The Virginia Creed.

My mother-in-law gave me this mug for Christmas last year, and I still get a kick out of it.

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The creed on the mug reads:

To be a Virginian either by Birth, Marriage, Adoption, or even on one’s Mother’s side, is an Introduction to any State in the Union, a Passport to any Foreign country and a Benediction from Above.

I love my home state of Maryland, but I am having so much fun discovering all the beautiful parts of Virginia!

the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains // via

p.s. A huge thank you to Bobbi at Ready to Blog! She's given A Virginia Homestead a whole new look! I'm so happy with it!