My Handsome Boy!

My beautiful Girl!

I am an American. I am a Christian. I am gay. I deserve equality, just like everyone else. I will stand up for truth and injustice. I will wave my flag of freedom and declare that we are a diverse nation. It's in our diversity of thought, perspective, appearence, freedom to practice any religious faith and freedom not to, that we maintain the very foundation of this country. We are America and when we begin imposing our own beliefs onto others, and making it law, and even changing the constitution to support our beliefs, the nation of America is headed down a very scary road.

What makes a Family?

So, Prop 8 passed and many people voted on what constitutes a marriage and a family within the state of CA. What's interesting though is that we are still committed, we are still a family, we are still taking care of our kids and loving each other every day. So, we obviously know what makes a family, even if others in America do not. We live it every day. I'm so grateful that I know that God cares much more about HOW we love, then WHO we love. What's really sad is that some of my fellow Christian brothers and sisters are not truly representing the heart of God in this matter. They will have to stand before the God of Love and account for their discrimination, their judgement & their self righteous behavior. In the mean time, we are challenged with standing up for justice, talking about equality and being the face of this issue. My kids are the face of this issue...and they KNOW they are loved and cared for and they in turn LOVE their Mommy and Mama, and we all love Jesus and HE loves us! It's like being a Christian and being gay...people say "How can you be gay AND a Christian" It' not a matter of it being a question, it just is. I am a Christian who loves Jesus and I am gay. It's the same for our family...it's not a matter of "How can you be a family without a father, with 2 parents of the same sex, etc...?" It's not a matter of it being a question, it just is. We ARE a family!

So, Happy Holidays! From our Family to Yours!

A Time of Great Change

Well here we are, just 7 days from Election Day. Things are really going to be different this time next week. Not only will I know if my constitutional rights have been taken away, but I will also know who will be leading our country. Will we remain in war? Will we have good solutions offered to help the American people in this economic crisis? Will healthcare improve? Will our taxes go down? What direction will our nation be heading? We do know that great change is upon us...will a woman enter the white house as VP or will a Black man enter the white house as our President? I still believe in the American people and in their ability to do what's best for our nation. I fear I may lose that belief if this election goes a certain way. I pray I won't.

As for my little ones, they are thriving at school and loving it. They are growing so fast. We recently visited the Pumpkin Patch to celebrate Harvest time. We are cheering for our Vikings. GO VIKINGS!!!

Change...it visits again like an unwelcome neighbor. I've just settled in at my new job and now my boss's boss, the VP over our division, is leaving the company. He is part of the reason why I accepted the job and it stinks! In addition, this is bringing about change within the division and there's always that unsettling feeling of lost security that creeps up from being laid off 7 months ago. Change...you can sure count on always dealing with it in some form or fashion.

In addition, I have been drudging up lots of stuff from my past for an autobiographical article I am writing. Lots of emotions running around inside my psyche...so much so that I couldn't even sleep...and I love to sleep!

So, I will do what I always do and step into faith and believe that no matter what comes my way, I will be provided for and my family will be taken care of...that is God's promise to me and God is not a liar! I can rest in that...I just have to remind myself of that daily!!