I’m Trying to Keep the Faith, But It’s Not Working Very Well;*(
Current mood: worried
Category: News and Politics
This election has been the election from Hell. Hell, I say! This has been the longest, most drawn out election I've ever seen. On election night, I will be cheering just to see it over and I'm not the only one.
I am so sick of the campaign ads, the debates, the media, the candidates.. I had faith in one candidate, now she's gone and I've watched both nominees on both sides of the aisle, lie, smear, hate, love, and change their minds. I'm sick of the Congress, the Senate, the government. I'm sick of everything!
I will go with the Democrats, only because I believe the Republicans have screwed our country up. To whoever is our next president, I wish them luck.
Am I overwhelmingly excited? Not a big Yes. Do I know who will be the best, I wish I had a crystal ball, but I don't...
Whoever steps into office is stepping into quicksand and will be left to clean up the messes made in the past eight years, just look at how our economy is booming *end sarcasm now*.
Can who ever comes into office restore the trust of The People in their government? Can who ever is elected actually make a health care plan which works FOR the people instead of AGAINST the people? Can who ever steps into office stop catering to the corporations and start catering to The People?
If I was to add one thing to the Constitution, it would be to STOP the HATE. STOP with the division. Stop pandering to money and start CARING again about each and every citizen, no matter how rich or poor.
I wanna see an American party, that stands together as one. A party which does the best it can for ALL Americans. Whether they be Republicans, Democrats, Christians or Atheist. A party which stands for THE PEOPLE. ALL of the PEOPLE, and follows one set of rules: Those written in the CONSTITUTION of the United States of America.
My American Dream is what all Americans Dream: To see our country prosper and our children inherit a better world than we did. And that is all it is right now: A dream. It's unattainable now. And if we don't do something to change that, SOON, the American dream will turn into nothing but a cliche. And soon the American Dream will have died long ago.
Happy Birthday My Ist born! Cheer up Janie!!
Current mood: energetic
Category: Life
I know that things have been tough, I know you are down, There are people who are not here to celebrate and say Happy Birthday! I know you are really down and don't want to celebrate!
Well. I understand and can tell you this Daddy has his arms around you and is watching and loves you and gave you love to carry you through, Uncle Tim is right next to you, proud of you and singing Happy Birthday!
As time goes by the painful memories fade and you will remember more of the fun things,
Their gift to you was loving you and being there as you grew up! They loved you and most important you made a difference and their lives and all of our lives,
So we are celebrating your birthday because you are special and we love you!
Dragon rider and all those wonderful people who came over to his blog! Love their little hippy girl!
A thank you to all of you!
Current mood: blessed
Category: Life
My family and I have suffered a loss of a loved one, My brother in Law Tim, Most of you followed the ups and downs and sent us many prayers and support! I would like to take the time to tell you. I feel very grateful to all of you who took time out of your day to send a note or comment, It really made us feel loved. Many of you called personally and I really must say! You helped us get through some rough times, I have not been able to really get my thoughts together or had the energy to tell you the difference you have made, So this is for the friends that cared enough to pray .Drop a note, or call ! I thank you and will never forget you all
. It has been a rough couple of years and you helped in a special way. I am not able to think about much right now, I guess I am grieving, I will be back on track someday soon, I wish you all, happiness and blessings,
A tribute to the Vietnam Vets! Never forget!
Current mood: thoughtful
Category: News and Politics
God Bless The Vietnam Vets!!!!
I remember the Country and the craziness of this war!! I remember how torn this Country was and I remember asking my Dad a World War 2 Veteran, Why was everyone angry at these soldiers, He was hurt to see the treatment of these men and women. A war no one understood, In a land no one understood, Took out their anger on the soldiers, I grew up watching the dissent and after living with my Dad and uncles who fought in WW2, I had the greatest respect for all soldiers, The politicians in Washington had no idea what they were getting into, We are doing some of the same things today to our men and women coming back from Iraq.
Why do we take it out on the brave men and women. They are put in to places to protect our interests, They are in conditions none of us could ever imagine.
You can disagree with the War!! Thats your right but do not get caught up in the mindset that these soldiers and Sailors deserve to be spit on and disgraced.
They deserve our support, our love, our help, They deserve RESPECT!!
A defining journey!!
Current mood: indescribable
Category: Life
Hello everyone!!
I must say this has been a hectic week. My kids and I went to see my brother in law upstate New York, A real hike from Brooklyn, We went up on amtrak and traveled along the Hudson, A beautiful scenic trip, Through the years it was always a fun trip, When I met my husband,I was on vacation in the Catskills and he was working at the resort I was staying at, His brother Tim lived very close by and my mother and father in law lived in a great little town in Rhinebeck, So all of my trips to the Catkills were dating having fun meeting all these new people and having loads of adventures, After we were married we would always return to the Catskills for that is where my husband was happiest and we had lots of great memories, The kids came along and there were the pack up the kids and in to the car trips to visit Grandma and Grandpa, Uncle Tim and his kids and lots of great times with the families, We were young and full of dreams, We were all gonna have a great life and all are dreams were gonna come true we were invincible, We had it all! We thought!
