My fiance showed me this, and I was pretty impressed! Thought I would share it with all of you :) Enjoy!
December 19, 2012
December 18, 2012
December 17, 2012
To the families of those lost in Newtown, CT
Twas' 11 days before Christmas, around 9:38
When 20 beautiful children stormed through heaven's gate.
Their smiles were contagious, their laughter filled the air.
They could hardly believe all the beauty they saw there.
They were filled with such joy, they didn't know what to say.
They remembered nothing of what had happened earlier that day.
"Where are we?" asked a little girl, as quiet as a mouse.
"This is heaven." Declared a small boy. "We're spending Christmas at God's house."
When what to their wondering eyes did appear,
But Jesus, their savior, the children gathered near.
He looked at them and smiled, and they smiled just the same.
Then He opened His arms and He called them by name.
And in that moment was joy, that only heaven can bring
Those children all flew into the arms of their King
And as they lingered in the warmth of His embrace,
One small girl turned and looked at Jesus' face.
And as if He could read all the questions she had,
He gently whispered to her, "I'll take care of mom and dad."
Then He looked down on earth, the world far below
He saw all of the hurt, the sorrow, and woe...
Then He closed His eyes and He outstretched His hand,
"Let My power and presence re-enter this land!"
"May this country be delivered from the hands of fools"
"I'm taking back my nation. I'm taking back my schools!"
Then He and the children stood up without a sound.
"Come now my children, let me show you around."
Excitement filled the space, some skipped and some ran.
All displaying enthusiasm that only a small child can.
And i heard Him proclaim as He walked out of sight,
"In the midst of this darkness, I AM STILL THE LIGHT."
Written by Cameo Smith, Mt. Wolf, PA
— with Andrea Marie.
When 20 beautiful children stormed through heaven's gate.
Their smiles were contagious, their laughter filled the air.
They could hardly believe all the beauty they saw there.
They were filled with such joy, they didn't know what to say.
They remembered nothing of what had happened earlier that day.
"Where are we?" asked a little girl, as quiet as a mouse.
"This is heaven." Declared a small boy. "We're spending Christmas at God's house."
When what to their wondering eyes did appear,
But Jesus, their savior, the children gathered near.
He looked at them and smiled, and they smiled just the same.
Then He opened His arms and He called them by name.
And in that moment was joy, that only heaven can bring
Those children all flew into the arms of their King
And as they lingered in the warmth of His embrace,
One small girl turned and looked at Jesus' face.
And as if He could read all the questions she had,
He gently whispered to her, "I'll take care of mom and dad."
Then He looked down on earth, the world far below
He saw all of the hurt, the sorrow, and woe...
Then He closed His eyes and He outstretched His hand,
"Let My power and presence re-enter this land!"
"May this country be delivered from the hands of fools"
"I'm taking back my nation. I'm taking back my schools!"
Then He and the children stood up without a sound.
"Come now my children, let me show you around."
Excitement filled the space, some skipped and some ran.
All displaying enthusiasm that only a small child can.
And i heard Him proclaim as He walked out of sight,
"In the midst of this darkness, I AM STILL THE LIGHT."
Written by Cameo Smith, Mt. Wolf, PA
— with Andrea Marie.
The world is ending in 4 days!!
I was sitting here looking at the news feed on my Facebook account, and I found a whole bunch of stuff that really got me thinking. I'll give you some of the food my brain was munching on.
First of all, this tragedy at Sandy Hooke Elementary School is horrific and devastating to say the least. I walked into the empty bedroom of my little son who was spending the night at Grandma's house that particular night, and I couldn't help but just cry over the fact that his little bed was empty, just like so many others were going to be that same night. This event should have brought us together as a nation. We should be grieving together, posting supportive messages on Facebook, sending our love to the families who are suffering through this terrible loss. What are a lot of us doing? Here are some examples:
"This is why we should never have taken God out of schools."
"Another reason why guns should be controlled!"
Etc. Etc.
Really guys? Politics don't belong here. We have absolutely NOTHING to be taking sides over. We all died a little that day, we all shared tears, and we all realized just how messed up this world is because it finally knocked on our own front door. CHILDREN were shot. And people are using this as ammo to take the other side down in a political debate? Is nothing sacred anymore? Are we seriously that numb to tragedy and violence that we're allowing these morons to use this for their own personal gain?? This genuinely pisses me off.
The next food for thought involves being politically correct. In today's day and age, this particular way of speaking to others seems to be highly valued. Don't say Merry Christmas, it might offend someone! Don't make a joke about being gay, that's offensive. Don't do this, don't say that.
Sitting here talking to my cousin, I realized that it just isn't worth it to ALWAYS be politically correct. I have argued with people about the issues of gay rights, I have discussed the issue of gun control, I have debated the topic of religion. All of this has come down to one simple fact that I have finally figured out. I may not agree with a lot of people concerning gay rights, gun control, or religion, but that isn't a problem? Why? It's called the 1st Amendment. Just like everyone else in this country, I have a right to believe what I want to believe, worship whomever I please, and say waht I think about things.
An example: Say I were to make a statement that I don't believe that being gay is morally right. Immediately people jump on me saying I need to be more open-minded, I am a hateful person, and I and others like me are the reason there are so many problems in America.
Here's my standpoint. I may not believe it is moral, but please, feel free to do whatever the heck you want to do, just don't tell me about it, don't ask me to like it, and don't tell me I need to accept what you're doing as okay. If you do any of those three things, you have crossed the line from a spirited believer, to someone who doesn't respect me as a person or what I believe as an individual. This is what America is all about folks! Having the freedom to believe what we each want to believe, without someone telling us we can't believe that way, is the basis of this nation. It is why our ancestors came here in the first place.
