Life gets tough sometimes...

So my last post was to exercise more.....this is a feat that challenges me everyday! I will get there I know it...but I received a call from Bonnie (my baby sister) that very afternoon and she was in need of some support.....so my weekend has been again too hectic!

So I have a few thoughts this morning; most of them being brought on by this crazy world we find ourselves living and surviving in.....what the heck is going on with todays economy?

It has been no secret that the American economy has been in trouble for several years....actually decades....but it has always found a way to bounce back....but now we are possibly headed for some really bad times.....but I like many others are very confused about just how bad?

For me, being in the real estate business, this is really hitting home for me. I am troubled by what I would like to see come from all of this. I know that rising home prices are good for many peoples pockets.....but is it really good to have them increase at the rate that they have for these last 6 years? In my opinion (and has always been) my answer has been NO. Although as home prices rise, I make more money on each transaction....being a real estate agent...but as a human being...I think it is just not right. Reason one....our children! What do we expect them to have to pay for their first home? $500,000? With the growth rate these days.....that is where they would be at.

When I was a child, most mothers stayed home. Fathers were capable of earning enough money to pay for homes, cars, food, etc. My mother stayed home with us when we were young and was always volunteering in our school. Where are mothers now? We are working, cleaning, working, volunteering, working, shopping, cleaning, working....actually there isnt enough time in the day to do all that we have to do....and we are stressed out and getting sick. Everyone complains about not having enough energy...well......I know this all too well.

What ever happened to, if you dont have the money for it....you dont buy it? What? Americans these days, spend well beyond their means.....we all look at each other from the outside and think that if they can have it, so can I....but what we dont see is that behind their closed door....they are DROWNING IN DEBT! So much so that mom and dad both are working to pay for things.....and not spending time with their families....which is just plain sad.

So, my point to my many ramblings....is this: so what if wall street hits rock bottom? So what? Why should the government bail out big business? Bad business, out of business in my opinion. The government at this point is too involved and alot of government officials have been profiting from mistakes made and us tax payers continue to have to pay more in our taxes to bail these rich people out....I say NO MORE!

If the housing markets drops....then I will make due. I will also continue to strive for a better America, one that my children can prosper in. One that my children have a decent future and possibly can stay home with their children and learn to live on what they can afford.....we need to teach them this very important lesson.

If you cant afford it.....dont buy it!!! That is the bottom line. And taxpayers in my opinion can not afford this!!!!!

My daily devotion fit in perfectly with my thoughts today; I found it uplifting:

Today's Verse from the New Living Translation

"O God, I beg two favors from you; Let me have them before I die. First, help me never to tell a lie. Second, give me neither poverty nor riches! Give me just enough to satisfy my needs. For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, 'Who is the LORD?' And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God's holy name." Proverbs 30:7–9

Encouragement for Today

This prayer shows us what a wise person asks for from the Lord. And how different it is from most of our prayers! Where our prayers often simply demand "Give me more," this prayer asks for "just enough." The wise person knows that gaining more blessings from God isn't as important as growing in obedience to God. We should be aware of what tempts us and ask God to rescue us from those temptations. We should also focus on knowing God better and seeing his reputation enhanced. If we do this, we will be wise, and we will be praying as Jesus taught us to (Matt 6:9-13). So yesterday was a bad day for the stock market and wall street. But yesterday my sister had to say goodbye to another baby lost. There are worse things going on in someone elses life to get so mixed up in politics and money....remember this. Each day is a gift from God, use it wisely....be there for someone in need.....and someone will be there when you are in need.