Amazing grace

I am weary of the lesbian/gay issue.   I am weary of the Muslim issue.   I am weary of Donald Trump, I am tired of the Kardashians, I am tired of Bruce/Caitlin, and it is probably the media that I should be directing my feelings toward...

We are bullies at heart....we think we are kind...we think we portray love......
The fact is we are ignorant.   Do we know how a person who struggles with their sexual identity feels, do we know what it is like to be persecuted, or be facing prison or possible beheading for our faith?    That FB article about a child who could no longer face the world infuriates us...........a victim of viciousness..... 
.....I don't have to fight these battles...personally...............
Someone who is 'different' by societies perception shouldn't have to go out on the street and fight for their rights ............you should not have to pay for your countryman's sins because he took an evil path......

A ranting politician or preacher.......can't remember which.........stated that we (the US) is no longer a 'Christian' country........way back when witches were burned at the stake, we were?   As long a mankind has an evil heart we will not know peace and tranquility.

A minority should not have to fight tooth and nail for equal rights............women still are not treated as equals............  

We have every modern convenience possible and when you think what our iPhone is capable of......we are amazed.   We have come so far technically, but our hearts have not evolved......

Our potential is huge.......and if we gave in to God....the possibilities are infinite......there is a way to grace.............. 

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

We are bombarded with commercialism............as soon as you walk through the doors of any store you are immediately hit with hearts, and candies and stuffies.........bearing 'love'...........  TV commercials make you feel like a terrible person if you don't take that significant other out to dinner, buy a few diamonds.....  
Has anyone ever thought that just maybe we should be showing love....God's love every day, not just one day.   How about an act of kindness shown every day? 
Stop feeling sorry for yourself because you might be alone....no one said that you couldn't do something kind for someone .... bake some heart shaped cookies and take them to a shut in, buy some chocolates and give them to a random person, buy coffee for the person behind you....put a note in a friend's mailbox...... just thinking about doing something for someone makes me feel happier.....

.....made it to Feb 1st

Made it through January!  Yeah!   Although it was unusually mild for an Alberta winter.....it was still winter...not sitting in the sun outdoor weather...so it doesn't count.....The furry little rodent did not see his shadow so hope the legend is true....

People don't wish to feel others are judging them, but take a look at your behavior.....look in the mirror...are you the type of person that you really want to be?   Are you making good decisions?  If your decisions affect the littles in your life then you really need to take a good look.......
We are responsible for our children....for bringing them up to be the kind of children God would wish them to be.   We take them when they are babies to church and have them baptized, sprinkled, blessed or whatever and in all these instances ask God to help us to raise them up right.   That is a sobering thought....... making a promise to God is not laughing matter.   Close family, sometimes church members, and God parents take a vow to help these little ones.........  Once a parent...always a parent no matter how old your child..........what you do now will reflect later.......

Let your burdens go!

Our God is an awesome God......................
Just reading about the boy diagnosed with type I diabetes.........his momma needs reassurance....
Was reading about how much a momma loves her kids ..............if she did really love them she wouldn't be exposing them to a drug house full of men..........
Thinking about the one with the job she dreads going to each day......
Thinking about the momma who lost her husband and baby daughter................
There is the husband who has been abandoned by his wife.......
Thinking about the child who desperately needs speech therapy ..... his parents are in total denial...........
Thinking about the papa who is leaning over the toilet.......sick from ear surgery.......
Thinking about the family trying to gain custody of children who are their ...kin....
Thinking about the husband whose shoulders droop and his step is slower .....going to a job where he not treated well.............

His word tells us not to worry............His word tells us he has a plan for us...even before we were born.............. Lay your burdens at the cross this morning............. take it all to Him.....you can have peace, understanding......healing....maybe even a tiny bit of joy....

Listen to the words of .... IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL.......written by a man who lost his 4 daughters in a shipwreck..........................how could he write these words???  God gave him peace.............

Cabin fever!

I think these kids have cabin fever today, too!!!  It is the end of January and +6! Treacherous icy sidewalks.....water covered....  Friday no school and two days next week! Help!  Not bored .... everyone is restless...so need green grass....and abundant sunshine....
Late day momma's pickup.........sigh....

....Sleepless in Canada...

Sleepless near the Arctic circle................well, no, not really, but feels like it could be......

Cough, cough, try to breathe...............two mommas up with little ones tonight...cough-cough, too.............the result of one momma who brought a sick child to day home......

The wheezing that the meds aren't helping.........the smell of eucalyptus.....

I need sleep....I need to breath...............

....a little light....

Anyone who knows me, knows how much I loathe winter and the cold and I don't hesitate to complain about it regularly.   When people say how pretty it is out......it would be much prettier on a card.....not in my world.

Yesterday I had my black wool coat on and big flakes were falling....the children noticed the snowflakes on my coat and thought they were so beautiful.  Most times we don't really see the intricate shape of the flakes, but against the stark black of my coat, even I had to admit they were pretty.........they only lasted a moment before dissolving into a tiny droplet.

Even in winter................if the fridge is full, the pantry stocked, the bottles on the wine shelf in a row, a messy pile of wood on the hearth.......I do feel a certain contentment.......a gratefulness if you will for what I have.   I have a very warm down coat, warm boots...actually a lot of warm boots...for every occasion and level of snow..........

Even in this icy land of long dark below zero, bone chilling weather we do have much to be grateful to God for.............and living in a land where we know in August what is to come we prepare and have the means to do so...........

I will still complain and dislike embarking out of my warm cocoon, but I also will take the time to thank...............