Category: Uncategorized

Know yourself

~ Conservative Momma ~ Leave a comment

I found it thoroughly amusing when I watched Candy Crowley interview Rand Paul (who I love) and ask him if he’d ever consider being a Democrat.
Why would this amuse me? Well because it’s a stupid question.
There’s no such thing as a stupid question…I beg to differ…there are some questions that are straight up stupid and this is one of them.
There are some that “like” qualities in both parties and some that absolutely detest both. 
I get it, the whole political scene is quite disgusting, I won’t argue that. Both parties trying to get there way-grown adults throwing tantrums and refusing to compromise. Neither party really wanting the other to succeed and forget about what’s best for the country!
Republicans are viewed as stingy conservatives who refuse to help those in need and Democrats are seen as progressive socialists forming a one world government.

(perhaps there is some truth in both)

But you first have to know yourself before choosing or not choosing a party.

I think when you truly know what you stand for and what you are about, converting to something else just isn’t a possibility. So when Ms. Crowley asked Senator Paul that question, it implied Senator Paul not knowing who he was, or what he stood for.

At the core of each political party there are key fundamentals that each party openly embraces…your job is to KNOW what these are….and do they agree with who you are and what you stand for.

I believe we are approaching a day in age where you must know where you stand on issues. There are some things where there is no “grey” zone. There are some areas where there is no compromise…there are some areas where the answer is clear but not easy.

Like Shakespeare wrote: “to thine own self be true.”

https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/VhN9XuBFvzM&source=uds

Don’t Blink

~ Conservative Momma ~ 1 Comment

Yes, it has been forever since I have written anything on my blog…trust me I am aware. To say I have been “busy” just wouldn’t suffice.
When I was entering my 9month of pregnancy this summer with our second child, our house went under contract. Crazy…yes…I know! Chasing a 16month old around the house, packing a house all on my own and of course going into labor on moving day have prohibited me from writing 🙂
Now we are settled and I have a moment.

I just wanted to mention something that has stuck with me since I heard it about a week ago. I was in a store with my two little babies and an older woman stopped me and wanted to know my children’s names and how old….she then looked me squarely in the eye and said “don’t blink.” Now I have heard “cherish every moment, ” “it flies by” “before you know it, they’re grown.” but for some reason when she said “don’t blink,” it got me thinking.
I think as mom’s we are always looking ahead…it’s natural…we are planners. It annoys my husband even, -I am the type that wants to know what we are doing three weekends from now 🙂 But we have to ‘plan’ just to have some since of order…though we operate the majority of our time in chaos…having a ‘plan’ or ‘schedule’ gives us some sense of sanity.

I don’t know if we “cherish” every moment as moms…I mean it’s hard to when you have a 1month old wanting to be nursed, while your 18month old is screaming to get out of the high chair. When you gage your day on whether or not it was successful-if you were able to take a shower and the kids have gotten out of their pj’s by lunch time 🙂 To me “cherish” isn’t the right word and let’s be honest-it’s impossible not to “blink.”
I think as parents, we often look ahead to milestones and miss the moments. We often look ahead to the day of the 1st smile, 1st crawl, 1st step, 1st word, 1st day of school, 1st day of high school and often forget the days in-between. I will say this,  I have or I am learning to “be” in the moment. To be present…because I do know that this moment will pass…so with every diaper change, outfit change, bath time, story time, late night nursing (while I am half awake) I am learning to be in THAT moment and not the one that lies ahead. Just thought I’d share what has recently been on my mind as a new mom of two.

new posts to come 🙂

Value of life

~ Conservative Momma ~ 1 Comment

You know….I have come to the realization that I will never be able to make someone see from my point of view but I can always try….

This morning I was going through my face book page and I came across a picture. In this picture were four different pictures. The first was of a bird-“The Piping Plover” -stating that these birds’ eggs were protected by federal law. The next picture was of a “Longheaded Sea Turtle” stating that this turtle’s eggs were also protected under federal law. The next picture was of a fish called the “Humpback Chub” and again stating that these fish’s eggs were protected by federal law. Finally in the fourth picture was a picture of a baby -still yet in the womb and this baby and the millions like this one -are not protected.

You see….we wonder how our society has become so dark, polluted, and violent with no value of human life. We look at the horrific tragedies that occurred just within the past year and think why……?

But do we really have to wonder? Can you think of anything more innocent than a baby? Can you fathom anything that has less of a voice …less of a say? And yet, we snuff the life right out of these God creations, hoping that there is no consequence and a way to forget.

