My youngest daughter Ciarra has caught a stomach virus and we have been dealing with her sickness all day. Hopefully it will be a short-lived virus that the rest of us can manage to not catch. But this is not the sickness that I am writing about tonight. I'm writing about sick parents and sick in the head people.
First, Crystal at http://www.biblicalwomanhood.com/ shared this disturbing article about couples who have decided to not have children because doing so would be contributing to global pollution and decay. Here is an excerpt:
"Had Toni Vernelli gone ahead with her pregnancy ten years ago, she would know at first hand what it is like to cradle her own baby, to have a pair of innocent eyes gazing up at her with unconditional love, to feel a little hand slipping into hers - and a voice calling her Mummy.
But the very thought makes her shudder with horror.
Because when Toni terminated her pregnancy, she did so in the firm belief she was helping to save the planet. "
Read the whole article here. Now I really have a problem with the first couple. They say they didn't want children because of the environmental impact but they still take a long trip each year using jet fuel and seem to enjoy their lavish lifestyle. They said they enjoy being able to do as they please because they don't have kids. Well, that sounds more like the truth. Don't tell me that you don't want kids for one reason and then live contrarily to that reason.
Second, there are some very sad situations with kids and so-called parents. This article makes me want to cry. Read this article here. There is no telling what these kids have been subjected to during their small lives. Please pray for them.
Last, and very close to home, my husband teaches business classes to high school students. Today he had a guest speaker come talk to the students about credit cards, credit scores, and how to establish good credit. Many of his older 18 year-old students already are in credit card debt with no way to pay it off. They have $1000 balances with interest rates in the double digits. But the most disturbing thing he learned from his students was that many of their parents who themselves have incredibly bad credit have basically stolen their own kids' social security numbers and have ran up bad credit on their kids' numbers. Many told of their parents opening cell phone and furniture accounts under their security numbers. One kid is being harrassed at home by collectors for some of these accounts and she is only 15.
The kids are the victims over and over and over again. Satan must be thrilled.
