Why I didn't want to Homeschool? - Part 2

I should've probably named this blog "Confessions of a homeschool Mom". In part 1 I explained over a year ago how I came to homeschool kicking and screaming. You can read my blog from part 1 here.  I was literally wrestling with God until I finally submitted to Him. We are now in the last semester of our 8th year of homeschooling. This is the year where my first homeschool student is graduating!! How could this be?

This last year I've had 3 people who have decided to homeschool one or all of their kids contact me to ask my advice. I really feel pretty inadequate to give advice about homeschooling in many respects, but mostly because I'm not one of those parents that dreamed of homeschooling their kids all their lives. I was the one that would wake up in a sweat from a nightmare about doing homework with my kids, and that barely changed right before the very second of entering into this homeschool gig came along. I didn't spend hours scouring the internet for ways to teach my kids at home. I couldn't tell you the first thing about curriculum for homeschooling when I first started. We were so lucky to have entered into this homeschooling realm through a back door means where the curriculum was already established on a home study path thanks to Willow Bend Academy. It was our saving grace for 2 years, but it finally came to the point that we were called to do this whole thing on our own. However, I do feel like God has laid some thoughts on my heart for those who do struggle with feeling like there is no way they could ever do homeschooling because of the reasons I listed in part 1, and I want to share them with anyone who is struggling with it.

1) No one is better to instruct/teach your children then you are. There are many wonderful teachers out there, but even they don't always have the knowledge of how to teach every child. All children are different, and no one knows that better than a child's own parents. He doesn't call the equipped, but equips the called. Teachers have a lot of trial and error when they first start teaching to find their best methods of teaching, and it's ok if there is some trial and error for you as well. God has called all parents to teach and instruct their own children whether they are in a public, private, or homeschool situation. Whatever your choice for your children, PLEASE don't just leave it up to teachers, schools, churches or anyone else to teach your children DILIGENTLY!

2) As wonderful as many teachers are, schools are set up with a worldly system in mind where the majority of what your child is learning is from other children his own age. God established for older men and older women to take children and young people under their wings for teaching and instruction. To have 1 adult in a room with 20+ students all of the same age to try to teach them secular curriculum is NOT Biblical teaching. The church has structured teaching this way as well, and it's not in any way Biblical!!

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2

3) What is the number one complaint of teachers about children in the classroom? It's usually talking and disruption. What is the number one complaint about children being homeschooled? It's usually how they won't be socialized. See the problem? Homeschooling has changed immensely as there are many opportunities for socialization, but usually what people mean by that is they won't be conformed into what their age group says is acceptable. Let's just be real about it. Refer to verse above.

4) The Bible is very clear that children need lots of time with their parents throughout the day to teach them these laws diligently, "speaking of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up." Deuteronomy 11:19 If we think our kids need time away from us, it's only because we really want our own time away.

5) Homeschooling is stressful, but so is EVERY aspect of parenting. We were spending more time and more stress on their homework then we've ever had with homeschool. There really is nothing more stressful about homeschooling then the total stress of parenting children. We just have to be careful to schedule times away and breaks. It is harder when they're younger, but once they're proficient in reading and writing it really is so much less stressful then any homework we ever did when they were in school.

6) I am able to work from home with homeschooling, and my husband works a lot from home as well. We've really had to work through that system of having us all in the home, but it is such a blessing to get to spend so much time together.

7) Homeschooling is CRAZY according to the world, but we are not to be of this world.

Jesus' prayer for the disciples was...."I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth." John 17:16

I was fearful of what people would say when we started, and VERY fearful that they wouldn't be accepted to college for their future plans. Well, now people are calling to ask me about how to do this homeschooling thing, and my oldest just got his acceptance letter to college. God's sovereign hand has lead him to go to somewhere we never even thought of for college. He's been accepted into a brand new program at Oklahoma Baptist University for Digital Arts and Animation. God has opened that door in miraculous ways. When we get his scholarship information I will share all about that in a future blog.

