We've got it pretty good

Lets face it, we've got it pretty good here in the USA. Life in other countries is not as pleasant as it is here. When you consider that girls and women here in the USA are allowed to attend grammar schools and colleges, have careers that are less traditional (race car drivers, fire fighters, and tattoo artists come to mind) and we can say what ever it is on our mind (even in public). Oh yeah we've got it pretty good!

There are countries where girls and women are horriffically beaten, maimed or killed on a daily basis just for turning down a marriage proposal. There are places in the world where we females are treated as such inferior beings that we are valued less than a prized dog or chicken. There's a news story over at Fox News that really brings this tragic reality to the masses. My heart goes out to every single one of these women, all of whom are trying to pick of the pieces of their shattered lives and make a new start on life. My life nor the lives of any woman I know, in no way shape or form mirrors what these women have gone through.

It's reading news stories like this one over at Fox News that has me on my knees thanking the Lord for the life I have here in the USA. Maybe that's part of what makes me be so drawn into community service, the desire to help people be the best that they can be.