’d be no Christianity--or the hope and life that it brings. Also, many of our Jewish readers celebrate the Passover commemorating their miraculous Exodus from Egyptian slavery, as told in the Bible. Whether you celebrate these or not, you’ll be fascinated and inspired by knowing a few facts.

Look at the news lately and it’s like hundreds of Chicken Little’s yelling to everyone that our financial sky is falling.  When there’s uncertainty, there’s usually worry. Worry leads to bad decisions and unnecessary anxiety. We can say NO to worry if we take time to understand the realities, make choices to control what we can, and then take another powerful ‘action’--determine to ‘Look Up and Look Back’. 

Executive Orders are nice—when you like the politics of the President in power. But they can change just as easily with the next President, and even now, they don’t hold the power of law. They simply set a policy that directs the agencies what to do. They are open to lawsuits, which can take months to work out. We need Congress to pass good laws. And that’s why ALL elections, and ALL elected officials matter. 

To celebrate Presidents Day, we must understand that what made President George Washington and President Abraham Lincoln great, was not inherently their leadership, wisdom or courage. It was all of those in service to the ideals of liberty and goodness to bless an entire nation of people. Those ideals were inspired by the Bible, and they birthed the ‘brand’ of America. To celebrate Presidents Day is to celebrate America. But have we forgotten ‘our brand’--what America stands for?  

We need more good-hearted citizens to feel comfortable down at our Arizona State Capitol! Maybe if more of us showed up to check on ‘Our House’, we’d be happier with the laws that come out of it--laws that literally impact our everyday lives. Maybe WE could make some impact of our own, just by understanding our representatives, how they work for us, and how they NEED our input on bills. You WILL make impact when you take 5 minutes a week to send your opinions on those bills—and Arizona Women of Action makes it easy. 

Last week we guided some of our S.A.L.T. (Strategically Advancing Love & Truth) groups on a tour of our beautiful Capitol! These were women and men, kids and adults, who had a great time discovering how easy and important it is to know our way around.

What a contrast we saw last week! How fast President Trump is turning our nation back from the brink to its ‘true north’ of foundational goodness and citizen empowerment--a breath of fresh air for an ailing America! We’ve suffered years of increased authoritarian oppression—legally, financially and socially. A government with out-of-control power will always squeeze the life out of its citizens. History proves the bloody numbers….

u’re like me, watching President Trump and Vice President Vance get sworn in to office was emotional. I felt great pride to live in the greatest country in the world. I felt hope, knowing that this new administration will work tirelessly to Make America Great Again. Yet I’m also a little anxious, knowing there’s still many threats and much more work to be done.

Our Arizona State Legislature begins its 2025 Session this week! ... Before 2020 (when most of us Arizona Women of Action started paying attention to local politics), we had no idea and didn’t care much about what went on in our State Capitol. But that’s exactly why things got so insane to the point where we realized we have no choice but to BE ENGAGED LOCALLY!

I’m guessing these last few weeks, like lots of us, you’ve been thinking about the year ahead: “What do I need to get rid of? What do I want to add to my life? For me, I’ve really got to just PURGE that excess stuff (like those fabulous shoes I haven’t worn in five years--and a few stubborn inches around my waist)! And I want to ADD some habits—like reading more and starting better time-management. 

Abraham Lincoln in 1863 proclaimed a “Day of Thanksgiving, Praise and Prayer” in light of the bloody, divisive battle for America that nearly ended the people’s hopes for freedom and unity. We are now at a very similar time.

CONGRATULATIONS, Arizona Women of Action!!—To all our friends here (and even in other states)! THANK YOU to everyone who worked tireless hours knocking on doors, sending texts to friends, hosting events and home groups, and sharing our articles and social media! YOU got the women out to vote—and vote INFORMED!  

We’re coming up on the final hours that will determine which direction our great nation will go—to Freedom or to Control?

Keep working for votes through Tuesday! Please TEXT 3 friends today and ask them to vote: 

Today you must VOTE and get friends to VOTE—It’s the most powerful weapon you have to fight evil policies that will harm your families for now and into your future generations.  

A major part of Arizona Women of Action’s mission is restoring education, and 1.1 million children are enrolled in AZ public schools. Over the past year, we’ve been focused on recruiting, mentoring and guiding strong parents and grandparents to run for school board in their district. Please look at our voter guide to see who we recommend in your district.