Faboulousness

My cousin and her family are here in town for Shark Fight - Rex is fighting in it Saturday... so this evening we all got together to have dinner and just hang out. Wyatt and Riley played and played, the dogs went crazy and the adults chatted. It was wonderful.

GO LUCK REX!!

Tomorrow we leave for Ft. Worth for the weekend to celebrate Kristen's 21st birthday! We're dropping the kid (aka our dog LOL) off at Debra & Paula's and we're going to stay at Brendan's uncle's lake house in Weatherford. It will be so nice and relaxing I hope!

EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ THIS!

This was sent to me in an email and I HAD to pass it on. Everyone needs to see this... Please read:

Guess our national leaders didn't expect this, hmm? On Thursday, Darrell Scott, the father of Rachel Scott, a victim of the Columbine High school shootings in Littleton , Colorado, was invited to address the House Judiciary Committee's subcommittee. What he said to our national leaders during this special session of Congress was painfully truthful.They were not prepared for what he was to say, nor was it received well. It needs to be heard by every parent, every teacher, every politician, every sociologist, every psychologist, and every so-called expert!

These courageous words spoken by Darrell Scott are powerful, penetrating, and deeply personal. There is no doubt that God sent this man as a voice crying in the wilderness. The following is a portion of the transcript:

"Since the dawn of creation there has been both good & evil in the hearts of men and women. We all contain the seeds of kindness or the seeds of violence. The death of my wonderful daughter, Rachel Joy Scott, and the deaths of that heroic teacher, and the other eleven children who died must not be in vain. Their blood cries out f or answers."

"The first recorded act of violence was when Cain slew his brother Abel out in the field. The villain was not the club he used.. Neither was it the NCA, the National Club Association. The true killer was Cain, and the reason for the murder could only be found in Cain's heart."In the days that followed the Columbine tragedy, I was amazed at how quickly fingers began to be pointed at groups such as the NRA. "

"I am not a member of the NRA. I am not a hunter. I do not even own a gun. I am not here to represent or defend the NRA - because I don't believe that they are responsible for my daughter's death. Therefore I do not believe that they need to be defended. If I believed they had anything to do with Rachel's murder I would be their strongest opponent.. I am here today to declare that Columbine was not just a tragedy -- it was a spiritual event that should be forcing us to look at where the real blame lies! Much of the blame lies here in this room. Much of the blame lies behind the pointing fingers of the accusers themselves. I wrote a poem just four nights ago that expresses my feelings best. "

"Your laws ignore our deepest needs,Your words are empty air. You've stripped away our heritage, You've outlawed simple prayer. Now gunshots fill our classrooms, And precious children die.

You seek for answers everywhere,And ask the question "Why?"

You regulate restrictive laws,Through legislative creed. And yet you fail to understand, That God is what we need!"

"Men and women are three-part beings. We all consist of body, mind, and spirit. When we refuse to acknowledge a third part of our make-up, we create a void that allows evil, prejudice, and hatred to rush in and wreak havoc. "

"Spiritual presences were present within our educational systems for most of our nation's history. Many of our major colleges began as theological seminaries. This is a historical fact. What has happened to us as a nation? "

"We have refused to honor God, and in so doing, we open the doors to hatred and violence. And when something as terrible as Columbine's tragedy occurs -- politicians immediately look for a scapegoat such as the NRA. They immediately seek to pass more restrictive laws that contribute to erode away our personal and private liberties. We do not need more restrictive laws. Eric and Dylan would not have been stopped by metal detectors. No amount of gun laws can stop someone who spends months planning this type of massacre. "

"The real villain lies within our own hearts."

"As my son Craig lay under that table in the school library and saw his two friends murdered before his very eyes, he did not hesitate to pray in school. I defy any law or politician to deny him that right! I challenge every young person in America , and around the world, to realize that on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School prayer was brought back to our schools. Do not let the many prayers offered by those students be in vain. Dare to move into the new millennium with a sacred disregard for legislation that violates your God-given right to communicate with Him. "

"To those of you who would point your finger at the NRA -- I give to you a sincere challenge. Dare to examine your own heart before casting the first stone!My daughter's death will not be in vain! The young people of this country will not allow that to happen!"Do what the media did not - - let the nation hear this man's speech... Please send this out to everyone you can. "

"In God We Trust! "

J O B

So tomorrow will be my 7week anniversary at Wilkerson's. I can tell you that I still love it there, and everyone is super cool. I have an awesome boss and 2 great co-workers.

I knew God had gotten me out of that PNS hell hole for a reason... I feel insanely blessed!

