Jan 08
2009
lou| Category: Uncategorized |
I was reading today about “covering authority” - A doctrine I no longer believe in and have intentions of blogging about further in the future, whist reading about this I came accross this site and it made my blood boil!
I am not really into writing abusive hate mail but this man made me want to email him such a letter and I would if I wasnt sure he would see it as conformation he was doing Gods will and that I was simply persecuting him.
Really I am sick and tired of these types of pastors who claim to have the ear of God and then out come disgusting arrogant nonsense that is based on such a narrow conservative world view and is total and utter crap!
What a small and powerless God he must believe in.
He goes on to say the judgement for the election of BO will abound. How would he know? And I am sorry but if the state if the USA right now is what happens when “God’s will” is carried out then we all need to invest in bomb shelters to protect us from the terrible things that will happen in the next four years- what a crock!!!!
Why does it have to always be about whether a candidate is pro life or not that defines him as a Christian? What about war mongering, not feeding and clothing the naked and not loving their neighbors?
Don’t get me wrong I believe that life is life wether its 2days or 40 weeks post conception but that it is my own personal belief and is based on my faith, not a political bent. And in my opinion a pro life stance is little compensation for the disgusting things the apparently “God chosen president” did during his long reign in office. Not to mention there a more poor in America than ever before
Before the last election in Aus I read a book called Gods Politics and it helped me to see that my vote is needed but that I should vote for people who’s policies line up with my core values- and do you know who that was? The Green Party, most Christians in Aus would see them as anti christian and they are not perfect but they were the closest by a long way. So I shall be voting for them or any independent that stands up for the environment and the poor from now on
Anyway I have had my little vent and feel much better 
Jan 03
2009
lou| Category: Uncategorized |
So its 2009 and I am turning 34 in May 
where exactly has all that time gone!
I am officially the age where I am supposed to join the ranks of the soccer mum. You know super woman who comes with: SUV, blond foils, perfect house, beautiful well behaved children, seemingly perfect life, standing on the side lines while those perfect children live the dreams we failed at.
In 2008 I could feel myself slipping into the soccer mum groove. I had lost sight of who I was and why I am here in Melbourne. Too much time spent with the PFA mothers and pretending Ive got it together. It would be oh so easy to forget our pledge to live the simple life and love those less fortunate than ourselves and simply blend in with the crowd but it is not who God has asked me to be and perhaps that is why I have been feeling unhappy lately?
I love my kids and support them where I can and of course want them to be a star at something but I cant be a soccer mums, its all about appearances and quiet frankly I am not very good at pretending everything is bright and shiny. For a start I do not have perfect children (my 4 yr old believes rules are for other people), my house is never tidy (accept for about 30secs post cleaning once a week) and I will NOT drive and SUV not so much because they are an environmental disaster, which of course they are, but because I would never be able park the thing and I hate blond foils.
But really the whole middle class soccer mum thing just does not fit with my core values
So what to do? ………well I’ll tell you what I did, I just spent 3hrs at the hairdressers and now have dark chocolate hair with purple ends- yes purple. I am looking forward to the first day of term when I see some of the mothers again I am sure they will be polite but who knows what they really think.
But my new hair is just symbolic…… I am determined to live this year as the woman God wants me to be. To do that I will have to put aside the fear of not being in the “in” crowd and step way out of my comfort zone. I will have to love the “unlovely” again and ask God for compassion and zeal. I will have to push away the desire to be normal and act the was society wants me to act - To be a revolutionary, Quiet frankly that scares me witless but I am determined to do it and now I have a reminder that goes with me and I will see it whenever I look in the mirror
So please pray for me that I will have the endurance to see this thing through and the determination to not fit in but bust out and be as bold as my new hair
