Greetings all!
It has been a while since I last blogged. There is LOTS going on but all is well. Wedding plans are moving forward and in just a few weeks, Terry and I will be married...my heart is so glad! <3
I read this quote and felt it was perfect for something I have been wanting to rant on for a while. Mother Teresa said, " If you judge people, you have no time to love them."
I once had a conversation with my sister about how intolerant I was of so many things. I believe with all my heart that I used the word "intolerant" as an excuse and untruth. What I really should have said is acknowledged how judgmental I have come to be through the years. When I was younger, I used to call it "passionate for the things of Christ", in years after that I referred to it as "outrage" when things weren't the way I felt they needed to be according to my belief, be it religious, political or because of my upbringing.
Today, it is Oct 20, 2009. Today, I call it what it is in hopes that I will change it. It is judgment. Growing up in a church that, to this day, oozes of judgment of its sheep and those in the pastures around it, I see how horrible it is. When I had the opportunity to work with young people, part of what I felt was my gift is that I truly did not judge them. I took them at the place they were at and loved them for that. Now if you ask me how I was with adults, the story was different. The fact of the matter was that I felt that "they should know by now" so there was no excuse, therefor they did not receive my love in any form.
Today...to my shame, I still struggle.
I find it interesting that when I click on the Entertainment section of Yahoo, there are pictures of celebrities and as I read through the comments, they are all commentaries as to what each person thinks of what they are wearing, what they look like, if they approve of what they are doing, where they are, etc. The sad thing about this is that it shows how intolerant we all are. We TRULY believe that what we have to say must not only be heard, but acknowledged and adhered to!
As I have thought about my intolerance and all those that have crossed my path, it saddens me. I don't want to a be person that judges. Yet, I have to be honest...the way this blog was sparked was because I was being judgmental of a person being religiously judgmental of someone else and in turn replied, "I hate intolerance". How hypocritical is that? UGH! All in all, I scribe these few words in hopes that it will spark something in me and hopefully, you my three readers, and that we would be honestly honest (yes, that does make sense) in acknowledging how far our intolerance...a-hem...our JUDGMENT goes. ...eh...just some thoughts!
As a close, I would like to wish the man in which I am in love with a wonderful birthday today!!!! Terry, you are the man my heart has always desired. Just as the man that raised me, you are a TRUE man with a tender heart, hard working hands, legs that are firm and a smile and eyes that only I satisfy! You are an answer to prayer and I am so Blessed! Just a few weeks, and we shall be man and wife! You are my love, I love you, not for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you.
Hope you all are well!
PS
I took some pics of my harvest home, so I will post them shortly.
PSS
A VERY special THANK YOU to Tonya, Abel, Becky and Mom. They spent the past three days helping us get the pasture, yard and home ready for the wedding. There is NO way we could have done it without you. You have Blessed me beyond words...THANK YOU!
