Who I am in Christ.

I am the daughter of the mightiest King to ever walk the earth!  By the grace of God, I am adopted into the Lord’s family by my belief in His Son, Jesus Christ.

Now that I am adopted in, what is my job as a Christian?

1. To settle the issue of my own salvation.
2. To grow spiritually
3. To receive personal blessings and encouragement
4. To receive  personal guidance
5. Defend against evil
6. To teach God’s truth to the next generation
7. To counsel others
8. To speak with unbelievers about Christ
9. To verify others teaching the world
10. To present myself approved to God.

Psalm 119:18 NIV ¹⁸ Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.

Acts 16:30-31 NIV ³⁰ He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”   ³¹ They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.”

Recently I was given the honor and the privilege of being appointed as our church’s Youth Director.  I was blown away by the trust and confidence that our two pastors and their wives have placed in me.

As I walk out my salvation, I continue to grow in faith and love.  Not only am I continuing to grow in my faith; but now I am also leading young people to Jesus.  What a blessing!

On Sundays, I get to work with kids 12 and under and on Wednesdays I get to work with 13 to 20 year old teens. My goal is to be the person I needed as a child.

Me, I’m the ultimate mom.  I’m the listening, loving, hugging, gentle correcting, faithful mom to all my children.  I am a friend, mentor, leader, cheerleader, and so much more.  I blindly accept all; because I wished so much in my youth for someone who was there for me and my countless questions and needs.

God bless my mom and dad; but honestly, they didn’t know how to be there for me or to deal with my needs of these types of things.  They taught me by example how to treat others and especially how to be a good friend, and independent girl who needed no one, ever.

But, God gave me a heart that is too big for me.  I craved love; but didn’t know how to receive it.  It wasn’t until I fully turned to God that I received the love I had craved my entire life.  Because of God, I now know a love without limits.  Because of God, I can now reach out to others and share His love for us all.  Because of God, I can now reach out my own hand to others, grabbing their hand in mine and accept the love, respect and joy of them.

I now walk in love.  I now share God’s love with others.  I now see all people as God’s people.  It is not my job to judge others, just to love them.   I accept them all.

Just love people.

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I Call B.S.

Wake up, People!  As I see it, these crazy people are running around, screaming and yelling, tearing down statues, hurting others, and knowing NOTHING about anything all in the name of wokeness.  Do you have an opinion other than mine?  WRONG!  I’ll cancel you.  So sick of seeing this crap.

As a woman veteran who would still go to war for the freedoms we have in this country; I want to slap some people.  History is what history is.  I’ve never owned a slave and I have no intention of owning one, so I’m not paying for the past.  I’m sick of the minority out shouting the majority and having a temper tantrum if they don’t get their own way.  I’m sorry you weren’t hugged enough as a child; but kids, if your feelings are being hurt, grow a tougher skin.

I’ve been bullied.  I’ve been molested.  I’ve been raped.  I suffer the most painful disease known to man.  I have been called names that would make a sailor blush and I’m still good to other people.  I still have manners.  I treat others how I want to be treated.  I accept the things I cannot change and I fight for those who need fighting for.

Each day, I wake up and leave the past there.  I’ve grown.  I’ve changed.  I’m not who I was yesterday.

I agree with police reform; but I also agree with following the law.  If I break the law, I expect to pay for that wrong.  I do not know expect to get away with crime.  I also refuse to glorify a criminal who is wrongly killed by police.  What happened was wrong.  Breaking the law is wrong.

I will not apologize for my race.  I will not apologize for my opinions.  I will not apologize for things I have no control over.  I am not responsible for how you feel.  YOU ARE!  If you are so disturbed by a 100+ year old statue, you need some serious counseling. 

The people who are out and about protesting are first of all spreading Corona.  Secondly, they are asking for change that needs to be legislated; but they want it NOW!  I hope people realize that those who are demanding federal mandates are giving up their state’s rights.  Our system of government is set up to run at the state and local level, not as “national” control.  That’s why states have had their own control over how they  were responding to the lock down.

