Not As Much..

My oldest daughter was in the myer Christmas parade on Saturday and of course she was fab But that is not wot my post is about today. My post is about the emptiness of the whole event.

The entire 3hrs was a great big marketing scam. It was empty and sad. No real Christmas spirit or joy just merchandise and adds disguised as floats.

Next to us was a portable grandstand where people who had Myers Visa Cards were aloud to sit. They received drinks and food on tap and had a great view. My 4 year old (not being backwards and not understanding social etiquette) climbed thorough the fence and sat herself on these chairs, much to the disgust of on of the “special people”.

What these people didn’t realize that they were not really special they just have a credit car (ie debt) with myers name on it. They were there to be the tv audience a pawn of myers not a specially invited guest.

Why do we celebrate debt?

As the world financial crisis goes on and 1000s of people become poorer than before we continue to glorify the  living beyond our means mentality.

Our Aussie government in it “wisdom” is giving low income families $1000 bonus at Christmas under the guise of “helping with the cost of Christmas time” when really it is all about money being spent to sure up our economy. Also they have increased the home buyers grant to 30 000 to allow more people to buy their first home. All I can see is more people getting into massive debt they cant really afford.

I was saddened by the commercialism of the parade. I didn’t expect any Christian messages but I did expect fun and frivolity because we could not because it would make us shop at Myer    

We as a society seem to have bought into a empty life that seems bright and shiny but really is empty and cold, lacking real emotion and controlled by consumerism and greed and advertising 

Here is my photo with the word wash as its inspiration as challenged  by Kel on her Blog

This photo was taken some time ago so it is cheating a little but it really is how I am sometimes as a busy mum. I am always rushing and although this is a little extreme I often get somewhere and look down and Jay or Tilly or both will have filthy faces.   Thx Kel this made me smile

Our 4 year old daughter has epilepsy which is proving difficult to get under control. When she has one fit she will have at least 5 but the last few times it has been a cluster of 13. It is horrible for her and very disrupting to our family as Matt or I have to take days at a time off work to be with her till they stop. And when I dont work I dont get paid.

To top it off her behavior is out of control and we dont know what to do about it. 

I lay awake till the wee hours of the morning thinking about this and about Gods ability to heal or not. I heard someone say the other day that you must have 100% faith to be healed. I dont believe that for a second. Trouble is I am not really sure what I do believe. I do believe that He can and does heal sickness. I just dont believe He necessarily will heal my Tilly even though I desperately want him to.

So instead I shall just continue to pray and try and trust in Him who know best