Here goes nothing

Ok - so here are some thoughts. Probably more random than I'd like, but I guess a blog isn't necessarily well organized - seems like it should be a little off the cuff, which is definitely how this is going to come out since I'm not practiced.

The older I get, the more my religious beliefs are infused into every aspect of my life. That's a good thing. What keeps things on the surface for me is that it is so obvious to me the war that is going on in our blessed U. S. of A. It's a war over things like religious freedom, sectarianism, homosexuality, conservatism vs liberalism, morality, etc, etc, etc. It's amazing to me just how bold and unabashed the proprietors of Satan's messages and methods have become.

Is it just me, or has this nation taken turn for the worst in the last year or so? It sure seems that the tone of many a discussion has become very derisive. This election season is quite animated. There isn't much coming from the Democratic Party yet, as it seems there are no challengers to President Obama, but the Republicans have really been busy trying to vie for the candidacy. Even though I'm backing Romney and feel pretty good about him, it seems like we don't have as strong a candidate which I would hope. At first I was quite confident that everyone in the nation could see that Obama needed to be replaced. Then I began to understand just how many people were leaning left regardless of Obama's failings, and would vote for him no matter what. The divide between conservatives and liberals is becoming wider and wider. The vitriol harsher and harsher. And yet, I firmly believe there are many good people out there that stand for the right, and aren't sucked into the bickering ways of the media, but choose to live good lives, and don't bother anyone. This is a good thing, but the fact remains that if we hide our head in the sand, we will some day pull our head out and find our beloved land has become a wasteland. At some level, we do need to be involved.

I should learn how to form more concrete ideas, and organize them into paragraphs for the benefit of my readers... hello, is anyone there? Well, I'm here and as far as my thoughts go, that is enough!