Typically speaking, I look forward to Fridays. However, considering the kids just went back to school yesterday, I would have preferred something like a Wednesday. Oh well. Here comes the weekend!
I had a pleasant experience last night that I'd like to share this morning. We drove about an hour to a high school basketball game last night. We got to this school and found they have a beautiful new gym. Shortly after we sat down, the girls came out to warm up for the game. Lots of schools play music over their sound system during this warm-up period. You never know what you're going to get. It's usually classic heavy metal music or something current that is either unrecognizeable as music or has so many cuss words bleeped out that it sounds like the CD is malfunctioning. So, imagine my surprise when the music came on, and I immediately recognized the song to be "Blessed Be Your Name." Wow! This song was followed by "Lean on Me," "We are Family," and "Oh Happy Day." Now this is a school I can get behind. Last night was Senior night, too. I specifically noticed at least three of their five Seniors listed among their involvements their church memberships. My goodness! I didn't know if such character still existed among our youth and schools. I was encouraged to see that there are people and schools out there that are still proud enough of their faith to snub their noses at the separation of church and state. This world of ours would be a much richer place to live if there were more examples like this being set for our kids. I turned to our group of high school boys that were sitting behind me and said, "We could learn a thing or two from their music selections." Of course, I was met with opposition from them, but I was pleased that I had the support of a couple of parents that overheard me. So, why don't we take more "risks" to display our Christian morals? I say why not do it at least until someone says we can't? And even then, I'd like to see us stand up for right and do it, anyway! Maybe that's partially my rebellious side coming out, but that's a fight I'd love to back. Anyhow, it was SO refreshing to my spirit to experience this at least for that one night. I am going to see if they have a local newspaper that would publish a letter to the editor from me praising their school for their outstanding show of character.
On to other things...I came home last night to watch two "reality" shows. The first was The Real Housewives of Orange County. Now I have always had an issue with the classification of this show as "reality" TV. If you've ever watched, you know these people live in a world far from what most people would consider realistic. It's actually ridiculous. However, true reality is creeping into the lives of some of the wives. One family has received an eviction notice, due to their living way beyond their means. Another wife has been served with divorce papers, after her husband has gotten fed up with her childish, wild ways. And last night, another family was faced with a health crisis after their daughter discovered several nodules in her neck and needed a biopsy. I would never wish any of these crises on any family. However, I did find it interesting to see how these reality stars are dealing with true reality. The other show I watched was the final episode of American Choppers. I loved this show when it first came out. I loved the bikes they made, and I enjoyed the guys on the show. Over the years, my interest had waned. The guys changed, and the bikes started looking more and more alike. Now this show has met its demise, along with the family depicted in it. These shows, along with Jon & Kate Plus 8 and Little People Big World and many others, have shown that money and fame can be a bit of a curse. Here you see people that were living regular lives and dealing with regular problems changed forever by the stresses of being in the public eye and making more money than they are able to manage. It seems that the more money they make, the less capable they become to deal with life's struggles. So, I ask, is it worth it? Have you made enough money to pay for the family that you lose? Does the money bring you more happiness than the relationships, dysfunctional as they were? I just feel like I'm watching train wreck after train wreck on these shows. Yet there are new ones popping up left and right. I'm sure they all start out with the best of intentions. I realize that I am part of the problem, because I am watching and helping to make these shows successful. It's sad.
An update on our Valentine box...Brady won second place for second grade. He was thrilled. I'm glad that he got some sort of recognition. He had such high hopes. Whew! One more project under our belts.
I would also like to thank everyone that said a prayer for my friend, Shealia, this week. Her surgery went well yesterday. They believe they were able to remove all the cancer they found. She will have a long recovery and fight ahead still. Please continue to pray for her.
Well, I have a short four hours to accomplish my normal routine before the kids get home. So, off I go to get it started. Have a good day all!
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