National Foundation Day (Kenkoku Kinen no Hi) is a public holiday observed in Japan on Feb.

its vital to remember that storms are?always temporary.His power is not diminished by the intensity of the storm.

the one who carried you through.Storms are transient by nature.the moment he shifted his focus to the waves.

Faith connects you to the supernatural.life is not going to be smooth sailing every day.

if youre scheduled for a major surgery and you cant help but focus on the treacherous storm and crashing waves.

and it is in that truth that hope is found.It is a proven technique to create fear in people by claiming that hordes of strangers and criminals are invading our borders — although it is a known fact that immigrants cause fewer crimes than native-born Americans.

who claim they want America to be a Christian nation but ignore the most basic Christian message of loving your neighbors (whoever they may be) and to be charitable for the needy.Remember recently when Haitian immigrants in Ohio were being castigated by the false accusation that they were eating their neighbors pets? People in Ohio became fearful of the Haitian community in Springfield.

were denied civil rights and often persecuted.Our Japanese ancestors were part of that massive wave of newcomers who sought only the opportunity to better themselves – an opportunity afforded to them by an America that was more generous back then.