Glass Half Full...

Okay, I went to church this morning and gave myself a reality check. I need to stop feeling sorry for myself that I'm not on some great vacation like all the people on Facebook and Instagram. Too, we live in a wealthy small town of the Have's and Have not's and the Have's have the money to vacation.
Me? I'm going to be thankful for what I have, and I am so very thankful for that, even though I don't sound like it very much.
My epiphany today (since my pastor has been preaching on "Faith" for many weeks) is that God, my Father, is teaching me to live by faith. You see, I grew up in a household where our needs and wants were pretty much met. We did have the money for whatever was necessary. I always tell everyone my biggest regret in life was when I had just graduated from college and gotten my first job, and also applied to be a missionary for Campus Crusade for Christ. My non-churchgoing parents were very against it since they had just paid for my college education, and too, you had to go out and get the financial support yourself. That was the deal-breaker for me. It seemed like begging to have regular folks give money each month and sponsor a CCC missionary. I don't think that now, since I'm older and see that investing in people personally is a very cool thing, but with the way I was brought up, that idea at the time was extremely foreign and very scary.
Fast forward to today as a single older mother who is on straight commission in a dying industry. I'm looking for another job but nothing has turned up yet. I'm not going to switch towns since DD is a year and a half away from graduating. And God promises to take care of our needs and He cannot lie. His Word IS truth.
And random people keep giving me money that I don't ask for, and I try not to accept, but they insist. And it is always exactly enough for us to make it another week or two. His Word says, "Don't worry about anything, but pray about everything." And "For my God shall supply ALL your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." I am standing on His promises, it's all I can do. My best friend, who is also single and struggling, sent me $500 for Christmas. She has never done this and I felt guilty accepting it, but she insisted. Consequently I ended up in the ER twice this month with a copay of - you guessed it - $250 each time. Ugh. I had that money spent ten different ways, but... I need to be thankful that I had enough to pay the copays.
One of my church friend's six-year-old son had a seizure on Christmas day, and one of DD's friends had very major surgery a week before Christmas, and ended up back in ICU on Christmas day, so it can always be worse. Very much worse. One of my friend's mothers (whose husband died when we were 18 and left her with 4 kids, lots of bills, and zero money) used to wisely say, "there's always a worse story."
So true...

Make it happen

Well, it's here. The after Christmas let down.
Sigh.
Not only do I have to ALWAYS work in my stupid POS job on holidays etc. but I was SUPPOSED to get 10 business days (2 weeks) vacation and 3 sick days this year. I only had 2 days last January when DD's danceteam went to NYC and that's it!! I took NO sick days, and somehow my boss says I had no more time off since I went on "doctor appts" when DD is healthy as a horse, and we had like 2 dentist appts each. I'M SOOOO MAD!!!
And it depresses the hell out of me to see all these people on fabulous Christmas vacations!! DD's best friend just got back from a week in San Diego, her other friends were in NYC and now are in Denmark, some others are leaving tomorrow for NYC for the New Year's ball drop in Times Square (which I have ALWAYS wanted to do) and then there are tons of families who are snow skiing.
AAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!
I'm sorry. I am definitely Wendy Whiner and Debbie Downer all in one crappy package. My Christmas was one of the worst I've ever had, and things aren't getting any better.
Well, I can tell you this.
I am going to make it happen.
I am going to change my life.
It is GOING to get better.
I declare it.
I am not living like this anymore.
I WILL take the bull by the horns.
Things ARE going to change.
I will WILL it into being.
JUST WATCH ME...

(Here are real pix of my friends on Instagram)

Merry Christmas 2013!

"You are free to choose, but you are not free from the consequence of your choice."

