It is COLD out there.  We're in the middle of a "winter storm warning"  So far there's not much snow but it's freezing rain and sleet for a while and then it will turn over to just rain.  I guess I should put away my summer clothes.

I watched a movie called "Beyond the Gates" tonite.  It's a movie about the Genocide in Rawanda back in 1994 where about 800,000 Rawandans (mostly Tutsi) were murdered.  I've watched other movies about this and they always make me so sick to my stomach and I can't get it out of my mind for the longest time.  I think it's good to be aware of these horrible things in history but I think it would have been better if we had been aware WHILE it was going on so that something could have been done.  It seems as if people knew about it but didn't want to interfere...meanwhile innocent people...kids, babies, moms, dads, grandparents, brothers, sisters...were killed violently and without mercy.  It just really breaks my heart to think that these things happen in this world and people turn their heads and try to pretend it's not happening.  I'm not saying I would have done any differently...although I would like to think I would.  We have a refugee family in our church...they have 3 small girls.  The father lost most of his family in Rwanda.  I just can't imagine what that would be like and then to come to a new country and try to start over.  The movie had a lot about faith and "where is God in this" themes and I think it was really well done.  But it was violent and it was hard to watch.  But I do recommend it to anyone who can handle that sort of thing.  I don't think I could ever watch it again but I am glad I watched it once.

I better get to bed.  It's 1am....oops.