Updates are coming
August 10th, 2009 by John
We have TONS of pics to throw up and a lot of good information to update you all on. This will happen soon.
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Conversations…
January 19th, 2009 by caren
We are sitting down to dinner last night….I ask Katy to pray….
Me: Katy would you please pray for us?
Katy: Dear…God…thank you for us…Amen!
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I’m sorry…I promise…updates coming soon!
December 28th, 2008 by caren
I’m sorry guys…updates are coming….soon! Maybe this afternoon! Keep watching for them…:)
“Christians” botched the election
November 5th, 2008 by John
Talk to Christians and ask “What is the number one issue that concerns you during an election?”. I hear a lot of answers that all seem good: War, Economics, Universal Health Care, Judicial Reform etc…
These are issues that raise concern for all of us but if you truly are a Christian you should keep Abortion at the top of the list of wrongs that need to be righted. It’s hardly mentioned anymore. When pressed many “Christians”, like Obama, say that they feel comfortable in their belief that it is “wrong” but that they wouldn’t want to force their beliefs on others….
I’m sorry what was that? Are you crazy? This isn’t like forcing your preference for cats or dogs on everybody. These people, if they took the time to connect all of the logical dots, actually believe, “for themselves”, that abortion is bad, which would mean, I would think, that they believe that an unborn child is a live human being. What do you call killing a defenseless human baby? Murder maybe? They say they believe this but they wouldn’t want to force other people to stop killing these babies.
I used to wonder how so many German’s lived with their government exterminating millions of Jews. I’m sure they followed the same line of reasoning: “Well I personally think that it is wrong but who am I to tell other people that they are wrong to do this?”. This kind of moral indifference is sad and pathetic; and it’s here in America.
People, let me tell you what is wrong with America. The root cause of all of our problems is an ideological infection which comes from our schools and media. It is a simple idea that will bring about our destruction; MORAL RELATIVITY. It’s the idea that there are no absolutes and that through a general consensus man will find his “right” course. It is democracy without a solid framework. That framework used to be Judeo-Christian ethics/morals. The moral relativists believe that like steel man can be perfected though tempering or culling of various ideas until the majority like what they see; that man is basically Good once we weed out the bad. As Christians we know that man is corrupt and broken without hope of perfection. Thinking that we can perfect ourselves is like using a broken mold over and over expecting to get a perfect vase on one of the tries.
I expect this siren song to resonate with the nonbelievers but it saddens me to see so many Christians buying into this. For all of their failings at least the Republican party has kept on track, for the most part, where Abortion is concerned. The one major thing that President Bush did right while in office was to ensure that John G. Roberts’ nomination as a Supreme Court Justice was approved. With a Republican President we stand the best chance of getting the Supreme Court to overturn Roe vs. Wade.
I know that within the Black community, Christians failed the unborn miserably. Some polls have the percentage of black voters for Obama at 90%. I know that there are many black Christians in America. It seems obvious to me that many of these people voted for Obama because of the color of his skin. Either that or they chose economics over murdered babies… How much is a dead baby worth? If you are a Christian, choosing the potential economic strategies of Obama over the possibility of overturning Roe Vs Wade, is like Judas taking the silver over the life of Christ.
This election should be a wake up call for Christians in this country. We are losing our sanctuary to moral relativists. America needs a revival. Do take comfort though that even in mankind’s darkest hour, God’s unseen hand guides history where He wills it. When Hitler seemed on the brink of world domination God was still on his throne. No matter how powerful the forces of evil are in this world remember we are all just dust and that all of this shall soon pass.
If it is necessary that America becomes the Whore of Babylon so be it. Christ is returning soon though, so look busy.
Do you remember?
November 3rd, 2008 by caren
This post says it all. Mrs. Darling has some good stuff on her blog. Remember tomorrow is Election Day, and depending on who becomes president, could change our world here in America. And this isn’t good change I’m talking about. Read the blog Mrs. Darling put up today. And go and vote tomorrow!
P.S. I promise this blog will be updated more often. I’m almost done with school! Yipee!
It’s been a while…
July 15th, 2008 by John
It’s half way through July and our last post was in May. We have been very busy with family issues.
Sadly , in the last six months, we have had to watch GiGi slip a little further each day down the path of no return. She has been in and out of the hospital a number of times and currently she is stuck in a nursing home for rehab.
Her faculties have degraded to the point that toileting and walking have become problematic; even more so than before. Reading and watching television no longer interest her either. She spends her days just staring at the wall and dozing on and off. She knows that things aren’t right but she can’t seem to articulate her thoughts very well any more.
It’s tough caring for someone at the end of their life, but it’s even tougher caring for someone else’s parent. I love GiGi and it is a joy and a blessing to care for her in the end of her life but now that the end seems a little closer there are suddenly all of these concerns being voiced from abroad. I want everyone to be happy with the choices that we make for GiGi but that isn’t always possible.
Going through all of this has made me realize a few things though.
1. Mobility is everything.
Just because it’s hard doesn’t mean that it shouldn’t be done. I plan on pushing myself physically in my old age. I will not just sit around. Retirement is not a reward to be squandered. Old age does not entitle you to sit and nap all day. The reward for doing so in the short run is far outstripped by the atrophy one incurs from doing so in the long run.
2. I want to die near my children.
I don’t care what it takes. I gave them 18-25 years of my life they can give some time up for me. Hopefully I will raise my kids in a such a way that they will want me around in the end. Regardless I expect them to be near me and I expect daily communication. Children are a parents anchor in this world; or at least they should be.
3. Whatever money I plan on leaving to my family will be doled out before I die.
When I’m dying I do not want the focus to be on my cash. Maybe I will get some elder insurance and towards the end give out what needs to be given out.
4. My mother will not see a nursing home unless she is crazy.
Having seen nursing homes I can understand why my mother fears them. I will do whatever I have to do to keep my mother comfortable in residence in the end.
If you love GiGi please pray for her. She is very sad. She knows that she is probably going to have to stay in a nursing home and all that she ever wanted was to die in her own bed near her family. To this end I feel like I’m failing her and she isn’t even my mother.
She sees us everyday and she lights up when we walk into her room. Sometimes she looks so happy that she might cry. If you are able, take a little trip to NY to visit her. We will give you a free place to stay.
-John
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