God has plans bigger than nations. He has true freedom and goodness, which is why our nation was a light- it was built on His word and truth. We don't know His future plans, but we do know He's trustworthy.
We need to be strong, especially spiritually, because evil abounds.
I love thrift stores! There’s a general thrift store and 3 secondhand kids stores I shop at 90% of the time. Can I afford new? Yes, sometimes I do buy new, but I can weed out the Walmart shit at the thrift store and buy quality items that won’t fall apart for dirt cheap and it keeps them in business. Some of its new or barely used. Clothes, books, furniture, kitchen items, toys, I draw the line at linens but sometimes you can find stuff still in the original package.