Showing posts with label freedom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label freedom. Show all posts

11 September, 2024

Saving America.

 http://www.votervoice.net/Shares/BAAAAAZfACQwcA7ZAde7FAA 

This is a link to a voter opinion option about the WHO (World Health Organization) taking control of our health system.  It's a scary thought.  Add your own words to the prepared text.

We are being led into total global government.  Every mandate creates the impression of government protection but it really takes away or freedoms.  

We are so close to the Antichrist.  People who don't know the Bible are not aware of what they are doing.  It all seems good to them.  It is built around themes we trust, like safety.  There is no way to stop prophecy, but maybe we can slow it down.  We can try.


I saw most of the debate last night.  I missed the first fifteen minutes, I think.  

It was better than a total mic sound control, but I would assume that was because Harris had mentioned it was her plan in the press somewhere.  Her attitudes at the debate also seemed to reflect this advantage.

Since I have been listening to these debates, and some speeches, I understand the comments about how politicians speak.  They deflect the questions they don't want to answer and turn the conversation into topics they want to talk about.  It was interesting to see the process happening last night.

I saw a brief talk on a Fox News video before the debate.  They were discussing how the debate was being moderated by intensely pro-Harris people.  I found the voice tones interesting, especially in the afterwords, the thank you statements.  I also felt for Trump in the process.  He is able to deal with those kinds of attacks.  I would not be. 

One part of the debate was interesting to me.  The expectation of Harris and others for Trump to state a definite plan for saving America in some way.  He can't make that statement because none of know what is going to happen in our nation by the time this election is over, plus the time between winning and taking office.  He would need to see what he has to work with before a solution can even be figured out.  I think this is one of the differences between ordinary citizens and politicians.

I remember Harris saying she has planned options that will take ten to twenty years to work out.  I don't recall the details of her statements.  I didn't take notes.  She stated we have more things in common than we have differences.  I remember thinking that her solutions are not the ones we would want to take... they would lead to Democratic goals.  I think there are serious issues with where the Democrats want to lead us.  Our differences are great.  Too great to compromise.

I don't recall Harris making any specific statements about her plans for the next four years as President.  Maybe she has already talked about them in campaign speeches.  I wouldn't know about those.  

Or about Trumps.

I will still be voting for Trump.  I think he is the better choice for this election.  He might be able to keep us from becoming a global socialist nation as our world is heading in that direction.

I remember one of the questions talked about the DC violence.  I have never known what exactly happened, or why they could claim President Trump caused all the violence.  He just called for a normal protest, not a riot.  Someone else caused that violence.  It happens all the time.  We have anarchists in Portland that always cause this problem.  

If Trump is convicted for what happens when others instigate violence (for their own reasons), then we need to arrest and convict every other protest leader where this happens... including Democratic events.


I am amazed to hear that RFK Jr is being taken off of a ballot for legislative reasons, through judicial action.  This is an effort to set a precedence for the future.  It's the American way to stop competition.  NO ONE should be removed from an election for any reason.  Freedom means we all have a right to run for office.  If this is left to stand, we will see a huge problem in the future... or, maybe that is what is desired.  We will only have the right to choose the "approved" people. 

Are you beginning to see what is happening in America, to our freedoms, to our future?


We are heading into the last days of freedom, to the fulfillment of prophecy, to the global presence of the Antichrist.

I don't know what that will look like for us, as Americans, but I know it isn't going to be a good thing. 

I remember hearing years ago that a large number of events were converging and going to destroy us, maybe the world.  It was a long time ago.  I would say, now, those events are the economy, governments, persecution, violence, hunger, water, food, liberties, freedoms, rights, and other things we have known as life.  

GOD doesn't move fast.  He waits as long as He can so you can decide where you want to spend your eternity ::  death or hell, Heaven or the Lake of Fire.  

It's hard to watch our nation become what it is becoming.  I hope we find a way to protect ourselves, as Christians, as Americans, before it is too late.



I hope you think about these details before you vote.

This election may be the last opportunity to save our country for just four more years.

The one generation GOD tells us about in prophecy is nearly over.



29 April, 2024

Pondering what has to be done first to save America...

 

New design for this election season.

I have been thinking about our nation and all the problems we face.  This happens at the end of every month when I wrap up the current month and start planning for the next one.  All of my income is controlled by the government.  I never really know if I will have my retirement funds or my food benefits.  I live at such a low level I can't get ahead of living needs to protect myself.

