Powerful story...hit by a drunk driver

A benefit of my job is the time I spend in my car...90% of the time I am either listening to Christian music or Christian talk radio. Last week I heard a POWERFUL story and thought it was worth sharing for numerous reasons.
Literally the day before I heard this, I was in an office working and had an employee there telling me of her son who had been hit by a drunk driver (an illegal immigrant at that). She showed me pictures of her 23 year old son...and all I could do is promise to pray for her. Then the next day, I heard the following:

www.hopeoutloud.com                 The following is the introduction to this family's story:

On November 5, 2006, while driving home from church, the Barrick family was struck head-on by a drunk driver going 80 miles per hour. Andy, Linda, 15 year old Jen and 11 year old Josh sustained life-threatening injuries.
All four were rushed to different hospitals. Jen was not expected to live through the night, but God miraculously intervened. She was in a coma for 5 weeks and had severe traumatic brain injuries and multiple skull fractures.


Here's the amazing aspect of this story...this 15 year old girl had such severe injuries that she was in a coma for 5 weeks, she had to relearn almost everything, and she was in serious trouble. She couldn't even speak. The only exception to her speaking was when she was talking to God. She would pray and have conversations with God, and her family could listen to her speak clearly throughout the process. But, when those prayers and conversations stopped...the girl couldn't make words that anyone could understand. For everything this family has been through...their faith and trust is 100% in the Lord. I couldn't imagine what this family has indured and been through...but it is hard to doubt our God after seeing this story. God works in amazing ways...

Jews?

My spouse brought a movie home the other night..."The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" I believe is the name of it. It gives an interesting perspective on the Holocaust, and is a small history lesson in itself. But, the question that I came away with after watching is this...

Why has Isreal and its people been such a huge target over the years? You look back at Hitler, Germany, the Holocaust, and all of the Jewish people that were murdered. Horrible.

Fast forward to today...and you have the Islamic nations literally wanting to wipe Isreal off the face of the Earth. Why? Where does such evil come from?

So here are some of my thoughts...In the Bible, God calls the Jews his chosen people. We know Jesus was King of the Jews...we also know that the Bible is clear on standing by Isreal (and is the underlying reason why the United States has always found an ally with Isreal-and why it is important to keep it that way)

I just find it Ironic...Isreal is the ultimate Holy Land for Christians and Jews, yet it has always been a target of evil...which we know comes from the Devil.

Something to think about...and watch the movie if you've never seen it. I had never heard of it and I couldn't stop watching it...and I will be honest, it is tough to watch. I can imagine treating other human beings like that.

Marxism...is this possibly the ideology driving our President

Okay...I have heard a lot of people make the comment that they believe Obama is a Marxist. I don't know if you are like me, but other than the name...I didn't know the meaning of Marxism. So, I am going to provide 2 links to the definition and description of Marxism and let you decide.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxism
http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/what-is-marxism-faq.htm

If you want my opinion on this particular issue...it sounds a lot like the ideology that is driving our President. He truly is a "divide and conquer" President...who has been playing class-warfare like a pro. All we have heard about is taxing the rich to get more of their money & when you think about the extreme way this President has grown our government with handouts...it makes a lot of sense.
To make a long story short, Marxism talks about class struggles...it talks about capitalism opressing people and being taken advantage of by their employers, etc...this sounds exactly like our President and is a dangerous way of thinking.

Santorum out...

So my boy Santorum dropped out of the race today...I am saddened by the news, but obviously can't do anything about it. I do have big concerns from this point on in the race...
So, if Romney does get the GOP nomination...then yes, I will have to vote against Obama. Obama has been a terrible leader and has done NOTHING to deserve another 4 years. I truly do not think our county can take 4 more years of that man making decisions.
There are alot of similarities that I do not like with Romney and Obama, BUT there are some differences that would be worth giving Romney a shot:
- The economy...Romeny has proven to be a great/successful business man. That is hands down what we need right now...someone who knows how to run a business and treat our country like that from a financial/job creating standpoint.

-Moral values...they both suck from a legislative standpoint (abortion and homosexual marriage...2 Biblical issues for sure)
-Religion...they are both controversial on this point, which would explain the point above. I do believe the Mormon issue will be a big topic coming up; but on the other hand, Obama can give lip service to God...because his actions are the opposite of what the Bible teaches. Take that comment for what it's worth...Obama's "fruit" does not look like that of what Christ says.
-Big government...no doubt Obama is far worse; but Romney can't talk much...just luckily for him, compared to Obama, his is better...which isn't saying much.
-Electability...yes, Romney will definitely pull the independent, middle of the road voters...but I do think alot of conservative Evangelicals will have trouble voting for either of these men. I think that is a bad thing...because it is our duty to vote...and honestly, we can not give Obama more time in the White House.