When God calls us to something He will equip us, and when He brings us to something He will bring us through it. He has not brought us through it without some major struggles, but on the other side of it there are abundant blessings as we saw a child failing become a young man thriving! Again, this is NOT a blog about convincing everyone to homeschool. It's to encourage those who are against it to support others who choose to do it, and to encourage those who don't think they could EVER do it KNOW that they can. Most of all, this about EVERY parent faithfully executing their responsibility to teach their children TRUTH and not abdicating that responsibility to any other agent of learning. When you signed up to be a parent you automatically signed up to be their main teacher for life. Whether they go to a public school, private school, or homeschool they are your responsibility and yours alone. This is a PLEA to all parents to teach your children DILIGENTLY in the home whether you want to or not!!

Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one! "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand and they shall be as frontals on your forehead. You shall write them on the doorpost of your house and on your gates." Deuteronomy 6:4-9

Why #MoralityMatters?

We are finally at the end of the longest and worst political season of my lifetime. It has caused me continually to examine how we got to this place. I've done sincere introspection on what I've said & done over my life, and who I've supported politically. Everything I've ever believed the last 30 years has come into question. I've done more research on the history of the pro-life movement, conservative politicians, and the GOP then ever before. I have strongly believed for last 30 years that one political party was immoral, and that blinded me to follow "the true lesser of two evils". The veils have been removed from my eyes to see that there are three lies of the past 30+ years. First is that morality cannot be legislated, second is that "church" leaders have moral authority, and third is that GOP has moral superiority.

Morality is what defines a society, and it is the principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and evil. Many say that we can't legislate morality, but of course we make laws every day based on what is right and wrong (morality). The question is always who says what is right or wrong, and how a society determines what is in the best interest of the society as a whole. We have become a society where truth is relative, and only the politically correct social justice warriors determine what is right from wrong. It's the secularist that make up our government right now, and where does their morality come from? What guides our morals as believers in Jesus Christ though? Does our morality define our politics or our politics define our morality? We must be guided by the Bible alone.  Our society is falling apart just as the Bible has predicted, because we've lost the idea that #MoralityMatters. We've seen so many hashtags that try to state whose life matters more or less. No life can truly matter if there is no morality guiding our decisions & our character. Whether it's the life of the unborn, the life of those killed in mass shootings, or those on death row.

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it. What does it profit (matter) a man to gain the wholeworld, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? Mark 8:35-37

First lie that I have believed is that morality cannot be legislated. Irony is that there is a quote by MLK Jr. saying this very thing.

Morality cannot be legislated, but behavior can be regulated. Judicial decrees may not change the heart, but they can restrain the heartless. Martin Luther King Jr.

Does this mean that I believe MLK Jr. was lying? Quite the contrary as I quote him quite often. I believe his premise is right in that it's our behavior that is regulated more than our hearts.  I think he's talking about individual's morality, but when we look at the fact that morals are principles that guide what is right & wrong as a whole for society, then it is the legislation that creates morality in how we behave. Legislation created by man teaches us just as the law of God does that we are sinners who need our behavior regulated.

So the Law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. Galatians 3:24

We can take the civil war as an example of morality being legislated. Many in the South were fighting for their right to have immoral law of slavery in their states. When they were defeated, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed it was no longer moral to have slavery in our Nation. He gave the emancipation proclamation to proclaim that January 1, 1863. Hearts didn't change, but the principle that all men were created equal said that all men were free and this is who we are as a whole NATION. The Thirteenth Amendment was passed and ratified almost exactly 3 years later. Slavery is now understood to be evil and those who say otherwise are now shamed. I know we are still not a perfect people in understanding that ALL men are created equal, but for this example we have abolished slavery as a popular government sanctioned institution. I pray one day in my lifetime that the genocide of abortion would no longer be a popular government sanctioned institution as well!

Second lie that I've believed all my adult life is that the "Church" & it's leaders have moral authority. I've often listened to them, & referred to them in order to make moral decisions. When I say "Church", I'm talking about it in a more general sense rather than those I choose as spiritual authority at my local church. I've listened to James Dobson for how to raise children, Rick Warren on how to live my life with purpose, and Joyce Meyers on how to win the battle over my mind. I reached for their books before I reached for the Bible to guide me. I'm not saying these are bad outright, but they are when we look to them as our moral authority, especially before the Bible. The Bible alone is our moral authority on every subject, and there is no moral authority that supersedes that!

