Monthly Archives: June 2009

Prayer Campaign “One Nation Under God”

Beginning tomorrow, on the Feast Day of St. Thomas More, OneNationUnderGod is launching a prayer campaign for “Catholic” politicians, who claim to be Catholic, but whose voting records are very much in opposition to that claim. So, OneNationUnderGod is asking … Continue reading

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Death is About the Living

A week ago today we found out that a young man we all knew had drowned.  His family goes to our church, and his younger sister and brother are friends with Alex and Faith.  They are fellow homeschoolers, and 4-Hers.  … Continue reading

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The Secret of American Prosperity

This little movie, that came out in 1948, is almost 10 minutes long, but worth every second. For those of us who grew up on Bugs Bunny, you’ll enjoy the format! Back in the 1940′s, folks were a lot more … Continue reading

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Our Cats Are Still AWOL

It has now been officially ten days since we last saw Colonel Mustard or Bandit. Faith is giving it until the end of this month until she gives up. I am, for the most part, trying not to think too … Continue reading

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Best. Parody. Ever.

Props to Matt Archbold over at Creative Minority Report for his incredible parody of Lord of the Rings! Click this link to read it:Lord of the Czars Absolutely brilliant!

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Austin, Texas

Okay, after a great deal of prayer, discussion, and downright agony, we have decided that even though Gaylon is working in Merkel, Texas, only 20 minutes from Abilene, that it is just not the right place for our family to … Continue reading

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Oh, By The Way. . .

I mentioned that I had been staying busy to keep from smoking.  Yep.  I quit.  Three weeks ago, today, thank you very much!  I just didn’t want anybody to think I hadn’t mentioned it because I had started smoking again.

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Murder is Murder (Not Terrorism!)

Okay, let’s get something straight.  Murder does not equal Terrorism.  And it’s asinine to say otherwise.  When the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were attacked on September 11, 2001, I felt terror.  In fact, everyone I knew was terrified.  … Continue reading

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Cease and Desist That Bible Study!!

So, on April 11th (Good Friday, to be more specific) David Jones, a pastor in San Diego, California, was told that he had to “Cease and Desist” holding a private Bible Study in his own home, because it was “illegal … Continue reading

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Cupcake Fame?

So I finally got around to uploading the pictures of Faith’s 12th Birthday party to my Flickr account, and no sooner had I finished than I got an invitation to join a Flickr Group called “Cupcakes Take The Cake”, due … Continue reading

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Happiness Comes In Small Packages

Well, just when I thought the sadness was going to engulf our house, I had a visit from an old friend and her adorable baby to cheer me up!  Now, I am not one of those people who thinks that … Continue reading

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Sadness. . .

I can’t seem to find happy news anywhere. The economy is still in trouble. An airplane carrying 228 people disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean a few nights ago, apparently due to flying into a “towering wall of thunderstorms”!! Obama is … Continue reading

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