According to the news media, protesting is okay and the reason Corona is now spreading is because some states opened too soon.  I would love to know what is wrong with the way people think?  Then, after they praised the protests, they reversed themselves back to Corona and are now blaming the states.  Hey, if you went and protested and are now sick, that’s YOUR FAULT!

WHEN ARE PEOPLE GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN ACTIONS?  Be a grown up and do the right thing…..be responsible for your own actions!  We, the people, are allowing this country to be torn apart by the weak and they are being fueled by the media, who want to see the country destroyed.

I can only hope that this country wakes up before it’s too late.

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Choices

We are all free to make our own choices; however, we are not free from the consequences of those choices.

We have free will.  We can do whatever we want.  Heck, we can even kill someone if that is our desire; however, you are not free of the consequences of murdering someone, which is prison or even put to death.

We make choices everyday.  For me, if I make the choice to eat something with Cayenne pepper in it, the consequence of my decision will be that I get sick.  I know I can’t eat it without getting sick.  For me, it is not worth the choice.  I choose not to subject myself to this spice.

I am so tired of hearing about the wrong choices people make that lead to them being punished.  I’m tired of reading, hearing and seeing people make stupid choices and feeling that they are not responsible for what happens next.

It seems to me that we have raised a generation of people who feel that the laws of life don’t apply to them.  Have we really let our children believe that they can do what they want, when they want and it doesn’t matter if someone is right, wrong or indifferent, they don’t have to pay the price for their actions.

I, myself, have taught my son that he can choose whatever he wants; just that he has to see it through with whatever the actions have produced. I taught him to take responsibility for his action, whatever they may be.  I’ve also lead by example this concept; because I want him to know that I, myself, have to pay the price.

I only wish other parents had taught their children this lesson.

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Revelations

I don’t care if you hate me.  That’s your problem.  I don’t hate anyone.  I don’t let people live rent free in my head.  I vent and let go.

For the last two weeks this country has allowed some B.S. to make a point.  WTH?  Violence does not solve anything.  Rioting, looting, burning, and hurting others does not solve any problem.

What is happening is wrong! I’m sickened.  What happened to George Floyd is wrong.  What happens to anyone who is killed by another person is wrong.  I will not elevate Mr. Floyd to Saint status; because his history speaks for itself.  Each and every person responsible for his death needs to be brought to justice.  But I have to ask, since when is a bad guy, resisting arrest, the hero?

We the people are being divided by the media, the “new” democratic party which is pandering to the minority and the socialistic premise that has proven wrong time and time again.  What is wrong with this country?  We are destroying a great nation; because of a few bad apples.

I have met both good and bad police officers.  Just like I have met good and bad people.  Mistakes are made everyday and like Jesus said, “He who is without sin cast the first stone.”

The systematic cleansing of our history is wrong.  Destroying history in favor of sparing the feelings of others is wrong.  This country was built on the backs of many people of all colors and destroying this truth is not going to change it.  It still happened just the way it did.

I am sorry that people are hurting.  I am sorry that people have gotten killed.  I am not sorry for what I have.  I have things because I have worked hard to get here.  I have met sexists jerks in this life; but I have faced it and overcome their hurt.

I have loved the unlovable.  I have been the cheerleader for those who others have put down (including their parents).  I truly believe that we are truly good people.

So, ask yourself this:  Why is it that the only time the people come together to protest this treatment is AFTER an incident happens?  Why are people not pushing for reform when nothing is going on?  If there is a problem, FIX IT!

I remember the first time I encountered racism.  I was a young Marine and my roommate was a black girl from NJ who was a pig.  My half of the room was so clean you could eat off the floor.  Her side of the room?  She didn’t even make her bed; something that is a no-no in the Corps.  She left food out, threw her clothes on the floor and come Thursday evening, when we had mandatory field day, she shoveled the stuff into her wall locker so our Friday inspection team wouldn’t see it.

We failed our first Friday inspection because of her and I was furious.  She; however, accused me saying I was a racist.  It wasn’t long before they moved her out of my room and put her, as per her own request, in a room with two other black women.  These 2 women came to me afterwards and apologized to me.  They had believed her lies and came to tell me that they now saw what the true problem was.

