I have so many better things I should be doing this morning but I have to take a few minutes to express my feelings on something...even if no one reads or cares.
I like to watch Conan occasionally - I think he's funny. Last night he performed a same-sex marriage on his show, so I decided not to watch that. This morning I see posts on Facebook from people saying how wonderful it was to see that and how "bad" it is that same-sex marriage isn't more widely accepted. This got me a tad bit upset.
Now I honestly believe that everyone has the right to do whatever they want (I certainly do whatever I want). I have NO problem with this. One of my beliefs as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is that I "claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of [my] own concience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may." This means I believe in God - and I worship Him and follow His commandments. I also feel that everyone else should be able to believe and do whatever they want. What really iritates me is the fact that people expect ME to accept all these things that I feel are immoral and "wrong". Yet they do not want to accept that I can believe whatever I want and feel however I want. Why MUST I accept something you are doing? Why can't I have morals and values? You tell me it is "wrong" that I don't accept your lifestyle yet you won't allow me to feel that your lifestyle is "wrong". Do you see the problem with that? I can be wrong but YOU can't? I have every right to not accept the idea of same-sex marriage or people killing human life inside of them or having sex with anyone you want whether or not you are married being ok. And there is NOTHING "WRONG" with that. I am so sick and tired of people telling me I need to be more "accepting" of people's lifestyles and actions. I have absolutely NO obligation to feel that what they are doing is ok. I am not one of those people picketing in front of hospitals that perform abortions or churches that perform same-sex marriages. I feel that people can make their own choices. I can teach my children to have morals and values and responsibility. I can teach them that our Heavenly Father's plan for us is to marry someone of the opposite sex and have a family and that anything other than that goes against His plan for us. I can teach them that Heavenly Father is disappointed when he sees His children abusing their bodies and doing things that are contrary to His plan. I can teach them that although He loves EVERYONE because they are His children, He has rules and commandments that He wants us follow (and that it is in our best interest to do so). I can teach them that there are consequences for our actions, especially when we do things that are contrary to His plan and His commandments. And I WILL teach them all these things. I will teach them that Heavenly Father DOES NOT approve of same-sex marriage as it goes completely against His plan for us. He DOES NOT approve of abortions - a woman killing a human life inside of her simply because she wants to be irresponsible and not have to care for and raise that child. He DOES NOT approve of us watching pornography, piercing and tattooing our bodies, and all other acts that defile the temples he gave to us. What is very sad is that society tells ME that I must NOT teach these things to my children!! Society tells me that having morals, values, and standing up for what I believe in is WRONG!! Punishing my children for being disobedient is WRONG!!
I read an article online the other day about politics. In a nutshell it talked about "Mormonism" and the fact that so many voters are prejudiced agains Mormons. It talked about how far we have come with racial equality. Yet we as a society are WAY MORE prejudiced against religion that we have ever been. Polls show that as much as almost 40% of voters say they would not vote for a Mormon for president. Simply because he was MORMON!! Can you believe that? In the comments were arguments about the fact that people "choose" to be Mormon but don't "choose" to be black. I can understand that. But it is still ignorant and prejudice to not vote for someone simply because of their religious preference. People don't agree with the Mormon belief system. Well I don't agree with people engaging in homosexual activites. BOTH ARE CHOICES. People choose what religion they will belong to. And people ALSO choose what kind of people they will have sex with and marry. Just because people INSIST that others are born with certain tendencies and feelings DOES NOT mean that those tendencies dictate their actions.
I understand that this is probably quite a pointless rant but whatever. I am very passionate about what I believe in. I feel very strongly about who I am and what I believe. I have extreme self-confidence and am not the slightest bit swayed in my beliefs by what society says. But most people aren't. They care too much about what other people think. They care too much about what "the masses" think and feel. "Well if that is what everyone else thinks, then so do I." I swear this is the mentality of most people. We're all just a bunch of sheep. Following the loudest voices. And today, the loudest voices are pretty stupid.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Another Baby and Other Changes
One of these days I might start getting better at this blog stuff. It seems that I allow more and more time to pass between my posts. I guess I figure there aren't many people "following" me so there isn't much concern about my posting habits. Maybe if I were better at posting I'd get a better following...