For me, the most urgent problem is the DEBT of our country.  It pays for those who have no other options.  It isn't only me. 

I imagine this creates ongoing stress in my body.  I don't know how to evaluate it.  

This repeated danger is why I prep as much as I can.  I don't have enough food to last one month, but I try to figure out how I would survive if there was a real crisis.  I don't have extra funds to cover my cash expenses.  I fear being on the streets again.

This is another reason I am trying to use up my collected supplies from earlier efforts.  Sorting through my belongings to reach the least amount.

There is no warning if banks close, if benefits stop, if the power goes off for a long time, or any other unexpected disaster happens.

As long as the government keeps printing more money, our nation is in greater and greater trouble.  Printing more money makes what we have less valuable and creates the inflation that hurts us all.

Lowering the DEBT is the best thing we can do to help all of us.  What does that mean?

When everyday families have to fix their budgets, it means spending less, doing without, saving more, finding alternatives for the things they need, and more.  Reducing, not increasing the things they spend money on.  No credit.  Prioritizing.  

I think reducing some of the wages in government, not increasing them, would be a good start.  Reducing benefits to what is most essential.  If poor people can survive on the little amounts they do, then others can too. 

Minimum wage for our government legislators and employees might get it raised to a decent level.  

The same medical benefits as the poor might be fair for government legislators and employees.  

It all depends on what you call fair.

This all leads into the idea of socialism, but the cause is different.  We are trying to save our nation for a better future. 


I tried to suggest selling a collectible coin to raise funds ONLY for eliminating the DEBT, shoring up Social Security Retirement Benefits, and saving money for the next disaster, but no one seems to think it will work.  One trillion coins, packaged and numbered, for a minimum price of $50.00 USD, with the better numbers selling at a higher price for the wealthy to purchase.  Selling them before the economy falls is essential.  It doesn't matter after we see bankruptcies.   

It would be an historic event.  

If it works, it will be even more historic.


What do you think is a fair amount for people on government benefits to receive?  It is a small amount for me, but when it is multiplied by millions in need, it becomes a large amount.

The government has decided what is necessary.  We have no say in the process.

Food.

Shelter.  With Kitchen and Bathroom.

Utilities.  Water.  Heat.  Cooling.

Clothes.  Shoes.  Warm coats.

Transportation.  By public transit or personal vehicle.

Furniture.

Household items.

Cooking and Refrigeration.

Education.

Basic medical benefits.  Like eyeglasses.  Hearing aids.  Dental care.  

I think that is about what poor people are allowed to have, or receive from the government if they qualify for it (medical, food).  The government doesn't just give people what they want, or think they need.  You get what the government has decided it will provide.  This is important to remember.  


What happens in countries where socialism is the rule?  I have no idea.  What is it that some in our nation want us to become?  How do they measure BASIC human needs in the countries that already operate by government control?

If our government succeeds in making our nation a socialistic way of life, what will it look like?  The government will control everything and provide what it says we need.  

It's a scary thought.  Freedom is very different than Socialism.  Or Communism.  Or any other form of government.

We are getting less and less free as every year goes by.  It's a very slow change I see... like the frog in the kettle that doesn't know it is being cooked.  The water just gets hotter and hotter and hotter, until the frog dies and becomes a meal.  

It has always been a battle.  I think the idea of socialism is what makes it so desirable for some... it sounds good.  The problems come in the real application of it.  It becomes something different -- people in government get a lot and the regular people are kept poor, under control by what they don't have.  


How can we save our nation?

Who will lead us in the direction of freedom?

How do we get rid of our current DEBT and become financially healthy, strong enough to overcome whatever lies ahead?


We better find an answer soon.  


In Christ, 

Deborah Martin

work2gather.us






16 October, 2018

Tuesday, 16 October 2018

I need to find a better way!  :-)   Yardwork is very exhausting !!  So, I rested a lot today, again.  Oh, well, winter will be here soon enough... that will solve that problem.  haha.

I am still thinking about the film "22 July" and wondering what it means for our world.  The killer was sure he was doing the "right thing" for his cause.  He was called a "right wing extremist" -- which I didn't understand because he didn't have any faith in GOD... and "right" usually means people of faith, with "left" meaning socialists/liberals/no faith.

Another Christian program I happened to hear today says that Canada is planning to let kids end their own lives without parental involvement at any level.  This is a sign of what we are heading into.  It seems that anyone diagnosed with mental illness can also be killed by the government against their will.  The real reason is medical costs... MONEY... taxes.  This is how much you matter to the government, yet the government wants to force you into their care.  Think about your future.

