Abortion

I mean really. Why do "Pro-Choice" feel that they are really on the side of "Choice?" I have yet to see a person who can truly be open to all choices without feeling that abortion is right or wrong. I am Pro-life and I stand by that. I do not feel that all choices available to the public should be available. (For example, it is a choice to shoot your boss in the head... but come on how many honestly feel that this is really a CHOICE that should be available?) I expect many will disagree with me, but here take a moment and read the “I’m Pregnant… Now What?” article on a teen site associated with Planned Parenthood. If I am reading this I would think that the only option for me to live a normal life was to have an abortion. Oh and on the same site there is this quote in the article and in a big block as if it were a bad thing… “CPCs are bringing their anti-abortion, abstinence-until-marriage message to schools.” Again this is a site for TEENS. Now I have yet to meet a parent that is HAPPY about a sexually active child. Most that have them, that I have talked to, accept the fact; however, they all claim to wish the child had waited. So why would it be BAD to teach abstinence? OK, I have heard that they should not be teaching anti-abortion…

Well here is an artical about this site. Many may have differing opions on porn and sex; however, this artical seems to be saying that it is normal for young people to enjoy porn by themselves or with a partner. Again, should this really be somthing we should be PROMOTING to teens? Sorry I will stop with this topic.

I am blogging about this because I tried to talk to Seth about it and he just shuts me down and won’t talk to me about such things. I can understand why. He is still trying to tell himself that his brother did the right thing when he and his then wife decided to KILL his niece or nephew. They see it as a good thing because if the abortion was not had then the next 2 children would not have been born. Well I say who says THAT’S true? Yes I do love the 2 younger children, I would not want them to cease to be, but I cannot say that I am happy that one had to die for the others to be born later. Of course before I knew this I asked Seth’s brother if I could take his pre-teen son to a teen pro-life event. He told me “no” because he wanted his son to make up his own mind on the subject and did not want anyone influencing his decision. Is that possible? Can a child who has never heard a pro-life message make an educated decision with pro-abortion parents?

Now I want to look at the name “Planned Parenthood” (PP).

You can stop reading if I have written on this before; however, I am going to see how PP helps people PLAN a family. I know they help to plan NOT to have a family… but then again that is not what the name states. OK after reviewing the site, I see no place to get information on how to help me PLAN to get pregnant. There is some good basic information about parenting. Some facts about adoption (that does not seem condescending) are present. However, most are about sex, “safer”-sex (I like the change in the name from when I was a teen when it was called “safe”-sex), and STDs. There was nothing about abstinence. So you can get information about how to plan to not become a parent (as long as you intend to be having sex) and some general information about what to do if you become a parent. Sad thing is this site seems a BIT less bias than the TEEN site??? I don’t quite understand that, but then again I do not make money out of young people having sex with one another.

Too Long

I have been away for too long. It has also been too long since I have had a chance to sit in quiet and play on my computer. Not that I have a lot of time now. I was clocked in at work for 12 hours yesterday, at work closer to 12.5 hours. Today I am most likely going to have to do the same. That means in 1.5 (about 1:30pm) hours I have to go home, get ready for work, and I will be at work till around 3:00 AM... so very sad.

I do like my job. Once I am at work I do not mind being there at all. In fact I have noticed I have so much to do there that most of the time the time flies by. For example, we were so busy and I was trying to get so many things done, when I looked up at the clock after 8:50pm it was almost 1AM. Time just went so very fast last night.

It also has been WAY too long since Harry Potter was out of the news! Come on people. I guess a fan based website holder has decided to publish a book with fan based information, writings, and some of the spells found in the book exc. She is suing them for copyright stuff. All I can think of is the Star Wars Universe. Now I don’t know how that started; however, I feel that the continuation of the Star Wars fantasy is partially based on the fact that fans can get involved and write books about it, compile information, and be a part of the action. I remember reading or talking to someone about how JK Rowling is just in it for the money (of course most of us do what we do for a living for the money), I think they were right. She has a VERY popular series of books and if she plays her hand right she can use the fans to build the Potter world, make it more timeless than it already is, and also do more to line her pockets with money. Far be it for me to tell the woman how to live her life; however, I truly feel we get more in life if we all work together and not against each other. The fan book was written out of devotion, not malice. She wants to keep all Harry Potter writings (especially the ones that make money) to herself…

Ok, enough on that. Has anyone been listing to the debates, do you have a favorite candidate? At this point I am not sure who is really still in the race. I did an online quiz thing and it said I should vote for Huckabee… though that was not even a close fit. It was only like 30% or something. But when the choices are limited, you have to make tough choices. Though I know there are those who feel they just cannot vote because the candidates are such bad fits for the personal ideology.