We also had two hour fire watch at the barracks.  She had it for two hours one night and the one duty watch came 3x’s to wake her for the watch and she was so lazy that it was nearly a 1/2 hour before they could wake her and another 15 minutes before she left the room; making her watch only 1 hour and 15 minutes.

My second encounter was in S.C. I was working for the Avionics Officer and a black man proceeded to tell me all about how my ancestor’s repressed his and that I owed him.  I proceeded to tell him how my great grandfather came to America in 1912 and was a Navy veteran in WWI and how my grandparents on the other side came over as a young married couple after WWI.  Even though my family was treated badly, too; I don’t hold those who did so responsible for my position in life.  I don’t believe I am responsible for their actions anyway.

What neither of these Marines knew is that my uncle Niles is black and I so love this man.  My best friend growing up was black.  My brother from another mother is black.  That I just loved people, no matter color, race, creed, etc.

As a band mom, I am so proud of the accomplishments of our band members who have graduated and become better.  Two such individuals, W.L. and N.W. (both black) joined the Air Force and still, several years later, keep in touch with my son and ask about their “mom” and how I am doing.  BTW, I’m not defending myself, I am stating that if we all just saw people as people we’d be better as a nation.

As a Christian, I also have band kids that call me mom and are gay, trans and more.  All we need is to LOVE THEM.  It’s not our job to judge them.  It doesn’t matter what they believe, feel or whatever, just LOVE THEM!  I can’t cast a stone.  I’m a sinner who needs Jesus.

I just love people.  Agree with me?  Great!  Disagree with me?  Great!  That is the beautiful thing about this nation!  We in the USA are allowed to have different opinions, thoughts and actions.  I can’t imagine living in another part of the world where being a different color, sex or orientation will get you killed.

We need to change the way we perceive the world and know that it does not revolve around one person or small group.  The world is for all of us to live in and share.

John 15:12 ¹² My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. (Jesus)

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Close Encounter of the God Kind

Genesis 22:6-9 (NIV)

⁶ Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together, ⁷ Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?”

“Yes, my son?” Abraham replied.

“The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”

⁸ Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together.

⁹ When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood.

Abraham obeyed God even to the point of taking Isaac to die.  Abraham believed the Lord would provide a sacrifice.  Abraham was just a human like us, who obeyed God’s instructions without question.   We need to obey the Lord, just like Abraham did.

Abraham made a covenant with the Lord.  God keeps His promises, always.  God’s promise was to make a great nation from Abraham’s line.  If Isaac died, who’d carry on?  So, Abraham trusted God to provide a sacrifice, not his son.

We need to trust God!

We don’t have a true partnership with God; He takes on both parts.  We are not faithful, but God is.  His promise, His covenant, and His sacrifice to us takes on the punishment that was ours.

Isaiah 53:8 (NIV)

⁸ By oppression and judgment He was taken away.  Yet who of His generation protested?
For He was cut off from the land of the living;  for the transgression of my people he was punished.

We are too safe.  Don’t play it safe, risk it all for Jesus.  Playing it safe limits our impact, stunts our growth, shrivels our hearts, and shrinks our faith.

Step out in faith!

What God promises, He will do.  You go and He goes with you.  He supports us in fulfilling His promises to us if we obey.  God will work hand in hand with us.  Three times Paul asked God to remove the thorn in his flesh and each time God said no; because God perfected his weakness.

Sometimes we can only do one step at a time.  God won’t lie to us.  He keeps His promises.  He renews our strength.  We will be given the ability to soar, dance, run, walk, etc.

We need to change and grow.  Change is inevitable.  We have to change even when we are uncomfortable.  God loves us too much to leave us where we are.  He helps us when we become His.  We can’t do it alone.  God is enough.  We need Him to wrap us in His arms and help us bring Him greater glory.

Don’t follow the world, follow Jesus.  He died for us and brings eternal life.

