It seems I have nothing at all to blog about this week. I have worked hard, played a little bit, and written very little. I did work some on my story Why I came to your house to play, but mostly it was just editing that I did not publish on my blog page. I have writer's block, I suppose, or, I have just been too busy to blog. Now, that is a real shame.
This Memorial Day weekend has many of us reflecting upon the cost of freedom for our country! As I have watched the news and have been reminded of the death toll of Americans in Iraq and Afghanistan, I am saddened--even greatly grieved, however, I am also grateful...for many things. I have two sons who served in Iraq. Howell has served two tours of duty and Aaron served one. Lee, a nephew, has been over there four times. They all returned safe and well. Other nephews, James and Sam served as well. I have a lot of admiration for all of our military who have served. My heart goes out to the families of those who returned in a flag-draped box (Sam was one of these soldiers)...those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom...speaking of man's inhumanity to man. War must be somewhere near the top of the list on that one. I can think of at least one other that may top war on the list of mankind's inhumanity...that would be the brutality visited upon our own countrymen and especially the children that suffer sexual assault and death at the hands of deviants that prey upon them--even their own parents. The news has become quite heartbreaking. I almost never watch it anymore. It is not good for my soul.
What is good for my soul is to see the beautiful little faces of children and hear their laughter...especially when they are with the responsible adults in their lives. It rekindles my hope for mankind...at least for a while. Children always rekindle my hope...you see the future in them...they instill trust that they are smarter than we have been and than our parents before us. It does cause me to wonder how such evil and selfishness abounds in our world when we have such little ones around. It also helps me to understand even in a most finite degree, the very genius of creation....what a wonderful evolution of innocence to maturity of body and mind....I believe everything must have started out in infancy and developed into what they were meant to be. I can see how creation and evolution are not totally opposite, but are more complementary...both processes have brought about life as we know it.
I think the earth started out very basic and God molded every atom, cell, ingredient, and proponent until it evolved into a place for his children to inhabit. He created plant life and animal life beginning with the most simple one-celled creatures and added on...giving life to all creatures great and small. Man was his final and most complex creature...His mind not his body makes him the most complex. Now, this is only the "gospel" according to Olivia...but do you not think this makes sense...even a building is started from the ground up...ever see any one build a house from the roof down? Well, of course you haven't...there by is creation and evolution compatible...not contrary or opposite...no matter what Darwin says! Science should not be at odds with creation...if they only understood God's ways. Many are the marvels of the universe--God gave us many things to make us reach beyond ourselves to expand our minds--he didn't give man all things...he gave us the ability to learn all things...perhaps not all things in this life time...but we have an eternity to fill in the gaps.
But, I was writing about things for which I am grateful...the lives of my children is at the top of my list, the fact that I live in this country, have the freedom to worship, work, and play...my knowledge of the gospel of Jesus Christ...and the love He has for each of us...just a few things that are at the very top...so many, many things on the list beyond...and I am grateful to know I am a child of God and he takes such care of me.
There are angels among us...their jobs are to see to our spiritual and temporal well-being...do you think all angels are unembodied or disembodied spirits? Heck, how many mortal angels have you encountered from whom you received some kind of assistance...never doubt or question the powers of heaven--some of them are not as "mystical" as many suspect...we just have to have the faith to understand and utilize such as is available for us. Remember the Bible verse written in the book of Hebrews 13:2? "Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares."
For all these blessing I give thanks--and I know I will manage to write another day!
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