22% of all pregnancies end in Abortion

Nearly half of all pregnancies were unintended
37% percent of women obtaining abortions identify as Protestant and 28% as Catholic
About 61% of abortions are obtained by women who have one or more children

If 22% of all pregnancies end in abortion, that’s 1 out of every 5 women. I have met, spoken and befriended women that have had an abortion. It is one of the most sensitive issues in the world and the guilt and shame they carry is heartbreaking. This moment of their lives is kept in secret…kept in the dark…never to be exposed.

Many believe that there is no forgiveness for them and instead of talking about it; speaking up about it and discouraging others from proceeding with an abortion as well-they are quiet.

Many believe if they had this right….than others should also.

But this silence is not empathy…..

Voting pro-choice will not justify the act that took place, instead it will continue the cycle of loneliness and isolation.

There is hope in an unwanted pregnancy because there is life and where life dwells…death and sorrow have no place.
 
Stop the cycle. 

 

 

 

My Faith

~ Conservative Momma ~ Leave a comment

I knew it was going to get crazy-wacky-zany out there but I didn’t know that it would happen while I was ‘fairly’ young.

There is so much hatred…such division…such anger out there that at times it makes me want to just pack up…head for Montana and live out my days on a farm….away from all the noise.

But I know I was born for such a time as this. God knew me before the foundation of the world. I am called to be here at this specific time in our world’s history…..it was not by accident that I am here and it is not accident that you are here either.

As I watch the news and I see the attack on our Constitution in several areas….I do know this….though the argument may be for the Constitution to evolve and change….the God breathed words found in the Bible do not and will not change.

We celebrate Easter in just a few days.

What is so awesome about Easter is that it is the ultimate picture of sacrifice and love. For God so loved the world that he gave. Jesus hung on that cross taking every sin of the world on his shoulders…he took it all…lust, greed, murder, sickness, disease, incest, molestation, rape, hypocrisy… the list is endless….and he took it for you and he took it for me. As he hung there on that tree, I believe he saw each one of our faces flash before his eyes……..

This world is changing. It is growing darker and darker….but when it’s dark out it’s easier to see a light. If you shined a light in the middle of the day…you wouldn’t see it as much….it’s in the darkness that light can shine bright. Deception is now our biggest enemy, good will appear bad and bad will appear good.

But….God will use you and me to step forward and speak up and speak out. It will not be easy….in fact it will be probably the hardest thing you’ll ever have to do, you’ll lose friends and even some family may turn away…but I will not let Jesus’ death on that cross be in vain. I will not be silent when evil tries to shut my mouth.

Jesus walked in love, he hung out with sinners, he defended the prostitute but after he defended the prostitute…he said “Go and sin NO More.”

 To embrace sin is rejecting everything Jesus did for you on that cross…

Love the sinner not the sin.

Leading with a Filibuster

~ Conservative Momma ~ Leave a comment

 
On Wednesday March 6th I watched a man stand up for the American people. I watched a man without political agenda, I watched a man do what was right with little or no support from either Republicans or Democrats.

Rand Paul took the Senate floor at 11:47am eastern time in protest of Obama’s nomination of John Brennan as the director of the CIA. Paul vowed to keep talking until the White House made clear whether the president had the right to use a drone to kill a UScitizen on USsoil without a conviction or a trial. Paul argued that a response from the president saying he doesn’t “intend to” or he hasn’t “yet” set off red flags to Paul. This is completely unconstitutional and clarification was in order! “Innocent until proven guilty” (whether one agrees or not) is the fundamental make-up of what our Constitutional right guarantees us. To tamper with this using unyielding power -is a form of monarchy and teeters on dictatorship.

Rand Paul demanded answers and after 13 exhausting hours of talking endlessly the filibuster ended.

On March 7th Attorney General Eric Holder replied by saying: “‘Does the President have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on American soil?’ The answer to that question is no.”

The answer of course is still unclear with many loopholes….

Many think that Rand Paul’s filibuster was a huge rant-with little accomplished. Today Donald Trump came out and said “I happen to feel that the filibuster did nothing,” Trump added “They got nothing out of it. There was really nothing gained by it. It was just a protest, and we need more than protests.”

I disagree with Trump. Protests are often the spark that ignites a change. What we as American citizens witnessed last Wednesday was a leader. A leader without some secret hidden motive, a leader without the backing of multiple lobbyists, a leader wanting answers that the American people ARE entitled to. Rand Paul took a stand for what was right. Now the media and several other news sources can call this whatever they want to….but I watched, and I saw a man that was defending the Constitution of the United States just like our forefathers did so many years ago.
If we do not defend the Constitution, that made this great nation what it is today, we will cease to exist…..