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Monday, July 14, 2014

On Deep Cleaning

Deep cleaning and sorting lots of toys. 


Why do my children have so many rocks? 


We have so much doll stuff. So much. 


I get a tiny bit obsessive about sorting and storing. And I mean down to what sits next to what on the shelves...all the toys that's build, hot wheels and superheroes should be near each other...and on and on it goes.


None of my containers match. None. Strangely enough, this does not bother me.


Why do my children have so many seashells?


The three year old likes to "help".  


I am both disgusted by and proud of how much my vacuum picks. 


Which leads me to wonder if the big kids actually vacuumed the basement all those times they were instructed to.


Very grateful for A.C.


Wish I had a fitbit. Because wow, countless trips up and down stairs.


This is just the opening act. Up next, the little girls room. The most frightening room in the house.

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

The Least of These

Can you imagine feeling so desperate and frightened for the future and life of your child that you would place them in a car, on a bus, in a plane alone, hoping that a family member far away will be able to find and care for them, knowing that the people your child is with only care for them as far the amount of cash you've handed over? Can you?
I talk often about the real moral evils my children deal with every day. And I rightly worry about the culture of death I battle every single day. They are real and frightening. But, they have a roof over their head, good food, clothing. If they went to school, I would not live in constant dread that they might not come home. I don't worry about gangs forcing me to pay "protection" money. I don't fear them witnessing a brutal attack on their father or rape of their mother.
I can't imagine feeling like the only hope for my child is sending them far away, indefinitely.
This is what I keep in mind as this whole "immigration" debate unfolds. These children are not criminals or somehow morally corrupt. They are innocent children. A culture of life does not criminalize them and simply demand their immediate removal back to the life-threatening situation they came from. We can do better. This is not about "open borders" or forgetting about the rule of law. Properly caring for these children does not mean either of those things. It is our duty as Christians to care for them mercifully and humanely.