I am still too tired and sore to think about all these issues... and write about them right now.  It is becoming such a nightmare just to exist anywhere.  How can we "opt out" of this kind of government control?  It's not a good future for those who are growing up right now... it won't take long.

When I heard projections about how much technology is going to change our lives, our jobs, our world, they said ten to fifteen years... that was at least five years ago, probably more.  The idea is that technology is exploding in growth... not slowly growing... the changes are faster than we can keep track of them.

Businesses are going bankrupt.  That means their jobs are gone, their stock is gone, their taxes are gone.  I heard that SEARS stock fell to less than a dollar because of their efforts to reorganize and build a better business for this environment... they have declared bankruptcy to protect themselves from billions in debt.  I was most distressed to hear that the person in charge sold their best asset a long time ago... Craftsman tools.  If they can find their place in the online market, and organize their retail options strategically, they may survive.

I hope they do.

This is one illustration about our dependence on stock portfolios for our retirements.  AMAZON faltered and it's owner/founder lost almost 10 BILLION dollars of value with it.  We praise the wrong people as wealthy.  We need to value hard assets, debt-free assets, characters that will stand through trials of life, wisdom, and things that are not found on a balance sheet.   I wonder who that would be?  If we had a top ten in those kinds of people, who would be on that list?

I have to say I received some newspaper puzzles back from an inmate I write to... they were not allowed to be received at that (federal) prison.  How pointless it seems to focus on newspaper puzzles sent to an inmate... this is suppose to make our prisons safer.  :-(

I guess one thing led to another... so many issues to complain about.

But the Democrats are suppose to be the "progressive" party.  Has anyone really thought about their views lately... they seem to be more about killing innocent people, babies, children, the mentally ill, and whoever will make the list next... probably inmates, veterans, disabled people, and the people who get in the way of someone powerful.

I better go.  I am getting madder and madder.

Until next time,
In Christ,

Deborah Martin

work2gather.us
Working Together Inc
Building for the End Times

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May GOD help me to channel my anger into better directions, and provide the resources to do that.  Amen.





18 September, 2018

Tuesday, 18 September 2018

Almost forgot this... I decided to check my email first, and then it was link to link to link... reading some materials on the path... and finally getting here.  This is the online challenge.  :-)

Today was not a rainy day and I actually made it outside for my yard project...

Been doing a lot of reading today... from different sources.  Old newspapers (from the weekend) that I didn't see before... trying to get through my new books... online.  I get really involved in the problems of our world.

I wish I could do more about them.

In this place where I live, it is late in the evening.  I try to find quiet things to do.  I don't always manage to be completely quiet, but I try to keep it down.  I suppose I need a good pair of earphones, and to find the place for the cord to work.  :-)

I am thinking about poverty all over the world because of some of the things I read or linked to tonight.  When you read reports, the details can be masked in nice sounding words... I am wondering how ordinary people can find out the details of far away places.  Sometimes, "progress" is another word for money in someone's pockets, not the well-being of the people who trust them.  It is hard to decide what is the real truth.

I found an ad in the old paper I read that was about an atheist groups dislike of GOD in our heritage. It is a sign of America's future, and not a good sign.  People think they are "good" and yet have no concept of their abuse of others.

I have been complaining about the definition of "freedom" recently... and mentioned we may need to re-do it... repeat it?  Something.  We seem to have forgotten what it means to be free.  Maybe the reach of the internet, and hacking, and terrorism, and other crimes, are changing what we do.  Freedom isn't easy, it means you have to allow people to have different opinions than yours, and find some way to respect each other in the process.

I see a lot of regulations and laws and manipulations of our freedoms.

I guess it could be the elections coming up.  Things always get muddled when elections are near.  We never seem to end the cycle anymore.  The 2020 elections are already in the loop.

I suppose this is too much for a blog post... and it isn't organized.  I tend to ramble with my thoughts... and I don't always want to share the reasons my thoughts are traveling in those directions.

Freedom...
Success...
Money...
Power...
Life...
Death...
Control...

This is our life, our trends, our world.  The small people (the poor, weak, helpless...) only matter enough to get what is being sought... funding, elections, power.

Is this because of mankind's genetics, or because of greed, or because of sin... our fallen nature.  I am trying to decide how much compassion fits into this picture.

Well... if I ever find the answer, I am sure I will share it with you.

