I Hope to Have God on My Side, But I Must Have Kentucky
Previewing July's My Kentucky Tee and the historical significance of a famous Lincoln quotation.
It's no secret that I LOVE My Kentucky Tee.
I wear my tees all the time, and I always get such lovely compliments on them! I'm so excited to wear the June tee for Independence Day celebrations.
What I'm really, truly excited about is the July My Kentucky Tee. I mean, how cute is this?
I've always loved that quote from Abraham Lincoln, "I hope to have God on my side, but I must have Kentucky." It sounds like a pithy exclamation of Bluegrass State pride, but it's an important history lesson. President Lincoln wasn't just invoking sentiment of love for his home state. (We've been over this before: Kentucky is the ACTUAL Land of Lincoln. You can't have him, Illinois.) He was making a policy statement about keeping border states from seceding from the Union. Kentucky's population, resources, and strategic location were invaluable to the U.S. forces during the Civil War. Losing Kentucky to the Confederacy would have been a tremendous blow. What a great reminder of Kentucky's vital role in the Civil War, and our amazing heritage!
“I think to lose Kentucky is nearly the same as to lose the whole game. Kentucky gone, we can not hold Missouri, nor, as I think, Maryland. These all against us, and the job on our hands is too large for us.
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Remember, sign up for the July Tee by July First, and you'll get the Starter "1792" shirt as well as the Lincoln shirt in your mailbox in early July. The subscription is only $15/month; you can learn more here!
(Thanks to My Kentucky Tee for continued sponsorship of HerKentucky!)
My Kentucky Tee
Review of My Kentucky Tee subscription service.
Have you heard of My Kentucky Tee?
It's a wonderful subscription service that, for $15 a month, sends a fun Kentucky-themed t-shirt straight to your mailbox. When you sign up, you get the 1792 Starter Shirt, a gorgeous, soft heathered charcoal shirt that commemorates the year of the Commonwealth's founding as well as our state motto.
Once you're signed up, you'll also start receiving each month's tee. I was so thrilled to get started in April, because the "Weep No More" shirt is simply stunning.
That's another great benefit of the My Kentucky Tee Service. If you are a subscriber and your friends or family just love a specific shirt, you can check to see if there's an additional shirt available! Just email 1792@mykentuckytee.com with your tee size & the OK to charge your card on file for $15. If you've not subscribed to Tee of the Month, go to www.mykentuckytee.com, sign up & then email them! {Today, April 20, is the last day to order a Weep No More shirt!}
Check out HerKentucky's Instagram later today -- we may just have a surprise for you!
Thanks so much to My Kentucky Tee for commemorating the Commonwealth in such a cool way, and for providing products for review!