This is one of my favorite chapters in the Bible, right up there with the book of Habbakuk. Deuteronomy 8 is especially relevant to us after devouring a huge Thanksgiving meal! For those of us who have more than we need, and even have much of what we want, this is a command and a […]
Thanksgiving Dinner at my house: 21 pounds of Butterball Turkey Turkey Gravy Fresh cranberry sauce Chinese Roast Duck Chinese Roast Pork Chinese Sticky Rice Special Jiffy Corn Bread Mixed Vegetables Green Bean Casserole Potato Salad Marshmallow Yam California Roll Mini Pumpkin Pecan Pies Pastries from my cousin Friday Dinner: Ditto
Chuck Norris has a cult following.
Reading these Demotivators will teach you some truths about life. Here is an example of a Demotivator about the bailout: Government If you think the problems we create are bad, just wait until you see our solutions.
At the church baptism service yesterday, our pastor said to the baptism candidates, “You are not making a commitment to a set of ideas, or to a group, or to a party. You are committing yourself to a Person.” When I married my husband, I made a commitment to him, a person. I was not […]
I’ve heard this many times, it’s still funny! A Minneapolis couple decided to go to Florida to thaw out during a particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier. Because of hectic schedules, it was difficult to coordinate their travel schedules. So, the husband […]
It’s interesting how a slower economy effects everything. Recycled paper is the biggest export by volume from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. It is bought mainly by paper mills in China and made into packaging used to box up goods for exports. (Los Angeles Business Journal, November 10, 2008) Recycled paper was […]
Daniel and his friends knew that they were chosen to eventually be leaders in Babylon. Out of all the cream of the crop from Judah, some would get the honored positions while others may end up in mere middle management as some department head. Did Daniel and his friends try to get to the top […]
I picked the book of Daniel for my study. I was going to skip Chapter one because I have studied Chapter one so many times. But each time I read the Word of God, it changes me in a different way. I am glad I read Chapter one. I’ve been on Chapter one for two […]
I’ve read many of Rex Stout‘s Nero Wolfe series. I got this book from the library, Her Forbidden Knight, mistakenly thinking that it was part of the Nero Wolfe detective series. This turned out to be a cute romance, set in New York back in the days when telegrams existed, chivalry existed, and handshakes after […]
This was a press conference held in Santa Ana last Friday. Well said and well represented. http://www.youtube.com/VoteYesonProp8 It makes me sad seeing what people has become, what our country has become. We don’t need to worry about Al Qaeda; we are our own worst enemies. Did the main media cover this?
Every year we hear of fires in the Southern Cal areas due to the warm and gusty Santa Ana winds. My dad’s house at the foothills of Pasadena have seen fires close by in the San Gabriel mountains, but never close enough to have to evacuate. This year, it came close within about 5 miles […]
These books are too addicting. I promise I am not going to read the next one. It’s keeping me up at night. This is the next in the series after Ender’s Shadow. Instead of battling aliens in space, the genius kids are now back on Earth, fighting the evil schemer whose one ambition is to […]
I showed Amy my yearbook dated 1972. “Look at these 2 people. They were friends of mine.” “They look like twins, except one has long hair and one has short hair.” “Yeah. The one with short hair is a boy.” “Aren’t they both boys?” “No. I thought they both look like girls. But the one […]
Obama continues to oppose tax-supported voucher programs to less-fortunate parents who also would like their children to attend a quality private school. It’s rather ironic who opposes school vouchers. From ChicagoTribune.com, by Clarence Page, on private school vouchers: …The question of vouchers as an alternative to public schools crosses color lines, but it is particularly […]
Twenty-five years ago today, I said “I do.” My image of marriage was a fairy tale picture of bliss. In fact I was right! But it took me 25 years to learn that marriage can be so happy – if you allow it to be. You can focus on the disagreements, the irritating habits, the […]
Brought out the old yearbooks…should I laugh or cry?? In my brother’s yearbook, 1968, his junior high school had a Computer Club!! What did they do? When I was in 8th grade, I was voted the shyest…yes, I was very quiet then. I have ONE friend from junior high school that I still keep in […]
From Gary Bauer: Perhaps the biggest disappointment at the ballot box last night was the defeat of every initiative related to the sanctity of life. Parental notification failed in California. Expanded human embryonic stem cell research was approved in Michigan. Euthanasia was legalized in Washington State. And efforts to expand legal protections to the unborn […]
Since reading Ender’s Game, my husband recommended the companion book Ender’s Shadow by Orson Scott Card. I am not usually a scifi reader, but this series is less scifi and more about character development. The main characters, the kids, have complex backgrounds lending to their involved personalities. As the story progresses, the kids grow in […]