Work hard...Because of who you are

So much has been going on lately that I have thought about commenting on. There has been the Van Jones controversy, the education speech and, most importantly, heath care. But, I have had a few extra responsibilities at home, and these necessarily trump my love of hearing myself type. I laughed at my husband when he lamented not being able to attend the 9/12 march on Washington because, “he had to work.” I explained to him that he couldn’t go because he recognized that some people in this country had to take care of their families and finances, regardless of what the government was doing. We recognize that the future depends on parents who live within their means and make children a priority. We will do it, even when the government does not. But we will be involved by voicing our feelings and TEACHING OUR CHILDREN. I appreciate those people who do not have to choose between protesting and taking care of family obligations. I appreciate those who will be a voice for my children on Saturday.

On the President’s speech to students: It was self-ingratiating for the president. I rolled my eyes at his props to himself. But, I let my kids hear it. They said it was “boring.” (They’re only 5 & 6) I explained to them what was missing from the speech: they had an obligation to do their best in school, not for their country and president, but because they are children of God and cannot waste the precious talents they have been blessed with. Why do we insist on replacing obligation to self, family and Heavenly Father, with obligation to other things? The country? The Earth? President Obama? Is it a desperate plea for meaning from a group of people who have tried so hard to remove inherent value from a human soul? I want my children to know who they are. I hope other parents will take the time to add to the president's speech what it was missing. I am saddened by the number of children who don't seem to know why they ought to live up to their potential.

The thing that entertained me the most was those people who treated the critics like idiots for caring what the students heard. “The first George Bush did the same thing” was their battle cry.

Take a look at this article…Very amusing…