There is a part B to the second lie, and that is that the "Church" at large is the moral authority of our society. The sad part is the "Church" has ceased to play a part in determining what is right and wrong altogether. We can blame society, hollywood or many other factors for that, but ultimately the church bears full responsibility for our society's moral decay. There was the judgmental church in the 60's, greedy televangelist in 80's, the seeker-sensitive church in 90's, and the complacent prosperity preaching gospel today.  The church has lost it's relevance in the culture today, and this election is but a symptom of how the church has lost it's way. The "Church" has become about prosperity and building great buildings rather than building the Kingdom of God. We are but a stain on our society rather than that city on a hill. We have lost our first love of Christ & His Word. The "Church" is more fearful of losing the ability to say "Merry Christmas", and it's tax status that it is about souls going to Hell!

God and His Word are our soul authority, and we need to stop screaming for a king as we already have the King of Kings, His Word, & the Holy Spirit to guide us, protect us, and LEAD us. We act like we're still waiting for our Savior & crying out like the Jews did for a strong political CONQUEROR! Our FEAR is big, and our god is small to the watching WORLD. We are more fearful of a political figure than we are of standing before OUR righteous Creator!

The third and final lie that I've believed over the years is that the GOP is morally superior. I have believed this because the Democrats are the ones that support unlimited abortion, and don't have the family values. What really solidified their moral deficiency for me was when they booed God in their platform, and Jerusalem as the capitol of Israel. I really thought they were morally corrupt at that point, and I was just like Jonah waiting for the fire and brimstone to come down on their Convention. This political season has caused me to have a serious examination of everything I've known to be true about morality and politics. I've been undone. I've been introspective and reflective of EVERYTHING I've believed and stood for. What I've found through researching, introspection, and reflection has removed all veils from my eyes. I've been extremely repentant for my haughty attitude. I've discovered that in fact the GOP as a whole is just as morally reprehensible as the Democrats, but they're in fact liars and hypocrites.

The GOP is just as much about revisionist history as they scream that the Democrats are on civil rights. They in fact are the PARTY that has been pro-abortionist while pandering to the pro-life movement. By the way, you are not pro-life if you stick a bumper sticker on your car, have babies, and vote for Republicans. If you haven't worked to help save a life, working at Pregnancy Centers, donated, or have worked to pass legislation then you are nothing but a poser! I challenge everyone to look up who wrote the majority decision for Roe vs. Wade, and for a similar decision Doe vs. Bolton.  GOP had the majority to overturn Roe vs. Wade, but didn't do it in Planned Parenthood vs. Casey.  Look them up for yourself in the links provided. There were 5 out of 7 who were Republican nominees in the Roe vs. Wade decision.  It was a Republican nominee that wrote the majority decision and even Ginsburg says was a horribly written decision.

Roe, I believe would have been more acceptable as a judicial decision if it had not gone beyond a ruling on the extreme statute before the Court...Heavy-handed judicial intervention was difficult to justify and appears to have provoked, not resolved, conflict. - Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

In this election season you'll have to forgive me if I don't adhere to the crisis of the SCOTUS, and that it's the GOP candidate that alone can save us. They have no morally superior authority on their own much less to believe a pathological liar they allowed to be the nominee will actually do what he says he will do. Where was that crisis in the primary? Especially after Scalia died? No, I'm sorry if I don't fall in line to the pandering once more. No party has any moral superiority, especially that has shown a disdain for believers to tell us the truth about their morally apprehensible past.

Only One person is morally superior, only one book has moral authority, and there is only one way for us get back to a moral society, and that is to submit to both. Our feelings, our hopes, and our dreams don't matter when we are seeking what matters morally, and only character and truth matter in selecting a moral leader. There is only one dream we all should have and that is where Martin Luther King Jr. had it exactly right. A dream that our children....

will one day live in a Nation where they will be not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. -Martin Luther King Jr. Aug. 28, 1963

A lesson for my 3 sons - Losing isn't for losers!