Okay, so I haven't posted because I didn't want to just put up something less than acceptable - life is just too busy, but after Christmas I can post away. And in January -- I'll be so terribly bored - just get ready for long posts then.
My weigh in on Duck Dynasty? Well, I guess it's all been said. My only comment now would be that it really encouraged me that there were so many people who have FINALLY had enough of this politically correct stuff and said enough is ENOUGH. Maybe it was the tipping point - I certainly hope so. And happening so close to Christmas?? All the more reason to have finally had it with the punks in our society who try to bully us into silence.
Yes, in America we have freedom - to an extent. We are only free to do what we want UNLESS it infringes on the rights of others (hello lawyers) and we base that on Judeo-Christian principles from the Bible. That's our society. We are not Egypt or Saudi Arabia, who have mostly Muslims, and they have a different standard which dictate that, say murder and lying and beating or killing your wife or child as an honor killing, are okay. The United States based our laws on God's laws in the Bible - such as the Ten Commandments, thou shalt not... murder, steal, lie, etc.
In essence we do legislate morality to a certain extent. We no longer legislate adultery as we mildly did in the court of our peers. We USED to sort of legislate homosexuality, with laws defining marriage as a man and a woman and there are still some laws on the books saying that anal sex is unlawful, but Americans have been accepting homosexuality for awhile now. But the militant homosexuals have been militant for years now, and will fight to the death. Now, if Phil Robertson even quotes the Bible on what God has to say about it, then they say it's "hate speech." So now the truth, according to God and the Bible, is even unacceptable to quote?? I read someone say that this story has definitely struck a nerve, and it will be decided on who will define what our freedoms really are.
California pastor Greg Laurie says, "What is being asked of Christians is not tolerance, but acceptance and endorsement of sin." And of course Obamacare has parts of it that say our government taxpayer money will pay for abortions for those that seek them, of which we say no! We will not pay for the murder of unborn babies. NO. Not on our watch.
God gives us Free Will. We have the freedom to sin or the freedom to serve Him. And we have the freedom to choose but don't have the freedom from those consequences. We really do reap what we sow, it's a built in "law" of this planet. Even if we sin, and later confess and truly are sorry, and repent and say we will never do it again, God forgives us, but there are still consequences. If you murder someone, and are really sorry, you will still suffer your penalty from the law.
The same holds true for all sin. There will always be consequences.
It's just that now we have to fight for where the line in the sand will be drawn and what we will and will not accept. Majority rules in our American society.
Choose wisely.

Vanity, vanity... all is vanity

Here are my tweets and comments from the last 24 hours, since life is going to fast right now.

-- Eyewitness to Hitler Warns Americans: "Keep your guns and buy more guns" - With all of the news lately, this may seem old to you, but always bears repeating - the U.S. is looking like Germany as Hitler came to power
-- Obama picks Gay athletes to represent U.S. in Sochi delegation, Olympics - I've read that Obama had a gay man nanny (manny?) and that he was in a group of gay men in a  black Chicago Church. He was against same-sex marriage when he was running for office but now, apparently is not...
-- Former Top NSA Official: "We Are Now in A Police State" - This is so disturbing. It's the book 1984, only worse. Personally I think Edward Snowden is a hero and not a traitor for divulging this to Americans. What good is it doing? This is the government that our fore fathers wrote the Constitution about - a power hungry group wanting to rule the masses...
-- Have you seen the White House "Christmas" card? - Hmmm, no surprise here. The card doesn't mention the birth of Christ (or anything Christian for that matter.) It does have the signatures of the entire family including the two dog's paw prints...
-- Barbara Walters to Piers Morgan: We thought Obama would be 'the next messiah' - Oh, Barbara. I realize you're in your 80's now, but when the word 'messiah' is used, people are going to talk. And, if I'm not mistaken, Barbara is Jewish, and Jews are still looking for the Messiah since they don't believe that Jesus was. To me, this makes it all the more disturbing. Was she kidding? Did she mean the real messiah that the Jews are looking for? Or was it a word used loosely, like someone to save this country from our racist ways??
-- Report: German Chancelor compares NSA to Communist Stasi during heated exchange with Obama - Good for her! She's standing up to the 'head of the free world' and isn't backing down.
-- Pro-Life Teacher Fired for Opposing Planned Parenthood - Again, not surprising in this current school climate, but disgusting anyway...
-- New U.S. Army Manual Orders Soldiers Not to Criticize Taliban - WTF? Who are we fighting?? This regime's "war" on the military is unacceptable. Finally ex-military are standing up. Of course we have current politicians saying that all ex-military should have their guns taken away...
-- 'Tolerance' now means government-coerced celebration - Duh.
-- School Tries to Suspend Five-Year Old for Making 'Gun Gesture' with Hand - Okay people. 
We have GOT to draw the line somewhere and fight against this kind of idiocracy! Same goes for fighting schools like the one last week that officially labeled the six-year-old a sexual harrasser for kissing his 'girlfriend' on the cheek at school
-- Gay Rights Mag Names Pope Francis 'Person of the Year' Despite Same-Sex Marriage Stance - Yes, and it's because this pope is sounding much more liberal than any in my lifetime...
-- Boy Suspended for Year for Hugging Teacher - This makes me so mad! And sad for that little boy, who was African-American by the way. I'm surprised this wasn't called racist. But come on -- hugging a teacher??
WHERE IS SANITY?!???

