tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756568649265082125.post8102222106121756019..comments2023-07-29T05:20:16.755-05:00Comments on kammie's Song: The Beauty of Imperfection...Cammie's Songhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416455146671466052noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756568649265082125.post-82547417710703737342009-08-14T16:40:21.561-05:002009-08-14T16:40:21.561-05:00I am part native American, my great grandmother wa...I am part native American, my great grandmother was full blood Cherokee. Growing up looking for answers, and wanting to embrace the richness that was my heritage, I learned about my ancestors. One of the most interesting things about the people of this great nation before white man came, was an intrinsic understanding that only the great spirit, (The Sky Father, God, Our Heavenly Father) and The Earth our mother are perfect. God our father is always seen as perfect, and only God, but even our Earth Mother in her myriad imperfections beyond our ken, is also perfect. It is through her that we learn the beauty and balance in NOT trying to be perfect. It is embraced at a cultural level and is seen in everything truly native American in manufacture and design. Want to know if an "Authentic Navajo" rug you see at a gift shop is real or not? Look at the repeating patterns in the design. If all the patterns are identical, face the same way from one to the next, endlessly, then it is NOT authentic. Socio-cultural diversity is literally woven into the fabric of everything.<br /><br />God does not speak to us about others lives, it is not his way, and is not part of the fabric of his love and many blessings. People, with their imperfect hearing and sight, often forget this. Which is why Jesus spoke to Matthew, and told him that ONLY our heavenly father is fit to judge another. (Matthew 7:1-8) and warned us of the problems and price of judging others because it was something that would void one of the many blessings our Heavenly Father has given each of us. Free Will. As someone else above wrote, God answers questions for ourselves, and those under our direct care who need our love.<br /><br />Some how, over years, our loving and generous father has been painted by some as a vengeful and angry God, a wielder of fire, brimstone and death. "The wages of sin are death" What folks so often forget as you so accurately pointed out, Man sins from the mouth, not from unclean hands putting food in.<br /><br />There is great beauty in imperfection, and as you say, lessons for each of us to learn about ourselves. Your growth and beauty is in and of itself, testimony to this. From the lessons you learned from the women who paints, to Lavelle (who is with God now waiting for the day when you'll be reunited) to the love you have laid upon all your children, you have grown into a wonderful, beautiful child of God.<br /><br />Thank you,<br /><br />SamSamantha Shantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10586759980410037672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756568649265082125.post-7271781607776657652009-06-30T10:52:49.488-05:002009-06-30T10:52:49.488-05:00Christina, I'm sorry for the shit Cameron, you...Christina, I'm sorry for the shit Cameron, you, and the rest of your family will have to deal with in the coming days. People are going to judge you for the choices you are making. Ugly, hurtful things are going to be said. Your other children are going to take abuse for defending their sister. And Cameron is going to have to navigate hurdles that I can't even imagine.<br /><br />But thankfully, she's not going through it alone. It has got to be such a wonderful thing for her that she doesn't have to hide anything from you, and she has your full support. If my son was dealing with the same problems, and living with his mother, I don't doubt that he would have taken his life already. The depths of your love for your child could very well save her life.<br /><br />I don't care what anyone else says about the decisions you have made. As far as I'm concerned, you made the only choice a loving mother could. I know I'm way down here at the bottom of the states, haven't seen you in years, but if you ever need anything, don't hesitate to ask. Just like you unconditional love your children, you've got my unconditional support and friendship. Outside of family, there are very few people I can say that about; I can count them on one had and still be able to pick my nose with a free finger. Every time I think of you, I smile.<br /><br />I miss the hell outta you.<br /><br />DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756568649265082125.post-51896538393441151822009-06-30T10:50:53.172-05:002009-06-30T10:50:53.172-05:00Christina, I just went to your blog about Cameron ...Christina, I just went to your blog about Cameron and just wanted to let you know that I love you and am thinking about you! I can't even imagine dealing with what you and your family are dealing with, and I'm sorry you're getting some negative feedback. I don't pretend to know the best way to deal with your situation, and I would think it laughable to imagine that the Lord would even see fit to make me privy to answers to YOUR problems. As we know, that's not the way it works. The Lord only gives us answers to our own problems (and those under our direct stewardship), not someone else's. I'm sure your family is well intentioned, and hopefully they will eventually come to the conclusion that they don't have to agree with you but they must learn to respect your decisions.<br /><br />I agree with the person that said the Lord doesn't make mistakes, but not in the way he or she meant it. Cammie's condition is not a mistake. The Lord doesn't make mistakes, but he intentionally creates imperfect bodies to teach us things. I'm sure that Cammie's condition is as much to teach those around her as it is to teach her--if not more. I remember talking to my husband about this very thing a few years ago (don't remember how the subject came up). As you said in your post, there are actual physiological conditions that create gender confusion in people, such as having the external genitalia of one sex and the internal genitalia of another. Who's to say what gender that person is??? And with a problem like that, how is a person suppose to lead a normal life, since gender identification is such a huge part of who we are? (and of course Cammie's condition is no less difficult) I remembering wondering aloud to my husband what the Lord expected of someone with such a problem and he suggested that maybe they are just measured by a completely different "yardstick," for lack of a better term. Sort of like how people with severe mental disabilities are automatically saved in the celestial kingdom, I'm sure that people with trans gender confusion (sorry, don't remember the correct term) are cut a much bigger break because of the extremely painful and difficult trials and decisions they have to deal with. <br /><br />Anyway, I am soooo not explaining myself very well and I'm sorry for that! I formulated my response a lot better in my mind--don't know why I couldn't put it on paper the way I wanted it, but I just wanted you to know that I know you are a great parent and have your children's best interest at heart. I know we haven't been around each other for about 10 years now, but I remember how much you loved your kids! I always admired that about you.<br /><br />Love, JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com