To my 3 sons,

It's hard watching you struggle with a loss in football, especially when your loss is so bad on the score board. I usually don't know what to say as I've always seen losing as so awful!! I don't like to lose, and I know you don't like to lose either. It is disheartening, and makes you feel demoralized. I watched it in your face, and it breaks my heart. I know there are so many questions in your minds that are there as we drove 5 hours to get to Midland, wait out a thunderstorm only to feel so defeated. It is so discouraging and disappointing! I was praying and petitioning that the Lord would push back the storm so you could play, and then prayed that He would help you to win. Why did He push back the storm for you to just be so disappointed by another loss? This is what I was asking the Lord on the long drive home at 4 AM. Then something amazing happened....

I went to pick you up from the bus where you were sitting on the curb waiting for me, and I was overwhelmed watching all 3 of you get in the car so demoralized and tired! I thought it was going to be an awful ride home, and what do I say or will it just be awkward silence. The lesson that all 3 of you taught me was that losing isn't for losers!!  The conversation on the way home was reflective in nature on what happened, and what to do better for the FUTURE! Not one time did you discuss giving up. Losing is when you give up!! Losing is when you call it quits!! Losing is when you don't do any self reflection of the good and the bad. You didn't just look at either the good or the bad, but talked about what you each did well and what you each did bad. I was reminded of a warrior who loses a battle to come back and fight another day!! The battle is in the mind. It also reminded me of a verse in Micah:

But as for me, I will watch expectantly for the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. Do not rejoice over me, O my enemy. Though I fall I will rise; Though I dwell in darkness, the Lord is a light for me. Micah 7:7-8

I thought about a similar season we had the first year you played football where you lost all but one of your games. We played for another organization at the time that was about winning at all cost! We had to end up forfeiting half of the season because they put our team. which was mostly 6th & 7th grade kids against Juniors. We had 4 major injuries that game, and one major concussion. That too was a long bus ride home mostly mad we were put into such a position. What happened the following year was a miracle season when we started a new football association, and we went 9-0 for our first season with an average of 36 points and not one team was able to score on us. We never expected it, and that's what made it so great! Watching you 3 play football is such a lesson in winning & losing! This is the ups and downs of life, but the goal is to NEVER give up & NEVER give in!! To play the game fair, remain humble in winning or losing, learn from both winning and losing, & always give praise and glory to God almighty!!

When I watch you training for football (just like someone who runs a marathon) it takes such discipline of our bodies, often what our bodies can't do naturally without serious training. You have to build stamina, strength, and agility daily to tolerate what your bodies go through on the field. You have to discipline yourselves in your pads & helmets for your bodies to tolerate it. Even after losing you're ready to go back to do it more the following week is amazing stuff. Such discipline isn't for losers!!

Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air. No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified. 1 Corinthians 9:27

Any loser can quit when the chips are down, and anybody can keep going to practice for more practices and games when they're winning. But it takes a real fighter and competitor to keep working to discipline their body after such a huge loss. I used to be the parent that was so impressed by your wins and I'll admit that, but I now know that you're way more impressive when you lose!! I'm proud of all 3 of you!!

With that being said, my prayer is that you always walk humbly with your God whether in a loss or win. He's given you all of your abilities and all Glory goes to Him.

He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8

Love, 

Your Loudest FAN & Mom!! 

Dear GOP, It's over!!

Dear GOP,

Our 30 year relationship is now over! It's been over for a while, but I just didn't want to admit it. Don't worry it's not me, it's YOU!! I'm done with your abuse. I'm done hearing how much you love me every time you need money, someone to canvass, someone to vote for you, but then you turn around and you whine and dine someone else! It's only a take relationship for you, and pretty abusive for me. You went too far this time, and you were complicit in letting the bully abuse me! Yes, he did abuse me! He abused me as a woman when he said who would vote for that face, he abused me when he mocked a candidate's wife's looks, he abused me with 9 tweets including some about being a bimbo and crazy! I had tolerated your mistreatment of me for too many years. So I guess I should thank you as you finally helped me get out of this toxic relationship by bringing the bully into the relationship that actually told me he doesn't need me or want me. At least the truth is out!!

I'm a Christian well-educated white woman, and a conservative from the suburbs. I'm the kind of woman you can't win without me voting for you!! I defended you that you did love women, all the while you were disregarding me. I was told I shouldn't love you as a woman, but I defended you anyway. Now you allowed the bully in that is the caricature of everything they said you were and how you were treating me, and I can finally see the light! They were right that you didn't care about me! You now think women should be punished, you now think women should be forced to serve in military, you now believe men should be in women's bathrooms, you hired the man who owns a strip club, you hired the  man who calls women bimbos, you hired the man who supports rapist, had multiple affairs & wives, and was accused of raping his first wife.

