An Old Fashioned Idea--Accepting Responsibility

I've been thinking alot about our country, the people who live here and why
there seems to be so many problems facing America and I've decided that it
boils down to one thing.

There is one thing that seems to be missing-the fact that fewer and fewer
Americans do not accept responsibility for their own lives, livelihoods and
more specifically, their actions. 

What happened to the understanding that with actions come
consequences?  I guess I'm mainly talking about poor decisions
that bring about negative results. 

We are creating a new generation who expects to receive alot for very little
effort.  They seem unwilling to go the extra mile to achieve more than the
person next to them.  Rather than agressively work to change their situation,
they seem to sit back and live in a fog of self-pity and expectation. 

I have a great fear for the future of our country.  That this new expectation
will lead to a group of people that will take advantage of this generation of
unmotivated people.  A group of people who, disguised as caretakers and
providers for this generation, are actually modern day dictators.

I'm proud that I grew up on a farm.  It has given me an outlook on life that many people will never have.  It has given me an understanding of what hard work is.  Many, many people have never really worked hard.  Unfortunately, many, many more people in the life we have now will never know what hard work is.  It is unfortuate. 

It takes alot of work to live in the country on a farm.  Even more work if it's more than just a grain farm.  I didn't have the type of farm chores that many of my friends had but I mowed acres of grass, planted and hoed alot of gardens with my mother and grandmother, did a lot of laundry, babysat a lot of cousins.  There was always something to be done in the summer. 

It takes alot of mental strength to live on a farm, to work a farm.  It takes alot of trust, hope and faith  to be a farmer. 

It is tough to be a farmer this summer.  It is tough to live on a farm this summer.  It is heartbreaking to look at the cornfields, knowing what the fading of healthly green means.  Being a farmer this summer means digging deep for hope and faith. 

Our farmers feed the world, not just America.  Many people think the food in the grocery stores, just like the money the government spends so easily, will always be there.  Even Iowan's who live in their town and city "bubbles" don't really understand what farming does for this country's economy.  It's unfortunate. 

It's not easy living on a farm this summer.

Today is The Day!

I've been wanting to start a blog for quite a while. For many reasons, mainly because I believe that sharing knowledge, experiences and food for thought is the only way to lead you and I, to making daily decisions that will take our country back to a time when people took responsibility for themselves, to improve themselves and their situations rather than leaning on others and our government to improve and take care of them.

I will sharing interesting tidbits, information that I have gotten from a variety of sources about all subjects of interest, I hope to inform and enlighten each of you.

"Each day is a gift from God.  Have you said "Thank you" today?" 
                                                                                                   Reprinted from "Stuck on You" Faith Notes from Hallmark