Religious zealots: These people are oblivious to the obvious; A person who has ruined religion by using it for his or her own personal gain and to make it seem like he or she is better than anyone else.
Pay attention: Remain open to life. Do not be fanatical about forcing your beliefs on others when interacting with them and do not create overlays of judgment on what others do colored by your religious values. Be passionate about your belief, but causing others to confess or convert by force will not change anger or fear to love or kindness.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Monday, November 3, 2008
something I don't understand...Christians, help me out here!
This is just one small part of a very active, should we say, election. HOWEVER. I wonder how those of us who call ourselves Christians think its okay to discriminate against those Americans (just like us) who, through no choice of their own, want to be with someone of the same gender. And, before we begin, if you are one of those people, try in no way to convince me that you are *not* discriminating. Because you are.
How, as a Christian, do you think you have the right to tell a man he is not allowed to marry another man? Or a woman, marry another woman?
How, as a Christian (or non-Christian), does it affect you? At all?
I just cannot fathom why someone would think there's any reason God would not support gay or lesbian men and women. God-my God, your God-is the very same God that loves and supports every single man or woman on this Earth. I don't understand why ANY person would have an issue with gay marriage, but I especially do not understand why any Christian person would have an issue with gay marriage. As a Christian woman, and maybe this is where I differ from you, but as a Christian woman, I do not judge. I do not discriminate. I do not think I am better than anyone else. I do not think I have the right to take away rights from others who are just like me.
How, as a Christian, can you not love and support every man or woman just as your God loves and supports every man or woman?
And please please do not use the Bible as a source of God's unwavering love (except to those who are gay or lesbian). First of all, the Bible NEVER says gay marriage is wrong. Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the Bible *not* take a stance on gay marriage?? You might be interested to find that Jesus says nothing about same-sex behavior and only six or seven of the Bible's one million verses refer to same-sex behavior in any way -- and none of these verses refer to homosexual orientation as it's understood today.
But furthermore--would it not be outdated by now? I'll play devil's advocate. Hypothetically speaking, lets say the Bible does, in fact, state that gay marriage is wrong. Because your argument would be "the Bible says so", wouldn't we have to, in comparison, apply that theory to everything in the Bible? Go with me on this. If gay marriage is wrong because the Bible says so, wouldn't that mean teenagers who rebel against their parents should be put to death? I mean...the Bible DOES say so...and that's one thing I'm sure of. So, going along with this theory, almost every teenager, at one point in time, should be sentenced to the death penalty for disobeying their parents. Because the Bible says so.
The bottom line is there are many many many many many things that the Bible says that we no longer do. Keep that in mind.
So really...as a Christian, do you think if Jesus was standing before you, he would applaud you for taking away something so amazingly wonderful as marriage from another one of his children? One who did nothing wrong but fall in love? Or do you think he would prefer you to love and cherish and support all of his children??
How, as a Christian, do you think you have the right to tell a man he is not allowed to marry another man? Or a woman, marry another woman?
How, as a Christian (or non-Christian), does it affect you? At all?
I just cannot fathom why someone would think there's any reason God would not support gay or lesbian men and women. God-my God, your God-is the very same God that loves and supports every single man or woman on this Earth. I don't understand why ANY person would have an issue with gay marriage, but I especially do not understand why any Christian person would have an issue with gay marriage. As a Christian woman, and maybe this is where I differ from you, but as a Christian woman, I do not judge. I do not discriminate. I do not think I am better than anyone else. I do not think I have the right to take away rights from others who are just like me.
How, as a Christian, can you not love and support every man or woman just as your God loves and supports every man or woman?
And please please do not use the Bible as a source of God's unwavering love (except to those who are gay or lesbian). First of all, the Bible NEVER says gay marriage is wrong. Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the Bible *not* take a stance on gay marriage?? You might be interested to find that Jesus says nothing about same-sex behavior and only six or seven of the Bible's one million verses refer to same-sex behavior in any way -- and none of these verses refer to homosexual orientation as it's understood today.
But furthermore--would it not be outdated by now? I'll play devil's advocate. Hypothetically speaking, lets say the Bible does, in fact, state that gay marriage is wrong. Because your argument would be "the Bible says so", wouldn't we have to, in comparison, apply that theory to everything in the Bible? Go with me on this. If gay marriage is wrong because the Bible says so, wouldn't that mean teenagers who rebel against their parents should be put to death? I mean...the Bible DOES say so...and that's one thing I'm sure of. So, going along with this theory, almost every teenager, at one point in time, should be sentenced to the death penalty for disobeying their parents. Because the Bible says so.
The bottom line is there are many many many many many things that the Bible says that we no longer do. Keep that in mind.
So really...as a Christian, do you think if Jesus was standing before you, he would applaud you for taking away something so amazingly wonderful as marriage from another one of his children? One who did nothing wrong but fall in love? Or do you think he would prefer you to love and cherish and support all of his children??
And the LORD God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” Genesis 2:18
Monday, October 27, 2008
Rochester bound!