Funny Christmas Photos

Freaky Friday every Freaking Day

This is the craziest time of year; every year I wish we could divide all December activities and advance half of them to January since it's dead and dreary... And my high schooler, DD, has been half sick since the last football game where it was raining and in the twenties. It's our busiest time at work, there are parties for every organization (and gifts are expected), and I still have to get my Christmas shopping done. Which is a challenge - because I have less money this year than almost every before (thanks Obama :(
Here are some random thoughts since DD was so sick last night, I could not post. On Obama's selfie. My reaction was early on before all the media jumped in, and all I could think of was how class-less he is. He was at a MEMORIAL (funeral) and was acting like a teenager. Evidently there is a tumblr site called "selfies at funerals" which had closed, but reopened it yesterday to post the ultimate "selfie at a funeral." And then I had all of the "what if's" - thinking that if Romney had won president, how classy he would have been in the White House, with his intelligent, classy, gracious wife and children. And how he would have probably gotten the economy going in the right direction, and things wouldn't be teetering on the brink of disaster.
There are just TOO many things to worry about now. ALL news is scarier than I've ever seen in my Baby Boomer lifetime. Black is white and down is up. Everything is turned around and common sense is completely gone. We are told by Congress to "pass the bill to see what's in it" and every SINGLE day we are losing freedoms. This president has turned into a dictator and no one is stopping him. He has an Executive Order almost every week, and has started firing military officers who don't agree with him. The NSA is watching our every move. Frankly it's looking like Germany when Hitler came to power, but none of the kids know this sort of thing, as history is being rewritten through the eyes of liberals. And they are liars, huge liars, and leave out big, important parts of stories to mislead us. There are no checks and balances any more, since the media became lapdogs for the libs. I've gotten extremely political on Facebook, but no one seems to want to hear it. They want to see recipes, and "fluff" and cute photos. Almost everyone wants to stick their head in the sand and pretend it's all not happening. It's the new American way. Distract yourself with electronics and live in a dream world. It's easier. Even Hollywood is noticing that people just want "fluff" in movies - I like to call it "bubblegum for the brain." There are very few "smart" movies, and the ones out there that are, don't get a big box-office draw.
Something else upsetting today was hearing about Elian Gonzales. That story haunted me when it happened. It was the beginning of all of this government intervention stuff, and Janet Reno and gang broke the door down like he was some kind of international fugitive, when in reality, he was a little boy who had escaped Cuba on a boat and saw his mother die in the process. It was all nauseating. And now that boy is so brain-washed and ruined by Castro, that the dye is cast.
Anyway.
I'm sorry to be Debbie Downer today.... maybe that's why I'm not posting more?
I'll try to be more positive in future posts...

Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free

Just a quick post to say that I am a truth seeker - and it is refreshing to see some of the NON mainstream media tell the truth about Nelson Mandela instead of being politically correct. Do I appreciate that he was passionate about his cause? Yes. But he was a communist. He was made an offer to be released from prison if he would renounce terrorism but he would not. His wife was involved in 'necklacing' which was a brutal way to kill and torture their enemies. And most of his cohorts were hell-bent on revenge. 

Anyway.

