What the *&^%$#@ are we doing. Or not doing.

Speak out for those who cannot speak, for the rights of all the destitute. Speak out, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.- Proverbs 31:8-9

Happiness is never stopping to think if you are.
— Palmer Sondreal

meghan says

meghan says
is our daughter Meghan's blog. Very interesting and insightful reading -- if I do say so myself!

Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come.
— Anne Lamott

I Like To Try New and Different...

And sometimes they work, and sometimes they don't.
This template just feels more like me.
And my husband should be happy: he was struggling to read the text on a black background.
Like and old sweater, this new look feels good.
Snuggly, warm -- me.

Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons.
— Ruth Ann Schabacker

Waving or Drowning?

Waving or Drowning? Mike Todd's Blog has a great piece about what we as world citizens to help to help GW see a better way.
If you agree Gitmo is incredibly unamerican, sign here....

The Dignity to Give and Receive

"Nobody is so poor that he/she has nothing to give, and nobody is so rich that he/she has nothing to receive."

These words by Pope John-Paul II, offer a powerful direction for all who want to work for peace. No peace is thinkable as long as the world remains divided into two groups: those who give and those who receive.

Real human dignity is found in giving as well as receiving. This is true not only for individuals but for nations, cultures, and religious communities as well. A true vision of peace sees a continuous mutuality between giving and receiving.

Let's never give anything without asking ourselves what we are receiving from those to whom we give, and let's never receive anything without asking what we have to give to those from whom we receive.