The good news and the bad news.

All morning I have been glued to my computer because this morning I became a grandmother again! Daughter Kristen and her hubby Jeff had a beautiful perfect little girl.

While I have been waiting for news, and pictures and videos, I have been hanging on my computer – and I have also been watching CNN reviewing the results of “Super Tuesday.”

You now can see why it is I titled this post “The good news and the bad news.”

What a relief and a blessing to know both mama and baby are fine and to see some pictures to prove it. Thank you to the daddy for keeping me in the loop. I can’t wait to get there and to see them for myself, along with the big sister.

As I feel the warmth inside of me of this new life, and I thank God for the beauty of it all, I smile and I think back on the years when I was a new mother. Those first days were and are so meaningful – scary, amazing, and really all kinds of emotions wrapped up together.

Of course the opposing feelings are blasted at me on the TV as I see the primary results from 16 states and see that Trump won the Republican ones without exception. I feel incredibly sad, and confused, and wonder why so many in our country support such a terrible person. I don’t say it lightly. I really feel a heaviness about humanity.

One part of me is so hopeful about the future this morning because a new life has come to join our family, and I can’t wait to watch her grow up.

One part of me is truly scared about our future because we have allowed a demoralizing, selfish, careless, criminal man to run for the highest office in our country. And he is not hiding who he is. And it doesn’t seem to matter to people.

On this day that is both so very good and so bad, I feel strong in my faith that God creates, and brings love through this new child. I also feel my faith falter as I wonder how so many accept Trump as their leader. They proclaim they are doing it because they are Christians, but
I believe the followers of Christ Jesus should be looking to find a more humble servant, and want an honest and ethical man, a man who wants to protect, someone who will work for all but especially those in need, and one who will work towards unity and peace. It isn’t him.

All I can say is ….. hold on! It’s gonna be a wild ride.

Life has incredibly good days and some really difficult bad days. And sometimes it happens all on the same day!

For me – today is one of those days.