When we surrender control to Jesus, the results are far better than our own attempts.  We need to see ourselves as God sees us.  We get our strength from God and a Spirit of discipline.  Seek God first for answers and directions.  He knows the outcome, so why not ask Him about it before you start?

Stand for what is right in God’s eyes, not the worlds.

Temptation

Genesis 3:17-24 (NIV)

¹⁷ To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’

“Cursed is the ground because of you;
    through painful toil you will eat food from it
    all the days of your life.
¹⁸ It will produce thorns and thistles for you,
    and you will eat the plants of the field.
¹⁹ By the sweat of your brow
    you will eat your food
until you return to the ground,
    since from it you were taken;
for dust you are
    and to dust you will return.”

²⁰ Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living.

²¹ The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. ²² And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.” ²³ So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. ²⁴ After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side^[c] of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.

Genesis 1 through 3 explains the world.  It gives the historical account of creation; paradise and paradise lost.  No evil, death, pain or sorrow was Eden and we wrecked it all.

Upon disobeying God’s one rule, our eyes were opened.  We are naked and ashamed.  We are now aware of the evils of the world.  We have a new conscience.  Disobedience to God led to sin and our desire to be in control of our own lives.  We became vulnerable when our sins showed.  We’re all afraid of being exposed, especially our sins.

We were made to be known and we were made to be loved because of it.  Our hope, in Jesus, who’s eyes see us completely, loves us and we can stand before Him without fear.  However; our desire to be our own masters is us disguising ourselves from others.  We hide ourselves so no one can see our true selves.  We have shame, guilty and sin.  We disguise our fears, sin nature, vision, views, etc. from others.

Jesus who sees our sins, accepts us and loves us despite it.  Deep down we have shame and guilt for our nature.  WE:

1. blame others
2. hide from view
3. over work
4. are perfectionists
5. cover up with clothes or make-up
6. display a tough exterior

Lay it all down!!!  That’s right, lay it all down at the feet of Jesus.  Jesus is the only one who can truly cover us with His love, mercy and grace.  We are made to know Him and serve Him.  He’s the only one we can’t hide from.  Let your guard down and embrace Him.  He loves you so much!

Because we decided to be our own masters, even the animals know we have lost our relationship with God.  Through Adam, we face death; but through Jesus, we have life!  Adam = obey and live = fail.  Jesus = God Man = obey and die = eternal life.  Seems and easy choice to me.

Jesus had to destroy death.  Why didn’t God just recreate “new life”?  Because He had to deconstruct death in order for us to receive life again.

1 Corinthians 15:20-22 (NIV) The Resurrection of Christ

²⁰ But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. ²¹ For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. ²² For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.

Because of Christ we have life and we have it abundantly.  This is the good news.  We are saved. We are free.  However; freedom doesn’t mean free to do whatever we want; but free to do what we were made to be.

Jesus is the answer!

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Jesus is the only way

Matthew 7:13 (NIV) The Narrow and Wide Gates
13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.

Jesus teaches love and compassion.  He tells us to even love our enemies and pray for them.  Jesus is tolerant and He loves us.

Jesus is the way, the truth and the life.

The world says all religion is relevant.  Jesus says “No.”  He is the only way.

Christianity is not natural anymore; because of the fall.  Christianity is an act of will on our part to reach out to Jesus and take His hand, without which, a relationship cannot begin.  One road, one way, only way!

The alternative?  Hell.  In both Daniel and Revelation, we see that Hell is eternal damnation.  It is not some mystical place made up to scare us; but a place where eternal torment will be suffered by those who reside there.  If we are not in Christ, we are not going to heaven, either.

Only an intimate relationship with Christ will get you into heaven.  You may cast out demons, heal the sick, preach the gospel; but if you don’t have that intimate relationship with Jesus, you’re not going to heaven.  Of course, the absence of these traits doesn’t mean you’re not a Christian; but having them won’t mean you are.

In Eden, the “Tree of Life” became the tree of death.  However; Jesus resurrects the dead tree, making it once again the Tree of Life.

