My Heart is Heavy

I am still in shock over the terrible quake in Haiti. Every time I see footage of people still trapped, people injured with no medical care, no food, no water, no place to sleep, I want to cry. The media has informed us that the best way to help is with cash. Be careful who you give cash to, but you can always give money to the Red Cross, and for faith-based organizations you could donate to World Vision or Christian Reformed World Relief Committee, a little-known, but very well run relief organization within our denomination.

Now is not the time for political posturing, or blaming. I have heard the most outlandish statements from well-known people in this country and it APPALLS me that someone could say these things. An evangelist has said horrible things and one of the ultra-conservative talk show mouthpieces has faulted the president for actually wanting to help these people because they are black.

Time for that evangelist to hang up his pulpit and retire, and I wish that talk-show guy would just SHUT UP!

Anyway, I'll step off my soapbox now and go find my credit card so I can get money to CRWRC as quickly as I can. God bless the lovely people of Haiti.

Stepping on Some Toes

I know that many people out there are protesting the President's health care program. I just ask that you read and research all the info before getting upset. And please DON'T believe all those e-mails that Aunt Mary forwards from somebody else-most of them are propaganda that some one who stands to gain financially from this thing not passing has manufactured. Go to congress.org and read for yourself.

In the meantime, here is a link to a friend's blog-he seems to have done some research and has a pretty good take on it:

Joe's Knitting Blog

I welcome comments, but I do have the "moderation" set, so if you want to call me names you won't see that on my blog. A good give-and-take is fine, though.