On Rain and Sunshine

It's funny how much I can get done on a sunny day, especially when I can open the window and balmy air comes in. But on a dreary, bleak day it seems I shut down and just wish it were a different day. Good thing God is not managed by the weather. He consistently gives grace and love even if the weather is cloudy.

February is an interesting month. Just kind of stuck in the middle of nowhere. Valentines Day (or national single awareness day, as my kids call it) falls in the middle but then poof, back to plain old February.

Valentine's Day also puzzles me. The whole concept of expecting roses because it is the day for that? or chocolate? or dinner? Really? I guess it is not bad but something about it has always made me wonder.

Global warming.....

is not here. It is gone. Forever. Or at least for a while. But that is good, right? Here is the funny part....people complain about how cold it is and then get worried because the climate might be warming up. Please decide how you want it, ok?

The southward migration continues in this country....people leaving the north because of the harsh, cold climate (well, ok, and high taxes, and incessant regulations, and etc), but if global warming is real, wouldn't they be staying there?

Wait...maybe it is that wonderful southern lifestyle. No. Not possible. That makes too much sense.

I give up. But I usually do because so much of the chatter about the latest craze or hype never makes much sense anyway.

God makes sense. Good thing He never changes.

Parenting

I don't understand parents who take a stroller the size of a small Toyota to the airport when they plan to travel. Really? Whatever happened to umbrella strollers and a diaper bag?

My mom used to tell me when my kids were little that raising babies had gotten very complicated compared to when she had us. She encouraged me to keep it simple....which was the best advice I was given.

Keep it simple, parents. You don't really NEED all that stuff to raise a great child. In fact, I am convinced that parents with those big strollers and multiple bags of baby stuff are far more stressed than the ones who travel light. And the babies are not any happier either.

New England Folk Wisdom......

Love your country but fear its government.

Some thoughts on faith, family, education, and politics......because they really all tie together.

There is no real purpose in this blog except to perhaps appeal to the ADD thinker or busy multi-tasker. I don't have time for long posts - either to read or write. So I want to put short snippets of thoughts out there just to help shake up your day. Most of what I will say will have to do with faith, or politics, or the family (especially the lost art of parenting), or education. But not because I have the answers.....but simply because I am on the journey.