Going to rethink this...

All,

I want to thank you for the support over the last 20 blog post.  I really appreciate those that take time to read what I have to say.  I must say that I am a little surprised at the number of people that have logged into my blog for whatever reason.  I have said it before, and I will say it again, I never thought I had anything worthy of a blog, but you all have proven me wrong.

I have come to the conclusion that I need to take a hiatus from blogging.  I am taking this time off for two reasons.  The first reason being I have not been able to keep my goal of blogging once per week.  I have many ideas in my head, that I would like to share, but to be a good father, husband, principal, etc., I feel that I cannot give this endeavour the appropriate amount of time, I wish I could. 

Another reason I have decided to rethink this blog, is what I am actually blogging about.  I have been asked, by the higher ups, to remove a blog for certain reasons.  It was stated that I should keep any type of blog to my area of expertise, as not to polarize folks.   

Let me be perfectly clear, I am not mad about this.  I am not going to complain and say this is a violation of my first amendment rights.  I am not going to get into the idea of you against me, as these thing can often turn into, because I believe that when someone in a position of authority and I respect, ask me to do something I will, whether I agree or disagree.  Just to state it very clearly, I agree with removing the post.  

When asked to remove the post in question, which I did immediately, I read the post again and I must say, I was not very proud of myself.  In this post, I made an assumption.  When I hear a news story, I often take the information given with a grain of salt.  Based on my own experiences, I know the press can take liberties to spin a story and make it news worthy.  I never want to do that with this blog, and I feel, after reading the blog in question, that I was indeed doing the same thing, making assumptions.  It is for this, that I am not proud of myself and it is time for me to rethink.  The authority was completely correct, and I thank them for bringing this to my attention.

It is time.  Time for me to rethink this idea of being the blogging principal.  It is time for me to get a better handle on the task I have created and decide if I can do this with the proper perspective.  Can I continue to blog on things that I know, with the Christian perspective?  I have plenty to pray about, and contemplate, before I pick up the blogging again. 

I am humble that I have over 2100 hits, on this site.  I certainly hope you all understand the decision I have made.  I will spend some time in prayer and thought, and if the good Lord puts this on my heart, you can bet I will start again.  I know what it is like to ignore His calling for me, and quite frankly, I do not want to be in that spot again.

I will keep you all in my prayers, and I ask that you do the same for me.  Until we meet again....

YIC

Alec Mayer

This guy has the right idea

My last post was regarding the tragedy of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.  In that post, I discussed many issues related to this tragedy.  The one that is the most pressing, in my opinion, is human dignity.  We have to start teaching our young people that they are worth something.  They must know that they are loved.  If a person has dignity for the human life, they would not do the horrific things like Connecticut. 

Below is a video I saw in one of the blogs that I read.  This is a video of a public school Physics teacher that teaches his students about "love for one another."  To be honest, I am somewhat suprised that someone has not stepped up to the plate and tried to shut his message down, because he talks about his faith.  I have watched this video about ten times now and I am amazed of the topic, the personal feelings shared by the teacher, the stunning looks on the children's faces.  It just goes to show you that if we love one another, sound familiar, maybe a tragic event like this could be prevented.

Please share this with as many people as you can.  We have to start changing the thought processes of people in this world.  We have to teach dignity for human life, including our own individual lives.  Know that you are loved, by many, but most importantly, by God. 

Again, I am not the most technology savy person, so you might have to copy and paste this link into your search engine.

Thank you to Deacon Greg Kandra of The Deacon's Bench blog.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9bSu_Snlbsw