Making the world a more beautiful place

One of the best parts of Five in a Row curriculum is that it has introduced me to the wonder of GOOD children's literature. There is a book, "Miss Rumphius" by Barbara Cooney where Miss Rumphius travels around the world, has a home by the sea and makes the world a more beautiful place by planting lupines.

I always think of this book when we plant flowers. This afternoon I had the privilege of planting flower/container gardens with my 6 oldest children. We planted impatiens, New Zealand impatiens, geraniums, fuschia, petunias (white, purple/white and purple), begonias, a zinnia and 3 other types of flowers I didn't know what they were, but I knew they went in full sun. They will be so beautiful and are so beautiful and we had fun planting them and our little corner on this earth is indeed a more beautiful place.

Let's just say, I'm a bit over these illegal immigrant fallies. Tell me again why we don't send the little law-breakers home? Oh, yeh....it's because they work for less than the other law-abiding Americans who pay taxes.

So.....quit reading this blog and go take care of your children. They're worth it!

Oh, yeah, since I live in Durham AND I'm a Duke alum (a townie and gownie although I never went through the graduation ceremony), I guess I'm allowed to have an opinion. My opinion is that this whole thing is a mess. Lacrosee players.....do something better with your lives than hire strippers..how painful and sinful....Strippers....do something more honorable with your life...I beg you.....God meant you for higher things than this...REALLY and TRULY! Don't plqy with fire. You generally get burned. It is so sad all around. Noone is without a lion's share of the blame...but rape? I'm not so sure the evidence will show that. As a molecular biologist in a former life, I'm wondering where the DNA is. Add to the fact that the photo id lineup contained only Duke Lacrose players..she had hmmmm......a 1/1 shot of picking a Duke Lacrosse player from the lineup. I guess it wouldn't have been too good if they had had a real lineup and she had picked someone, who , say, wasn't at the party? No photo id and no DNA....would've been a bit hard to go forward with a case that way.eh? That said, the Duke lacrosse players are jerky for having a party like that. If my sons were to ever attend a party like that I would consider myself a failure as a parent. No winners in this one, that's for sure....:-(

More on immigration....

http://www.nationalreview.com/script/printpage.p?ref=/lowry/lowry200604040747.asp
Thanks, Rich, for articulating things much better than I ever could!

The Golden Rule....

Matthew 7:12 (New International Version)
New International Version (NIV)
Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society
12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

I realize that sometimes I come across as very unfeeling and uncompassionate. I have been accused of being without compassion and mercy. I see why some people might say that, but the reality is I'm very compassionate. I would never do to others what is done to my family on a very regular basis.

I homeschool the children that the Lord has given us to raise. It occurs to me that it would not be a very kind thing for me to go to my neighbor's house and demand that he give me thousands of dollars to educate my children and then, furthermore, add that if he does not pay me thousands of dollars to educate my children well, then, I will use the power of the state to force him to pay said thousands of dollars or be forced off their property at gunpoint. Yet, that is precisely what almost 90% of the population w/ school age children does. Too chicken and lazy to do the bidding themselves (and knowing in their hearts that it really is a lame thing to do), they let the state do the dirty work, and to make themselves feel better, they may hit their fellow friends and families up for a little private charity (aka *fundraising*). I love my neighbor too much to do that to them.

I also love my neighvor too much to allow (LOL) them to pay for my family's food and medicine. I operate under the antiquated notion of personal responsibility. Somehow, I just don't think it's right to ask (force) my neighbor to pay for an epidural (not that I've ever had one in 8 births, thank you very much) or my filet mignon with bacon wrapped around it (can you believe those home delivery meat companies actually take food stamps? I bought from them once, and that was only because my sister gave me a great deal through her barter!) If you think it's okay to steal (i.e. be the beneficiary of a wealth transfer program) from your neighbor and think it's a loving thing to do....well..whatever....I do not agree and cannot argue where there is nothing logical against which to argue).

Off to love on my world-changing, wealth transfer hating children.....

Illegal Immigration.....

It seems everyone has a view about this. Mine is pretty simple. If you are here illegally you should be deported and arrangements made for you to come back legally. That will never happen in this lifetime, because apparently the rule of law is meaningless, but, as an ought person, I will not change my view.

What annoys me, logically, is when otherwise conservative level-headed Christians become bleeding heart liberals and argue since the trespassers (otherwise known as illegal immigrants) are already here , it would be cold and cruel to send them back. Please spare me the self-righteous arrogant illogical statements. The cold hard facts are that businesses like having illegal immigrants here because they can pay them lower wages than other legal Americans. Businesses like selling their employment to the lowest bidder and illegal Mexicans are generally the lowest bidder.

I live in a Hispanic safe haven city, Durham. What that means is that noone in Durham law enforcement will ever ever ever turn over an illegal immigrant for deportation. It is sickening, really. Reconquista. A study came out that said illegal immigrants actually contribute more to the economy than they take. I wish I had a rolling eyes emoticon.

Does anyone have any idea how wrong it is for ANY of our tax dollars to be going to people who are here IN VIOLATION OF US LAW??? Sometimes I worry about our society (oh, really, they say)....all I can think of is the verses in the OT where the *Israelites do what is right in their own eyes* and God hands them over to their enemies. Where, logically, do Christians get off saying that well....I don't like this law regarding illegal immigration, so rather than work to change it and work within the confines of the law.....well....I guess I'll just ignore it and become a law unto myself.

Hmm.isn't that the same logic a murderer uses when he commits a crime.......hmmmmm....doesn't he say.....well, I don't care that there's a law against murder. ...I don't like it so I'll kill anyway. If, logically, what I say is incorrect, please correct it. Otherwise, you'll have to admit that you really do believe that you're above the law when it comes to illegal immigration and that's a slippery slope that I for one am not even going to step out on.

Oh, and those people who are generally pro-law breaking with regards to the illegal immigrants are usually woefully uneducated about American history with regards to history with Mexico. Let me send you to this link: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/Commentary/com-3_7_06_DB.html Also, feel free to read Neal Boortz' column. He's a bit crass for my taste, sometimes, and he's definitely too hard on pro-lifers, but I REALLY enjoy his daily commentaries. He's as cranky as I am. Actually, we're not cranky, we've just not figured out how so many people can be so wrong about so many things and have no idea how illogical and wrong they are. LOL http://boortz.com/nuze/index.html

Till later.