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Friday, November 23, 2012

'Twas the Month Before Christmas


‘T'was the month before Christmas
When all through our land,
  Not a Christian was praying
Nor taking a stand.
Why the PC Police had taken away
The reason for Christmas - no one could say.
The children were told by their schools not to sing
About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.
It might hurt people's feelings, the teachers would say
December 25th is just a ' Holiday '.
  Yet the shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit
Pushing folks down to the floor just to get it!
CDs from Madonna, an X BOX, an I-Pod
Something was changing, something quite odd!
Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa
In hopes to sell books by Franken & Fonda.
As Targets were hanging their trees upside down
At Lowe's the word Christmas - was no where to be found.
At K-Mart and Staples and Penny's and Sears
You won't hear the word Christmas; it won't touch your ears.
Inclusive, sensitive, Di-ver-si- ty
Are words that were used to intimidate me.
Now Daschle, Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen
On Boxer, on Rather, on Kerry, on Clinton !
At the top of the Senate, there arose such a clatter
To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.
And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith
Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace
The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded
The reason for the season, stopped before it started.
So as you celebrate 'Winter Break' under your 'Dream Tree'
Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.
Choose your words carefully, choose what you say
Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS,
not Happy Holiday!

Note: I did not write this, I copied it from an email. If you know the author, please leave a comment so that I can give them full credit!
Although I did not write it, I fully concur with the message!

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Thunderstorms and Rainbows

Today is the beginning of a new future... not the one I had hoped for...
but a new one nonetheless.
Last night after the election results, I cried myself to sleep...
I will NEVER be away from home on the night of an election ever again....
I felt so lonely and angry and afraid!
I tossed and turned all night long 
and woke up this morning and puked!
I felt like the world was a dark place even though the sun was shining.
Last night a friend reminded me that the 
Book of Mormon is a type and shadow of our day...
If that's true, then I am truly disappointed to discover
that we are NOT at the Captain Moroni 
part of the story!
But I am glad that we can recognize 
what part of "the cycle" we are in....
It seems to me that the Gadianton robbers have taken control of the government, 
society is full of people who have an unjustified sense of entitlement,
 are clinging tightly to their favorite sins, 
and that there is more evil than good out there.

So today, on my 8 hour drive home, 
I had lots of time to reflect on a variety of things...
 I was going through a thunderstorm in a canyon and the sky was really dark and reflective of my mood
when I came around a corner and saw a rainbow...
I thought to myself, "oh look... a rainbow"
and just kept driving....
a few minutes later, I saw another rainbow...
I thought to myself, 
"wow... interesting how BOTH of those rainbows
 seemed to end right in the lane that I was driving in"
then after another few miles, there was a THIRD rainbow
that also ended right where I had to drive through it...
This time, with wet eyes...
I thanked a loving Heavenly Father for reminding me that He is still there and that He is aware of me and my thoughts and needs and for reminding me that in spite of my feelings about last night, I need to continue to look for the good in the world and in people.... and to continue to count my blessings for I have MUCH to be grateful for!