You are Simply Amazing

I got this today from a Facebook post..I love it..and I wish everyone could not only see it, but believe it!

I love Spring

Today was a great day. I woke up this morning to a light drizzle of rain outside. By the time we were heading to the bus stop it had stopped and it was clearing. If you've never experienced a spring in Virginia you are really missing something! It's so green here. It's beautiful. Of course, I love Spring. Spring is just a step away from Summer, and that means the Beach!

Macen is feeling better so off to school he went. I came home and I didn't have to clean, or do laundry, or shop..I could just "BE" I like days like today. It makes for a nice mommy! I read. I listened to music. I took a walk. I looked at houses. I talked to my mom AND my cute husband.

I am so thankful for my life. There are times that I think I'm going crazy, but then I realize, being crazy is who I am!

My husband is on the verge of retiring from the Navy. It's bittersweet. I love the security the Military gives, but I'm so ready to have the love of my life home with me. I will miss the adventure the Navy life brings, but I am so ready to have a "normal" life. Macen loves having his dad home. I love being able to plan vacations knowing that my husband will be able to go with us. I love the life that I have lead, but now it's time for new.

It's beautiful outside tonight. My windows are open. My son is dreaming peacefully in his sleep. My Husband is safe aboard the Cole. My dogs are in bed. Life is good for the Caufield clan. (Knock on wood)

I honestly don't care about politics, birth control, gas prices, or silly celebrities tonight. My life will be okay no matter what happens. Don't misunderstand..I will voice my opinion. I will fight the fights that need fighting...but tonight, there is no fight in me. Just peace.

So, tonight, my dear friends..sleep well. Have sweet dreams. Know that you are safe and loved!

Think

So, we all know my view on Homosexuality. We also know my view on using Scriptures to make the argument against Homosexuality. I don't have anything against READING the scriptures, In fact, I have been reading with Macen in the mornings. I believe that the Scriptures give comfort when needed. I do not, however, feel that you should use them to fight a battle...This is part of an article I read today in the HuffPost. This made me laugh, and think seriously about what we take from the scriptures. Give this a read..then let me know if, perhaps, Scriptures are not to be taken word for word. The Spirit of the Law, not the Letter of it!

13. Tattoos:( Leviticus 19:28) Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD. Hmm, I guess a whole mess of Bikers and Sailors are going to Hell!

12. Rounded Haircuts: (Leviticus 19:27) Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. Sorry guys..you better stop shaving. I hear the cave man look is making a come back!

11. Men with Injured or Cut Off Private Parts: (Deuteronomy 23:1) He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.

Wow, lets hope that God is Merciful to those poor souls who has suffered THAT type of injury!

10. Consulting Psychics: (Leviticus 19:31) Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God. Sorry Psychic Hotline...you should have seen this coming!

9. Gossiping: ( Leviticus 19:16) Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour; I am the LORD. Oh People Magazine, I will miss all the information on Snookie. TMZ I will miss your humor. Oh Bus Stop...it'll be fine..we can continue our conversation in the Underworld.

8. Wives Helping Out their Husbands in a fight. (Deuteronomy 25:11-12) When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets.Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her.

Sorry Grant, you're on your own!

7.Eating A Ham Sandwich: (Leviticus 11:7-8) And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.

No left over Ham Sanwiches after Easter, or Christmas..That is going to SUCK!

6. Children Cursing Their Parents: ( Exodus 21:17 ) "And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death."

Buh Bye Teenages!

5. Getting Remarried after Getting a Divorce: (Mark 10:11-12) Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.

WOW!!!! Donald Trump and Newt are soooo going to Hell...

4. Working on the Sabbath: (Exodus 31:14-15) "Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death."

Hmm.....sorry Emergency Workers.....

3. Women Speaking in the House of God: (1 Corinthians 14:34-35) Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.

No more talks for me!!

2. Eating Lobster, Shrimp, And Other Assorted Seafood: ( Leviticus 10-11) And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you: They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.

