tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post9108481610757191297..comments2024-03-26T16:10:35.178-05:00Comments on The Bookish : Literary Friday: Prayers for the Stolen, plus A RARE RANT FROM ME: PLEASE PRAY FOR THE CHILDREN AT OUR BORDER!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-25915958893387859332014-07-12T08:33:04.580-05:002014-07-12T08:33:04.580-05:00Your timing with reading this book may have been t...Your timing with reading this book may have been through guided hands. The entire subject manner is very disturbing and sad, so sad.Jolenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11777663438519307837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-50513930464075392512014-07-11T14:47:56.929-05:002014-07-11T14:47:56.929-05:00Amen Sister!! My husband and I have talked so much...Amen Sister!! My husband and I have talked so much about this in the last few days. There's a part of me that thinks American forces need to stand at the border and turn people away. But goodness only knows where they would go and what would happen to them. Then on the other hand, I can only equate this migration to something the Jews might have done when sending their children away in WWII. What mother would send her kids off into the giant world without any knowledge of their well being unless she thought there was absolutely no other choice? I can't even imagine. I'm not saying any of this is ok, I'm just trying to relate to the mothers. We live in Texas and I will tell you that it's terrifying to know that thousands of people are flooding across every day with no end in sight. Apparently there are over 5,000 kids here now just in San Antonio.This state can not afford it and neither can the federal government. We certainly don't have any procedures for something like this to take care of and place this many children safely. It seems like the President is nonchalant about it when he speaks. I'm praying with you and I'm hoping there is some answer that will keep the kids and us safe.Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05728612514516285320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-79705884645488678222014-07-11T12:24:21.607-05:002014-07-11T12:24:21.607-05:00Love this post and I agree with your thoughts. We ...Love this post and I agree with your thoughts. We need to secure the border right now! To build the full border fence would only cost 6 billion dollars, and Obama is asking congress for 3.7 billion just to deal with this crisis, which could have been averted by a secure border.<br>Terrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-33505192515499723382014-07-11T09:51:01.627-05:002014-07-11T09:51:01.627-05:00I'm not sure how to feel about his role in all...I'm not sure how to feel about his role in all of this. I can respect that he's trying not to use them as photo ops as you rant about in the post, and I can also respect the fact that no matter what he wants to do-the republicans have done everything in their power to stop everything, even the good things. They all said they'd tell him no just to tell him no, regardless of the consequences! It's a mess, and I personally feel like the government needs a complete overall. Fire them ALL and start from scratch-because at this point it's just like you said-a rabbit hole. It's a big flaming pit of corruption, and no matter who's best intentions or what president we elect, the corruption remains at the base of it all. <br><br>We're this country that's constantly fighting for individual rights but then saying other individuals can't have them. A country that's more concerned with taking away a woman's right to choose what to do with her own birth control methods because "babies have to be born" (whether or not there's no conception-because you know the pill or condoms prevent it and that's bad) but we're not fighting for the needs of children in this very country-that's what astounds me. Our public school system is terrible. We treat our teachers badly and pay them poorly, and yet we wonder why we're so far down on the list of education... It's sad. <br><br>And now I got off on a rant. I agree with you about taking care of our children here. I also feel like something should be done to help these poor refugees. And I think our government needs an overhaul. <br><br>Also I linked up, two books in one month and I'm on a roll!Miss Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824804006455085251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-86732051523068609822014-07-11T09:50:54.504-05:002014-07-11T09:50:54.504-05:00Well said.Well said.Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681743103386838795noreply@blogger.com