The Uncertainty

                                                       Everyday is a brand new day,
                                                       everyday is a journey.


Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time--

Footprints that perhaps another,

Sailing o'er life's wintry main,

A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,

Seeing, shall take heart again.

--Henry W. Longfellow

Should we have an "Apartment Warming" party? 

Emily sat on my bed, as she does every morning, as we discuss any day events or play catch up. The question hung in the air full of unspoken tension. Tension, because of what it would mean to do so. We came here for a reason, not because we wanted to make an upgrade. Besides, it is very well known our views on diversity and many people are not on the same wavelength on that subject. 

What does our world look like? Well, we like diversity. We are not cookie cutter people. We don't care to live in a community where everyone looks the same, living in the same type of house. One place looks pretty much like the rest. There is nothing to distinguish one family from the next. That is not us. Which is fine, because we all are different and need to be accepted for who we are and what we represent. 

Our neighborhood looks more like International Waters than anything else. There are numerous nationalities here. . . . numerous. Sadly, not everyone can be comfortable with that.

I once had a woman ask me why are we always volunteering and delivering (our Ministry) to the bad neighborhoods of Chicago?  Why can't we go somewhere closer to home? My reply? Well, that's where the poor people are. That's where the homeless reside.

We as a society, as a people, we are very judgmental. All of us. Myself included. We judge others no matter how much we may try to deny it. It's true that some of us are more than others, but we're all guilty. We judge others on their appearance, their home, their children, their behavior, their work ethic. We judge. Most of all, we like to judge others on how much they judge. 

Our world is certainly changing quickly. It seems I'm always defending my Faith, my lifestyle, my ethics. Everything is on the defense lately. Even in my own home. Do I want to expose myself to that kind of scrutiny? Not at this moment. So for now, whoever comes over, comes over, but no parties yet. 

Have a Blessed day everyone.