We are not in control.  God is.  So why not give it all over to God?  Grace is given by the Father.  Intimacy and obedience to God’s will is a relationship worth having.  We all have the ability to survive and some give up.  We all have a mission.  By being within God’s will, He leads us to an accomplish the mission through Him.

Sin leads us on a false mission.  We sit and judge God because of the lie of sin.  We judge and we expect God to explain Himself to us.  This is a lie of the enemy and is in our DNA since the fall.  When Adam and Eve ate the fruit, our relationship with God was broken and couldn’t be repaired.  That is UNTIL Jesus came and conquered death.

In a world full of sin and hatred, turn to the One who is Love Himself.  The One who loves us without end.  Our hearts are restless until we find rest in Jesus.  Our mission is to know and serve God the Father through God the Son (Jesus) with the help of God the Spirit (The Holy Spirit). By having an intimate relationship with Jesus, we hold the key to life everlasting.

Now isn’t that good news?

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Grace

Grace – unmerited favor of God; giving and receiving something that is needed, but not deserved.

There are so many stories about God’s grace in the bible.  The prodigal son is about grace given to the son who was lost and found his way home.

The Samaritan story is about grace given by a stranger to his enemy without expectation of repayment.

The sermon on the mount is about loving your enemies, giving them what they need and your prayers.

The adulterous woman was supposed to be stoned to death in accordance with the law; but she was given grace and lived to sin no more.

Jesus wants us to give grace to others and make it a dominating principle in our lives.

Jonah found grace hard to accept.  Jonah was a prophet whom God sent to warn the people of Nineveh about their debauchery and sin; but instead Jonah ran in the opposite direction from the task.  What happened?  He ended up in the belly of a great fish.

Jonah, knowing God was a gracious Father, didn’t want to tell Nineveh they were doomed because he knew if they repented, God’s grace would save them.  When Jonah finally showed up and preached; the repented and spared.  Then Jonah pouted.

Remember, Nineveh was pure evil!  The Hebrews hated them for their cruelty.  However; when push came to shove, the people repented and turned back to God.  Jonah wanted them destroyed; but God loved them, just like He loves us.

By running from God, Jonah was running from his own sin against God, rather than facing up to his own grace from God.  Because we have free will, God won’t stop us from sin.  We will face the consequences of our sin.  We can run; but we can’t hide.  Even though Jonah tried to leave the Lord, the Lord never left Jonah. It is the same with us. Obedience to God is the only way.

We have to walk out in faith.

By seeking God and the kingdom of heaven first, we make Him a priority and we get our best life.  Start your day by asking God what to do.  We have no idea what each day will bring; but He does, so why not ask the One who knows it all?

New day, new you!  Seek God first.  We all have worldly issues.  However; we’re to be in the world, not of the world.  We will have struggles, we will have challenges, we will have bad days. What we do to incorporate faith into our daily lives is the key.  Faith is a daily challenge we face when living in this fallen world.  If we’re not following God, who are we following?  Ourselves?  satan?

Because we always have freedom of choice, we can choose to follow God or ourselves.  By following God, we change our “normal” to “Better”.  We can’t be who He has made us to be if we don’t follow His instructions.  Speak to Him.  Have a conversation with Him, He’s waiting to hear from you.

Faith is seeking Him first and speaking with Him daily, throughout the day, so you can keep walking out His plan.  Remember, His plans are always the best plans.  He gives His best to His children.

Jeremiah 1:5  “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

Jeremiah 29:11  For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

God is our best option in a fallen world.  He’s for us.

God is good, all the time.

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Salt & Light

Matthew 5:13-16 (ESV) Salt and Light

¹³ “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.  ¹⁴ “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. ¹⁵ Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. ¹⁶ In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

Covid-19 has given us the perfect platform to reach the lost, fearful and hurting.  In a time of such uncertainty, we need to look to God for our peace, our strength and our future.  In times of struggle, I turn to God, the author of the universe and the one who holds me in His hands.

Salt is used to flavor food and can make or break a meal.  Light is used to remove the darkness.  Together, they bring flavor and goodness.