Not the saint you'll hear about from his ginormous funeral tomorrow.

I'm so tired of all the lies....

Christmas parade 2013

Easy Money

Okay, I'm at work trying to sneak in a post. It's been crazy lately but not in a good way. Monday night I went into tachocardia and drove myself to the hospital. My heart rate was in the heart attack range for 2 and a half hours, so it really exhausts me;  most liken it to running a marathon (which I have never done or ever plan to.) I've had tachocardia since high school, and I HATE it. Arrrggggg.
Anyway, it sets me back when I go - and not only physically, but financially. Double arrrgggg...
I've put up my tree (which is kind of funny, since we got it at Wal-Mart because it was cheap, but it is so crooked, that it's beyond the 'leaning Tower of Pisa.") But whatever... I also put up lights outside, decorated inside, turn on Christmas music whenever possible, and watch sappy Hallmark Christmas movies because they always have happy endings like the old Doris Day movies in the sixties.
Sigh.
This is my way of combatting all of the infuriating news such as today, when I read that a law professor no less, is saying that Obama is exactly what the constitution was trying to protect us from, and that Obama has stated that he "can kill any American anywhere." I watched a video yesterday from Daphne Lee, a woman who calls herself "just a mom" who waited 8.5 hours to talk for less than 5 minutes at some City Council meeting in Arizona, but was extremely informed, and distressed that laws are being passed that the government can pick up any American without due process or  not allowing us to be innocent until proven guilty. She was all over (conservative) sites on Facebook and is one of my new heroes. Today I read that "the State Department spends 2.5 million on art for foreign embassies including 1 million for 1 statue."
Say what??
I am SO SICK of this government, while we are freaking broke, spending millions on this sort of thing, and even worse, sending BILLIONS to Muslim countries that hate us, and want to destroy us. So are we borrowing this money from China to give to these people??? They treat our hard-earned tax money like it's Monopoly money, and then they just go print more and more to give away. And not even to Americans.
Then I read today that the "U.S. Government is considering a 'mysterious' 600 acre China-themed city in New York's Catskills.
Somebody DO something!!!!! This is ridiculous!!! I could sit here and post all day about the injustices that are criminal and how something needs to be done, but WHO is going to do it?? Who will spearhead this?? The libs have George Soros, and clearly others who are pushing through their agenda, with money to throw at it.
Clearly we do not...

No fear...

Thanksgiving was nice this year, we had several families and 27 people, so it was really fun. The weather was finally nice here in Texas after the really early arctic blast we've had for almost a week with unseasonably really cold temperatures. And no one talked politics, so no arguments ensued!
Today was "Black Friday," and black is an accurate adjective with all of the videos popping up of all of the fights all over the country. They literally make me nauseated. Those of us over 40 are shaking our heads at the new norm. Each year the stores have opened progressively earlier from Friday at 9 am, to 6 am, to 3 am, to midnight, until now when it has advanced to Thursday evening at 6 pm. Videos today even had two women fist fighting, and one used a stun gun or taser on the other one. Is this what we've become?? We've become so desperate and so selfish, that we will fight someone for a flat screen TV (or electronic of your choice?) Is it because the economy is so terrible, that our fellow Americans will subject themselves to this sort of thing, just to get the coveted item??
The bottom line is that our country has lost it's way. God has been dethroned in America and we are paying the price. I was thinking today that if you want to be a missionary, it's not necessary to travel to Africa to witness to the "heathens." No, they are the vast majority in our country now, so you only need to go to your literal neighbors to find the lost souls.
I'm wondering how this happened, in what seemingly is a short period of time. And I could say thousands of reasons, but ultimately the majority of "Christians" stopped putting God first. Most have put something else first in their lives and can give you all the reasons why they had to, but good people gave up and stopped trying. When good men (and women) do nothing, THIS is what happens. Young people either don't care and their goal is partying, or they put making money as the end-all goal, and never have time for God. I think THIS happened because Christian denominations started preaching "once saved, always saved" and my fellow Americans lost their fear of God. They figured they could live like hell, and still make it to heaven. No Fear.
Well, the Bible says that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, (Proverbs 9:10.) We are not supposed to have the spirit of fear ("For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and love, and a sound mind.") That kind of fear is the opposite of faith, but I'm talking about a Godly fear, a reverence, a respect. Most Americans have lost that. They see the Almighty God as some wimpy, impersonal, yet friendly presence who is going to allow everyone in heaven. If you ask people who is going to go to hell, they usually answer Hitler, and serial killers, and only those who have committed the most heinous of crimes. But that's not what the Bible says. It says the way is narrow.
I've thought about it a lot and here is a good analogy - and it's true. I heard a story at church recently where a group of armed men stormed a church (I think it was in a third world country) and aimed their guns at the church people and said something to the effect of this, that they could proclaim their love for Jesus and die, or deny Him and leave. After most of the church people left, they put down their guns and said they wanted to separate out the ones who weren't serious, and worship with the true followers of Christ. And I think this is what God is saying to us. We have one life. And if we truly love Him and truly follow Him, then He will say "Well done, good and faithful servant, come into my kingdom."
It reminds me of men with a lot of money, and there are all these gold diggers out there looking to share that money. Men of character will weed out the gold diggers who want something for nothing, and God is no different. He will bestow eternal life, living forever with Him, as the ultimate gift if we follow Him in this life, and follow Him by faith, not by sight. In the mean time, this life is a test. A long test.
Stay the course...

