"Let every individual and institution now think and act as a responsible trustee of Earth, seeking choices in ecology, economics and ethics that will provide a sustainable future, eliminate pollution, poverty and violence, awaken the wonder of life and foster peaceful progress in the human adventure."
- John McConnell, founder of International Earth Day
RIGHT NOW, and then again tomorrow and then again the next day and on it goes day after day,
1/2 OF THE WORLD lives on LESS THAN 2 DOLLARS each day.
Psalm 27:4
One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
Do all you can and don't worry about the odds against you. Wield the miracle of life's energy, never worrying whether we fail, concerned only that whether we fail or succeed we do so with all our might. That's all we need to know to feel certain that all our force of diligent effort is worth our while on Earth.
Carl Safina, Voyage of the Turtle

Saturday, October 12, 2013

It's been a while

since I posted. I found a PBS video girl, adopted, that Mim and I watched together. It was about a young girl around 13 that had been adopted into an Arkansas family. It followed her from the time of adoption to post high school and cosmetology school graduation. The young lady struggled with many of the same things Mim does and I imagine many of our black children struggle with living in a family with almost all white people.

It was funny because Mim stated that the family never got upset with her even though you could easily see that the girl was sassy, mean and disrespectful at times. I did point it out to her that it was a film and there is such a thing called editing rights....

Anyway we had a good discussion and she shared that she feels that no matter how good things are she always feels like there is a hole in her heart. I shared with her that is normal and I understand since I have also lost many people and more than likely the hole will never disappear but a person does learn to live with it and still feel happy.

We are also talking about emotional maturity when it comes to me allowing her more freedoms. I have told her that it isn't that I don't believe she can learn (to drive) but rather right now with the behaviors she displays at home I don't trust her decision making skills and that is where I am looking to see emotional maturity...she admitted she does like to blow frequently and enter into a very immature state....

Last weekend we went kayaking and I hope to go one more time before we lose this great weather.
This weekend we have to finish harvesting from the garden and Mim has a CC meet this morning. I am typing this while we wait to go tot he meet.

The wee ones are more than excited about Halloween and a Halloween party next Friday...school is going well for all 3 and that I am happy about

Posted by Aves @ Call of the Phoebe at 6:31 AM

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