So this weekend Rachel and I roadtripped down to Rochester to visit Al! It was a much needed and fun reunion with my girls! Rae and I drove down on Friday after work--we went out to a comedy club which was absolutely hilarious! Then we hit up a few bars and had a pretty great night! The next day, we all woke up and cuddled in bed (ok it's not as weird as it sounds! on our last night in college freshman year, the three of us plus our friend Lindsey, all had a sleepover because we were so sad to leave each other for the summer--it's kind of a thing we do haha) anyways, after that, we went to lunch and then Al drove us around Rochester and showed us some of the cool houses and places--we went up to this mansion called the Plummer mansion which was HUGE--this first picture above here is the backyard of the house...imagine playing in that every day! We also drove by the old Mayo brothers house which was even bigger! (just no backyard there)...here's some pictures...i'm too tired to put them all in order so you'll just have to enjoy them as they are--out of order!
Hi. My name is Bristol Palin.
So on Saturday night, Christie and I went to a halloween party for one of her mom's groups...we had a lot of fun! She went dressed as Sarah Palin and I went as her 17 year old pregnant daughter, Bristol...it was hilarious! And, if I do say so myself, my pregnant belly looked quite real! In fact, all of the other moms kept telling me that they would look over and forget that it was fake and think that I was really pregnant...glad I looked the part! We even won 2nd place in the costume contest! (1st place went to a mom who dressed up as a zebra and her daughter who was a tiger...get it? She's still breastfeeding so it's like the tiger is eating the zebra...a pretty good idea actually!) Anyways, here's a couple pics from the night...enjoy!
*Disclaimer* Now, I feel like I must defend myself for a second...in no way, shape, or form do I promote or encourage drinking while pregnant...it was just a really good photo op!
*Disclaimer* Now, I feel like I must defend myself for a second...in no way, shape, or form do I promote or encourage drinking while pregnant...it was just a really good photo op!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
more than a moment
When i think about the way i lied
And the even tide of me and you
Something tears me up inside
I'm crucified by the truth
It's hard to say goodbye
But someday, i hope you realize
The more i see you
The more i want you
The more i need you
For more than a moment
The more i breathe you
The more my sorrow
The more i need you
For more than a moment, more
I felt the tables turn around
I'm broken down, I've broken you
Without you, life is like a ghost town
It's such a let down
What can i do
It's hard to say goodbye
But someday, i hope you realize
The more i see you
The more i want you
The more i need you
For more than a moment
The more i breathe you
The more my sorrow
The more i need you
For more than a moment, more
I don't want to let go
I don't want to lie
I don't want to be the star in someone else's sky
The more i see you
The more i want you
The more i need you
For more than a moment
The more i breathe you
The more my sorrow
The more i need you
For more than a moment, more
For more than a moment
More than a moment
A moment more
For more than a moment
More than a moment
A moment more
A moment more
:Tim Mahoney:
And the even tide of me and you
Something tears me up inside
I'm crucified by the truth
It's hard to say goodbye
But someday, i hope you realize
The more i see you
The more i want you
The more i need you
For more than a moment
The more i breathe you
The more my sorrow
The more i need you
For more than a moment, more
I felt the tables turn around
I'm broken down, I've broken you
Without you, life is like a ghost town
It's such a let down
What can i do
It's hard to say goodbye
But someday, i hope you realize
The more i see you
The more i want you
The more i need you
For more than a moment
The more i breathe you
The more my sorrow
The more i need you
For more than a moment, more
I don't want to let go
I don't want to lie
I don't want to be the star in someone else's sky
The more i see you
The more i want you
The more i need you
For more than a moment
The more i breathe you
The more my sorrow
The more i need you
For more than a moment, more
For more than a moment
More than a moment
A moment more
For more than a moment
More than a moment
A moment more
A moment more
:Tim Mahoney:
Monday, October 13, 2008
Tomorrow's a new day
So. I officially decided I seriously need to get in shape. Not just lose weight but actually get. in. shape. And ya know what the big push is (stupidly)?? Looking at old pictures of myself...
I know I've never been "thin" by anyone's standards but I was definitely smaller than I am now...I think I'm probably the heaviest I've ever been and its totally been making me feel like crap! (Step numero uno: brutal honesty, right?) The thing is, I always find a way to justify it...ya know, like on days when I work both jobs...well it's just much easier to grab fast food in between jobs...or if I don't grab it in between, after I leave Linens N Things at 9:30 at night, I think 'oh...well...I didn't eat dinner and I'm starving so instead of going home and eating something small, I should just grab something on the way home'. WRONG. Not only does it hurt my waist line but it also hurts my checking account... cue slanty face.
Therefore. I am officially watching WHAT I eat, HOW MUCH I eat, and WHEN I eat. I need to start eating breakfast (which I've been good at lately) and I need to stop eating after 8 at night. IF I've been good for 3 whole days in a row, I can have a *small* dessert as a treat. If I'm not, then I punish myself (ha!)