Happy Thanksgiving

While London is burning...

Well, it's the last day of school before Thanksgiving vacation, at least for my high schooler, since I work every day but Thursday this week. All of her teachers have been cramming last minute essays and projects (don't even get me started about that.) DD has had about 10 hours sleep over the last week, but that's also due to being in musical "Grease" at her high school, and losing the second playoff game on Friday night in Austin - truly one of the coldest I've ever been, and now she's half sick... or more...
Anyway.
While normal working people like me are going to the grocery store and buying ingredients to cook for our extended family on Thursday, and helping our school kids with their busy lives, and going to church and praying for our faltering nation, the "other side" is plotting, planning and executing the take over of our great country. They are working overtime in collusion with an evil regime and mainstream media destroying this once great and awesome nation.
Let's see, so while we're busy getting ready for the holiday(s) - over the past week we've had stories on the "purging" of military leaders at an alarming number, we've made a deal with the devil (Iran) and are going to give them billions while they continue to build their nuclear arsenal, Islamic terrorists are coming over our borders,  the TSA unveils Nazi-style detention pods at airports, police are getting DNA samples of blood and urine at checkpoints, oh and here's a personal favorite, "HHS to spend $7 BILLION to find out ways to reduce costs under Obamacare."  Of course, there are TONS more, these are just some of my recent tweets. But what is our media covering? The crack-smoking mayor from Toronto. And how great Obama is. And how Bush still sucks.
I think that about covers it all...

High school Musical - Grease is the word

State of the Union...

I spoke to my brother earlier today about Thanksgiving and he is struggling SO hard to find a job.... So is my ex-husband, and my brother-in-law. These are all professional men with college degrees and many years of experience, who are Baby Boomers. At least my brother's wife is a teacher with income, and my sister is a teacher with income for my brother-in-law, but my ex has no back up plan and unemployment runs out at the first of next year. I'm trying to be positive for them, but they are all so discouraged, and bordering desperation - and we live in TEXAS where there are supposed to be more jobs than the rest of the nation.
As my brother says, things APPEAR normal, but if you scratch the surface, things are falling apart and everyone is hurting. And with the holidays starting next week, NO one hires in the holidays. Well, yes, the seasonal stuff but my ex can't even take those or his unemployment (which is higher dollar) would stop.
As the only sales rep for my weekly newspaper, my boss is pressuring me non-stop for sales, and will not believe me when I tell her that many of my accounts are really suffering and telling me they are barely keeping the doors open. These people are all my friends now, and I only tell them what they need, and I don't try to sell them something they should not be in. I'm a Christian. I have to look at myself in the mirror. I have to face my Maker some day and account for every action and every word. I want them to trust me because I have good character.
Anyway.
I have some distractions that are helping. Our high school is moving on in our second week of football playoffs on Friday night in Austin and DD is in her high school's musical "Grease" all weekend.
I'll take what I can get...

