Appearance

I am no shallow girl who is all caught up in looks. Without a doubt, I don't think that women should wear male clothing, but I also don't believe you should have to wear dresses all the time. To tell the truth, I try to avoid a skirt although I do think I should wear one sometimes. But running around all day in the hallways all day, they aren’t practical. And the way that they cut many skirts these days is degrading to young women.

However, this is beside the point. The reason I am talking about appearance is that when I am at school I see girls with shorts barely covering their "lower backsides "(behinds).I wonder, is modesty now illegal? I actually see "young men" (I use that term lightly) looking at these girls derrieres. I think to myself how they can never once consider this inappropriate. I always wonder where these young women’s mothers are, but then I realize that the "thing" is to withdraw from your parents when you’re my age.

Furthermore, I believe that anything that makes your legs look suffocated or makes your paler skin show, you need to put it away. I honestly believe this style of clothing was put in place just to appeal to a man's eyes. And trust me, it is working. Now it seems girls wake up, put a strip of cloth on the bottom portion of themselves, a thin piece of cloth on the upper portion of their bodies, and they believe they are dressed. How can you think you are dressed when you wear the same amount of fabrics as a typical bathing suit? Honestly, how can you?

~Bright eyes

Making the Most of My Education

My mother is constantly supplementing our education. The other day we had in depth conversation about how there are some kids like me who actually make the most of the public education we receive and build on it. It made me wonder why all kids don’t take advantage of this right that many other people in the world so long for. I do understand that homeschooling is better and from what I have found about it, that is true. But public education is not as bad as many people make it out to be so long the child takes advantage of the education. It also helps when their parents are engaged.

I do learn a lot and I do well. I am in the highest classes possible for my grade level and getting all A’s and B’s in them. I will admit that sometimes there does not seem to be any challenge there, but eventually it does get to be more challenging. My point is that getting a good education despite the governments’ standards is achievable. It does take a lot of work to stay above the rest. I have 3 years and 7 months of high school left. In the end I want to say I worked hard, remained above the rest and it all paid off.

~Bright Eyes

Economic Downfalls

What is going on? Am I the only person who realizes that you can't spend more money than you make, because the point has not been grasped across America or on Wall Street either. I mean, whose bright idea was this: run an entire economic system solely on debt! Of course nothing could go wrong -NOT! Since our government help put this faulty system in place, we the future of America, have to make up for all the mistakes that this generation before us has made. And since people have decided that kids are a hassle and a dent in their lifestyles, we won’t have enough people to work and pay for what’s been done today. Our grandchildren are going to have to pay. What can we do? It sometimes seems like the world is falling apart, what with states legalizing homosexual relationships and many more sinful things becoming more acceptable every day. My mother has told me that all I can do is pray and stay close to God because the way things are playing out it seems the end may be closer then we might have thought. It hit me that it does seem crazy and that there are more wicked people. My dad says that there is not more evil; there is only more openness. With that I leave it to you to think. All I can say is saddle up. Our generation may be in for one bumpy ride.

I am posting a link to the National Debt Clock. I'm also adding a Schoolhouse Rock Video about the debt. As a kid I was able to understand this concept. Maybe set to music Congress will get a clue. Enjoy!

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Public School Ups and Downs

Going to public school has many ups and downs but can teach you a few things also. Besides language, science, history, and math, it teaches you life skills. When I started public school I thought it would be the most amazing thing to meet new people. Don’t get me wrong. I did meet new people but it was not what I expected. As I got older and I went up a few grades everything was different. The kids were different, the words they used were “profound”, and their respect for themselves, or lack of, was different too.

In school, you do get the privilege to meet some wonderful people .You can even meet people who share the same beliefs as you do. However, in public school you do not just meet wonderful students, you meet amazing teachers too. One thing I learned from my teachers was that they don’t only teach you subjects; they are here to teach you life skills if you need them.

When I got to middle school it was a definite shock. Everyone had changed. Kids began to curse, they are rude, and they don’t act like they used to. At first it was a little strange but then I got used to it, which is sad, I know. Another thing that bothers me is when kids start "dating" at such a young age. Public school definitely does have its ups and downs. We hope and pray that GOD will help the children that have changed so much since elementary school.

~CeCe (13 year old twin)

Welcome!

Hi. My name is Bright Eyes, daughter of Terry from Ornaments of Grace. This blog is a team effort. Two of my sisters, Kiki and CeCe will be writing posts here as well. We will be writing about life @school, home, and everywhere else in between.