Also, it's hard to exercise because a) some days I work straight from 7am-930pm, b) I don't have a gym membership and c) on the days where I don't work both jobs, I'm so tired I just want to go home and relax. I know...this doesn't justify anything. And here's the other thing (another 'excuse' in my head) but I hate, like absolutely HATE, running outside. I could run on a treadmill for like 3 hours straight (ok slight exaggeration, but still, for quite a long time) but after running outside for like 10 minutes, I'm tired and it hurts. Lame, right? And since I can't quite afford a gym membership yet, I need to find other ways to exercise.
So. My plan is.... I'm going to start out by doing 250 crunches a day (yes, every day, i will force myself!) I am going to lift weights every other day (I have about a million free weights at home), and I've found a few mini workouts you can do at home (even while you're doing other things)--such as doing calf raises on commercial breaks, etc. Also, my mom gave me some workout videos so I'm going to try and fit those in as often as possible--I won't have a set schedule since I don't have every night free--and I obviously will NOT be doing them when I get home from work at 930 at night!
But that's my plan for now. Honestly, I think my biggest issue is just portion control. It seems like something SO small but it's the biggest issue for me...and it sucks! Because if I just stuck to a serving size EVERY time I ate something, I bet i would start losing weight right away...that and not eating when I'm not hungry. If I'm bored, I feel like I should eat. If I'm out with people and I'm not hungry, I still feel like I should eat. So those are my two biggest hurdles and I'm going to put the most effort into controlling those.
Plus, I'm hoping that by vocalizing (err..typing?) this on my blog so the WHOLE WORLD knows (!), I will have to hold myself accountable. And hopefully everyone that's reading this will hold me accountable too! (Please? Pretty please?!) haha
Ok so that's it. this is the first time that I'm actually excited about being able to pull it off! So any words of encouragement and criticism (seriously) when I get off track would be much appreciated!!
I know I've never been "thin" by anyone's standards but I was definitely smaller than I am now...I think I'm probably the heaviest I've ever been and its totally been making me feel like crap! (Step numero uno: brutal honesty, right?) The thing is, I always find a way to justify it...ya know, like on days when I work both jobs...well it's just much easier to grab fast food in between jobs...or if I don't grab it in between, after I leave Linens N Things at 9:30 at night, I think 'oh...well...I didn't eat dinner and I'm starving so instead of going home and eating something small, I should just grab something on the way home'. WRONG. Not only does it hurt my waist line but it also hurts my checking account... cue slanty face.
Therefore. I am officially watching WHAT I eat, HOW MUCH I eat, and WHEN I eat. I need to start eating breakfast (which I've been good at lately) and I need to stop eating after 8 at night. IF I've been good for 3 whole days in a row, I can have a *small* dessert as a treat. If I'm not, then I punish myself (ha!)
Also, it's hard to exercise because a) some days I work straight from 7am-930pm, b) I don't have a gym membership and c) on the days where I don't work both jobs, I'm so tired I just want to go home and relax. I know...this doesn't justify anything. And here's the other thing (another 'excuse' in my head) but I hate, like absolutely HATE, running outside. I could run on a treadmill for like 3 hours straight (ok slight exaggeration, but still, for quite a long time) but after running outside for like 10 minutes, I'm tired and it hurts. Lame, right? And since I can't quite afford a gym membership yet, I need to find other ways to exercise.
So. My plan is.... I'm going to start out by doing 250 crunches a day (yes, every day, i will force myself!) I am going to lift weights every other day (I have about a million free weights at home), and I've found a few mini workouts you can do at home (even while you're doing other things)--such as doing calf raises on commercial breaks, etc. Also, my mom gave me some workout videos so I'm going to try and fit those in as often as possible--I won't have a set schedule since I don't have every night free--and I obviously will NOT be doing them when I get home from work at 930 at night!
But that's my plan for now. Honestly, I think my biggest issue is just portion control. It seems like something SO small but it's the biggest issue for me...and it sucks! Because if I just stuck to a serving size EVERY time I ate something, I bet i would start losing weight right away...that and not eating when I'm not hungry. If I'm bored, I feel like I should eat. If I'm out with people and I'm not hungry, I still feel like I should eat. So those are my two biggest hurdles and I'm going to put the most effort into controlling those.
Plus, I'm hoping that by vocalizing (err..typing?) this on my blog so the WHOLE WORLD knows (!), I will have to hold myself accountable. And hopefully everyone that's reading this will hold me accountable too! (Please? Pretty please?!) haha
Ok so that's it. this is the first time that I'm actually excited about being able to pull it off! So any words of encouragement and criticism (seriously) when I get off track would be much appreciated!!
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
TEAM OBAMA!
Alright, I'm not going to go into specifics about the presidential election (at this time)...I'm just simply going to say "How can you possibly have watched the VP debate last week and the 2nd presidential debate tonight and STILL want to vote for mccain/palin? I mean...did you listen to anything???" Ok that's it...maybe more later ;)
Anyways, go watch this video...if you can find anyone who does a better impression of "maverick" Sarah Palin, please tell me because I don't think it's possible!
http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/vp-debate-open-palin-biden/727421/
Anyways, go watch this video...if you can find anyone who does a better impression of "maverick" Sarah Palin, please tell me because I don't think it's possible!
http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/vp-debate-open-palin-biden/727421/
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