politically incorrect

i probably shouldn't even start typing. i can already feel my blood pressure rising. it's probably 187/113. anytime i think about our government, and how it is completely screwed up, all to be "politically correct" it makes me angry!

morals and ethics mean nothing in government anymore. our country was founded on Biblical principles, yet today they want them to only be present in church.

it makes me think of the things i would do differently if i were in charge. first of all, i would not be trillions of dollars in debt! in our personal finances, when we make less, we spend less. if money is tight, we cut back on eating out, going to the movies, and for me, mani/pedis. so why does our government continue to spend money we don't have?

i understand that some people come under hard times every once in a while, and do need assistance during that time. i don't think people should keep receiving unemployment checks time after time after time! the same goes for disability checks. there are truly people with disabilities, who can not work. somehow the people who actually need the assistance have to jump through numerous hoops to receive it, yet those who are suffering a "back injury" and can no longer work (yet they can work on their farm) receive the checks very easily.

i could go on, and on, and on about things that need to be changed in our government, but i'll spare you from my soap box.

unto us a child is born....

Today is Christmas. It brings to mind so many thoughts, so many emotions. Obviously the greatest focus is on a baby, born in a manger, many, many years ago. Or is it? Christmas has become so commercialized. It is about parties, food, gifts, decorations, more parties, and for most people, extreme stress and exhaustion. Is that what Christ intended? I doubt it. I believe His birth was meant to be celebrated, but in a way completely different than we do. I believe it was meant to be a time of remembrance, a time of celebrating eternal life, and celebrating freedom from eternal suffering. I believe it was meant to give to those who are in need..."whatever you've done to the least of these, you've done to me" (Matthew 25:45).

It has become faux pas to wish someone a Merry Christmas. the media now wishes everyone "happy holidays". well, what HOLIDAY are they celebrating....oh yea, that would be CHRISTmas!

At Christmas I always realize the many blessings I do have. I have never been without, ANYTHING! Now sure, I didn't always get the toys I wanted as a child, I didn't get the car I wanted when I turned 16, but I did always have food, I've always been clothed, and always had a roof over my head. It breaks my heart when I think of those who are literally living on the street. They may have one shirt, one coat, one pair of pants....MAYBE! They don't know where their next meal will come from. I gripe when I have to eat chef boyardee instead of going out to eat. I've never known true hunger. The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.

I am so blessed. I am thankful for the wonderful family I have, the precious friends in my life, and the oh so many blessings I've been given, but most of all for my Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ. I am thankful He chose to leave a place of complete perfection, come to live in human form, be tormented, tried, and He suffered, all so that I might live, eternally, with Him.

In the beginning.....

there was perfection. everything was truly as fresh as a new fallen snow. then humans entered the picture. we contaminated perfection. in the midst of our mistakes, our mishaps, and our failures there is a God who loves us enough to wipe the slate clean and allow us to all be called perfect again. uh-mazing!

i must admit, i have no idea what i'm doing in this blogging business. i'm gonna try it out and see how it goes. i have so many thoughts that run through my mind each day and wish i could share them with the world....so world, here you go, you're going inside the mind of andrea. there is no "theme" to my blog. some of the posts will be humorous, some will be philosophical, and some will be just plain off the wall.

enjoy.....