Speaking of politics, Seth and I were talking about pro-life issues and he made the statement that the Clintons are personally pro–life. He says they just keep personal beliefs and politics separate. My response was what good is it to have personal beliefs that do not carry over into your professional life. I feel there should be some carry over. For example, a person who honestly believes in no sex till marriage is not very likely to become a prostitute. A person who honestly feels that murder is wrong and that abortion is wrong just does not seem to be the person who joins forces with “Planned Parenthood” for their money making abilities.

More on Planned Parenthood later….

Life

It is time for a new post. As any readers know, my new job has kept me on my toes, not really able to concentrate on what I want, only letting me do bits here and there. Then instead of doing my blogging and Abba, Father work, I play my video game. I really need to start stepping into my Catholic reality instead of Neverwinter Nights 2. My guess is tomorrow I will spend talking, playing my video game, and trying to forget life in general.

I want all to know my new job is going well. I have a nice connection with many of the employees, others… not so much. However, I think it is going well. The general manager (store manager AKA GM) is seemly liking my work. At least it is not as bad as she expected!

With all of that I also heard tonight that my “mother” Linda Gray Wren found out she has cancer in her bones. I do not know much more than that. She had breast cancer and they got that taken care of, now this. I hope all of you will be praying for her. She is such a wonderful mother, friend, wife, and person. Her husband is taking care of her and he is doing such a wonderful job. He watched his first wife slowly die from cancer, and did not even bat an eye when Linda found out she had cancer, I am sure he is just as supportive and caring as he was then. Pray for him also; though I cannot seem to remember his name right now… call him Mr. Wren!

Seth has a job, so hopefully we can start climbing out of the hole we call finances! My father is looking into a new house, so I may have a nice 2 bedroom attached one car garage in my future!!!! That would be so very nice. Though that would mean I would have to move away from John and Katie. I guess the day will come where I would be expected to do that anyway… and it may take that long for Dad to get the house ready!

I am looking forward to continuing at Donatos. I think my life is looking better and better all of the time. Now I just need to buckle down and start taking care of what I need to get done. After that, life will be GRAND.

God is so very wonderful!

I desire to post some time on the priest I had the opportunity to hear last Saturday night when I went to mass, but that will take more time and energy than I have tonight. So for now I want to leave everyone with a happy note! I am more confident about my life now than ever. I know there are many things I still have to work on, but I know I will make it!

I do love you all who read this. You and all of my friends are very dear to me.

(It is interesting to me that this blog has become so very personal. I think I will need to start posting less personal information. However, right now this is about the only way to let everyone know how I am doing since I do not seem to have time to catch up with everyone anymore!)

What's up?

Have you ever really wanted to write… but just did not seem to have the words to say what you want? That’s how I feel right now. I have so much to say, so much to share, but there is something inside of me keeping me quite!

With my new job I have not been able to blog like I would like to. I have fallen so far behind with reading friend’s blogs, bills, learning, and life in general. I hope when I am out of training my life can get back to something of what I had before.

I am sure there are those out there that are glad I have stepped back, but then they are not reading this. Not that there really is any readers for my rambling anyway…

Well here is what has been going on in most devistaing and life changing order…

1. Seth’s job downsized him, he was on unemployment, he got a new job, company closed… all this has left me in quite a financial bind… hopefully he has another job lined up (maybe 2!).

2. My sister lost her children to CPS. Where this does not directly impact my daily life, it is there, in the back of my head at every moment…

3. One of the young people died. They have ruled it suicide… he hung himself. I pray for him. It is hard to go into work and he is missing. He was one of my 2 favorite employees. He did as I asked and was really a wonderful kid. (Not that my other associates are not, he just stood out in a very wonderful way.)

4. I feel myself being distracted from the things that I love… including God. Not that I was very good at serving him, but now it seems I do not have time to learn and study as I would like to. This would be farther up the list, but as all things in religion it seems it is not really something we think about as much as we should.

5. The financial stuff has put a terrible strain on my and Seth’s relationship. So many times I have just wanted to walk away from it all. The credit cards, auto loan, cell phones, and him. Not that I would ever do such a thing, (I could not walk away from any of it.) I just feel so trapped right now by all of it. I know I love him and I have a responsibility to it ALL. But again… there it is.

There is more on my mind, but this is neither the time nor the place to put it out there. Please everyone I want you to know I am not avoiding anyone, I just have not been at a computer with the desire to write for a bit. If you have my phone number call me. If you have my email address, send me an email. There are many I wish to hear from, but again I am sure those I wish to hear from/see will not be reading this…

One Month

Has it really been one entire month since I posted!!! Well I will have to write something insitful soon.