Reality and life does not always happen the way you think it will, As time went on life kicks you in the butt and heartaches sneak in and spoil your dreams, But the Catskills and our trips were always a little reprieve for a little while,
My husband passed away a little less then two years ago , We brought his ashes back to where our life together started, The mountain we met on and shared so many great times,
Now, His brother has a terminal Cancer and is not too long for this world, this trip was not about happiness it was a dreaded trip to spend time with a man who was such a part of those invincible years, How could this have changed how did life go by but in a blink!! As I rode the train with my grown up children, I flashed back to them running up and down the aisles of the train, when we didn't take the car, So excited to get where we were going, Never thinking they would grow up and be making this trip which was so painful, I thought your father isn't here and used to be. We are making a trip, and your adults and He would be so proud of you, But yesterday this would have been all of us having fun. So many thoughts spinning in my mind!
Life changes , we love, we cry, we grow, we watch, This is a journey I never saw coming 26 years ago when it all began,
I am grateful for all of it. I embrace the love that never dies, And hope the dreams I had, will someday be a part of my kids dreams, The life you have is defined by the love you share, And there was a lot of love to go with the pain,
I am so grateful for the invincible years! Without them I would never have had the love to sustain me for this journey!!
My Thoughts on the Upcoming Election (You Asked for It!)
Current mood: optimistic
Hindsight is 20/20. We will go back and pick apart this primary for months.. Maybe years, who knows?
I believe that Hillary Clinton is and would be the best to win the nomination...
I listened to her speech and was not amazed at her grace and strength, for I always saw it. I was proud of her, I always was. I never lost faith in her even as many tried to rip her to shreds. I never faltered my support or wavered when the going got tough,. I stood with her, I stood beside her, I stood for her, all the way.
History is being written. A woman and black man. Wow I know I never thought we'd see the day.
I feel that Senator Obama is a master with words. I feel that he wants to do the best for this country, but I still feel that he has a lot to learn. I hope he's smart enough to really consider having Hillary as his vice president.
Together I believe they can reach every part of this country, every demographic.. And between the two of them , I see no problem too big or too difficult for them to solve. Why do I say this?
Take apart every state, county by county. He may have won urban areas, minorities and college campuses. But she won the blue collar workers, the middle class, Catholics, women, and took a large percentage of college age students and young people as well..
These are areas we MUST win in November!
The excitement will be over soon and the mudslinging will begin. The Republican party will focus their full efforts on bringing the Democratic candidate down, and Obama is gonna be a lot easier to attack with his lack of time in Washington, his lack of contacts in Washington, and his lack of experience, especially when compared to Mccain.
I don't say this because I am bitter or angry, I say this because this is reality. We can ignore or wish away the facts but doing that won't help us. Obama has some serious weaknesses that Mccain will prey on, and people will listen. Especially hardcore Americans who voted for Hillary, NOT because they didn't like Obama cause he is Black, but because they know that when compared side by side with Mccain, she stood a much better chance.
The election in November is NOT a primary. The groups that came out en masse for Obama will not have as much clout as they did in this purely democratic primary. This is Republican versus Democrat, and in the end the person who people see as most experienced and most trusted is the person whom they will vote for and elect.
The media played an enormous role in highlighting the negatives of Hillary Clinton and had a love affair with Obama. This, of course, worked in his favor. He was new, he was exciting, he was fresh and he was inspiring. But the media didn't mention how that "newness" would work against him come November.
Hillary became the "old status quo bitch" and somehow in spite of the fact that (if you look at this race honestly) she was the most capable and qualified of the two. We know where she has stood for years. We know how hard she has fought for us. We know her family and her life. Compared to Obama, she would most definitely have had a better shot at beating Mccain come November.
She's known and trusted, anything we could hear about her has already been said and played over and over the airwaves for years.. Obama, on the other hand, is just being disseminated. People are just getting to know him. Any scandel or problem which arises is new, and given that we don't know him like we know Mccain or Hillary, given that we haven't seen him through the years, we don't really know where he'd have stood. He hasn't stood the test of time, his record is nothing compared to either Mccain or Hillary.
But no one wanted to hear it, though these are real issues which weigh on people decisions. It would be extremely unwise to think that these things "don't matter". They do. And they decide elections.
I don't believe Obama can win without her. He needs someone he can learn from and listen to. A tried and true mentor willing to help lead the way and open doors not readily opened for newbies in Washington. He needs someone who is already established and already known and loved.. This media would have you think that that person isn't Hillary, but the fact remains that she is respected and trusted and admired and looked to in Washington by her colleagues and fellow Senators, Republican and Democrat alike.