I've given to you, worked hard for you, made phone calls, walked, passed out flyers, put up signs, and shown you nothing but loyalty and love. You've been a taker, and you've not kept your promises. You told me you loved me and wanted me, but now I know it was only to use me to get what you wanted!! I'm done, it's over, we're through!!

Don't call me, don't text me, don't write me, because it's really over!! I'm going to try to find a healthy relationship in another party even if they're not as big and fancy as you. I'll find one that appreciates me! Good bye!

Sincerely,

Independent woman

My First Day in Cleveland

Taking off from Dallas to Cleveland

Had a great morning heading to the airport from Dallas to Cleveland with a beautiful but hot day. I got to the airport waiting for my flight, and heard a familiar voice of a man with a thick accent talking about Proverbs 14 starting in verse 2 saying that we have to know how important these times are....

Proverbs 14King James Version (KJV)14 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.15 The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.18 The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.19 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.23 In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.24 The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.26 In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.28 In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.34 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.35 The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.

I looked up and it was Rafael Cruz, who is Ted Cruz's father. He was talking to some other women and then they called for our flight so I didn't get to talk to him. We got on the airplane and he was sitting right in front of me and across in the aisle. I was getting settled and heard him talking again about another verse he was quoting from memory in Genesis. He was reading the Bible the whole flight and When we landed I finally told him "Thank you for raising such an amazing man who knows the Constitution and the Bible, and I was sorry we didn't get him as the nominee". He said he was going to continue the fight. I really wanted to get a picture together with him, but it was too crowded and we were all getting off the plane. I know that he probably thought I was a stalker as I tried several times to get close again, but each time he was getting his bags or talking to someone. I also wish I could've just prayed for him.

When I went down to baggage claim there were hundreds of people each stopping me to ask if I needed help or directions. I asked one where the shuttle to get to the hotel was and they gave me directions. I then found where I was to meet my shuttle to the hotel and walking out saw heavy security where there were the big guns that all liberals are scared of. When I was walking out saw quite a few police cars and a K-9 unit. Heavy security at the airport!! It was fun to meet lots of delegates and alternate delegates waiting for my shuttle, and there were a lot from New Mexico. They were all excited to see each other, and there seems to be a real camaraderie among the delegates.

At airport you could see the K-9 unit

I found my shuttle and went to meet my new roomie for the next few days Mary. I met a new friend for the first time at the hotel, and we then talked for several hours. Boy did we have a lot to talk about. We then got information about a strategy meeting for Delegates Unbound where they were having dinner. We met them at a DoubleTree hotel restaurant and met quite a few people with the group. We told them we would help and volunteer in any way that we could. We really enjoyed meeting Josiah who was with the Cruz campaign and I had met him in SC when I was there doing canvassing. 

There were a lot of media people there interviewing the Delegates Unbound coordinators. 

We ate dinner and then headed out to do a live feed on Facebook in front of the convention center. While we were doing the live feed a newscaster for the ABC 5 Eyewitness news in Cleveland asked us for an interview. He heard us say we were with Never Trump and Delegates Unbound. He asked us what we hoped to accomplish and if we thought it would help Hillary. If I find that interview I'll post it for you, but we do have my first FB live feed. 

We saw lots of police presence and tried to thank as many officers as we could. I told them we were praying for their safety this week. Please pray for everyone's safety this week!! We walked around more and then headed back to the hotel as it was a pretty eventful day and Monday holds a lot of things going on as Monday morning was an effort to try to get enough signatures of delegates from 7 states. Information about that strategy is on this website if you click on what's highlighted. 

Stay tuned for more to come later today, and follow me on my Facebook page to get more updates. 

I'm Going to my First Political Convention

Ok, ok...I might not have a ticket to get in but I will be at a lot of the festivities starting Sunday for the GOP Convention. There are 1200 events that go on surrounding the Convention and not just the big Convention speeches. It's pretty much like any other Convention where you have lots of other smaller sessions of speakers, events, and venues going on at the same time. So I'll be one of the people hanging around those. I'll be finding any rallies, pro-life events, 2nd Amendment events, and Cruz events. I'm planning on attending a Cruz event on Wednesday afternoon. I'll be doing some live FB events so be looking for that on my FB page for my blog. 

