Praying for A New Beginning-The New Administration

In just a few days we will welcome a new President. Some days it seems unreal that things could change as much as promised. I hear so much about the ways that Democrats are still dragging their feet. I'm also hearing that people are panicking about the dismantling of some "pet projects."

I am praying for a new beginning. The new administration has a lot to do to reverse globalization's effects. Those effects are still re-vibrating even now.

I do feel that things do have to change. I know that God's hand is in this. I am sensing that there are forces that would love to destroy the hope we have. Yet God will protect us. He will guide us in the way we should go.

More signs of the End Times: Electronic Currency

I am becoming more and more aware of the increasing control that the electronic superhighway has on people everywhere. It is so easy to see the influence of technology on the world at large. This technology and the innovations has been stealing work for a while now. Kids today really don't realize how "closed in" we really are as a society. They are taught from an early age to accept what they read on the Internet as truth. Some of it is truth but kids have no filter to tell the truth from the falsehoods.

I know that I'm considered some what of a Luddite because I don't get into shopping and all the social media channels on the Internet. I also don't do online banking or use the new apps that allow you to pay electronically. Yes it is convenient not to have to pull money physically out of the bank. Yes, it is great just to wave a card and get what you want instantaneously.

What has me concerned and should have you concerned is the rapid movement towards electronic currency. Four of the world's biggest banks are contemplating using this digital cash for trades in 2018. What is to stop them from using this same electronic currency for other transactions? There is already at least one country (Sweden) who has decided to go cash free and stopped issuing physical currency.

The problem with this is that electronic currency gives too much control to those who run the financial institutions to wipe out your savings, control what you can have and deny services because you don't have the right electronic currency. I guess my real problem is that who is to say that you have money when you don't physically have it. It is too easy for someone to block you from getting anything. It is also one more step towards the "Mark of the Beast" in Revelation.

By having that electronic control someone could possibly control who lives and dies...definitely something to think about when you use your debt card....

A New Year, A New Hope

It does seem like the years have sped by. I can't help thinking that it has been seven years since I first started this blog. Actually sometimes it feels like it has been longer. I have grown so much as a person in the past seven years. I have learned a lot of hard lessons. Yet I am still here.

This is a new year. This will be a year of preparation for me to move forward and embrace hope. I can no longer wallow in the past or let the circumstances of my life dictate my life. Yes, there are some scary things that are happening that I have no control over. Yes, I admit that I've been beating myself up for not embracing technology like so many others have. Yet I know that there is an undercurrent of society that is pushing back from the smothering embrace of technology. They know as I do that technology, no matter how good it is, won't replace human ability.

I'm feeling a new hope that I'm praying will grow and take root. It has been a long dark tunnel with no end in sight. I'm learning to be grateful for what the Lord is giving me with this avenue of communication. I realize that things could be a whole lot worse for me. I'm blessed with food, shelter and family who still support me through this financial crisis.

I can praise God for all that he has given me. I can move forward in this new year with confidence that the Lord will be with me every step of the way.

Ready To Set Aside the Old and Embrace The New

When I think about this year and the struggles I've had to make people aware of the society I feel like crying. I feel very frustrated by the weak attendance and by the lack of support I've received. I know that I've been trying too hard to do it all myself. I should let go. I know that, yet I just can't. There are still people that want me to succeed with this project.

So I can't give it up like a bad dream. I am ready to set aside the old way of thinking about my current situation and embrace the new way of thinking about it. I do want the society to grow. I do want to make a difference in my community.

Working as part of the 125th anniversary committee has opened my eyes to the community in ways that I never thought possible. I am grateful for the experience and the opportunity to become a part of the 4th of July celebration. I know that I probably won't be doing a Tag Day again soon, but really got some insights about the community then as well.

