Heavy heart today

Do you ever wonder why you are where you are? I mean I am sitting here in an air conditioned home with high speed wireless Internet, making pasta, while others are sitting in countries with no electricity, no clean water and attempting to entertain their children with what little toys they have? Sit back and imagine what that is like. You rarely have clean clothes, you do not get hot showers and you do not compain. I think about families around the world. There is more to the world than Atlanta, Ga.

Do you ever wonder why you were not one of the thousands of people who died in the earthquake or the tsunami a few years ago or even the tornadoes in TN?

I have been wondering why I am so fortunate. Why me? Why am I here in the United States? Do I take my life foregranted? I have been wondering why I am so selfish. Is it in fact human nature? Some families walk for miles to get groceries barefoot and I complain about the price of gas going up. I am fortunate to have a car.

This post is not to make you feel guilty. I feel guilty. Do you think we were possibly put on this earth to help other people? I have not helped anyone. Really I want to help, I just haven't. I am so focused on where my life is now and where it is going, the only thing I have done for other people is feel sorry for them. I do want to do more. I want people to have the help they need to have better lives, but am I willing to give the help? Does anyone else feel like this?

Why as a nation such as ours, do we not help more? Why are we so focused on ourselves and what would make our lives easier? Is it because I am lazy or is it because I am just comfortable the way I am and I do not like change?

Now I realize that by posting this does not mean that I will change myself. I hope that I do. I hope that I can begin putting other people ahead of myself, because I believe God created me that way. I have to find away to do more.

These are the questions I think about.

Praise

You guys remember me talking about a young couple who had a premature baby and mom was getting a new set of lungs?

Well, guess who is home? Thats right, all 3. The family is out of the hospital. Go check on them here. Have some tissues and dont say I didnt warn you!

ask away or whatever

Ok, Im bored. This morning, I got up went to the gym and had my Special K Vanilla Crunch cereal. Now I am checking email, blogs, watching Wedding Crashers, hangining out on the WW drama and wishing some drama on one of the yahoo groups I moderate would go away but its there to stay. So I really have nothing to write. So I give it to you..

Ask me a question. Post the alphabet in another language. Tell me what annoys you. Tell me why I should read your blog..

Its yours! ASK AWAY

Yippeee

Oh my gosh. NKOTB is performing, rock on!

Ok this is better than if Dylan and Brenda were to get back together..

China

As someone adopting from China, I feel a bit of connection to this country. I can not imagine thousands of people being buried after an earthquake. I do not want to think of how scared those people were. College students were killed. Parents were killed.This kind of tragedy pulls at my heart and makes me think of my family even more. I can not fathom what these people are thinking or going through. I am sure those of you who are home with your children from China have a totally different perspective. You are thinking of the affected provinces and the orphanages your babies came from.

Rarely do I post something on both of blogs, but this disaster is going to touch everyone around the world. They are going to need help. Lots of help. Dozens of organizations are accepting donations. There are orphanages and other places in China that are going to need help. I hope you will help. I can not imagine that one of the people suffering in China may be the birth mom or other caregiver of LynnMarie one day and that makes my heart sad. The death toll is rising. The survivors are going to need help. There are paypal accounts set up. Even if you only have 5 dollars to help, I know that 5.00 can help. If you are a praying person, pray for this country, pray for those helping and pray that God will show you how you can help.

I know there are countries all of the world who need help. Right now my heart is in China.

Once I have confirmed info on where you can help, I will post it. I will let you know how Michael and I choose to help.

If you have info for people who need help. Please leave a comment.


****** I am being told that both Love Without Boundaries and Half the Sky both have places to donate. Both are great organizations.*********

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I was on the weight watchers message boards (which are free and open to the public) and stated that I had fallen off the wagon and was still laying flat on the ground. How in the world can I do so well for 7 weeks, go on a one week cruise and then not get right back on the program?

Enough whining. I am back. I'm hitting the gym this morning.
and will get home and have my 2 low fat waffles with low cal syrup and a banana. I will drink all of my water today. I will not sit down all day, as we have a lot of cleaning today. I will have almonds and low fat cheese as my snack along with 1 pt yogurt, a WW lunch with some salad and tonight we will head to trivia with some members of our community group. I will ask them to make me a salad and will have a slice of pizza. I will continue this program and I will not give up.

Since I ave put this out there, feel free to nag me, ask me how much time Im being lazy, how much exercise I have had. Steven has been doing this, and I love his accountability.