I really prayed for several weeks about whether I should go. I've had mixed feelings as anyone that knows me should know that I'm a #NeverTrump person, and I don't foresee that changing unless Trump has a lobotomy and I will need to have ample proof of it happening!! You can find several other post on my blog to understand why I'm aptly in the #NeverTrump category. Oh don't worry, I'm just as much #NeverHillary as I don't vote for Hillary or her donors especially ones that give $100K to her corrupt Clinton Foundation. I've been a conservative my whole life since I was even in High School, and I've been a registered Republican that whole time. I have never wavered in voting & donating to candidates even when I've wavered on supporting the party. This might be my first and last Convention as a Republican though, as Trump won't ever represent me as a human. 

Well, now that you know where I stand I will try to bring lots of great, fun, informative, and enlightening information to you about the Convention as possible with as minimal bias as I can muster. I'm already doing better than MSM as I at least have told you upfront of my bias. You may wonder what brought me to this adventure? I was really praying about it and really thought we didn't have the provision for it right now. I really started praying that either God would put it out of my mind or would show me that He wants me to go. 

A couple of days ago another lady posted in a group that supported Ted Cruz that they would share a hotel room with another like-minded woman for free. Then a post came up just a few minutes later on my memories when I went to Austin to stand with pro-lifers for the HB2 bill, where I had given a detail account of everything that happened. One of my friends replied that I should be a reporter as my account of it felt like she was there. I felt like that is what God was calling me to do at the Convention, and it was a confirmation for me seeing that pop up at that very minute. 

I began praying about even asking my husband as I know he's the kind that needs to know all the details before he says yes. I tried to research as much as I could about who she was, where the hotel was, etc. Then I asked him if it was a good time to talk about something. This is key ladies as he has to be in the right mindset. I knew that it would depend on if we had enough frequent flyer miles, and other provision. So I just accepted that if that was not available it wouldn't be God's plan. Well, he said we had enough and he just wanted a little bit more information from the lady (Mary) about what her plans were, etc. Everything just fell into place as there was enough frequent flyer miles, provision in my account, his Dad said he wanted to help, and provision of the hotel. WOW, I love when we just release it to God and He always works it out for our good. 

So I'll be reporting as your eyes and ears at the Convention. My goal is to always bring glory and honor to God, get to share in a historical event, meet lots of wonderful new friends, and share as much as I can about all the activities of the Convention with all those who follow this blog! Here we go....

Who is Karma, and why is she a -----?

Karma's a cool chick apparently that's after Dan Patrick. More about Karma in a minute and what she has to do with Dan Patrick, but first let me explain. 

Dan Patrick is apologizing for tweeting the Word of God! This is political correctness gone CRAZY!! For those of you who don't know Dan Patrick tweeted a verse the morning of the terrorist attack in Orlando, FL where a radical Muslim killed people in a gay bar. Dan Patrick is the LT. Gov. of Texas & often post graphics from the Bible unapologetically. This time should've been no different. Here is the outrageous tweet that Dan Patrick sent!! I can't believe how awful that tweet is & apparently he should be removed from office immediately! 

Dan Patrick has now sent out a statement: 

Statement Regarding Orlando Tragedy and Twitter and Facebook Post 

AUSTIN – Speaking for the Lt. Governor, Patrick Advisor Allen Blakemore said: 

“Lt. Governor Patrick and every Texan is stunned and saddened by the outrageous act of domestic terrorism that has occurred in Orlando. He and Jan are praying for the victims, their families and their friends. 

“Regarding this morning’s scripture posting on social media, be assured that the post was not done in response to to last night’s tragedy. The post was designed and scheduled last Thursday. 

“The Lt. Governor is traveling out of the country, but our social media team has deleted the posts and graphics. We regret the unfortunate timing of these posts and ask everyone to join us in praying for the people of Orlando in this awful time.”