Hopelessly Devoted to you...

DD is going to be in her high school's musical "Grease" this weekend!! So fun, more pix to come - here is rehearsal...

Bi-District Winners!

Friday Night Lights

And the strong shall lead...

Tonight my youngest, DD, was inducted into the National Honor Society at school. I am so proud of her because not only do they get chosen due to good grades (Academic) but also on Character, Leadership and Service. As I looked at the group of inductees, I saw that a lot of them went to DD's Catholic School (through 8th grade) because they emphasized leadership and service - actually all four points. The public schools here only emphasized grades, and since God is removed from public schools, they have a hard time stressing character because it goes hand in hand with faith and God and Biblical themes.
It's really what's wrong with America - we've lost our way - we've lost our soul. In the town I work in, it's a retirement town so even as a Baby Boomer, I'm still a "spring chicken" compared to all of the World War II veterans there. It makes me so sad to watch that generation dying off, knowing that my age group will be replacing them, but I digress. The thing I've noticed is that anyone over the age of 50,  were all pretty much raised right, and understand the gravity of what's happening in America. We had prayer in school, and character was stressed, and being good was respected. Now, the opposite is popular - nasty rappers saying the most foul things you've ever heard, and God is removed, and everyone worships pop culture. Sex is the "end game" always, and public schools are turning out people who are totally unprepared for the "hard, cruel world" of making a living and working hard. Drugs are still rampant and none of them "choose" to be adults until they are 30, or often even 40. Having children is being put off until 30's, thanks to birth control, so playing and partying and having random sex is the name of the game.
It's comforting to be around the older set in the town I work in because we all have the same values. Yet the under 40 crowd are mostly the uninformed voter, yet they sure know how to navigate food stamps and free stuff through the government. They don't watch the news and make fun of the older crowd and say things like, "Turn off Fox News," as that's considered uncool and geezer-like.
As I've mentioned, I've decided to get more political on Facebook, but I've noticed that no one will "like" what I post, since no one wants to be controversial or lose any "friends" by offending someone. And the wealthier people here seem to snoot down their nose at those who post conservative things, acting as though it's gauche to do so, but we ARE talking about the end of our country as I know it, so I don't understand why others aren't "going to the mats" over what's happening in the U.S. It's our future and our children's future; we can't just stick our heads in the sand and pretend everything is okay. The vast majority of my acquaintances refuse to discuss politics and think it is beneath them. Some are afraid to say anything bad about Obama, either for fear of reprisal, or offending someone, or thinking they sound racist. Ugh. This country was NOT ready for a black president; it has divided this country even worse than before, and black on white crimes are much, much worse when common sense would dictate that the opposite should be true.
It really does go back to your belief system and God and putting Him first.
Nothing else makes sense....

Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive....

"Cold-hearted orb that rules the night, removes the colors from our sight, red is gray and yellow, white but WE decide which is right... and which IS an illusion." - Moody Blues "Days of Future Passed"

