Can I be a Christian and not a Republican?

Yes, it true, I am a Christian and I love the Lord and I believe in Christ as my Lord and Savior, but I am not a Republican, and I don't think I can ever be one. I feel so alone.

Culture

I am considering pulling my daughter out of public school. I went round and round about this when she first started school, and she had been home with me for 4 years. I think I have just finally reached a threshold of what I can compromise. I knew 3 years ago, that she would be exposed to contemporary culture in ways that did not fit in with our lifestyle. Only then it wasn't a life style focused on God, it was just a lifestyle not focused on comercialism, and pop-culture. We have still managed to keep a lot of the pop-culture out of our lives. We still don't watch TV, we don't go crazy for the latest fad. We pick and choose our toys carefully, based on play value, not popularity. I have given in to some aspects of pop-culture, in moderation. What is holding me back?

Praise Report

I have got to tell everyone I know, that after years of praying for protection for my neighboorhood, that El Sobrante will soon have it's own police force. This is nothing short of a miracle to me. For generations El Sobrante, as an unincorporated "town" has fallen under the jurisdiction of the Contra Costa Counry Sheriffs. There is currently a proposal under review to change the zoning of El Sobrante to implement a Police Force. I don't know the details but I'm sure it will be an improvement. God is moving in dramatic and substantial ways.

What I know about God.

God is so awsome, powerful, omnipitent, and huge, that my simple, earthly, mind can barely comprehend the vastness of His existence. What I do know is that each one of us will face judgement before Christ. Until then we live under His Grace, and His Mercy.

Detachment

There is a phrase, that I read while learning about Attachment Parenting, "Detachment breeds detachment". It is so true. The context, was about children and how versatile and adaptive they are. So that if a parent is not accessible, either physically or emotionally, then the child adapts, to need less from that person. This is something that troubles me and haunts me as I become more committed to my career as an engineer. A few months ago I had the opportunity to travel to Taiwan for business, everything was in place, my plane ticket, my passport, my hotel accommodations. I had made arrangements with my child care providers, my Mom, my husband, and all of our support network. Some things came up at the last minute, such that I had an excuse not to go, and I took it. In truth I no longer wanted to go. I realized during all my preparations, that my kids were going to be fine. Then I realized, I did not want them to be fine. I did not want them to not need me for 10 days.

Mixed Emotions

Today as I was approaching work, on my drive in, the sun was shining through the clouds, so beautiful, just like in old paintings. It looked like God was bursting through the clouds. It was glorious!

I'm feeling a bit lonely and depressed. Facebook, can be depressing. Seeing people I used to know, but and I can't remember them. That bothers me.

The Comfort of the Lord

Here is one of my favorite Biblical passages.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Compasion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.