Still fighting the Civil War

When I lived in Shreveport in the 90's I was appalled the way racism still occurred. I would go out to eat with my black friends, male and female, and invariably we would be ignored by the hostess, and be seated when no one else was waiting.



On my Facebook account, I came across this atrocity. Please watch this video. It happened this year.



http://www.youtube.com/jp.swf?video_id=YuoiZnr4jLY&eurl=http%3A//www.facebook.com/group.php%3Fgid%3D5473375565%26ref%3Dnf&iurl=http%3A//img.youtube.com/vi/YuoiZnr4jLY/default.jpg&t=OEgsToPDskLJ696RvpIlVb8Gf5C0dSf9

If you feel as strongly as I do that this needs to be stopped, please sign the petition here:

http://www.petitiononline.com/aZ51CqmR/petition.html

Sadness Sunday

Sitting here, switching between "Bourne Identity" and KTXS, thanking God that I live in a house at one of the highest points in Atown...praying for those who have flood waters in their homes, and for the family of Rita, my friend from BAM. While I know that she is at home with Him now, I worry about her children and husband.
Life is hard, and death so early to one who loved Him is harder. Things we will never be able to understand.

Rita so loving, so committed to her children
ready for whatever she had to face.
Strong in adversity,
stable and consistent,
doing what she needed to do
to make life better for her kids.

Little did we know
she would leave us
so soon.
Or we would
miss her
so much.

No more
planagrams.
No more
wands.
No more
cloaks.
No more
dancing flowers.
No more
hugs.