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV) ¹⁷ Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

I believe that God is calling us to help mold this new, post Covid world and the changes that are coming down the line.  We are to show the world that God is good, that He has a plan that will bring about goodness and light.

As a Christian, I will share God’s light with all who will listen to me.  I will use my gifts and talents to help others.  I will salt the world with His flavor and I will show His light to the world.

The world corona means “crown” in Latin.  So, it is appropriate that this virus is the “crown” of the earth, where satan has his domain.  Oh, the crown prince of hell will soon face the rage of our Father and forever suffer in the lake of fire.  You see, the only power he has here is for lying, destroying and killing.  He works in darkness; but our Father is the Father of Light, in Him no darkness is seen.

Personally, I’d rather go toward the light, which is life giving and sustaining than to let even a spot of darkness consume me.  God never changes, He is the same past, present and future.

Stay humble and obedient to the Lord.  Refocus yourself toward Him.  Don’t let the world dictate to you; be in it; but not of it.

God can’t use our silence, so speak out of His great love and plan for us!  Others are watching us to see how we act during this pandemic, be His light.  This is a battle between good and evil, so speak up, be seen and spread the salt and light of God to the world.  Be ready for this new day.

God gives peace, security and strength.  Embrace it!

Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NIV) A Time for Everything

3 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: 

Isaiah 43:19 (NIV)

¹⁹ See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.

God doesn’t allow the bad things without making something good come out of it.  God is a way maker.  When we don’t see it, He does.  He is not in time, like we are.  He sees the beginning and the end.  All we need to do is endure, by using His strength and He will bring it back around with you, victorious.  That is the God I serve.

I remember a Pastor who told me that you can’t “out give God”.  Skeptical, I tried it.  It’s true.  The more I give to God and His projects, the more I receive.  It’s amazing!

As we begin to venture back into the world after this forced lock down, I look forward to seeing how God has changed the world and the people in it.

God is good, all the time.

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Enough!

Enough is enough!  If we don’t open up the country we’re going to destroy our way of life.  When a woman here in Florida is turned down for unemployment, after being let go because of Covid-19, and now has no way of feeding her 3 children, something is wrong!  I wonder if they’re totaling up the number of people dying of starvation because of this crap?

When two doctors out in California, who are specialists in caring for patients with Covid-19, announce this virus is hyped up for no reason and they see no reason why we should quarantine and then their video is removed from Youtube, there is a serious problem.

Granted, President Trump is the one who recommended the shut down after being advised by Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx.   However, who knows where these two doctors priorities lie.

Our civil liberties are being violated.  Our citizens are locked up like prisoners and never in the history of this country have healthy people been put in lock up to keep other people safe.  As I have previously  stated, I’m immune compromised and it is MY responsibility to keep me safe.  

We’re six weeks into this here and let me tell you, it’s B.S.  Jobs are scarce as hen’s teeth and depression is high.  People throughout the country are being harassed, arrested, & threatened for being outside, far from other people.  In some places, they can’t buy products that are considered “non-essential. Some can’t even go out in their yards.

Today, a friend on Facebook was freaking out about businesses wanting to reopen.  Her husband is an over the road trucker and she is ranting about people wanting to get haircuts, manicures, eat out and drink.  She told the masses how selfish they are being and hoped that some of them lost people to the disease so they’d know how dangerous they are being.  I was pissed.  I replied that those who are wanting to get back to normal are perfectly acceptable; because starving people who have lost jobs want to eat.  It’s easy for those who still have an income to bitch about it all when they are not standing in food lines and have no money to pay for rent, lights or other essentials.

Common sense says that those who are in danger need to protect themselves.  Common sense is lost to those who are still reaping the benefits of a pay check.  If killing people by starvation isn’t reminiscent of past wars overseas, I don’t know what does.

My mother, my best friend, and many loved ones have compromised health and we have all come away with our common sense intact and wish to see the country back open after this horrible shut down.  If we take responsibility for our own lives, then why can’t we just continue living, social distancing, and being safe.  No need to keep others out of work in order to keep us safe.  Of course, common sense is truly lacking these days.

I wish you all well.  Stay safe.

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