This little piggy

I am a carnivore.  I admit it.  I am also an animal lover.  I cry during those adopt an abused animals commercials and feel an uncontrollable urge to pick up every stray animal on the street.  I honk at cows ("Cows, Bella!") and have an almost unhealthy relationship with the birds in my backyard.  (I try to run off the neighborhood hawk that likes to munch on MY birdies!)  Yet I continue to eat beef and poultry without a thought of how it got to my table.  I do the proverbial "stick my head in the sand" because quite frankly I didn't want that knowledge to taint my food.

The apostle Paul says in Romans 7:15 (The Message):  What I don't understand about myself is that I decide one way, but then I act another, doing things I absolutely despise.  Can anyone say "Strawberry!!!!"    So here's the news.  I am taking the US Veg Week pledge to go meatless not just on Monday, but all week long.  You might not want to come by and see me this week; your thigh might be too tempting!  It is best to call or text and keep in contact with Hubby and Boy too!
No, really, all joking aside my moral compass is telling me that God created EVERYTHING and called it good.  God did not say eat and practice unfair and cruelty upon my creations just like God did not say to totally destroy the earth with cruelty and unfair practices (that is a post for a different time).  All I can say with certainty is I will go meatless this whole week.  If it leads to a lifestyle change-- all the better.
Below, I've posted a snippet off their webpage.  Hopefully their link will go through.  If not, check out usvegweek.com for more information.  I would love to have some company on this journey.  Any carnivores ready for a change?  For this week?  This little piggy wants to know....  

 
From the USVegWeek.com website:

Kicking off on Meatless Monday and the day before Earth Day, US VegWeek 2014 (April 21-27) is a weeklong celebration exploring the many benefits of vegetarian eating—for our health, the planet, and animals. This year’s celebration will be bigger and better than ever!
Restaurants are offering specials on delicious vegan fare; events from cooking demonstrations to movie screenings are being held throughout the country; and thousands of people nationwide — including elected officials— are taking the 7-Day VegPledge. After all, with 52 weeks in a year, why not make at least one meat-free?
Compassion Over Killing launched VegWeek in 2009 in Takoma Park, Maryland (our hometown) thanks to the inspiration of MD Senator Jamie Raskin. Sen. Raskin eagerly signed up as the first person to take our 7-Day VegPledge — a pledge he’s kept to this day — and VegWeek was officially recognized by our city through a Mayoral Proclamation.  Energized by his new vegetarian diet, which he refers to as “aligning my morals with my menu,” Sen. Raskin has since helped COK expand our VegWeek campaign into a nationwide effort encouraging people choose meat-free foods as a way to build a kinder, cleaner, and healthier world.