Should you vote? Is that a question?

I have read several posts recently about the fact that Obama and Romney appear to be THE candidates. A lot of people who are unhappy with Obama are also concerned with the fact that Romney is a Mormon and therefore they are drawing the conclusion to not vote at all.

This makes me furious.

When we, as believers, decide we don’t like something and therefore choose to remove ourselves completely from the situation how is that helping and WHAT is it accomplishing?

It is the same mentality that I have seen my whole life in people who hold more conservative values. When they feel “threatened” they withdraw and create their own “Holy Huddle”. I ask again, what is that accomplishing???

Thousands of men have fought and died for our freedom and right to vote. No matter what SOMEONE will be elected and just because it is not the “far out right-winged conservative” that you wanted you STILL have a voice and you should STILL use it. Not only that but it is a way to be good stewards of our God given right.

It may feel like you are voting for the lesser of two evils (no matter who you choose to vote for) but all that I ask it that you vote. This is not a post about whether or not Obama or Romney should be who you vote for. I am not getting paid to help on their campaign. I am just fed up with Christians who withdraw when things seem difficult or they are out of their comfort zone. I am pretty sure that is NOT how we will reach the world or make a difference. NOTHING will change if you adopt this philosophy. 

The Truth:

....'nough said.

*Woot, woot* Wednesday!

*Woot, woot*

Tonight I get to eat Chick-Fil-A!

I am seriously obsessed with that place.

*Woot, woot*

I actually got more than 4 hours of sleep last night!

*Woot, woot*

Tomorrow there is a SOUTH wind, not a north wind.

I cannot even tell you how ready I am for summer!

*Woot, woot*

I remembered to wear green!

Happy St. Patty's Day!

*Woot, woot*

I actually look ok in green!

*Woot, woot*

I am 1/2 way through my work week.

*Woot, woot*

I am blessed!

What is your *Woot, woot*?

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* Something that I am continually learning, the kind of think that you say, "Ah! I got it! I learned my lesson", and then a WHOLE new opportunity to learn it come along. What is it, you say? T.R.U.S.T. Trusting God to be specific. Britt and I have a new opportunity to learn it. Again. It is good though, it stretches you and grows you into someone who is more like the Lord and for that I am so grateful.

* The weekend after next Britt and I are having a get-away weekend. Nothing fancy and we are only going downtown for the night but it is still a get-away and it is needed. 2 days set aside that we say no to everyone else and just spend time together relaxing and having a good time. Sometimes even going to a hotel in the city you live in can feel like a vacation. Plus, if I stay at a hotel in my state I get a government employee discount! :)

* Did you get your Census in the mail? If so, what do you think about the part that says, "You are required by law to fill this out and turn it in"? Sometimes it scares me when I think about the direction of our government. Some people decided that they just aren't going to think about it but I have decided I can't be that person. I want to be informed, know all I can and do something when I can.

PS - If Texas succeeds I am moving there. ;) lol

Voting on Health care bill - Or not!

Check out this link.

All I can say is:


Dear Ms. Pelosi,

Can you please tell me when you elected yourself to be God? Because I am pretty darn sure no one would have elected you, you would have had to use this so called "self -executing rule" and elected yourself.

Sincerely,


Lauren

Gun Rights

If you cannot read the shirt it says:

"GUN CORNTROL: The theory that a woman found dead in an alley, raped and strangeled with her own pantyhose, is somehow morally superior to a woman explaining to police how her attacker got that fatal bullet wound."

There are two bills that I am aware of in the Oklahoma House of Representatives this year that have to go with gun control.


1.) Authored by State Representative Joe Dorman, District 65, HB3124 would create an optional lifetime concealed handgun license.

2.) Authored by State Representative Leslie Osborn (The Rep. I work for! *Woot woot*), District 47, HB3157, protects our second amendment rights allowing Oklahoman's to own a registered firearm despite any peace treaties made or federal laws passed. (Basically, it is a precautionary bill).

