Democracy dying . . .?

The president gave a speech last week and actually said that there comes a point where one has earned enough money. Uh, that sounds very undemocratic and doesn't adhere to the capitalistic mind set of our country. So, what happens when you cross this 'line' of income and you make too much? Do we continue to work hard but hand out the 'surplus' to someone who is not working? If we are working to support a business venture, should we be allowed to only make so much and no more? Eventually, wouldn't that cut back on available jobs in your business if you couldn't expand at will?

It is also interesting to note that the ones who advocate redistribution of income are usually quite well off themselves and I have yet to see them handing over any 'extra' cash.

There are many countries with a history of putting caps on how much a person can make and what he can do with the money he earns and it hasn't been a successful history. Why would our government advocate the same for us?

Scary stuff . . .

It was shocking to watch the news and hear the hoards of illegal immigrants declaring that they deserve free everything and that they are owed this. The mind set of our world today is certainly self-centered. People seem to want the easy way out and if they don't like the work involved, they would just as soon skip that part and live off someone else's labor.

I see this in most every store clerk, these day. You can tell by their attitude that they want that paycheck and are pretty much putting in time in order to get it without undue effort.

It is so refreshing to deal with a store clerk who had decided to do their job to the best of their ability and be cheerful and helpful. You don't find too many these days! I was at Best Buy once and asked one of the clerks about a particular video game. He said he would check in the back. I watched this guy wander off and NOT go to the back and check on our request. He ended up standing a few aisles away. I walked up to him, AGAIN, and he smiled and asked if he could help me! He was so inept he couldn't even remember who he had not bothered to help already!

On the other hand, there is a cashier at the grocery store that not only remembers me but has a cheerful word, a joke, and a smile. There are times I go out of my way to shop there just because I get treated like a human being.

Seems to me that if everyone would look more to how they are appearing to the world rather than how the world should be for them, we might have a lot less problems.

Quilt, Quilt, Quilt . . .!

Dedicated my day to finally getting three quilts done down to the finishing, handsewing stage. Guess I know what I will be doing while I watch television this evening!

Sigh . . . Never, however, let myself get totally caught up with my sewing. I have two, more quilts pieced and ready for quilting! One is an 'out of this world' quilt meaning it has outerspace motiffs. The other one is another take on Our Lady of Guadaloupe. It is done in more orange/brown tones which is a switch from my usual leanings towards most anything blue.

Sunday evening and, hopefully, a quiet, peaceful one. All is NOT well with our world but we should try and enjoy our sanctuaries while we can!

Not understanding . . .

I was talking to two friends today and we suddenly realized that while I was only the daughter of an immigrant, they were both originally immigrants and now naturalized citizens. We came from three very different nationalities and remembered the time, effort, and fortitude it took to acquire Green Cards, wait for your 'number' to come up, going through the process, and, finally, being sworn in as a citizen of the United States. Not one of us felt that we deserved it automatically because we were in the country.

My concerns/thoughts on this hot topic is not so much the people already IN the country who want amnesty but what a slap in the face it would be to all the people who have been waiting in line for years to be sent to the end of the line so to speak.

I also resent the Catholic Church preaching 'social justice' to me when they, themselves, are not asking for social justice for everyone. How much do we hear about Asian people trying to get in and being sent back?

Tough topic because no one wants anyone to suffer but it seems the Church should encourage ALL immigrants to seek the proper channels for citizenship and learn to speak the language of our country.

Just my musings on a Saturday afternoon as I recall watching my mother file her Green Card every year and her late nights spent learning the history of our country for her test. I was there when she was interviewed and listened as her two, American sponsors vouched for her. I was at her swearing in and it was a beautiful event because she worked so hard for it.

Friday!

What could be better than a payday Friday AND your husband having a day off, too! Okay, sort of a day off because he has to work on Saturday. Hey, in this economy, we aren't complaining about work!

The refrigerator is sort of heading for the empty stage so shopping is on the menu today so we CAN have a menu for dinner this evening.

Lots of sewing done yesterday. Four quilts in various stages of completion are crowding my sewing table. I like keeping busy but need to find an outlet for selling my surplus of quilts!

Off to daily Mass because prayers are never wasted and this country of our's certainly needs all the prayers it can get!

Quilting . . . .!

Prayers, inspiration, vitamins . . . Something is pushing my quilting limits these days. I have four quilts in the works and they all seem to be 'composing' themselves with me operating the sewing machine! My favorites, of the moment, are a Christmas one and an Our Lady of Guadaloupe quilt. The Christmas one isn't the usual red and green or Nativity type quilt. It is a cool, blues, black, and lavenders fabric with stark, leafless branches. I bordered it with doves on light and dark blue fabric with a quilted star in the middle. I'm calling it "And it came to pass . . ." Our Lady of Guadaloupe has twelve squares depicting our Blessed Mother in various colors with the Guadaloupe type motiff. For the border, I found an overall pattern of smaller Lady of Guadaloupe which seems to finish it off nicely. There is also a teddy bear's day with his family in 20 squares showing a daily, family's activities. There is a comfort in a quilt that brings a more peaceful time to mind.

Go figure . . .

You have to wonder when or if the majority of our politicians ever had a real job. I say this because they seem to think it is of little concern when they overspend and then either over tax us or suspend jobs. The whole country seems to be on a job watch of some degree or other yet the politicians keep spending and thinking of ways to take it away from our pay checks. I notice they aren't talking about percentage cuts from their paycheck or slush funds. Guess they are so far from reality they can only deal with the fantasy land they have created for themselves. Guess that's why they are so concerned with us 'domestic terrorists' because they can't understand why we can object. Politicians come across as two-year olds who want to have what they want to have when they want to have it or they start screaming and making even less sense.

I guess it's God's way of seeing that SOMEONE prays to make up for the obvious deficit of Faith seen in government these days. God doesn't take away blessings but I imagine He doesn't sent down any if no one is taking the time to ask for them!