*Ughhhh...so disappointed. Not excited about this election at all now...

Playing with fire...Petrino

I just saw on the internet, the Arkansas did fire their head coach Petrino...in case you have been under a rock: Last week he was involved in a motorcycle accident, in which he announced that he was by himself. Then, the police report was released...which stated there was a 25 year old female with him; she worked for the football team, and he was having an affair with her.

All I can think about is how much he had at stake...and how the Devil must have made this woman (who was obviously not his wife...and she was engaged to another man) look so good in his eyes. Crazy enough, the Devil wants us to fail; The Devil fills our head with lies, and with lies that are not logical. This temptation, and then the action of the affair has and will cost Petrino ALOT. He has now lost his job, ruined his reputation even further, no doubt ripped his wife's heart out, more than disappointed his 4 children, disappointed and been the opposite of a role model to his players, made his employer-the University of Arkansas look bad, etc. (not to mention the other half of this affair...she has ripped the heart out of her soon to be husband, both of their families, their friends, and hurt her future career.)

That is my point...the Devil doesn't use logic when tempting. He decieves us..."no one will ever know", "it will only be one time", etc...but that doesn't happen. These things always comes out.

The flip side of the coin is one of the fruits of the Spirit that is talked about in Galations (meaning if you have the Holy Spirit living inside of you as a result of asking Jesus Christ to come into your heart)...the particular fruit of the Spirit in this case would be self control. We have to be very aware of the battle for our mind and soul...
I challenge you to compete on behalf of the Lord...practice and pray for self control. Trust me, you do not want what Petrino and all those involved have coming...there is no way that affair was worth it.
(And we know how close to home this issue hits...I have a neighbor whose soon to be ex-spouse cheated on her, I know of another person that my husband and I recently found out had had an affair a while back-disappointing is an understatement, I know a preacher who is more than legal hot water for taping women without their knowlege...yes he was married with a newly adopted kid, and so much more...this stuff is going on all around us)

The media...pushing the limits again

As a mom of 2 small kids, I have to be aware of what the media is pushing down our throats (whether it be radio or television). Some people may think this is crazy, but the media is always pushing the limit on morality. This blog post could go into a number of different topics (like Jennifer Love-Hewit's new show where she is a prostitute, or the GBC show that is out...which stands for Good Christian B*^#%es, etc)

Sad to say, but this is the junk our media is pushing onto us and our families...some may say it is simply entertainment, but I think it does much more. You look at homosexuality for instance...every sitcome or show has a homosexual in it now...with the help of the media, homosexuality is becoming "normal" on our society (although the Bible clearly states in black and white that it is not...regardless of what our society says, God says homosexuality is a sin just like lying, stealing, murder, etc)

While the media has helped push the gay agenda, it is now pushing the 'transgendered' agenda...take Dancing With the Stars last season...Chaz Bono (born a girl, changed with surgery into a boy). Then literally this week alone, I have seen 2 seperate stories about other transgendered people. The first, a male Chinese dancer who had his body surgically changed into a female...then you have the whole Miss Universe contestant from Canada...who Donald Trump completely gave into when this contestant hired Gloria Alred as an attorney. This person was born a boy named Walter...while a teenager, this boy underwent a sex change (and on a side note, the surgery was paid for with Canadian tax payer  money under their universal health care...ridiculous)...so this pagent contestant was born a boy, transformed into a girl...and now competing as a female in some of the biggest pagents in the world.

I have compassion on people...and I truly feel sorry for these people. I do think they need help...and possibly the only help is that of a transformation that only Jesus can give...from the inside out, not the outside appearance. Regardless of what the outside shows, we know it is what's on the inside that counts...and on this issue, God creates us all...and He created these people a certain gender. Sorry if it isn't the gender you want so to speak...
just don't let the media distort the truth once again...

you were born a man...

"You were born a man"...enough said.
That would be my non-politically correct statement to the wanna be Miss Universe contestant. I do not care that you are transgendered, and felt like you should be a woman...the reality is this, God made you a man...and nothing biologically changes that. There are also rules, and being a born female is one of them in this case...(to enter into the Miss Universe contest)
It is just annoying to see people like this try to force others to accept them...when in fact, they don't accept themselves and are continuously changing themselves. So, to this man-woman and her attorney Gloria Alred (who is a fame seeking attorney)...give up this crazy mind set. We don't have to accept it...