Brandy - November 19, 2008

Brandy is my tortoise shell cat who has been my constant companion for 18 years. I got worried when she had stopped eating and wasn't socializing. We coaxed her to eat some rice & tuna, and I took her to the vet. She has chronic renal failure, and had to spend 2 nights at the animal hospital. This is not curable, but it is treatable. She will be on a special diet and I will have to give her fluid therapy. The kidney disease and old age will eventually take her, and I will have to decide at what point she is suffering. It is hard to let go.

Thoughts about the Election - November 07, 2008

After reading some other blogs & message boards, I'm not sure I even want to comment. I didn't vote for Obama. I did not make my choice based on race, on politcal party, or on whether I liked the candidate. I am Pro-Life. And Obama's agenda is very much against the Pro-Life movement. McCain was an OK candidate - could have been great, but not great, however, his record on Pro-Life issues has been good. Sarah Palin was "in your face, practice what I preach" Pro-Life, and I truly appreciated that about her. That being said, I believe that the election went the way it was meant to. On some levels I'm pleased. Pleased that an African American was elected President and pleased that so many young people participated in the process. I've had to process what it means to me personally, and I've decided that I need to be more active in Pro-Life issues, and speak out. I've also been praying a Divine Mercy Novena for our President-elect.