the measure of todays man

i still ponder on what society has deemed is the definition of a man. i have found my favorite verse in scripture to be in Luke 17:2 where Jesus said the following: "It is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck , and he cast into the sea, that that he should offend one of these little ones."

last night i listened on a talk show as a crusader for stopping human trafficking talked of the pervasiveness of human trafficking on a global level and how literally millions of little girls and even infants are being sexually used as slaves in the world. is this a man? would a true man actually stoop so low as to use little ones for his own pleasure? God help us all......i fear the day for all of these souls who have lost themselves to this degradation....thankfully God is the judge.

tonight on the other hand, i listened to a very stressed out father as he was beginning to take over the reins of primary care of his children.....although stressed out, the strength i saw in him as he looked to the future and walking forward with his children was something to very much be respected.

i have seen other young dads who have taken the primary role in raising their children, and i am so amazed and have so much respect for these young men because they are truly going to change their kids world by being there for them.

i also had the privilege of entering a contest tonight for my dad as i was able to recount some of the very special moments that he and i have had over the years.....teaching me to grow vegetables in the garden, telling stories, just talking and even the most important singing to wake me up every Easter morning.... the ruler by which i compare all men.

as i stated in my previous blog, my husband kevin was a leader in my life in a very special way. i watched him one day just glance over at two gentlemen who were talking very disrespectfully at a table in a restaurant and it made the men apologize. he was not angry, nor was he scarey, but he expected men to be respectful of his wife....and for that i will forever be grateful. and i realized that i deserved it as well.


there are as many different stories as there are men and i am grateful for them all.


until next time.......


shhhhhhh........