Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Ugh...rough day. First off, I felt like one of the "porcupines" that Padre always talks about. I did not want to be hugged, touched, talked to, anything. Just let me be. However, there were certain moments that broke that (we'll get there in a minute).
But the real problem was tonight at class. Ethics and the New Genetics. The teacher is wonderful, but the conversation was not. I felt I was the only one in the class who stood for life - nearly everyone agreed that a child should be aborted if he/she is genetically at risk for a life-threatening and painful disease. I guess I was the only one who thought that perhaps we should give life a chance, since God created it, and He has a plan for each and every life. Somehow, that life will make a difference in the world, if only we are open to the will of God. I didn't get that religious though, and mostly stuck to the idea that it's really not our decision to say whether someone is worthy of being given the chance at life. Anyway, long story short, I was told that that was opinion and I sat in class ready to cry until I got home and did. :( Rough day, like I said.
But, what makes it better are moments like these:
1. Praying the Office with Rusty. He always makes it interesting, whether it's trying to remember the Magnificat correctly, or accidentally throwing the book, or not reading the words that are there (really, making up his own but not realizing it). I love it. Always an adventure.
2. Phone call from Elizabeth. She didn't fall off the face of the earth! Yay for best friends.
3. Phone calls from Annie. She's the best. There's nothing else to say. She's the best.
4. Roommates that make brownie batter just so you feel better. We definitely had a brownie batter eating party. See the picture above. And they even put on "Beauty and the Beast"...my favorite Disney movie. Yay for roommates that care.
5. Being done with homework and ready for bed before midnight. Biiiig smile.
Yeah, that pretty much covers it. I have great friends.
Tomorrow's post may include Quaker noats. Get excited now. ;)
Caritas et veritas.
But the real problem was tonight at class. Ethics and the New Genetics. The teacher is wonderful, but the conversation was not. I felt I was the only one in the class who stood for life - nearly everyone agreed that a child should be aborted if he/she is genetically at risk for a life-threatening and painful disease. I guess I was the only one who thought that perhaps we should give life a chance, since God created it, and He has a plan for each and every life. Somehow, that life will make a difference in the world, if only we are open to the will of God. I didn't get that religious though, and mostly stuck to the idea that it's really not our decision to say whether someone is worthy of being given the chance at life. Anyway, long story short, I was told that that was opinion and I sat in class ready to cry until I got home and did. :( Rough day, like I said.
But, what makes it better are moments like these:
1. Praying the Office with Rusty. He always makes it interesting, whether it's trying to remember the Magnificat correctly, or accidentally throwing the book, or not reading the words that are there (really, making up his own but not realizing it). I love it. Always an adventure.
2. Phone call from Elizabeth. She didn't fall off the face of the earth! Yay for best friends.
3. Phone calls from Annie. She's the best. There's nothing else to say. She's the best.
4. Roommates that make brownie batter just so you feel better. We definitely had a brownie batter eating party. See the picture above. And they even put on "Beauty and the Beast"...my favorite Disney movie. Yay for roommates that care.
5. Being done with homework and ready for bed before midnight. Biiiig smile.
Yeah, that pretty much covers it. I have great friends.
Tomorrow's post may include Quaker noats. Get excited now. ;)
Caritas et veritas.
