just a little beef..

SOOOOOOOoooooo....i'v got lots to tell yall!!!!

first of all...i didn't realize how homesick i was until i came home and then had to leave again...that was quite a shock just HOW much i missed kansas and the people that are there....even the ones i got to talk to just for a little bit and i miss you guys already.

second, i have decided to do something from now until i die. when i was in charlotte on my way back to kansas my flight ended up being delayed for quite a bit i ended up having 6 hours to kill. i didn't mind that because i could spend days in an airport just watching people. so as i was sitting in starbucks watching people noting which ones are chumps and which ones are probably the watcher for their local neighborhood watch program but there were another group of people. they would walk through the airport with a look of unsure apprehension (that's the best way i can describe it), almost despair on their faces as they walked through the airport. some would walk through, some would go through by wheelchair or crutches, some had a brand new family following them with their little girl clinging to her daddy's hand. they would walk through in small groups of two or three or even by themself (i saw many of these) and they all had that look on their face and would walk through the airport looking around as if they were looking for someone. and every single one of these guys had something in common. they were all wearing the uniform of a military branch. the people that were sacrificing more than most of us could even possibly imagine sacrificing, were walking through the airport looking for just a smile to say thank you yet people would purposefully avoid them. i am not making this up. this wasn't just something that happened to one person that was walking through, this was definately a pattern, people would avoid them and not even acknowledge them. there was not even the slightest smile given. now i know there were people that were in a hurry that were in their own little world trying to get to their gate before the plane left them but not everyone was in a hurry. there were even people that looked down their noses at these young men and women as they passed through concourse C. i sat there and watched this for about 15 minutes and i couldn't stand it anymore so i went up to three of these guys and thanked them for what they did and how i SO appreciated what they do and the sacrifice they make and that i loved 'em and praying for 'em, and their demeanor changed immediately. it was seriously like night and day. 

now i'm not saying that to say "looky what i did." cause i'm not a goody two shoes but im saying this because i am sick of the disrespect and snubbing that we (the american public) demonstrate to our men and women in the service. it doesn't matter where we are. in the airport, the grocery store, at church, shopping, in the gym...wherever you are, don't ignore them. don't walk by them like they have done nothing. who cares if you dont know them. they dont know you and they're fighting for you. they are your father, mother, brother, sister, daughter, son, cousin, uncle, aunt, friend, coworker, grandma, grandpa, brother in-law, sister in-law, son in-law, daughter in-law, fiance, boyfriend, girlfriend...these people are just like you and me. i don't care whether you support the reason that we are at war and where we're at war or whether you dont support it...these men and women dont have a choice or a say in where they go to protect to you and fight for you so why don't you just say thank you. it's the least you can do. next time you see someone in a uniform just go up to them and say thanks. even if it's out of your way, and you're already in line to checkout...i dare you to thank a soldier. once you do it you probably will keep doing it, and people learn by example so if they see you do that the chances of them thanking a soldier are greater.

after my trip i really felt like i needed to say that cause even our government isn't doing much to help them out...they are just helping them enough to get by..people on welfare are living better than some of the soldiers that come back home...this is not a lie. and dont get me started on the lack of care for veterans. democrats and republicans and independents and even the Nader-followers have seriously SERIOUSLY slacked off and done quite a sucky job taking care of these guys.

well that's my beef and i am SO glad i got that off my chest! that is not a lie. i promise there will be something more upbeat coming. TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!! ten things coming up on the next post!

have a good spring break for those who are enjoying one right now!

*ponder this for a sec*

Romans 12:1

"Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer you bodies as living sarifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your siritual act of worship."

happy st patty's day!!!