It is the middle of April and we are having the worst snow storm this winter. We can't have it in December, January, February or even in March, no it has to come to us when leaves are on the trees and crocus's have popped up. Thank you Colorado for your diversity!!
Now, on to a what I have recently learned about the justice system. Basically it is without common sense, only worried about the lawyers and judges and very rude.
This year I have personally had two completely different dealing with the justice system. One was a divorce and the other criminal. (Neither myself or my family is involved). To make this short, there are children involved in the divorce but the courts are more concerned with winning and not being over turned so the children draw the short straw. Let us not offend or have a definitive answer because that would be too easy. Let us not follow the Torah as that again is too easy and clear and is just. The people who have not asked for interference in their lives are being totally controlled and not in a way that is best for them. Surprise, Surprise! Then, I get to experience the criminal courts. What a disgrace to those of us on the outside. What you have is a court room filled with 6-12 lawyers for different cases discussing the cases between the DA and the defense lawyers, all at the same time. Imagine, this is not done privately in a small room between two sides, no, this is done in the court room with a dozen lawyers standing around talking between themselves WHILE the judge is hearing one of the cases. AND, the families from the 10 cases waiting to be heard are sitting down in the court room not being able to hear anything going on because the lawyers have decided to do their business on THAT DAY, not before and IN THAT COURT ROOM, not in a private room. It was utter chaos and I viewed it as RUDE, RUDE AND MORE RUDE.
It is no wonder that our world is upside down in our justice system but Yahweh prophesied that our world would be just that.

Lesson to be learned: Do not do anything in your life that requires using the justice system!!!

now on to what is really important, playing uno with Tara on this snowy day.

Go Back to Simpler Times

Steve and I had a great trip
We swam with sharks, saw a giant manta ray, a giant turtle and many more of Yahweh's underwater sea creatures. The boat was very comfortable, an awesome chef who took the 850 calories we lose a dive and put double back on. The people we met were a nice group from all over the U.S. and Canada. The crew took great care of us throughout the trip. We did 18 dives over the course of 6 days. Whew, that was work out of the water but effortless in the water.
What we learned while on Paradise Island
We realized how important it is to live, LESS IS MORE!! We noticed the way families have to be entertained now, something active all the time. We walked through Atlantis, a very large, expensive ornate hotel, while we waited to go to the airport. There were 35 restaurants and many more shops in the hotel and much more outside by the docks where all the many yachts were parked and being kept clean incessantly by workers. There were movies, game rooms, events to keep your children busy and who knows what else. Mothers sticking pacifiers in the mouth when their food came, pacifiers in the mouths of walking toddlers????
WE NEED to get back to LESS IS MORE. Don't entertain your children, let them entertain you by just being themselves - interact with them. Don't shut them up with plugs, let them find a natural way to soothe. Don't put on the movie in the car, talk to them - you have their undivided attention and you can have great conversations!!!! Don't go to a vacation spot that does everything for you including entertaining your children. Mingle with the people who live there, learn about them and let them learn about you.
GET BACK TO WHAT LIFE CAN BE FOR YOU without all the outside stuff.
I'm just being a grandma who wants better for my children, their spouses and their children.