Until next time,
In Christ,

Deborah Martin

work2gather.us
Working Together Inc
Building for the End Time

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May our hearts be good, and our actions be better than we are good.
May we find our joy and our destiny in helping others to rise and grow and live.
May life be long, and healthy, and filled with all that we need to be truly happy in a deep and satisfying way.
May we see our differences and not seek to control the opposition.
May our actions be mutually respectful.
May Truth win.
May Freedom be real.
May every small detail of our lives not be regulated.
May the future find a way to become better for all of us.
Thank you GOD for all that you do for us.
Help us to understand your love and mercy.
Amen.




05 September, 2017

5 September 2017

My blog disappeared... again.
May the internet thieves be struck with lightning bolts from GOD...

Starting over, even with a blog post is impossible... very hard, nothing can ever be the same, you have to make a new life... or blog.  There is no way to recover what I previously had written... I will just try to remember what I can. 

I don't think these things are all accidents, but I don't have control over my life these days.  I am trusting that GOD will deal with these problems, and doing my best to survive each day.  I can't control the world, so I have to find a way to deal with what comes my way, what I can deal with.  The rest belongs to GOD.  He is able to rectify what I can't... to judge rightly... to make sure consequences are dealt to those who deserve them, and mercy is felt by those who deserve it.  This is faith, this is where I strive to go when hard times happen.  It is why I believe, and how I believe.

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Smoke from nearby forest fires was the main issue today... it was terrible today.  It burns the nostrils, burns the eyes, hurts the lungs.  I went out this morning and did a little yardwork just to get it done.  It wasn't so bad in the early hours.  Later on, when I took the dogs out to do their business, exercise, and play, I spent my waiting time raking up some of the fallen apples in the yard.  The smoke was pretty bad by then, so I tried to keep my efforts low energy... not to exert too much effort and hurt my lungs.  The dogs couldn't be out too long either. 

There are chickens here, so they didn't have much choice in the matter.  I noticed they rested a lot during the day.

There are cats here also, and they seemed to disappear, hiding where they could be cooler and not breathe this difficult air.

My son has a friend who had to evacuate because of the fire.  That is a hard thing to deal with.  They recently bought their property there.  I understand the wind has calmed down, so maybe their new home will still be there when they go home.  It is so hard to lose your possessions, no matter how it happens.  We just don't realize how many little things we collect on the way through our lives... and they all cost money to replace, if they can be replaced.  Memories stay, but not forever.  Photos are the things that help us remember all the little moments.  I hate to see anyone suffer through these losses... It is just never the same again.

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I received two letters from my sons in jail/prison today.  Well, one of them was a postcard with a short message, but at least I know he is still alive.  You have no idea how difficult it is to be the parent of a child in trouble... in any correction facility.

The other letter was from my son in a California jail.  The differences between jails and prisons, between cities, counties, and states, is enormous just for writing letters.  In Oregon you can use return address stickers (at least, you use to be able to... ), which I finally had, but my letters to the CA jail were returned because I used them.  In Oregon you can send newspaper clippings, puzzles, magazine articles, small booklets... I received my letters to CA back with a notice that all printed materials need to come from the publisher.  :-(  How do you do that with a single article torn from the magazine or newspaper !?!  I had to start photocopying everything.  I received letters to CA back because I added a small "I love you" type message inside the pen-created heart I put on the back of the envelope.  I think there are more important things to focus on in the corrections systems.

In my area of Oregon, Multnomah County built a new prison and then never used it.  Millions of tax dollars are involved in this project.  Now they want to sell it.  There is a huge gang problem here.  They could use the facility to separate inmates who want to leave the gang life and focus on the things they need to accomplish that... education, job skills, tatoo removals, addiction counseling, work experience, budgeting help, family recovery, a plan to make it when they get out, and more.  If they don't want to focus on gang rehab activities, maybe they need to separate the hard-core gang members from the rest of the inmate population, or separate the people who aren't in gangs from the gang populations.  There are tons of needs for the prison facility, and no money to build a new one again.

Part of Working Together's goals is prison reforms.  Inmate Project is the program focused on that topic.  I know from my own long experiences with my two sons that there has to be a better way, with GOD as a foundation to help change the future of inmates and their families.  Information is one key to change.  I hope that I can find a way to create the support services I would like available for future families trying to deal with our corrections systems.  A monthly newspaper is the starting point for inmate communications in my plan... let me know if you want to subscribe.  It will take about $25/year for the print edition, which is necessary for inmates.  I'm working on the digital options, but may offer an email, PDF, or similar version for online/internet sharing... with different benefits and the same price.  Advertising will be limited for each edition, but it will be an important income source for the program.  Let me know if you want to subscribe... as soon as we have some funding, we can move forward.