No more Red Lobster!!!

1. Losing your Virginity before Marriage: (Deuteronomy 22:20-21) But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel:Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you

Wow...a lot of women are going to be in Hell..we should all get together to stone them.

Don't worry....I haven't stopped thinking

I know I know...you all thought I had stopped thinking deep thought. I haven't, but I have been trying to not get involved in this political garbage that goes on every election year. I have stayed quiet on Facebook. I haven't insulted any political candidate. I haven't called people stupid. I have been a very good girl...but it's not good to keep things in..especially when things happen that are BEGGING for a comment..so here I go...telling you all what I think.
We'll start with the latest news first:
The Rush bomb!
I don't like Rush. I don't. I don't listen to him, or any other radio "shock jock" I don't need to get all riled up over stupid one sided comments. I do, however, read the news. ALL the news.. What Rush said this past week made me the maddest I have ever been at a celebrity.
To call a young college student a "slut" or a "prostitute" went beyond "entertainment." It was uncalled for, and it was wrong. It has nothing to do with birth control. It had nothing to do with politics. It was just mean and ignorant. I won't insult him, because I will not lower my standards to his level. I am very happy that advertisers pulled out of his show. He needs to learn a lesson. We all do. We laugh when comedians insult the famous. We cheer them on. We have allowed insults to become part of our humor. That's WRONG. It is not funny when you insult someone personally. Famous or not, it's just not right. It's not right to call each other horrible names. It's not nice. We have become a not very nice people. I have tried to teach Macen to not tease kids that are different, or that act in a way that is "unique" What does it say to him when we turn on the news and famous people are insulting anyone and everyone? So, I won't watch Rush. I don't care what he says. If you agree with him, fine. If you think that it is ever okay to call a woman a "slut" or a "prostitute" or even a "bitch" by all means, keep cheering on Rush. I won't tell you how ignorant it makes you, because deep down, you probably already know.
Okay..my view on Birth control. I like it. I believe in it. So we are all aware, birth control is NOT just abortion. I am not for abortion. I am for a woman being in charge of her reproductive system. I am all for a woman being able to get contraception..for what ever reason! I believe that it is important that women are educated on their options. I believe in EDUCATION. You will find the more educated person is about "life" the smarter their decisions are. I won't argue with people who are against Birth Control. They won't change my mind, and I am pretty sure I can't change theirs. I do believe that Insurance companies need to cover the "pill" and other forms of birth control. If I pay into insurance, it sure as heck better cover what I need!!

Okay, now on to my other thoughts.

I got a few emails over the past few weeks talking about members of the Military "relieving" themselves on some dead "enemy" soldiers. Most were in defence of it. One even had a letter form an "angry Canadian mother" cheering on the abuse of dead enemies. Part of me agreed. Part of mt thought "Serves the bad guys right." Then I heard me husband say something that brought me back to my beliefs. He was telling me about his career, and the one thing that the Military members all have in common. "Honor" he said. "Honor is what they instill in us. Honor is what stays with us. Honor is what separates us from others." He is right. Americans are above the abuse. It may feel right to get revenge, but it isn't. We are better than that. We have HONOR. We have RESPECT.

During WWII an enemy pilot from Japan crashed his plane into the USS Missouri. He died on board. The men on that ship could have tossed him overboard and no one would have judged them. They had honor though. These men, who had seen their fellow sailors die, stitched a Japanese flag, wrapped the young dead pilot in it, and gave him a proper burial at sea. That, my friends, is what America is about. It is what our Armed Forces are about. Respect, Strength, Honor...

I don't want to see those soldiers punished, but we all need to stop being "Angry Americans." We need to fight for out rights with respect. Remember, those we are fighting over there have moms. They have families. They have lives. They have been taught different things. They don't have the same respect for life. Losing life to them is far more important. We have to show them that life is more than fighting. We have to show them what it means to have Democracy. We need to show them what true HONOR is about. We don't need to burn their scriptures to prove a point. We are better than that.