Who am I to judge another

So I recently read a book The Pulse of Hopeful Life  I don't recommend it - it is a real tearjerker, but it really made me think. The book is about a woman who left her family because of the death of her 14 month old daughter.  She just walked out on her other daughter and husband...because she felt guilty.  Now there were many times in the book when I thought, "how could she do it, I could never leave my children..." but I really empathized with her at other times in the book. So often I am quick to judge.  So often I remember people at the beginning of their trial and then just forget about them.  So often I make a judgement about a person before I even realized some of the circumstances.  What if this was the only way to help her overcome the trauma of losing her daughter.

We are all so different and we have different challenges, different upbringings, different lives.  We are not meant to be the same (otherwise we would have followed Lucifer).  Instead of being so judgmental, I need to give others a break, I need to be their friend and truly love them.  "In the quiet heart is hidden sorrow that the eye can't see" boy is that statement so true.  We all carry around burdens that we don't let others see and we can always lend a helping hand, a listening ear and an understanding heart instead of an upturned nose.

Writing

One of my goals is to become better at writing.  I figure one way to do that is to start writing, so I've been trying to update my blog regularly...anyway, if you ever have any suggestions of how I could be a better writer I would love the information!!!:)  I know writing is very personal, but I know I can get better and I know that people who read this blog can help me in my endeavor, so if you wouldn't mind sending me a message (or telling me in person), commenting on my blog, etc.  I would really appreciate it!:)

Missions put into action

I wrote last month about missions (ha, that is my first ever link, I hope it works!:) and just found out more for my specific mission, and since I've been wondering what to share on here, I decided that would be as good as anything!!!:)  So I know what my mission is, but what am I supposed to do right now?  I have 3 little girls that take up most of my time and I don't have any extra money to start putting into the preparation.  Anyway, so I was talking to someone recently about my mission.  Her mission involves domestic violence and she works a lot with the homeless, so she suggested starting to network...basically to go volunteer in homeless shelters - get to know the people, get to know the need, that sort of thing, so I'm going to do it!!!:)  I've decided to ask a mom or two to trade babysitting with me so that I can go volunteer!!:)  I'm so glad that I have an action step to do now!!:)

Spring Fever

I love spring - which is why I chose to get married in the spring!!!:)  I have such fond memories of being in college and finally being able to study outside in the warm air, or grading papers outside when I was a teacher.  I remember having a picnic with DD when she was just a baby just because it was spring!!!:)  This year it hasn't hit me as hard.  Until this weekend!!!:)   I spent so much time outside on Friday and loved every minute of it!!!:)  The weather was gorgeous, I got a lot of yard work done, and I even went for a run Saturday morning!!:)  Oh how I love the spring!!!:)  I love the signs of rebirth, spring flowers (tulips and daffodils and blossoms)  I love being able to plant a garden and see the plants grow!!!:) Yep, spring is definitely my favorite time of the year!!!:)

Common Core

I don't know how much you know about common core, but from what I know it scares me.  I would really appreciate your help in getting it removed from Utah (if you live in other states there is a link at the bottom that will take you to your state page).  If you want more information, feel free to browse this website:www.utahnsagainstcommoncore.com there is also a petition on the webpage that I would really appreciate your signature. 

Here are some facts about Common Core:

 

·Common Core ignores your child’s uniqueness

 

·Common Core strips away local control of education, leaving you with no say in standards or curriculum

 

·Common Core puts your child in a national database for cradle to grave tracking

 

·Common Core will prepare your child for technical school, but not all colleges

 

·Common Core math standards are lower than our old standards

 

·Common Core English standards reduce great literature reading in high school English classes to less than 50% of reading, while over 50% is for “informational texts”

 

·Common Core was not “state led” or “internationally benchmarked”

 

·The players behind Common Core are large corporations aiming to massively grow profits by getting all students on the exact same new learning schedule. You could rename this Corporate Core.

Here are some more links if you are interested:
http://www.glennbeck.com/2013/03/14/exposing-common-core-kids-are-being-indoctrinated-with-extreme-leftist-ideology/
http://whatiscommoncore.wordpress.com/2013/02/24/which-states-aim-to-reclaim-educational-liberty/
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http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/12/27/why-all-cool-kids-are-reading-executive-order-13423/