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I am having a big problem remembering what was lost to the huge black hole in digital land...  I guess I better end here.  I will be making notes for my posts as I go forward, but having to rewrite content created "in the now" is still going to be an issue.  How to overcome this problem is something I am searching for.

Imagine life in openly oppressed countries... how do they exist?  I feel the oppression growing in America, but I don't have the resources to protect myself from it.  How do we keep our country from becoming a prison that looks like it is freedom?  The internet is changing a lot of things... including the simple act of writing your own private blog posts.  If we can be hacked from another part of the world, who will enforce our rights?  It's getting to be a new world that we don't want to see happening.

Now that I am thoroughly depressed, I will end this day's entry.

Pray for all of us... all of us.

In Christ,
Deborah Martin

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May we all find a way to be free in our good choices, protected in our kindness, loved in our outreaches, safe in our communities.

19 February, 2016

Friday, 19 FEB 2016 :: Sharing my thoughts on global persecutions


The internet is a spiritual battleground and I don't know how to protect my online efforts for myself or Working Together, so I keep trying to work with what I discover there.  I don't know if Etsy is against GOD as a business, or if it's employees take those actions on their own, but it has an active population of sellers and administrators who thwart those who love GOD as often as "legally" possible.  I am not saying this to detract from the business site that is Etsy, because I think it is a very great possibility space for anyone who does crafts and wants to sell online.  I am sharing this today because I have decided to share my Bible Verse post for today...  because I never know if my entries will be deleted. 

The internet has made our world a global neighborhood... which is very different from what we know as people who live in a house in a neighborhood in a town or city in a county in a state or province in a nation.  We use to only have to deal with the people in our small group of friends and acquaintances, the schools we went to, the stores we purchased at, the church we attended...  now we are monitored without our knowledge by people who live on the other side of the world, affected by strangers who can destroy our lives and never be held accountable for their actions, told our opinions have become political attacks toward someone who exists somewhere and disagrees with us -- and wants everyone want to submit to their ideology.  It is a different world.

In the beginning... I tried to share my small booklet, "What if there is NO Rapture?" as an Etsy listing and someone decided it was "anti-gay" and refused to let it remain available.  There was nothing I could do or say to make it not so... someone disagreed with my opinion.

These are the methods we face.  "Politically correct" invades the spaces we live, the businesses we operate, the freedoms we once had.  We will never know the extent of how our lives are affected on the internet by those who disagree with our beliefs and feel they have a right to do to us what they would not want done to them.  These attacks, this rising power, feeds itself and grows.  The ones who choose this method of battle do so without considering the message it brings, the effects it has on all of us, our freedoms, our process, our individual and corporate rights.

We, all of us, all of us living in the world, have to find a way to blend (to exist in one place at one time) our individual rights in a global environment.

I hope to find a better way to create my own income needs on the internet, at a personal level and as a business.  Etsy and other websites have been an important lesson for me about the internet, about selling websites, about the power employees have, about what we face in the future, and about how little we know when we contact a business. 

If GOD will allow, I also hope to find better solutions for the Body of Christ through my efforts on behalf of Working Together. 


Right now, I have decided to share this post here.  There may be more to follow, I don't know yet.
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https://www.etsy.com/teams/21913/chitchat/discuss/15608919/page/49

Friday, 19 FEB 2016
Been making my THANKFUL posts here at the Etsy forum threads, but avoiding my BIBLE VERSES here... sorry for that.  Today I will just share a Psalm to get back to you with some thoughts...
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God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.     Psalm 89:7 KJV
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I have been thinking a bit about the fear of the Lord in the past many years, not sure how we can reflect that in our lives.  The fear that the Bible tells us about is a healthy fear, a realization that His power cannot be matched or thwarted...His judgments are firm once they are made, and we can believe in His prophecies because He does not lie.  It is a tremendous awareness for us when we understand that GOD is merciful toward us in so many ways.  When I hear about mainstream denominations going against the Word of GOD, I feel that they have lost their fear of Him, thinking they can get past the line that GOD has established for us.  I don't know what the future holds, but I pray that I will be able to stay true to the truths that I know.  I pray that you will do the same.