Reenie's Ramblings

Standing up for what is true and what is just, can come at such a big cost. We might not even see it coming until we've already started to pay it. It's still worth it. As a little girl, I wasn't usually afraid to speak up for what I believed in, or defend those I felt had been wronged.  I am thankful for those moments when I found the courage to do or say what was right. I have learned from a recent experience, that when you make a stand for what is right and just, and it is unpopular or misunderstood, the hardest part is not defending why you stood. A lot of times, you can defend your stance and a lot of times you don't even have to. A recent stand my husband and I had to make, came at a deep, painful cost. The hardest part of this instance has been not being able to explain or defend ourselves. Circumstances surrounding this need for taking a stand and taking action, required me to be silent. Silent about what led to the stance, silent about why the stan