She's already proven she can reach across the aisle. You need a legislator in the Senate to get your bills through. Don't kid yourself, he'll need a legislator with clout ion his side if he wants to make any of his visions reality. She has the passion and tenacity to make those dreams reality, and we know she has the courage.
You could see the look of relief on Mccains face when he found out he wouldn't be facing Clinton. He knew what a tough battle that would be. He is THRILLED that he's gonna compete with Obama. And you can bet your butt that he's gonna use everything he has to bring Obama down.
We know what's at stake here.. So does Hillary. Which is why she so passionately endorsed a Democratic president and conceded to Obama. She knows just as well as you or I that Mccain could destroy this country. But don't count her leverage out of the Democratic Party. Her followers are loyal and truly believe that she is the right person for the job, that's almost 18 MILLION people.
Those people could make, or break, an election.
The Democrats cannot afford to lose in November, this country cannot afford another Republican president.
And if the DNC and Obama have any sense at all they will ask Hillary to be on the ticket because she can balance out this ticket and this country.
Where Obama lacks in demographics and KEY states, she more than makes up for.
The people who believe he is too inexperienced and don't trust him, will trust him if Hillary is on the ticket. And vice versa.
Where she is looked at as too old people will look to him to keep her "new".
And therein lies the DREAM TICKET of rock star proportions!!
A talented black man and a visionary white woman. Ready for change and capable of making change.
Can you imagine the looks on people faces when the DNC meets and Obama announces Hillary as his running mate? The crowd would roar and from there they would sweep the election like never seen before! Everyone would want to be a part of that history.
The party would be better for it, the country would be better for it, and the world would look at us through new eyes.
A prayer circle for a miracle! For a great guy!
Current mood: bummed
Category: Life
My dear friends, I have been very caught up in family and friend matters lately! Working and trying to get by!
I have had a real hard time lately focusing on anything other then worry, I have been watching my brother in law, Who I love dearly, Battle cancer... He has been brave and inspirational, He has kept us strong as a family, he's more worried about us than he is himself!
He has seen his terminal diagnosis as a realist... He has a very aggressive cancer that came out of the blue. In mere weeks it has taken him from a healthy vibrant guy wit his whole life ahead of him to a man who has been through a life threating operation (which, I have to say) he came through with amazing strength. To chemotherapy and now radiation..
He has found out that the Chemotherapy has not even slowed the cancer down, He is starting to have a lot of pain and will endure more radiation to relieve the pain of the tumor creeping into his cervical spinal column, approaching the base of his skull.
All of this has occurred in a matter of weeks. He told me he is planning his funeral. He wants it his way, He wants a funeral like his brother.. (My husband who died less then two years ago). At the same age! Weird coincidence?
He hopes it won't happen but chances are it will, so he has resigned himself to the fact that he won't be with us for long.
I must tell you that he is amazing, After my husband died, He was my rock and my kids adore him... He was very much the one who lead us through a terrible ordeal with grace and humor...
He has a great sense of humor, He makes me laugh everyday...
He is someone who I never thought would be in the place he is now...
He was the one who got my kids through, Who got his kids through, Who got his parents through..
The one who was always gonna be there,..
The one person you could always count on, no matter what!
I felt safe knowing he was there.
We are all praying that if there can be a miracle, it happens for him..
He loves his family and he loves LIFE,
I ask all of you to please pray for Tim, We are not ready to have him leave us, we need him.
I have a very strong faith in God, Some don't, that's okay, If you don't believe in God, Send him good thoughts and healing vibes.
I have reached my crumbling stage. I have stood up and had strength, but damnit I've lost way too many family and friends!
This is really shaken my being, I am so lost and left without strength. I am at a loss and drained like I've never felt before,
I pray for his parents who must endure losing two sons less than two years apart!
He will be with his big brother.. That's how they see it. I see it as a real test of faith.
Please pray for his parents, his kids, my kids, and me.
I am going to be the one left with a mess on my hands, and I'm finding it so hard to find the strength I know everyone will need to get through this..
I am losing a friend and the last part of my husband...
My friend is my hero!!
Current mood: determined
Category: Life
I have been blessed to have a person in my life through, my space that has been a pal and confidant from the first day we talked we shared a few very scary events, Her son was back from the war and in an accident, I was able to be there and I found what a loving devoted Mom she was, Strong and caring, I went through and am still going through some very hard times with my brother in law and Cindy always listens and makes me smile, Very few people have her ability to laugh and say the right thing to get you through but Cindy does, She is smart and loving and thoughtful and honest..
I am proud to be called her Pal, She needs us now, I ask everyone to go to her blog and stand by her in this battle she faces , I love my friend, I know she will win this battle because Cindy , Never gives up..
She is the toughest person I know, A great lady!! Click on the picture and it will take you there,
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