My struggle....

"...And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." Micah 6:8

This is probably one of my favorite verses. And Today I felt inspired to write about my eternal/internal struggle.

I have been writing light, airy, fun entries lately, but not today. Everyday I wake up and I begin to struggle. I always want to do what is right-what is best for everyone. I try to watch where I shop, support those who are need, and think of ways to better the environment and world so we can all enjoy it. This is something important to me because I believe everyone deserves to be treated with kindness, dignity and respect. Though I may never know what it really is like to struggle and suffer- I do know no one deserves to live this way.

What am I talking about??? I am talking about everything- from Sweatshops to Racism, from Global Warming to Domestic Violence, from Homelessness to War.

There is so much going on in our world every day, it makes reading the news hard. Playing off my previous post, the world is need of a makeover!

We all know my hate for Wal-Mart, but lately I found out Target may not be much better. The website knowmore.org gives information on different corporations who really don't care about much except making a profit. This really upsets me because, I think I am doing something good and find out I am doing just as much harm. So why does this continue to happen? Because we allow it to. Sometimes it is easier to pretend it doesn't go on, or to ignore it. I think if we DEMAND a change and settle for nothing less-there can be a change. I could write for years about how evil Corporate America etc. is but I think we all know that.

My challenge is to fight ignorance and learn about where you are getting stuff or how it is made. I bet you will be surprised.

I know you are thinking I am fighting something that is much bigger than me, but I am sick of what is going on. I need a change and I hope you do too!

This is how I will act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with my God. I know there are different plans for all of us, what are yours? Or more importantly,What does the Lord require of you?

Makeover!

That's right, I need(ed) a change. The snow and cold are gone, and it is warm and sunny now. The end of the school year is getting closer and closer. Everything is changing around me in my environment, so I decided to follow suit and give my blog a makeover. I also got a new email address.

Speaking of makeovers, I watch a lot of TLC's What Not to Wear, and I always wonder how they would make me over and how much fun that would be to get fashion tips and money to shop. Though I wonder if I would agree with the hosts or just go and do my own thing...I did get my hair cut last weekend and am pretty pleased with it, considering all I did was tell her I wanted it off my neck this summer and she could do whatever she wanted.

Here are some pics:












I am excited Winter's makeover Spring is here! I cannot help but wonder what summer has in store for me.