There is lots of news to be shared in this post.
Probably the 1st and most forefront is that Osama Bin Laden was killed last night.
I am having a hard time swallowing an emotion on this issue. I am so thankful for every person whose life was given while looking for this evil man but at the same time, I find it hard to celebrate a LOST life. This man was obviously confused and completely separated from ALL GOOD. When I think of his name, I see nothing but evil. What is strange to me though is that although we see evil, someone gave birth to him and loved him when he was born. He was someone's brother... 56 other people's brother. He has nieces and nephews and so on... and while I am glad they will not have to grow up knowing his evilness.... in a lot of ways, they will. It is in history books and on the TV. It will be on magazine covers and newspaper articles every year when May 1st rolls around; a reminder to his family of how evil he was. It doesn't seem fair that he gets to be dead while his family has to live with the doings of his life. I guess I hurt for his family, surely they are not as bad or as evil as he was (although it doesn't seem possible that evil could come from something wonderful.... where did his hatred start?).
Maybe I shouldn't have an opinion because I am not as educated on Osama and his life or the things that he has done. I only remember one event from this man and that was September 11th, which impacted my life greatly. I had visited the towers only 5 months before they were so heinously made to tumble with innocent lives inside of them. I do know that in the aftermath of Osama's death, I find a relief in knowing that when Bostyn is born... she will not know an evil such as Osama's.... but that doesn't mean she won't know evil. We are beings on earth that all know what EVIL looks like... each person's "evil" has a different face. I can't help but think of Osama when I think of the word "evil." I know a lot of people will disagree with my opinion and that is fine.. that is the beauty of being a human as well as an American. We all come from different places and backgrounds and we all have the RIGHT to share our opinions.
In other news.... Today is my husband's birthday. We have plans to eat dinner out Outback and celebrate his 27 years of life. I am so thankful to have him in my life. I cannot really imagine life without him especially now that Bostyn is a part of us. Without him, I would not have my sweet, sweet baby girl. I heard a saying once that said you never know how much you love your partner until you have children with them. I know that being pregnant right now, there are days I think.... OH man I am soo in for it.. but mostly, I have really enjoyed being pregnant and I am glad that I get to experience pregnancy with Jd. He is an amazing man and father and while there are some things I wish he would do or become, I am glad that he sticks by his convictions. I have been so blessed over the last 2 years to go through the experiences that I have with him. We have done and been through so much and without each other, I don't know that either of us would have had the strength to push through the "hard" times. I'm not 100% sure how he feels entering his late 20's but I know that the future holds a lot for us and our children and this year is the just the beginning.
Well I am going to sign off of here. I will update later!
God Bless,
Stephanie Allen
No comments:
Post a Comment