Money Makes the World Go Round....

But what about when it doesn't? What happens when you find yourself starting to suffocate?

When a person has a child, they acknowledge the fact that children are costly. There are so many aspects that make child-rearing expensive...

What happens when that child is one with special needs?

What happens when another surprise baby comes along?

What happens when THAT baby has special needs?

I know! You pull up your big girl panties and get on with it!

I am in the midst of attending college. I go to school online and will eventually work from home. I am also looking at other thins I can do for my family to start pulling in some income. I am considering starting up and at-home Apothecary and possibly Specialty Treats. I need to do something with my life and I think maybe this could be a good step for me. Keith is attending college full-time for Massage Therapy. We are BOTH in college. Probably not the smartest move, but is the move we chose.

As I am writing this, I wonder what the point of this blog could possibly be? It isn't really a rant; as I am actually not angry. It's maybe a bit of a whine? Maybe a whine about the fact I have yet to win the lottery? Have an unknown great-uncle Herman leave me his fortune?

It's truthfully a whine about my lack of control of my financial situation. About my fear of the unknown... where my family will be sitting in a year from now. I am afraid, and because of that, I whine.

I do believe that we can control our own destinies... to a point. I do know that it is up to me to make sure my family is OK... that we can afford all the things my children need. I know I need to squeeze my destiny by the balls and whip my life into shape.

Live and Let Live

Take a moment and play make believe with me.

Imagine it is the year 2010. Imagine we live in a world where it is not OK to have a different religion that your neighbor. Where the color of your skin earns you sneers. Where you are not free to love who you want without hate flowing your way. Imagine a place where people with disabilities are tormented and teased and you can be hated due to gossip.

Now, go ahead and come back to reality.

That's right... we are in reality.

This is our reality. We live in a world so full of hate and judgments that people cannot see past themselves anymore. The world is not seeing the beauty which is called "difference". How are we to learn from each other, if we are all the same? I hate to think of our children's future... of MY children's futures. I want our generation and our children's generation to accept one another and accept each others life choices.

Here's the kicker... how does it begin? How do we start making the change? Can a handful of people start the wave that could one day lead to acceptance?

It takes one person. One person to attend a Pagan wedding or say congrats to the union of Mike and Troy or stop for a conversation with the Special Needs Greeter at the mall. One person to show that a persons heart can be open to all.

I want to be that person. Do you?