JACKERS IS THREE!!!

Jack turns 3 this month. I still can't believe we have had him for almost 3 years... got him when he was just 5 weeks old.

Amazing how time flies!

More on the controversy

So now Perez Hilton, who I loved up until about 5am this morning... has resorted to making fun of Miss California's FAMILY, simply because he didn't like her answer to his gay marriage question.

I am continually baffled by people who demand equality, cry out, and bitch and moan about inequality... yet they are doing the very thing they are complaining about - in my opinion.

Should someone tell them they could no longer mention their beliefs in public or on the web, can you imagine the kind of hell all those gay men would bring down upon everyone? Be honest, I won't tell... But THEY are trying to do that very thing to anyone who does not agree with them!

I think that may be called hypocrisy, not sure, might have to bust out the ol' Websters on that one - haha.

CONTROVERSY

I don't usually blog about anything controversial, but this has me all fired up.

Perez Hilton, a celebrity blogger and a homosexual, asked the 1st runner up in the Miss USA pageant, where he was a judge, a question on how she felt about gay marriage - essentially. She was not raised to believe in it. You would think, question asked, question answered, right? OF COURSE NOT!

This is what gets me about the whole thing, she is being criticized and chastised for not believing in it. WHY? Last time I checked the Miss USA pageant was held in AMERICA, where AMERICANS have the FREEDOM to live and believe however they choose.

Anyone who knows me, knows I am a conservative Republican. I do NOT believe in abortion, I do NOT believe that God should be taken out of the public municipal buildings, so on and so forth. And I do NOT believe that everyone deserves a spot in heaven. When they break God's law, they go to hell.

This said however... here is MY view on gay marriage: if someone wants to be a homosexual, let them. If they choose to turn their backs on God's law (and yes, it does mention homosexuality in the BIBLE numerous times, and it is not PRO gay, I promise) then THEY will have to face the consequence of that decision when their time comes. If they have been ministered to, and know God's laws, then they know he has given them to live with free will and can choose that lifestyle. I do believe that if you are a homosexual, you are not going to heaven.

Now don't call the ACLU on me. This is just my opinion. And I feel it is an educated one, as I have heard what the BIBLE says on this exact matter.

It is 5:30am and I up blogging about this and that pisses me off.

I want to know why it is ok for (you) to believe in Point A, but not me to believe in Point B? Yes, they different beliefs, but ultimately, isn't that what this country was founded on? The freedom to believe what we choose to? Why can (you) run to the ACLU and sue me for whatever, simply because my belief differs from yours? How can you call me a pea-brained moron, just because my belief differs from yours?

I am so sick of homosexuality being shoved in my face on a daily basis and I am just supposed to say it is ok because the squeaky wheels are loudly shoving their opinion down every one's throats. I don't believe it is right. Bottom line. I do believe a Godly marriage is between a MAN and a WOMAN.

I do not believe that the government should be able, however, to come in and say who you can and can't fall in love with, and create a life together.

There is a lesbian couple who we are friends with. I do not judge their lifestyle. It makes me sad to know that I will not see them in heaven, but that is their choice. They are a wonderful couple who have been together for about 20 years. They have a son together, and they are a loving family. That boy is one of the luckiest boys in the world to have those women in his life. I do not feel that it is up to the government to say they cannot get married, or not have the same legal rights as any other hetero married couple has. Should something happen to one of them, their son should be afforded the same right, as a child with a mom and a dad would be.

I know I may sound contradictory, but I don't think I am... I am a Christian, who loves her God and tries (and fails a lot of the time) to follow his path. I don't think it wrong to also love a homosexual couple. I am not homosexual, that is my choice. They are, that is their choice. We will all have our consequences one day for the choices we have made.

SO next time someones opinion, or belief, differs from yours, listen to what they have to say, respectfully disagree and move on. There is no need for sarcasm or hatred...

OK, it is time for me to try and calm down and go back to bed for like 30 minutes!

Fun with the Fam in Abilene

I'm pretty sure everyone will agree that the kiddos grow up way too fast. This is Wyatt with his 2 yr old 2nd cousins Riley and Taylor. We drove to Abilene yesterday for both girls birthday parties. I still can't believe they are TWO!!!!!

This pic is unfortunately a rare occurrence, since our cousins and their babies are so far away, and driving a 1 yr old 3 hours both ways is not exactly fun...

Wyatt wasn't all smiles on the way there, or back LOL... but this is one of my favorite pics from our drive back! He's a silly, giggly boy when he wants to be!!