Marty's Proposal

Marty just informed me that he proposed to Ashlyn, "And she said YES! This is GREAT!!!" He whispered "the love talk" to her in the hallway.

Marty's Teeth

Marty has three missing teeth! Bottom left & BOTH top center! I need to get some pics.

Stringbean vs Draft Horse

It has occurred to me that my husband's Webelos uniform shirt, which he wore in 5th grade, is TWO SIZES SMALLER than Marty's Cub Scout uniform shirt in 1st grade! Geoff was a "stringbean" and Marty is a little draft horse.

Marty's 1st Cub Scout Campout

Marty had his very first Cub Scout Campout this weekend.  Grandpa brought the Airstream trailer for them to sleep in.  They spent Friday night to Saturday afternoon together doing man-stuff.  Daddy went to the campground mid-morning and joined them, then stayed until then end of the festivities this evening.  All three of them  had a great time!  I'm so glad that they all got to do this together.

In the World, But Not Of the World

I believe very strongly in Free Will. I believe we should all be allowed to make our own choices, and our own mistakes. I also believe that we have to take responsibility for the outcomes of those choices and mistakes, whether positive or not so much.

I believe that my life is my business, and your life is your business. Although, if you are family or friend, I may offer my opinion or experience. If you are neither, what you do is none of my concern.

I am a Christian. God told us to be IN the world, but not OF the world.  I'm not here to save the world, that's not my purpose. We have the Free Will God gifted us with, for better or for worse, and I am content to let you exercise yours.

I won't stand in the way of same-gendered folks who want to be legally wed - that's your choice, the exercise of your Free Will, and none of my business. Your marriage does not impact my marriage in any way. You don't lessen or increase my marriage by getting married. You don't alter the "sanctity" of my marriage with the existence of yours. Your choice, your Free Will.

I don't want the Government (big "G" on purpose) to impinge on my Free Will. If I want a 44oz soda pop by God I'll have one! I'll just buy two of those little suckers and have what I want - my choice, my Free Will. I'll pave my own road to an early diabetic death if I so choose!

I don't want the Gov to tell me who I can take to bed or what I can consent to do there. I don't want them to do that to anyone. As soon as they take someone else's rights away, guess who's next! I don't want them to tell me how to spend my money, raise my kids, or tend my pets.

I see what is happening in the world, with Christianity being removed from everything others can attack. Maybe it's time we withdrew. Maybe it's time we said "have the world, we have God." Maybe it's time we were "in the world, but not of the world." Let them make their choices.

We speak with longing about the Rapture. Why do we fight to stave it off? The Bible states that the world will be as it was in the time of Noah when the Rapture comes. Noah and his family had withdrawn. They were "in the world, but not of the world." I imagine that their faith shone like a beacon in the darkness of the immorality of humanity.

I will be that beacon, my children and I. That is my choice, my Free Will. I am a Sabbath Shepherd feeding my tiny flock.

Let the world go to Hell, they have Free Will. They all know of Christ, I don't need to proselytize. I don't need to argue or defend. I don't have to save them from themselves. They make their choices the same as I make my own.

I want a government who steps back and lets me make my own choices, for better or for worse.

So Gov, get out of my house. Get out of my bedroom. Get out of my pocket. Get out of my faith. Fix the roads and leave me the H### alone! And do that for every citizen in our nation, too.