The Beauty Of Niagara - Enjoy!

The beauty of Niagara - enjoy!

I keep trying to remind women that it is NOT your body because your DNA and this little bundle of cells' DNA are not the same. Its DNA is absolutely 100% human and absolutely different from your sequence. It is a completely separate and very human individual. It is just your body which is protecting it until it is old enough to live on its own, just like it is your home which is protecting it until it is old enough to move out. No difference.

An attitude of gratitude

This is a necessity in today's world of whining, complaining, griping, and entitlement. It's good to literally practice this at the end of the day. So today I am grateful for some good deals at the grocery store which allowed me to not spend a lot of money; and for a delicious, made-from-scratch dinner; and for a lovely, brisk, long walk afterwards in the cool of the evening (and as a bonus, it didn't even rain like it was threatening to!)

So how about you? What are you thankful for today?

Homeschooling

For those who think home schooled kids are indoctrinated just replace that last now biased word with the concept of a worldview and you will realize that all children are "indoctrinated" whether passively or impassively. A schooled child who is bullied, ignored at home, and left to fend for themselves, is also being indoctrinated. They are taught that they are worthless and that the world doesn't care. A schooled child who is taught whatever is on the local school board's agenda whether that agrees or disagrees with their parents' beliefs is also being indoctrinated. Childhood is formation time, and all children are being formed. doctrine /dŏk′trĭn/

noun

A principle or body of principles presented for acceptance or belief, as by a religious, political, scientific, or philosophic group; dogma.

A rule or principle of law, especially when established by precedent.

A statement of official government policy, especially in foreign affairs and military strategy.

Beauty

"Something serious happens in a community when the taste for what is beautiful is lost. It is, therefore, a cause for alarm when vulgarity, vanity, rudeness are not seen as such but taken for granted, thus supplanting beauty. This process of trivialization of the human ends up essentially degrading us."

~ Pope Francis

Daily attitude of gratitude

Today I am thankful for the rain, but not too much rain as there was a lot of flooding north of here. I am thankful that my parish is only a couple of blocks away and I can always attend Mass easily every Sunday. I am thankful for the peace that I feel during this rather transitional time for me. How about you? What are you thankful for today?