In Reply...

I received a comment on my post from yesterday from "anonymous".  No name was left, so I really don't have a clue who this is.  But, in reply to the admonition to "count my blessings", here's the thing: 

I DO count my blessings...

every day...

constantly throughout each day. 

I know from Whom

my blessings come

and He receives the praise and glory for them.

Counting my blessings, however, does not negate the sin, wickedness,

injustice and foolishness that abounds in this world. 

Counting my blessings doesn't make Lady Gaga's

(and others like her and worse than her)

influence on young girls any more righteous.

Counting my blessings doesn't make government control over

our lives and over our parenting rights any more acceptable. 

Counting my blessings doesn't make it okay for the government

(federal or local) to bleed us dry financially because of their mismanagement of our funds.

So, dear reader, that's my rant for the day.  I do wonder, though...if you can read headlines like those (and others which are much, much worse) and not get upset, then maybe I'm not the only one with her head in the sand.  If you haven't read "1984", seriously...do yourself a favor and read it asap.

One (and only one of a gazillion) blessing in my life today is
the beautiful flower basket my daughter gave me for Mother's Day.