I wonder today what has happened to the people who lost their jobs and haven’t found work for over two years! They aren’t eligible for Workers Compensation anymore and many of them are not old enough for retirement. They are probably in some never never land. Some have taken half time jobs earning probably only enough to take them back and forth to work. These are trained engineers, contractors, educational workers or health care workers. What are they doing?

These people cannot afford health insurance of any kind. They can’t afford car insurance either. About the only thing open to them is living on the streets. I am concerned for them, partly because my son is one of these unfortunate folks. He worked as a technical engineer for 20 years before the company decided to downsize. He hunted for work for well over a year and decided to open his own business on the internet as an editor and podcaster. This, of course takes time and now he got caught in Obama care. His health care let him go and he has been unable to find anything he can afford.

He lives with me and is a bachelor so in one way he is lucky, or rather God is caring for him. It is great that he lives with me because there are some things I can’t do any more. I am happy that I can stay in my own home and do the things I can do. He is working at home which enables him to help me much more than if he had a job outside of the home. God has a way to work things out, hasn’t he?

But there are many, some say over 30 million of them who are still looking for meaningful work in their trained field. My son is making strides in his new endeavor and soon he will be a successful entrepreneur. I believe we should put the rest of those 30 million people on our prayer list along with our military folks and our wounded veterans. We have a tendency to forget those who are less fortunate  then ourselves.

I also believe America would not be in such a horrible situation if we had a different president. Obama just wasn’t ready for the difficult job of being President of a great country like America. But we should have respect for the office of the presidency and pray for him and his family. Let’s be thankful we live in a country like America and do what we can to bring back our freedoms which we somehow have lost.

I stepped out of my kitchen door the other day and saw a bunch of tiny, white flowers blooming! They seem to be smiling at me and saying, “Look at us. It’s March!’ It is March and soon the trees will be budding out and flowers blooming. It gave my spirit a boost, even though I have enjoyed being inside sitting in my rocking chair beside the glowing wood stove. There is something inside us that loves what God has created, the trees,mountains, streams and oceans. We can be extremely thankful because America is full of these.

We hunger for beauty and we can find it just by opening the windows and letting in the fresh air. But if we open the door and walk along in our own neighborhood we can be filled. Look at the green grass, the trees which already have tiny buds on them. Look at the big evergreen trees that are waving in the breeze and the flowers just about ready to put on their show. At night we can dream by looking at the moon and the millions of stars that are shining just for us! Yes, we have beauty all around us.

I find that people aren’t looking for beauty at all. They drive their cars as fast as they can and don’t notice the beauty around them. They seem to be so interested in texting on their devices, they wouldn’t see a rose if it were blooming right in front of them. In fact, they seem to be so involved with their devices they don’t even have any feeling for the people near them.nI watched one day as four young men were sitting on a couch texting each other. I guess that seemed better then talking to one another.

So, what is the answer? That’s simple, It’s God. If we let him lead us he will open our eyes to see glimpses of truth he has for us. We will still use our devices but sparingly. We’ll be too much involved in the people around us and we definitely will look at creation. We’ll find that we will smile more readily and we will treat our family better and we will be filled with beauty. I am writing on things i know. My life is filled with God leading me, but it also is filled with times when I wasn’t so concerned  with God. You can read about that in my book, “He Leadeth me, a Grandmothers Story.” which you can find at Amazon.com.