I think that both of these bills are great. I am a STRONG supporter of protecting our second amendment rights in the right to have firearms. I do not have a concealed license, because I don't have enough money right now as a newly wed to get one :p, but I hope to have mine soon!

If you live in district 65 or 47 you should definitely call your Representative and tell them how much you appreciate this legislation. If you don't live in one of those districts you should call anyway because I know from experience that they do not receive very much positive feedback.

You should also contact whoever your legislator might be (House Representative and Senator) and tell them to vote yes on HB3124 and HB3157.

I know this may not be the most important thing out there right now but I still think that it is very important and something that should not go unnoticed.

prescription for ruin.

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I remember...

My mom came in to my bedroom and told me that I should come and see what was happening on t.v.

I walked into the living room and saw the utter chaos and confusion. I saw news announcers at a loss for words.

And then, I saw the second plane hit. I saw it on live t.v. I saw hundreds of lives taken before my eyes on live t.v. How can I forget where I was, what I was doing, who I was with?

I saw a great loss, I saw a moment in history that we will not forget. I was younger at the time and not able to totally comprehend the impact but I still felt the sting of the pain. My heart ached for those families.

After it set in, as much as it could, I really saw panic. All the way in Oklahoma people were panicking. We left to get gas because prices begin to sky rocket. We went to the store to buy canned food, bottled water and other basics because no one knew what would happen next. When we arrived at the stores the shelves were basically empty. It was hard to find bread, milk, eggs....

Everything ended up being ok. There were no more attacks. But a there was a deep wound that would take a long time to heal. A wound that would always leave a scar on America.

So, today I remember. I remember the lives of the Innocent and the hero. I remember because lives were taken unjustly. I remember because there are people grieving today. Grieving the deaths of their father, mother, son, daughter, sister, brother, grandma, grandpa, aunt, uncle, cousins, best friend....

Do you remember?

Take Action. Take a Stand.

You should go here:

http://www.blogger.com/Here

And then you should contact your Federal Representative and do something about it!

Don't remain ignorant!

So what can I do?

Something that has really been on my heart and mind recently is Abortion. It is a scary and real thing going on right now. When I say right now I literally mean right now, this minute. Somewhere a baby is being aborted. Abortion is one of the most common surgical procedures in the WORLD and most people know NOTHING of it's horrible reality. Every day it destroys almost 4,000 HUMAN BEINGS a day in the US and 130,000 A DAY world wide! Do you know why this is happening in the US today? Because in 1973 seven Supreme Court Justices decided that abortion was a constitutionally protected act. Without a vote, without public debate, abortion came in through the back door without ever coming before the vote of the people. Abortion today is a billion dollar industry that is supported by very influential people in very high places. We try so hard to teach the youth of this nation in our high schools to not smoke, don't drink, protect yourself from STD's but when it come to abortion we do NOTHING!

As I write this and think about it I honestly become more and more angry. If you were to walk down the street today more people then you think believe that abortion is ok. THEY ARE IGNORANT. They do not understand what takes place during an abortion.

I recently stumbled across a website http://www.abort73.com/ This site offers facts, stories and pictures about abortion and the dangers of it. They clearly show you that abortion is MURDER.

I was recently able to give some money to this organization. Not a lot granted but some. Just think, if we all gave some...? There is not a lot that I can do about this gruesome popular trend of abortion but I can help aid those that ARE doing something.

Something else that I did was buy one of their T-Shirts. They are really cute and very comfortable, but most importantly they communicate a very important message...ABORTION IS WRONG! I encourage you to buy one. They are very reasonable. In fact, most of them start at $7.50 but you can give up to $15.00 per shirt. Here is the one I bought:



They also provide this list of "ten ways you can help" http://www.abort73.com/HTML/III-B-10_ways.html I found this to be really helpful and most of the things achievable for me and my limited budget.

We have been learning in our Bible Study on Monday nights about things that we can do to serve our community and ultimately our world. Well... this is something I can do. You WILL see me proudly wearing my "abort 73" T-shirt.