I like Sundays... and I'm not quite sure why. Growing up it meant going to church and coming home to fried chicken and the aroma of dad's pipe or cigars in the house. It was a cozy loved feeling.
DH and I continued the church attendance until our 3rd child. It got to be a hassle with 3 kids under 5 - and I'm not saying it was the only reason we stopped going... but it was one. As time went on, I began to feel that it wasn't necessary to attend church every Sunday. And for a while mama and I (when she lived with us here) would go in the mornings in the middle of the week. It seemed... more meaningful since we weren't going for the social aspect, but just because we wanted to. Later, that stopped too. But I no longer find that it matters spiritually. I've always believed that 'One on one' works best when it comes to matters of God.
Don't ask me where THAT came from. My monkey minds sometimes just goes off on a tangent.
But perhaps the news about the U.S. bombing Iran has stirred up some weird stuff. I don't have any inklings as to whether this was right or wrong. To me anything that sparks war is wrong, but what do I know? All I do know is that it makes me feel afraid. What will be the aftermath of such an act? Do we still have Allies? Life has gotten a little unpredictable since January 20, 2025.
Sometimes I feel so-oo full... like there's so much I want to say, but not sure 'how or if' I should say it. I think that inside each of us are so many thoughts and ideas and feelings that aren't easy to express. I guess this Blog gives us a chance to do this. I write things on here that I'd never put on Facebook. In fact, I deleted Facebook from my phone this morning as I really didn't want to read all the stuff that will be forth-coming since the bombing. However, I will miss seeing family pics posted from Louisiana...
I hate what places like Canada, the UK, Australia, and others must be thinking about us. I hope they realize that many many of us (hopefully more than the Trumper half) are not in agreement with what is going on here since the last election. We want to take America back! We want to make America "kind" again! And we're trying... but perhaps we need help. How? I don't know. But we need our friends (Canada, the UK, Australia, etc.) to stand by those of us who want our country back.
I'm going to stop now. It's Sunday and I need to think about Sunday dinner... maybe Chicken Spaghetti ... and a salad. That sounds good.
Here's a picture of me at 7 or 8 (when life was simpler) with our dog, Pal.
and me in a high school show... (still simple)
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| That's me in the middle back... and my life-long friend since grammar school on my right |
and now a few memes:
and how I feel sometimes in the morning...
Oh, and if you saw my last post with a pic of Shadow (one of our ferals). Here's a better pic of him:
Have a wonderful Sunday... and forgive me for sharing my rambling mind with you. Sometimes it just helps to write it all down and get it out of my head.
Hugs (virtually),
Rian
Rian I think your logic about church attendance in the middle of the week vs Sunday was sweet, no monkey brains about it! Loved reading about your Sunday memories, and also loved the early photos. The costumes looked great. I feel just the way you do regarding how the free world must see us right now, it's like we are being held hostage by Maga. Please don't apologize for sharing your feelings, you're a kind and gentle soul. ❤️🙏
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dug. It's just hard to figure out how to handle 'getting on with a normal life' these days with so much unrest and unease happening not only here, but around the world. I know that I'm very lucky having lived from 1945 to now, having experienced good times and bad... but mostly good peaceful times when people were kind, respectful, and helped each other. Maybe those times have passed. I hope not, but lately it seems to be going the other way.
ReplyDeleteIt's one day at a time. It's an unsettling to not know what to expect when we get up in the morning. I am upset for all the families in all the countries involved. We are all just trying to make it through life while these "leaders" are making these horrible decisions that affect lives so horribly. Your photos are wonderful. Maybe you can keep Facebook messenger and ask family members to send you the photos they post.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Miss Merry. Despite it all, I'm still optimistic... and hope that the saying, "It will all be ok in the end... and if it's not ok, then it's not the end." Naive I'm sure, but a bit comforting.
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ReplyDeleteShadow is a beauty and I like your memes.
Thinking on blogs seems to be a good idea...mostly. Maga people obviously aren't thinking at all. It's so sad to consider all the wars around the world, and now we've stepped in it too...not legally, not any of us promoting that decision. We just now have to wonder how it will affect all our lives. It makes me wonder how Germans must have thought in 1939 what was going to happen next. Little did they know! I sure pray that we don't go that beserk.
ReplyDeleteI know, Barbara. You'd think we'd learned...
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ReplyDeleteI’m really worried about what is going to happen next. You have Netanyahu bombing Gaza and preventing aid from going in. Then you have them at war with Iran and bombing them also. And now… he has Trump bombing Iran too. It’s supposed to be to take out nuclear sites. But… it’s scary. Just scary.
Yes, it is scary, Kay.
DeleteIt's indeed a scary world and I too do not know what to think. I doubt that you're alone in your feelings, the world is not a happy place and all we 'common' people can do is pray and hope and try to get on with our lives, wherever in the world we live.
ReplyDeleteTrue. Pray and hope... but what if it's not enough? (Forget that... "what ifs" are never good)
DeleteI wake in the morning and open my laptop to see what awful thing my country is doing. I am terrified about what is happening, I believe we are beginning World War III. Sigh. But I loved your post, it made me feel better, just knowing there are others who feel like I do.
ReplyDeleteYes, DJan, I think there are many of us that can't quite believe what is going on in our own country. And I also fear that no one is trying to make American great. They want to take us down and keep us fighting against each other. We can only hope and pray that more people will realize this before it's too late.
DeleteThere is conflicting information - the current administration says Iran was building nuclear bombs, however observers in the country itself say they haven't got the technology. Was this act simply a distraction to take away from what is happening in the States? If so, has it now set off more events that will be damaging to all of us? Brighter minds than mine may know.
ReplyDeleteIn any event, as a Canadian, I'm well aware that not all people in the USA support this administration as evidenced by the No King protests for one. I also see that many of his supporters are regretting their votes, especially when something he does or says affects them directly. Those who support the actions in Iran seem to be spinning it as we can't allow Iran to have nuclear weapons - though as a small country with few allies....well, that's enough of that.
In any event, be assured, while we're Elbows Up here in Canada, we still appreciate those who truly did not vote for this.
Believe me, Mae, there are so many of us that are embarrassed and shocked over what is going on. The scary part is trying to figure out how to stop it. The large numbers that attended the No Kings protests at least let other countries know that many many of us don't want this. This is not what America stands for.
Deletei missed this, i have been really busy with necessary thing and very unnecessary things, trying to make the best of summer!! politics, takes up too much of my brain power!!
ReplyDeleteDebbie, it's obvious you make the best of every season. As for politics, much too frustrating for me.
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