Happy New Year!

Its hard to believe that we are 2008, seems like just the other day we were anxiously anticipating the new milineum! EIGHT whole years ago. SO much has has changed since the that particular new year. For one- our family grew by 3 and continues to grow, we moved from FL to the snow country that we reside in. something howver have not changed- I still feel as young as I felt back then- key word- feel.. apparantly my hair is starting to grey! YIKES not sure how that happened.


My homeland Kenya has been in the new lately with all the unrest about the election. I have decided not to render an opnion on who I think is to blame etc .. but basically to say I am suprised - how the whole *ethnic* differences can become an issue. Well maybe I shouldn't be suprised. WHen you meet a kenyan here in the US people always try and place you- by where did you live, where you went to school... that is if your last name isn't a giveaway of your group. I used to believe that there really wan't any real real harm in it but its just a way people use to relate to each other and see if thery know anyone who you may know. But now I see the harm of seeing ppl by the *ethnic* background. Its lamost as bad as when you are in the middle of conversion with someone and they refer to someone as a *black man or woman* ie " I went out yesterday and I met this black guy" and as it turns out the person's race has no bearing on the story whatsoever.. but is used as way for the person to translate an underlying message... Its all so sad. Yesterday I was teaching the kids in my Relegious Education class the 10 commandments. As we went through them one by one I watched the children think about the times they have broken those laws - but I reassured them that if you love your neighbor like you love yourself you would be okay on all the commandments... I wish it was that simple....

God help us all!