Now that he just gave the homosexuals ammunition to attack him and the Bible. They're even lying about what he said in his statement and saying that he blamed his social media team so it really worked out well to calm the storm didn't it? When will Christians learn to stop being afraid of the Bible as the truth? We are supposed to believe:

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 2 Timothy 3:16 

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4:12

I'm choosing to believe Dan Patrick that it was a pre-planned tweet, but what if he did tweet it out himself after the massacre in Orlando? Would the Word of God cease to be true as he could've just as well been talking about the killer who will spend his time in eternal damnation! Not because he yelled Allah Al Akbar while killing dozens of people and injuring dozens more, but because he rejected the One Messiah that died for him, was buried & rose on the 3rd day!

But let's get real about those who were at a gay bar at 2 AM in the morning! I grieve for the loss of their life, but most of all just like ALL those who die without Christ I grieve for their soul & not their physical death. I also grieve because I've seen so many comment about how much the gay bar Pulse meant to them and saying how their "safe place" was taken from them. How foolish can you be? They think they were safe because they were loved "unconditionally" there, without judgement or fear. They were looking for a place that doesn't exist on this Earth, and were trying to create their own Heaven on Earth. It was a fantasy! They went there to do whatever they wanted without judgement or fear of judgement. There is no such thing! Most likely they were getting drunk in a bar at 2 AM, having homosexual sex with multiple partners, & pretending they were safe! The bar Pulse was started because the sister of a homosexual man who died of AIDS started it. Just let that sink in for a second! Homosexuals lifespan is 20 years less then heterosexuals, so let's make a bar where they can come have multiple partners in memory of a man who died from AIDS. Most people would start a research fund in his honor and try to educate people on the cause of AIDS, but whatever!

God has natural laws for a reason, and they're for our own good. How hypocritical could these people that want Dan Patrick to "delete his account" & "resign immediately" be as ever said and think "Karma is a ------"!

Karma means action, work or deed; it also refers to spiritual principle of cause and effect where intent and actions of an individual (cause) influence the future of that individual (effect). Good intent and good deed contribute to good karma and future happiness, while bad intent and bad deed contribute to bad karma and future suffering. Wikipedia

Given this definition it's basically the same thing as the verse that Dan Patrick wrote. The only thing that makes it different is that it's from the Bible and that it's God doing the judging about it. Who thinks good will come at a bar at 2 AM? My Mom used to tell me that nothing good happened after 11 PM, and that's why she always wanted me home by then. My Mom told me that for my own good, because true evil loves to work in the darkness of the night!! This has nothing to do with homosexuality, but to believe that you're safe at a bar at 2 AM with a bunch of drunk homosexuals OR heterosexuals is ludicrous! I'm tired of homosexuals & transgenders now being the only ones that AREN'T degenerates! There are all kinds of heterosexual perverts on college campuses, but none in gay bars now at 2 AM? Stop this CRAZY political correctness!! The verse about reaping what you sow, doesn't mean they deserved to die but that there are consequences for good & evil. Actually, I take that back as we are ALL appointed once to die and we ALL deserve Hell, but because of God's mercy we can be saved!

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgement: Hebrews 9:27 

For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23  

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6:23 

For God so loved the World, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16

We will all die, but the question we must answer is how we will die? Some will die more tragic deaths then others but none more tragic then dying thinking you are in a safe place! The second question is where will you spend eternity? Pulse is not a safe place and the true tragedy is dying without the peace of Christ in your life to know where you will go AFTER you die!

My heart does break for the lives lost, & the families that are grieving such unbelievable loss in such senseless tragedy & violence! That doesn't mean that the Bible ceases to be true! The Bible often talks about reaping or harvesting what you've sown. This is about God's natural law just like people would say about Karma. If you sow in the flesh, you will reap in the flesh and other verses talk about reaping good fruit verses reaping bad fruit. WE WILL reap what WE sow, no matter who we are! That's the truth, and the massacre doesn't change that from one day to the next! There is nothing hateful about that truth. There are many that now want a man removed from office for sharing a Bible verse! Just let that sink in for a minute. They seem to hate Dan Patrick more for sharing a Bible verse than the man that actually killed people! Ironically, one even tweeted that Karma was coming to Texas because of all the floods. I guess it's ok though that Karma's a -----, whoever she is.