http://www.naacp.org/news/entry/video_sherrod/
I found this video clip following a link from MSN. This woman was recently fired from her job for being racist. Turns out her boss did not have the entire story because he had only seen portions of this video edited to make her appear racist. I am thankful to have gotten to watch the whole tape b/c she tells about her life in the south 40 years ago, I forget that there are so many people still living that have witnessed such atrocities right here in America. She talks about how she desperately wanted to leave the south, but on the night her father was murdered by white men she went into her room and cried out to God that she would dedicate her life to making things better in the south. You can hear the awesome power of hope in her words.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Hey girls!
How are you girls doing? I don't know about you but our summer has been so hectic!
We have had an onslaught of visitors which has been fun but very exhausting. We just had Tara last week and are blessed to have Michelle coming the 24th. Oh and it's hurricane season! Fun. Which means we have a daily torrential downpour which only lasts about 20 min. and makes it more humid than it was before. It also means I shoud have bought stock in a crazy good anti-frizz hair cream. lol.
I hope you all are doing well. What has God been teaching you?
I think the biggest challenge for me lately has been trying to find the romancing of God in the mundane and stillness of life. My life has changed so drastically since being married that I confess, I find this season a little difficult to adjust to. I went from literally scheduling every hour of my day to having nothing but time on my hands! But God is good and I embrace this new chapter of my life :) I think that right now the thing I am learning to appreciate the most is the little things in life that I am usually too busy otherwise to savor. I think if I could title this chapter of my life it would be called "The Excitement of the Mundane" , lol.
I hope your lives are blessed and rich with mundane beauty.
Hugs all!
Ashley
We have had an onslaught of visitors which has been fun but very exhausting. We just had Tara last week and are blessed to have Michelle coming the 24th. Oh and it's hurricane season! Fun. Which means we have a daily torrential downpour which only lasts about 20 min. and makes it more humid than it was before. It also means I shoud have bought stock in a crazy good anti-frizz hair cream. lol.
I hope you all are doing well. What has God been teaching you?
I think the biggest challenge for me lately has been trying to find the romancing of God in the mundane and stillness of life. My life has changed so drastically since being married that I confess, I find this season a little difficult to adjust to. I went from literally scheduling every hour of my day to having nothing but time on my hands! But God is good and I embrace this new chapter of my life :) I think that right now the thing I am learning to appreciate the most is the little things in life that I am usually too busy otherwise to savor. I think if I could title this chapter of my life it would be called "The Excitement of the Mundane" , lol.
I hope your lives are blessed and rich with mundane beauty.
Hugs all!
Ashley
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