I do have a feeling that the society will move forward this year with the History Room. The borough is supportive of our current efforts but we will need to do more. I can be grateful that I did make a difference by alerting the public about the library. They have implemented my suggestions...:-). We are still not "friends" but all I really cared about was saving those books from the dumpster. It was a high achievement for me to see that happen. I managed to save quite a few of the old Delaware County history books that the library was originally planning to throw out. I wasn't able to save all of them. Unfortunately the mindset of the whole library system is to get rid or donate any old books. It seems insane to me....a book lover to get rid of a book just because it is old.

I can't embrace the new technology that fast. I long for a simpler time even though I do use this technology on a daily basis. I am not "all-in" with it. I only use certain things such as this Blogger to express my thoughts and Facebook to connect with friends easily. I am easily frightened by the advances that threaten to take away our freedoms making us more like cattle to be tagged.

In some ways, I am ready to set aside the old and embrace the new. I know that technology does have its good side in helping connect people and bring information that wouldn't be accessible in the past to us. Yet I can't help thinking that there is a cost in all this. Will we survive? Only time will tell.

Rays of Hope-Joyful Signs of the Season

I always loved this time of year when I was small. There seemed to be such hope in the faces of the people I'd meet. I grew up during a time when people still celebrated Christmas with a Christmas concert in the auditorium. I looked forward to singing the solo in "O Holy Night" but wasn't picked.

I didn't know about the annual tree lighting and celebration when I started researching my hometown for a book. I discovered the celebration when I started getting actively involved in the community. I am a little bit sad that I wasn't able to participate as a child. The children all have such hopeful looks on their faces. I can tell that they are living in the moment eager to see Santa. I see in their faces rays of hope. It makes me feel good to see all the holiday decorations. I see these joyful signs of the season as an invitation to relax.

I do praise God for this season of light in the midst of a dark world. I do praise God for his son who came to Earth as a baby and became one of us. I do praise God for everything he has done for me and the love he is showing to me right now. God has got a hold of me and won't let go.

Stepping Out and Moving Forward

It's been a little while since I last posted here. There have been some changes to the site which I don't know if I like or not. It does seem a bit strange to be typing in this space but I think I will get used to it.

I am stepping out and moving forward from the depressive pit that I've found myself in. I don't want to dwell there anymore. I am shaking off the feelings that have weighed me down. There is some daylight now. I can see it.

Wallowing in self pity is counterproductive. Yet there are still times when I feel that nothing is going right. I want to wallow then. I need to move forward and embrace the new life the Lord is giving me. I need to stop feeling sorry for myself.

I want to feel excited about this time of year...yet I know too many who struggle. They don't have loved ones that visit them or take them gifts. They feel all alone. Yet they are not alone.

Still Fighting-A Republic Saved

Everyone who has been following the culmination of the 2016 election knows who won. As I wrote last week as I was waiting for the election results, I knew that God placed Donald Trump in this position. We may not understand everything that happened to make this a reality. Some riots and protests have occurred since the election.

The globalists are up in arms about the results. They are making it seem that Trump stole the election. He didn't. The people spoke. The electoral college worked. I do have a very clear picture now about why we still need the electoral college with elections. An electoral college assures that every voice is heard whether it be in some small town in Nebraska or a big city like New York.

He does have a huge amount of work to do. He is still fighting the liberals who want to bring the country to chaos. Does he have problems? There is no denying this. Has the media portrayed Trump supporters as haters? Yes. I understand this all too well. Do they understand that the only reason many people voted for Trump was that he promised to take back our country from the globalist forces that were threatening to tear it apart? No. They are all good global citizens.

The evidence is all around us that they just don't care about their country at all. They have been indoctrinated in the drone mentality that says "the global union will take care of you." It seems nice to have that openness and connectivity...yet there is a price. That price is our national sovereignty.

A presidency under such a liberal person would mean the death knell for America. I do believe that with all my heart. We need to be able to teach young people that freedom is precious and has been fought for with blood, sweat and tears. We need to be able to persuade people to turn back to God. We have strayed too long and accepted too much.

Will we be persecuted for our beliefs? Yes. This will happen. It is already happening. I tell myself daily that God is in control. He knows what's going to happen today, tomorrow and in the future. We just have to trust him.