It's a scary thing to open up your soul to the public. You never know what people will think of you-- whether they know so much about you that they think you're being fake or dishonest--- or whether they know so little about you that they think you're being stuck up, ignorant or naive.
I've let my fear of this keep me from sharing my heart with you all, and I'm sorry for that. I'm mostly sorry to my creator, since He is the one that asked me to write and share my story in the first place.
With that, I'd like to share something that has been on my heart lately...
I read way too much of the news. I read it every day. There are incredibly sad, disappointing, ridiculous news stories that are posted every day; yet, I (like many Americans) continue to read them. We do this, yet, we wonder why we have such a deep sense of hopelessnessin our culture. We tell ourselves that times have changed- that the world we live in is so much worse for our children than it ever has been. How can we think or feel this way and not have this transfer into our actions, the way we live each day and then not have that rub off onto our children? It's impossible. If we truly believe that all hope is lost, that all hell has broken loose in this world, then our children will believe that too. The vicious cycle of desperation will continue through the generations.
Instead, let's CHOOSE to see the beauty in this world! Let's not focus on all of these ridiculous news stories and this notion that the world is somehow much worse because people are suddenly more evil than ever before. People have not really changed, but technology has changed. We've always been messed up from the beginning of time. Let's believe that there is always hope. There is always hope, beauty, love, forgiveness-and salvation- available to those who choose it. When we believe in such a way, it will transfer into how we live and our children will want- will choose- to live the same way.
