Archive | July 2023

Martyrdom

Jul28

Do you have the strength of the martyrs? If faced with the choice between denying Christ or a painful death, which would you choose?

I admit I’m terrified of pain, and being burned alive is my worse nightmare, followed by being eaten in the arena. But I would like to think I have the strength to defend my faith regardless. Any suffering I go through on Earth pales in comparison to the suffering I will face in the hereafter if I don’t.

The days of martyrdom in the West are coming again. Perhaps we will suffer – perhaps our children or grandchildren will. I believe the Christian faith will never be predominant in the corrupt West again. The end times are coming. Are you prepared?

Husband, ECT, Friend

Jul24

My husband is home again for a few weeks. It’s so good to have him back!

This week, I should find out whether I have been accepted for ECT. It could go either way. My ekg was great, but my blood work wasn’t. I don’t know how my chest x ray went.

Tomorrow is the big day! My dear friend L is coming to stay. We have a couple of days to hang out and do stuff. Then she’s taking my daughter back to her house for a week to spend time with her and her husband. They are A’s godparents. I will miss my daughter so much, but I know it’s good for her to spend time with other family members. But it will be so sad to wake up in the morning, and A isn’t here. When she gets back, she will be starting school a few days later.

My baby girl is going to be in 4th grade! I can’t believe it. I wish in a way that we were homeschooling again so I could keep her home with me. But right now school is what’s best for her and she goes to a nice school.

Big Cat Diaries, Wolves, and Homelessness

Jul12

I found Big Cat Diary on Amazon Prime and confess I bought it. I loved that show back when my husband and I met, and I watched much of it with him. It’s a super big nature documentary. What’s not to love?

I read a fascinating book this week about wolves. I really love wolves. The book has gorgeous photography that chronicals the lives of a particular pack of wolves, and provides knowledge about wolves in general. Several years ago the federal government passed legislation that permanently took wolves off the endangered species list, and hunting them has sadly become a free for all between the hunting of the ranchers and the hunting policies of the government. It infuriated me, and inspired me to “adopt” one wolf and one pack. Now I follow the YouTube channel of one of the wolf conservation organizations. I wish I could do more to help.

I also saw a documentary on the “half homeless.” People who live in their cars or in hotels. It was so sad to see people struggling like that. I wish I could open my home up to these people living in their cars and offer them a place to shower. I couldn’t house them all, but I wish I could offer them a clean, comfortable place to shower where they didn’t have to pay or feel awkward for being there.

Half My Mother’s Face Swelled Up at Disney World

Jul8

Describe your most memorable vacation.

It was on the only vacation we took in my childhood. We were visiting Disney World and Sea World. One night, something bit my mother’s face. Half her face swelled up. The first day she wouldn’t even go out. It looked so bad. At the time I felt bad for her. After 3 decades of knowing her, it makes me giggle.