skype and family

I am so glad to have discovered Skype. I have known about it, but have not used before. Now, I am using it and have found that it is so great to see family members that are so far away. I saw my granddaughter, whom I have not seen in four months, yesterday. She is only 3, soon to be 4, and changes and develops and grows so much everyday. Now I do not have to miss so many moments in her life. Sometimes I find technology to be my friend. Sometimes I hate technology, but when it comes to helping family stay in touch and be close, I am all for it.

Sundays

I know Sunday's are not the Sabbath, in the sense of the seventh day, but in our fast paced society, it is wonderful to have that day. It is a day that I get to be with family and friends. I am able to talk to and teach God's children about HIs Eternal purpose for us. I am able to focus souly on God and His Son. I am not in a hurry, nor do I have to work. It is a day that I get. After church, having a day to do absolutely nothing, oh how restful. It recharges me for my week and helps me ground myself in His Gospel so I can deal with the world. I am so thankful that I am allowed this day.
For all of our problems, America is still the greatest country in the world. In no other country is there so many people worshipping God in so many ways. I imagine it is like a symphony of music to God. Hearing His name on lips for praise rather than for curses.
I am glad to be an American. I am thankful for my freedoms. I LOVE GOD! 

murder

I have to ask myself if I live in a world that comprehends murder. I find it so disgusting that we kill our children in the womb, and women say it is their right. Then if something happens to a child outside of the womb, then people consider it a horrible tragedy. In what SANE world does murdering an innocent babe that needs protecting not WRONG? If a man kills a woman that is pregnant, he is said to have killed two and is tried for the crime of both murders. If a mother kills her child that is two days old, it is considered murder and she is tried for that crime. If a mother kills a pre-born child, it is considered her right and no one is allowed to prosecute her or the doctor who did it. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS  REASONING.  I wish someone would wake up and say "Hey murder is murder, you cannot do that".  Of course I live in a world that says differently.
I belong to a different time, era, or something. I cannot relate to what people seem to think is "good". Children and the creation of life is so very sacred and awe-inspiring. Women have the honor, privilege and capacity to bring life into a world that does not hold life sacred. We were meant to be guardians of our children and now we sacrifice them so we do not have to be responsible for them. Well, since I know there is a God, I know that these women will have to pay for the sacrifices that they made. If a woman wants to sacrifice something, sacrifice your time, your energy, your all into creating a world that children are held in honor and parents are held in high esteem. The two generations that matter the most are the generations that are being sacrificed to the gods of hate and selfishness.
I thank God everyday that I was able to bring a child into this world. Even though this world is horrid, I have had the honor of bringing a CHILD OF GOD into being. I have given them a chance to be glorified in God and a chance to carry on a legacy of love and sacrifice that does not harm. Family is the most important job parents have. I hope they remember this soon.

democracy and due process

The last time I checked, we lived in America which has a due process of law. Once tried and found not guilty, or guilty, one is either free to go, or one goes to jail. If the person on trial is found not guilty, then they can go home. But, in the real world we live in, the case is tried in the media, then if the media does not like the results, incites hatred and bigotry so they can get their ratings. Mainstream media has become an outlet for bigotry, hatred, and judgments. The pen is still mightier than the sword, but the pen has become a lethal weapon. The democracy and the due process of law is a joke. WE HAVE PEOPLE SITTING ON DEATH ROW FOR CRIMES THAT ARE HEINOUS, BUT YET WE PAY FOR TEM TO LIVE. How many are on death row I cannot say, but they sit and eat and breath and learn, while the victims and the families suffer with justice not served. Then when justice is served, the media gets ratings or they create situations to get ratings. Race does not have to always play a role in a crime, neither does gender, but whatever can be used by the media to create the sensationalism that they need is used.
We teach our children to be outspoken against all authority, yet berate them for living the standards we set. Our youth are mixed up and have every right to be. We tell them to believe in imaginary creations such as the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy, yet we tell them not to lie. We lie to our children about these things and say it is for their own good. Then when we tell them there is truly a God, how are they to believe this, because of course, none of these invisible characters have been real. Justice starts with truth.
Learn to teach the children the truth in all things and maybe, just maybe, we can have a generation that is not so me, me, me. This entitlement that they think they have, comes from the home. We the parents teach our children their earliest lessons. I wonder what we are teaching them when they see the way we are now, compared to what we used to be.
WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR COUNTRY AND OUR PRINCIPLES???? 

OK. This is new to me, but if anyone has issues with the news of the day, well so do I. I am tired of being labeled. I do not understand why we  had the race riots and we have an Equal Rights Amendment if we are going to keep placing ourselves back before these trials that we faced. No one wanted to be labeled by their race, now one labels oneself. It is either African-American, or Asian-American, not Americans. If you do not want o be labeled because of your race, do not label your race to yourself. If someone asks, do not reply with a label. If we are Americans, then that should be our label. Every time we allow ourselves to be labeled by the color of our skin, then we place a barrier between who we are and want we want to be seen as. I have researched my genealogy and know for a fact that I am a mixed up pup. If I had to wear a label, it would be mutt. Now I am no mutt and I refuse to allow the government or any other group to label me as such. I am not white, because I have some tanned skin in places and I have Cherokee and Choctaw in my blood. I am not a Native American because I was not here when this country was established. I AM AN AMERICAN BECAUSE I WAS BORN IN AMERICA TO PARENTS BORN IN AMERICA FOR FIVE GENERATIONS. My label is American and proud to be labeled in this way. Not by my race or my religion, but by birth. If you are born in another country and you become a citizen of America, then you are American. No longer your birth nationality, you gave that up. If you want equality, start off on equal ground.