Year End Reflections: A looming crisis

When I look back over this past year I realize that I have been really blessed. No, I haven't been able to get a steady job. I have however worked really hard helping out with my parents. I am blessed to have them still in my life. I do treasure the time I have with them, even though some days I just wish to be alone.

I'm also grateful to have a home. So many have lost everything this year through floods, fire and hurricanes. Yes, I do know that the pressure to confirm to global standards is increasing. I do see the push to get rid of cash. Cards are very convenient, but also a very good way to track your purchases. Some people are saying that it won't be long before the globalists take over.

I tend to believe that President Trump is in office for a very good reason. He is there to slow down the progression to the world government. It can't really be stopped. There are forces that are too bent to have it happen sooner rather than later. You remember what I said last year? I believed then that Trump's election allowed us time to reflect and recover.

Some might say that he hasn't handled things well. I've seen the results. I may still not have a steady job but like the fact that he is pressing forward to reform.

I do however see a looming crisis in my hometown. It hurts to think about the destruction. There are still so many questions that I need answered here. I'm a little nervous as this situation is something I've never encountered before now. I have to ask myself the following questions:

Am I willing to do what I can to save these buildings from destruction?

What consequences will happen should it be revealed that "kickbacks" were taken to sell off and claim eminent domain on private property?

What benefits will anyone receive from this wanton destruction of both private and public property? I know that I will have a fight ahead of me. Yet I also know if I didn't say anything or raised any objections...then I wouldn't be doing my job. It is funny that I just kind of fell into this role. It is also a little bit scary.

I do keep asking to find out if anyone really cares. They complain about stuff after it happens...but the fact is that we should be really concerned. This is very different from having a private building being threatened with demolition. This is a borough handing over the keys to the town and allowing them to literally wreck the town center...:-( Some people have raised some good questions about this. I am going to write a letter with a series of questions. My hope is that the borough answers them honestly and thoroughly.

The thought of having a Super WAWA in the town center is making me physically ill. I pray that I don't get obsessed with it.

Death and Taxes: What it all means

I've been thinking too much about this subject. It is very hard to understand why everything keeps happening. This time of the year is supposed to light and joyful. Everyone is supposed to be happy. Yet no one is. There has to be a reason why. I think it's because every Christmas or holiday book I've read has a death scene in it. I must have read 10 or more this season so far. That makes ten books with a death theme. It does make me wonder until I realize the true meaning of the season.

You see God knew from the beginning of time that we were dead. He knew that only he would be able to make us alive. He created us. He came in the form of a helpless baby over 2,000 years ago. He came to be our sacrifice. He was born to die.

The debate about the tax reform bill has me thinking about the role taxes play in society. It was because of taxes that Joseph and Mary had to travel to Bethlehem. Caesar wanted to squeeze more money and have more control over his populace. I can't help that that some of the ones objecting to this tax reform see it as a loss of control. Maybe it is. When you take away the incentive to tax, you free citizens to make up their own minds.

I wonder if the monkey wrench in the system will continue to hold fast. I wonder how many feel vindicated by the win on Tuesday. I wonder when the restrictions will take place.Will it kill whatever incentive people have to live? Will we be forced to accept invisible money? I have to admit that it is convenient to have electronic payment. Yet I still want to stick with physical currency. I like the feel and texture of the paper. I like feeling the cool silver coins in my hands. I like the control that physical money gives me. I won't give that up easily.

I hate the fact that I feel like I'm being more and more disenfranchised by everything that is going on. I miss quiet times when I walked without a care in the world. Sometimes I do long to be with God in heavenly places. I know my place is here.