So here is what has transpired since my last post LAST YEAR. Sheesh.
We had another baby - Evan Andrew. He was born on April 7th, 2011. He is just about 6 months old. Andrew and I enjoyed the few days we were in the hospital - just the two of us with a brand-new little baby. We got fed 3 times a day, didn't have to do laundry or dishes...it was great. My mom and sisters were wonderful enough to watch our other 3 kids for us. It was so fun to see the kids' response to meeting their new baby brother...especially Sara. She just loves Evan to death. She is so good with him. She walks up to him all the time and says, "Hiiii!!!!". I love how well all my children get a long with each other. I have been lucky to have children that love each other so much. none of them have been jealous or clingy. They are all very independent and therefore get along with each other very well - and don't fight for my attention.
A few months back we had to get rid of our dog, Buddy. Sara had been having breathing issues for a while and after a few trips to the doctors and a few allergy tests, we found out that she is very allergic to dogs. So...off he went. My cousin took him and apparently he is doing well. Tyler had a really hard time at first with Buddy being gone. He was so attached to him - they were best buddies. But it didn't take long for him to get over that and he only occasionally speaks of Buddy.
Andy was laid off a few months back, as well. A new company came and took over the hotel and casino at Lake Las Vegas. They actually offered Andy a position but it didn't make sense for him to take it. He is now going to school full-time, which will allow him to finish school sooner than if he was working and going to school. We decided that he should just focus on school and get that completed and I would work as needed. Luckily, I don't need to work 40 hours a week. I am just doing the same work I was doing before - just a little more. I have a few wonderful people in our ward that babysit the two little ones a few days a week while I see clients. Now that Natalie and Tyler are both at school all day, it makes it a little easier finding someone to watch just Sara and Evan. I love working, I just hate toting the kids off to a babysitters house every day. Luckily they are both very good kids so I have many offers to watch them. Sara loves going to people's house and playing with their children.
Natalie, Tyler, and Andy are all back in school. Andy is taking a full load and that is keeping him busy (though right now he is watching a baseball game on TV - I guess it isn't keeping him busy enough!). Natalie is in 2nd grade - how on earth do I have a 2nd grader already?? Tyler is in 1st grade and doing...ok. He is so smart and his grades are excellent...he just struggles with paying attention and keeping quiet during instruction. He is so ADD that it is difficult for him to sit still. I work with him every day - hopefully he will learn to behave in school so I don't have to put him on medication. The last few days have been very good - looks like he is starting to improve. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Natalie is doing great, as usual. She is a wonderful student and also very smart. She struggles a little with writing, so we are working on that.
Sara is 20 months old and is such a cute little bug. I love her so much! She is such a show-off and loves making us laugh. We have moved her to a toddler bed and so far she is doing very well in it. She occasionally wanders around in the middle of the night so we have to be sure to keep the door closed to her room. Evan is in the crib and sleeps through the night just about every night. His second tooth JUST poked through today - he got his first one a few weeks ago. He is eating baby food now and loving it. He is such a beautiful, sweet baby - ALWAYS smiling!! He loves laying on the floor and rolls all over the place. He isn't quite crawling yet but that doesn't stop him from getting where he wants to go. He rolls and turns and rolls and turns - and before we know it, he's all the way across the room. Sara loves to roll him over and shove his binky in his mouth - whether or not he wants it. And he smiles EVERY time he sees one of the kids walk by him. I just can't get enough of him.
Andy is still the assistant Ward Clerk in our ward and they just recently called me to be the Music Leader in the Nursery. We currently have 3 nurseries in our ward and I get to visit each one every Sunday and sing music with the little ones. I love being in the Nursery - this is the second time I have been here. There are so many little ones in our nurseries and they are all so cute. I am also still helping out with the Ward Choir. I never realized just how much I liked that calling until I was released.
