Thursday, August 20, 2015

Possibilities for the Future

foam in brushy creek, williamson co, texas
There are moments when I read of tragedies, or political travesties or legal loopholes that shouldn't exist, and I think the world is not a great place.  I see an advertisement for a local vendor who makes a grill seasoning with an objectionable name (one I don't want my 8 yo to read).  My son goes to a kids movie and reports back he didn't like it because of all the "potty" humor.  And I sigh......  our society has lost something. We have lost our respect for ourselves, for the language, for fellow human beings.  For being polite, for letting our children be kids, for taking care of humanity.  Here in Texas, big business comes first over the environment and the people.  Its all roiling around in my head together....the problems of our society and how our children are growing up in it.







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However, as I was thinking about all this, and how I feel like an alien (like an outer space alien, not a "from across the border" alien) in this society, I had a moment, well, actually several hours with a group of teens that made me feel a thousand times better.

You see, my daughter, who we have homeschooled all the way through high school, graduated.  We had a ceremony and dance with her friends.  Now, normally, when one would think of a teen dance as an adult, one would cringe and think all kinds of things might be happening.  However, with this group, it was dancing and eating and laughing and talking.  I talked with many of them about their passions (music, IT stuff, video gaming) and their hopes for the future.  What they want to do and accomplish.  I talked fishing with a young man I have known since he was 2.  He is now 16 and has a girlfriend who loves to fish.  He wants to be a nurse.  His brother wants to work in aquatic biology.  I listened to a young woman who wants to start her own band.  I talked guitars and what music store is the best with several others.  These kids are funny and energetic and smart and have dreams.  They look you in the eye when they talk and are not afraid to have opinions.  It renewed my faith in where the world is going.  I would love to post pictures of these amazing teens, but I respect their privacy.

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And then personally....... the future for me......Getting ready to school my son for the year.  Getting ready for a big show in September.  Getting ready for a 5K in November.  That may not sound like much to some, merely 3 miles, but to me it is BIG. I may be last, but at least I am out there doing it!  And the running a business and homeschooling and loving my family......That is my future...... And maybe I should take a lesson from Kat life. Simplicity, a ball and a box makes his life....and even better....a ball IN a box
Kitkat living the dream

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