Therefore, with all that being said, I have decided that I will be making a habit of sacrificing being politically correct so that I may practice my 1st Amendment rights more often. I shall do this in a kind and above board way, of course, but I won't allow people to strip me of my Constitutional rights, just so I can sound like and "open-minded" person.
The dessert for the mind is actually rather simple, and pretty tasty, to say the least. Yesterday, I found this video about an incredible kid. I would tell you more about it, but the best part of the story is how it speaks for itself. You should check it out. It's pretty awesome :)
Caine's Arcade from Nirvan Mullick on Vimeo.
And here's the link if this video doesn't work here:
http://vimeo.com/40000072#
4 more days until the end of the world as we know it!
First of all, this tragedy at Sandy Hooke Elementary School is horrific and devastating to say the least. I walked into the empty bedroom of my little son who was spending the night at Grandma's house that particular night, and I couldn't help but just cry over the fact that his little bed was empty, just like so many others were going to be that same night. This event should have brought us together as a nation. We should be grieving together, posting supportive messages on Facebook, sending our love to the families who are suffering through this terrible loss. What are a lot of us doing? Here are some examples:
"This is why we should never have taken God out of schools."
"Another reason why guns should be controlled!"
Etc. Etc.
Really guys? Politics don't belong here. We have absolutely NOTHING to be taking sides over. We all died a little that day, we all shared tears, and we all realized just how messed up this world is because it finally knocked on our own front door. CHILDREN were shot. And people are using this as ammo to take the other side down in a political debate? Is nothing sacred anymore? Are we seriously that numb to tragedy and violence that we're allowing these morons to use this for their own personal gain?? This genuinely pisses me off.
The next food for thought involves being politically correct. In today's day and age, this particular way of speaking to others seems to be highly valued. Don't say Merry Christmas, it might offend someone! Don't make a joke about being gay, that's offensive. Don't do this, don't say that.
Sitting here talking to my cousin, I realized that it just isn't worth it to ALWAYS be politically correct. I have argued with people about the issues of gay rights, I have discussed the issue of gun control, I have debated the topic of religion. All of this has come down to one simple fact that I have finally figured out. I may not agree with a lot of people concerning gay rights, gun control, or religion, but that isn't a problem? Why? It's called the 1st Amendment. Just like everyone else in this country, I have a right to believe what I want to believe, worship whomever I please, and say waht I think about things.
An example: Say I were to make a statement that I don't believe that being gay is morally right. Immediately people jump on me saying I need to be more open-minded, I am a hateful person, and I and others like me are the reason there are so many problems in America.
Here's my standpoint. I may not believe it is moral, but please, feel free to do whatever the heck you want to do, just don't tell me about it, don't ask me to like it, and don't tell me I need to accept what you're doing as okay. If you do any of those three things, you have crossed the line from a spirited believer, to someone who doesn't respect me as a person or what I believe as an individual. This is what America is all about folks! Having the freedom to believe what we each want to believe, without someone telling us we can't believe that way, is the basis of this nation. It is why our ancestors came here in the first place.
Therefore, with all that being said, I have decided that I will be making a habit of sacrificing being politically correct so that I may practice my 1st Amendment rights more often. I shall do this in a kind and above board way, of course, but I won't allow people to strip me of my Constitutional rights, just so I can sound like and "open-minded" person.
The dessert for the mind is actually rather simple, and pretty tasty, to say the least. Yesterday, I found this video about an incredible kid. I would tell you more about it, but the best part of the story is how it speaks for itself. You should check it out. It's pretty awesome :)
Caine's Arcade from Nirvan Mullick on Vimeo.
And here's the link if this video doesn't work here:
http://vimeo.com/40000072#
4 more days until the end of the world as we know it!
December 3, 2012
College, among other things
I really am a horrible blogger. It's official. I suck at blogging haha. I really should just take my Facebook posts and make them my blog posts because they are basically what I should be blogging about. Nevertheless, I still suck at blogging.
Meanwhile, I started college back up today. I switched colleges to an online university for a while so I could be at home with my family and still continue getting my education. Unfortunately for me, I truly dislike school, so I'm also hoping that an online college will make all of this go a lot faster for me in the long run so I can be finished with it all and move on with my life.
If we're being honest here, I really would much rather just drop out of college and move on with my life until I find a strange desire in me to return to the ridiculous nation of paying people to do work instead of the other way around. However, as I look to the future me, I see someone who would really appreciate the fact that I persevered and actually accomplished a huge goal in my life. I would really regret not finishing and would mentally (perhaps even physically) slap future self for being an idiot and dropping out just because I disliked it (and yes, other reasons, but we'll leave them out for sake of argument and more for lack of time and energy).
Bottom line, college sucks as much as I suck at blogging. And cue the applause.
Meanwhile, I started college back up today. I switched colleges to an online university for a while so I could be at home with my family and still continue getting my education. Unfortunately for me, I truly dislike school, so I'm also hoping that an online college will make all of this go a lot faster for me in the long run so I can be finished with it all and move on with my life.
If we're being honest here, I really would much rather just drop out of college and move on with my life until I find a strange desire in me to return to the ridiculous nation of paying people to do work instead of the other way around. However, as I look to the future me, I see someone who would really appreciate the fact that I persevered and actually accomplished a huge goal in my life. I would really regret not finishing and would mentally (perhaps even physically) slap future self for being an idiot and dropping out just because I disliked it (and yes, other reasons, but we'll leave them out for sake of argument and more for lack of time and energy).
Bottom line, college sucks as much as I suck at blogging. And cue the applause.
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