I guess what I'm noticing is that almost everyone is really sick of politics and has given up. I've heard lots of sane people I know say that they want to leave the United States. They mention Mexico (since I'm from Texas and it's close) but other places like Canada or Costa Rica are mentioned as well. Even today I called on customers all day long, and since they are all older, they mentioned they missed when life was simpler and wished it would all go back. We ALL talk about how fast everything goes now, and that we have to keep up with the latest electronics, so we are not considered dinosaurs. Everyone older hates Obamacare, but is too tired to fight. So much discouragement, like I've never seen.
But the liberals have only begun to fight. They smell blood and they want to finish the fight. They want permanent victory.... Something that is puzzling, is the mainstream media's partnering in crime, and yet they too will suffer the same fate and lose their freedom of speech, along with many, many other freedoms like freedom to own a firearm or freedom to choose what job they want to pursue or freedom of religion. And don't liberals realize that in their push for Islam in textbooks, for example, pushes a religion that wants to 'kill the infidel' and enforce Sharia Law which is, for instance, archaic against women and is the most intolerant "religion" of all.
I've been convinced for years that those who vote Democrat usually have one issue that interests them, and they don't care about anything else. It's either pro-"choice" or pro-homosexual, but basically it's all about them not wanting to feel convicted about sin in what Jews and Christians believe in the Bible. I find myself not wanting to talk about a one subject post like I used to, and comment about my general thought process. So here are my recent tweets and commentary:
-- Senate passes gay-rights non-discrimination bill, House GOP says it's "dead on arrival" -- but for how long?? Until the libs keep pushing and pushing and pushing until we finally say "uncle"??
--White House: on second thought, the Obamacare website might not be working properly on November 30th -- Duh. What we OUGHT to be saying is, this is so totally unacceptable, and push our senators to dump this craziness, but no one is sane anymore...
-- Barack Obama high school classmate reveals that he was a well known homosexual -- Um, well, I've read lots of stories to corroborate this, but no one is listening. If I tell someone this, they don't believe me. If the MSM doesn't say it, no one truly believes it. 
-- Liberals: Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood are 'rich, white' racists for mocking Obamacare at CMA's; wow... what a surprise.... oldest trick in the book. Everyone who disagrees with the black president is now a racist. Ironically it is THEY that are the racists; they won't let us judge Obama on his actions or his words. We simply must accept everything that he does or we're racist?? Don't forget it is these same people who despise conservative blacks like Clarence Thomas, Walter E. Williams, Col. Allen West and Dr. Ben Carson. They call THEM "Uncle Toms" if they don't follow the lib way of entitlement. 
The ones who claim to be the most tolerant are actually the least...

"You can't beat a person who never gives up." - Baby Ruth

It's been almost a week since I've posted - ughhhh... What a crazy time of year, and even more so this year... I'm finding myself continually stressed, and over the past week it is affecting my health. Today I had to just stop any negativity coming in, and only listen to positive things, and curtail the negative. It's our busiest time of year, and even with troubling pains, I don't have the time OR the money to address them. Our small town high school made district champs on Friday, so this week will not be our last game. Ordinarily this would be a really happy thing, but I'm so tired and stressed that it's bittersweet.
At church the past two Sundays, my pastor (who is my age) has mentioned that he doesn't think being super political is a good witness and implied that it actually turns people off, and then they won't listen to our "good news." I've contemplated about this and am not sure if I agree. I asked my co-worker, a part-time writer and pastor (Baptist) of a small church (who also chews tobacco and drinks alcohol quite often) and he said he agrees with my pastor, and thinks my conservative Facebook posts don't convince anyone of anything. He says this country is "too far gone" and only huge consequences will make people listen and change.
Sigh.
I am not a quitter. I think that's a quitter mentality. I've gotten really political on Facebook and have lost some "friends" over it, but sticking our heads in the sand while we go to hell in a handbasket is not my idea of correct. It is recorded in history that the Germans did the same thing as Hitler was coming to power, and did nothing. (Well, some did but not many.) I'm not going to meet my Maker some day and have to answer for THAT one. I'm going to live out loud. I'm going to preach from the mountain tops. I'm going to tell people about Jesus AND tell them the TRUTH about all of the lies that have been sold to us as a bill of goods in this country.
Who could have EVER imagined that this country could deteriorate this quickly?? But the measures that are being implemented now, will make this country a totally different place in the next generation. Already the seeds planted 20 years ago are coming to fruition and it's so disturbing. The generation in this country in their 20's grew up without God in school, and with entitlement mentality, and don't know the meaning of hard work. They sit around and play video games and go into fantasyland, and don't watch the news (not that mainstream news would tell them the truth anyway) or learn about what is going on that WILL affect their future.
Yes, I understand what my pastor is saying - that someone's heart will have to change before they see things the right way. Even my older son and daughter, who don't follow the news, have believed the lies and think Obamacare will help them.... But I'm not giving up.
Ever.

Happy Halloween from Texas

While its 2013, let's enjoy our lives and hope that the 1st pic is not the USA in 20 years...