I Was Taught Respect

From a young child
respect was taught
for those whose lives
our safety bought

It mattered not
what badge they wore
more important
the oath they swore

A debt we owed
of gratitude
freely given
without attitude

Killing police
condoned by blacks
proves just what
this country lacks

Following God
His laws to keep
was in our hearts
conviction deep

Yet to believe
today brings scorn
an evil soul
in us was born

If once again
we put God first
He’d prosper us
and lift our curse!

Necessary

Why do you feel it
necessary
or feel justified

When you advocate
that killing police
should even be tried?

Randomly select
an innocent man
and shoot him’s not “bad”

Go take another’s life
to retaliate
just because you’re mad?

What of these 5 men?
Guilty of nothing
to murder about

Keeping people safe
while protesting them
when the shots rang out

Not even thinking
killing them was wrong
tells a whole lot

Like morality
common courtesy
and right or wrong’s forgot

Calculating ones
who go run their mouths
I feel are to blame

They’re just pretending
they aren’t prejudice
what a crying shame

When all the power
to end this madness
lays right in their hands

They would much rather
lay the guilt on whites
for none understands

Since slavery days
the plight of the blacks
hasn’t changed at all

And black lives matter
so shoot up the streets
and watch the cops fall

That makes us even
for offenses committed
two hundred years ago

But we weren’t alive
to own any slaves
or injustice show

Consider that without
rose-colored glass
come on now get real

I will stand behind
the ones dressed in blue
’cause that’s how I feel!

Teresa Marie  7/18/16

Shame on Me, Memorial Day Honors Belated

I FORGOT TO HIT THE POST BUTTON!!  I’M MORTIFIED SINCE I HAD VOWED TO MYSELF THAT I WOULD GET THIS POST OUT 😦  BETTER LATE THAN NEVER, RIGHT?!

 

 

 

 

An Honor Due and Some Food for Thought

 

Military Honor Day Today

New Military Honors; Via My Nephew

Monday’s Military Honors!

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Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award …

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Okay, this is a new one for me and also not ever seen before!  

I want to thank  Laura at http://serendipityplus.wordpress.com for nominating me!

 If you’ve not visited her blog before, I highly recommend that you do!  Believe me when I say that you’ll enjoy yourself there 🙂

Now, getting to the rules of this award:

I am to tell you seven things that you don’t know about me but I’m having some problems with this one.  Since I’m pretty much a blabber-mouth about myself and my past, how do I come up with something that you don’t already know?

1)  I acquired this particular liking from my first husband; bacon and jelly sandwiches.

2) This particular one came from my dad; tomato sandwiches and Vidalia onion sandwiches.

3) When I was pregnant with my son, my cravings were for either Mexican or Chinese food.

4) When I was in High School, my favorite after-school snack was a chocolate milk shake and pretzels.

5) Many years ago (about 25 of them) and before the M.S., when I could still read books, I belonged to three separate book clubs at the same time and would average at least one book a week read.  Most of those that I would read were 750+ pages.

6)  My mother had 12 kids in her family and my father had 7.

7)  I live in the same place I was born in (about 25 miles from my parent’s house where I grew up).

Whew!!  

Now I have to nominate some people, it didn’t say how many but I agree with Laura that, considering the name of the award, they should be females.  So here goes:

1)  My cyber-daughter Abi @ http://chicpress.wordpress.com

2)  My friend Terry @ http://terry1954.wordpress.com

3)  My friend Soma @ http://somkritya.wordpress.com

4)  My friend Len @ http://myownheart.me

5)  My friend Izzy @ http://insidethemindofisadora.wordpress.com

6)  My friend Becca @ http://beccagivens.wordpress.com

7)  My friend Maria @ http://christianfantasyforwomen.com

And that is just scratching the surface, this list could go on for pages with names of the many wonderful and talented women that I have met here in the cyber-world!!  Please take a moment to visit them and see for yourself!

Thanks again Laura!!

Hugs and blessings to all,
Terri 

Military Honors For Memorial Day Weekend (Plus a Warning Via My Mother)

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–And a word from the Indiana State Attorney General via my mother:

Support the troops, not scammers this Memorial Day

Scammers may try to use the significance of Memorial Day to ramp up efforts to prey on members of the military, veterans and their supporters.

Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller said while the holiday is a time for Americans to remember the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice, fraudsters can prey on that sentiment in hopes of ripping you off.

If you would like to donate to a charity benefiting veterans or their families make sure your money will be well spent. Don’t wait on a call, email or visit from a solicitor, instead research reputable charities and contact the organization directly.

For example, you can visit the Internal Revenue Service’s website that maintains a list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions. Next, find out how much the charity spends on administrative expenses, fundraising, programs and services. Several independent organizations have compiled financial information on charities, especially those that conduct nationwide solicitation campaigns. For a list of these organizations you can also visit the “Charities and Donors” section of the Attorney General’s website.

If you are contacted or visited by a solicitor the Attorney General’s Office recommends following these guidelines:                                                      

• Ask the person for written information on the charitable organization, including the charity’s name, address, telephone number, mission and details on how your donation will be used;

• Watch out for charities with similar sounding names.Some unscrupulous charities use names that are very similar to those of respected organizations to scam consumers;

• Be suspicious if the solicitor or an invoice in the mail thanks you for making a pledge that you didn’t make. If you have any doubt about whether you made a pledge, check your records;

• Under Indiana law, you have the right to cancel a pledge prior to making a contribution; and

• Always make contributions by check and payable to the charitable organization, not to the solicitor.

This service is provided to you at no charge by the State of Indiana.

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