Save the Children
By Ashley Palmer. I was born at Fort Rucker Army Base in Alabama, and was a transplant here to Caldwell back in the 90's. I graduated from Caldwell high and went off to obtain a college degree in business administration and a degree in history. I've done a little bit of everything in this lovely life God granted me; from working in another town's politics/school organizations, teaching, paralegal to owning my own company and many more incredible things. I am married to Larry Palmer and we have some amazing kids, a lot of them actually... the best son in laws God could have brought our daughters... and the sweetest grandbabies. I have a large family, from my mother, mother in law, father in law, several siblings, sister/ brother in laws and the best nieces and nephews. I own Palmer Cleaning Services LLC and manage the back end of my husband's company Palmer Flooring LLC. I garden, fish, hike, read, write, enjoy the water and spend all my time with the family when I'm not working or furthering my education.
One day not too long ago, things shifted in the world. It shifted in being a parent and the expectations we held over our children.
We were no longer encouraging our children to be feeling at being humble servants. Instead we were pushing our kids for the next letter grade, pushing the GPA, pushing that scholarship and to be the absolute best... but without praise, gratitude and God. Our children suffered the insanity, even if we were all completely oblivious to it.
We called in another day, and our children learned from us. Now we face a world when we no longer volunteer our time for the greater good, we do it for college and work resumes. We yell "thank God" it's no longer a praise, but a phase used in regular conversation. The pressure is on the parent to make sure their children are the best academically and pushing them to focus on monetary gain.
The current world has become overwhelming, schools are pushing ungodly things such as allowing gender issues in general in public schools. Why is this being pushed in some schools, but prayer is being removed? Our world has focused on forcing values that are not in line with biblical views. We are told to accept other people's views and to be accepting of their beliefs when being a Christian is becoming condemned. Parents are being told that their children are to accept other people's views, when their children are being told "you're discriminating against my beliefs." Modesty in children has become elusive, parents are pushing makeup and suggestive clothing on their children because it's what the world wants. Parents are pushing for kids to blend in, instead of pushing them to follow the word of God. Why have parents sexualized children? Why are our elementary/intermediate school age children posting tik toks of them dancing suggestively? The fact we have children at 8 years old dancing in crop tops with makeup, extremely short shorts and parents are praising and encouraging this instead of pushing them to study the bible is absolutely insane.
Thankfully, we live in a community where our school system still encourages and participates with Christian values. I know there are several people who have complained about our school district, but I am thankful that my children have been able to experience the same values in school that I was offered. Our community comes together for a day of prayer. I still hear prayers at sporting events and I am blessed to be able to offer my children church through the digital era (YouTube and live) so that even during the busiest seasons we can still find time to be thankful and praise.
From the Editors...
Ashley, we thank you for always thinking of the children and the environment they are growing up in.
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