Girl Scouts of the USA

I have been shocked and saddened the past couple of days as things become more and more clear about the Girl Scouts involvement with Planned Parenthood, promoting to girls as young as 9 years old that being sexually active in any form is their right (including masturbation, homosexual and bisexual), as well as contraception and abortions. The Girl Scouts are re-organizing all their badges and award requirements, and I have been researching and studying, and viewing the websites the girls will be asked to view while earning these badges. It is completely appalling! and disgusting! They actually had the nerve to tell girls that masturbation, emergency contraception, and getting drunk and high is their "choice" to make, and it is okay if they choose that! One line in their new brochure says "being forced by law to reveal your HIV status is a violation of your rights, and your partner does not need to know". WHAT????

I would like to share with you a website I found by two very courageous, young, and profoundly insightful high school ladies who were girl scouts. They have very carefully have compiled the new badges and books by the GSUSA and share the links that they expect the girls to go to, and the background stories on these new "Girl Heroines" that GSUSA are promoting to girls as young as 5.  http://www.speaknowgirlscouts.com/

The new badge requirements, and the contents of the Journey books which are now required has made it impossible for me to continue with this organization. I am hoping to have my scouts join me in Frontier Girls or American Heritage Girls. But, all I can control is the part that I, and my family will play in this situation, and where my time and money will be used in the future.

Events like these will occur in our lives, how we respond to them, is what develops our morals and character, strength and leadership skill.

Summer Vacation

I am so excited today is the last day of school for the kids! We will be out of town for 9 days, so I wont be able to post, but I am praying for opportunity to make my blog more of a priority when we get home. The kids and I have big plans, they will be learning the piano, playing t-ball to softball, swimming lessons, nature hikes, the public library reading program and scavenger hunt, and growing lots of veggies and blueberries.

I am going to help them start My Binders. It is an idea that came to me while looking through some other blogs I love, namely Catholic Icing, Catholic Family, and The Catholic Toolbox. The idea with these is to have a large three ring binder divided into different sections of Prayers, Saints, Catechism, etc. and they can slowly add work and findings to them, so whenever they have time for prayer, or spiritual reading, they have a place to go. Hopefully this will also be a place to keep nice all their artwork and projects from CCD. And as soon as I learn how to download and post pictures, I will post some of their books! Another project I have for this glorious summer that is approaching!

What We Do All This For...

Here is a blog post I would like to share about God's love, and Heaven, and what it is like. Please take a moment to read it, it is not long. He is a profound writer!

http://leotrese.blogspot.com/2011/05/part-two.html

The Writing of a Rule of Life

I have been working more on our family's Rule of Life. The first part of the Rule should contain a Mission Statement. The why behind all that you do, and behind how you make your decisions, and structure your time and activities. We titled our Mission Statement:

Our Family Promise

 We are a family, and covenant community, brought together by God, for God. We will live by His commandments, and strive to allow ourselves to be perfected by Him, for Him. God wants us to be loving, kind, helpful, obedient, thoughtful, and wise in His ways. Accepting this, we have responsibilities towards each other to love one another, respect and encourage, forgive one another our faults, and to help each other to learn about, grow closer to, and learn to obey God.

 This is our priority as a family. To live this way we must be disciplined in our actions and thoughts, we must determine and energize ourselves to work together towards this goal set of values and virtues.

 We will show God love by putting Him first, and respecting Him. We will become wise through learning about our faith and Church, reading good books, watching good shows, and working on good community projects. We will accomplish this by obeying each other. When someone asks you to do something, picture Jesus asking you to do it for him. We will also pray together as a family, and if you can, individually. We will learn to be thoughtful, helpful and kind by working together and individually on chores, doing good deeds for each other, and others in the community. 

Then we go on to list our individual responsibilities.

Daddy: Is the spiritual leader, having final say in all religious matters, financial matters, and community activities. He will also work his job to the best of his ability, to financially support us, and our endeavors. He is also in charge of the outside chores, and major home repairs.

Mommy: Is the planner and organizer. She will cook meals, keep the house clean, organized, and laundry; do the shopping, and scheduling; and also keep track of the finances, all to the best of her abilities.

Kids:Will obey Dad and Mom in all their decisions, will maintain their belongings in an organized way, and do their schoolwork to the best of their ability.

I pray that by reading our statement, you will be inspired to work on your own.