I'm gonna stop for now and I'll add more later.
So here is what has transpired since my last post LAST YEAR. Sheesh.
We had another baby - Evan Andrew. He was born on April 7th, 2011. He is just about 6 months old. Andrew and I enjoyed the few days we were in the hospital - just the two of us with a brand-new little baby. We got fed 3 times a day, didn't have to do laundry or dishes...it was great. My mom and sisters were wonderful enough to watch our other 3 kids for us. It was so fun to see the kids' response to meeting their new baby brother...especially Sara. She just loves Evan to death. She is so good with him. She walks up to him all the time and says, "Hiiii!!!!". I love how well all my children get a long with each other. I have been lucky to have children that love each other so much. none of them have been jealous or clingy. They are all very independent and therefore get along with each other very well - and don't fight for my attention.
A few months back we had to get rid of our dog, Buddy. Sara had been having breathing issues for a while and after a few trips to the doctors and a few allergy tests, we found out that she is very allergic to dogs. So...off he went. My cousin took him and apparently he is doing well. Tyler had a really hard time at first with Buddy being gone. He was so attached to him - they were best buddies. But it didn't take long for him to get over that and he only occasionally speaks of Buddy.
Andy was laid off a few months back, as well. A new company came and took over the hotel and casino at Lake Las Vegas. They actually offered Andy a position but it didn't make sense for him to take it. He is now going to school full-time, which will allow him to finish school sooner than if he was working and going to school. We decided that he should just focus on school and get that completed and I would work as needed. Luckily, I don't need to work 40 hours a week. I am just doing the same work I was doing before - just a little more. I have a few wonderful people in our ward that babysit the two little ones a few days a week while I see clients. Now that Natalie and Tyler are both at school all day, it makes it a little easier finding someone to watch just Sara and Evan. I love working, I just hate toting the kids off to a babysitters house every day. Luckily they are both very good kids so I have many offers to watch them. Sara loves going to people's house and playing with their children.
Natalie, Tyler, and Andy are all back in school. Andy is taking a full load and that is keeping him busy (though right now he is watching a baseball game on TV - I guess it isn't keeping him busy enough!). Natalie is in 2nd grade - how on earth do I have a 2nd grader already?? Tyler is in 1st grade and doing...ok. He is so smart and his grades are excellent...he just struggles with paying attention and keeping quiet during instruction. He is so ADD that it is difficult for him to sit still. I work with him every day - hopefully he will learn to behave in school so I don't have to put him on medication. The last few days have been very good - looks like he is starting to improve. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Natalie is doing great, as usual. She is a wonderful student and also very smart. She struggles a little with writing, so we are working on that.
Sara is 20 months old and is such a cute little bug. I love her so much! She is such a show-off and loves making us laugh. We have moved her to a toddler bed and so far she is doing very well in it. She occasionally wanders around in the middle of the night so we have to be sure to keep the door closed to her room. Evan is in the crib and sleeps through the night just about every night. His second tooth JUST poked through today - he got his first one a few weeks ago. He is eating baby food now and loving it. He is such a beautiful, sweet baby - ALWAYS smiling!! He loves laying on the floor and rolls all over the place. He isn't quite crawling yet but that doesn't stop him from getting where he wants to go. He rolls and turns and rolls and turns - and before we know it, he's all the way across the room. Sara loves to roll him over and shove his binky in his mouth - whether or not he wants it. And he smiles EVERY time he sees one of the kids walk by him. I just can't get enough of him.
Andy is still the assistant Ward Clerk in our ward and they just recently called me to be the Music Leader in the Nursery. We currently have 3 nurseries in our ward and I get to visit each one every Sunday and sing music with the little ones. I love being in the Nursery - this is the second time I have been here. There are so many little ones in our nurseries and they are all so cute. I am also still helping out with the Ward Choir. I never realized just how much I liked that calling until I was released.
I'm gonna stop for now and I'll add more later.
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