This is going to be a short post. (Yes, Deborah can show self-restraint.)
I have had it. This mess in India has just pushed me over The Edge.
I am sick and tired of looking at the news every day and seeing headlines that tell me of all the horrible, rotten things people do to one another and all the horrible, rotten disasters, failures, and problems that we've got on this planet. Not that it's not important to know these things. It is. But I truly believe that an emphasis on the negative never did anybody any good. Too much of it can become overwhelming and, before you know it, nobody has the energy or the will or the strength to work on making things better.
So I came up with this idea about five minutes ago. Literally. It's a good idea, maybe even a great idea. But I need some help with it, I think. I'm going to either add a second page to this blog or look into starting a second blog (this is where I'll need some help in the beginning, especially).
I'll reveal more as time allows.
And now, just so you won't be too annoyed with my leaving you hanging, here is a very small story for your amusement.
As you may know, I have a six-year-old daughter named Gigi. (Actually, her name is Grace Gabrielle, but I call her Gigi.) You may also know that I sing in our church choir. And this is all the exposition you really need to have to enjoy this story.
The Christmas season is upon us and that means the Christmas Cantata is in the works. Our director gave us a CD with our individual parts to speed us along, (this is a brand new suite of music for us) and I have been dutifully listening and singing along with said CD in the car for about three weeks now. Luckily for me, Gigi likes these songs. (Otherwise I'd be subjected to an endless stream of whining for "real" music - which, for my daughter, means anything with a percussive emphasis or classic rock'n'roll. She is fond of "Back in Black" for example, but she also likes the Beach Boys and Lynyrd Skynyrd. She's getting sick of Led Zeppelin, however, because they're getting waaaaay too much airplay on the station we listen to the most.)
So there's this one song in the cantata - swingy and upbeat and catchy - and at one point the music climaxes with the lyrics:
See, shepherds, hear, shepherds, rise above your fear, shepherds!
Listen to the song the angels sing!
The other day, I hear my child singing this song while she's playing in her room. Of course, the words are patchy, but that's part of the fun of listening to a six-year-old sing. Now usually this is not that memorable, but I FELL OUT when I heard the following:
See, shepherds, hear, shepherds, blow it out your ear, shepherds!
Listen to the song the angels sing!
And I'll leave you with that thought....
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Too cute! I love when they mis-hear things... That made my day!
Posted by: stampersuzz | December 1, 2008 at 12:52 PM
Deborah, I share your feelings regarding the horrors in the news. What has upset me even more than the massacre in India is the story of the Wal Mart Security Guard being trampled to death by a crowd of bargain hunters! And their total lack of interest in what had happened to the poor man! This is why I am a conscientious objector to the Christmas present thing! I used to be a CNN junkie, watching the news all lthe time. (In the good ol days it was to watch the Stock Market numbers!) I finally went cold turkey and no longer have a news station on at all. I am less anxious and more able to enjoy my little comfy world. Thanks for the darling Gigi story. Enjoy her to pieces; she will be grown before you know it!!
Posted by: Judy Jung | December 1, 2008 at 06:32 PM
OH my.. your dd has been hangin' with my sailor friends again!!! LOL!
hang in there...
Posted by: Andi Sexton (rrlscrapgal) | December 1, 2008 at 08:09 PM
Oh, that Gigi is a hoot! Well, if that's what she heard, then let her rip! I'm sure no one will notice and if they do, it'll be a little treat, don't you think? I mean, she's only six years old!! Reading that truly made my day and I swear this darn headache is slipping away......
Posted by: donna mikasa | December 2, 2008 at 01:33 AM
p.s. Am I "Kapaa, Hawaii"?? That's funny because Kapaa is exactly where we were on Kauai this past Thanksgiving....interesting!
Posted by: donna mikasa | December 2, 2008 at 01:36 AM
Deborah...that is so sweet...Love what comes out of a childs mouth...(Modst of the time that is...)
Thank you for Sharing...it made my day!
I agree...I hate watching the news anymore...so many awful things!
Posted by: Kelly Booth | December 2, 2008 at 02:28 PM