Mother’s Day was a day of recovering from my trip and I spent it with my mom, together with my sister and her family. For this mother’s day, I thought I would share this lovely photograph I took of Miranda and little Silas. I took this image as we hiked...
In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity. ~Titus 2:7 In a pregraduation service at Northland, they acknowledged the spouses of the graduates with towels and a single rose. This seemed so right to me. Enric had a few obstacles and as many...
I am blogging for the first time, away from home, at my hotel in Michigan. This is fun! Our trip went without any incident. Here is Laura and Anna at BWI waiting for our flight with Midwest: Flying over Lake Michigan is always exciting: Miranda stopped to feed the baby...
I have already blogged on the dangers of fluoride, but more information on this toxic poison is continuing to pour in. If I ever wondered why my thyroid doesn’t work properly, the mystery seems to be solved with the fluoride pills my dentist insisted to my mom that I take...
Laura decided for our pasta category on Ravioli. I think I knew it was going to be difficult, but neither Laura nor I knew how involved homemade ravioli could be. First you have to make the sauce, nearly 5 hours it took to cook! Next was the homemade noodles, (the...
Having friends all around the world, it’s often interesting to hear how they view things about what goes on here. Namely, the topic of some discussion has been our elections. I had to chuckle when Petra (from Holland) sat down at the dinner table recently and stated, “If Hillary or...
I never thought that the name Barbara was any kind of popular, but it seems in the 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s it was. Check the popularity of your name HERE UPDATE: The Wiki on Barbara Barbara is a female given name used in numerous languages. It is the feminine form of the Greek...
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. – John 3:16 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of...
This post is based from today’s message at Anchor by Pastor Kevin Coleman – Quieting a Noisy Soul It’s really hard to understand how young children are the fastest growing market for antidepressants. Depressive disorders affect approximately 18.8 million American adults or about 9.5% of the U.S. population age 18...
For years in my family, the catch phrase, and usually kinda sung to a melody, “Gonna get a battery!” was spoken. Recently after some trials at home with a battery, I asked my mom, “Where did that come from?” She told me that one time when they were living in...
Ever have “a song” with someone? My trip today around the blogsphere took me to “The Art of Getting By’s” request for suggestions on a wedding song. This was the list of questions: 1. If you’re married, what was your wedding song? 2. If you’re not married, what song would...
According to Rolling Stone Magazine, the following are the top 500 Albums of all time. Many genres of music is listed here. Do you see your favorite? 1. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles 2. Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys 3. Revolver, The Beatles 4. Highway...
JUST A MoM? A woman, renewing her driver’s license at the Motor Registration office, was asked by the counter clerk to state her occupation. She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself. ‘What I mean is,’ explained the counter clerk, ‘do you have a job or are you just a ..?’...
Peasant Omelette I love my chats on the telephone with Miranda. Last night’s particular discussion led to omelettes. I suddenly remembered a very tasty and delicious (But good for a budget) omelette recipe. This is so yummy! Peasant Omelette 4 to 5 slices thick bacon 4 boiled potatoes I onion...
Recent headlines mention that abortion is in decline. Some articles ask why, as they are not sure. Since Miranda recently showed me her 4-D sonogram, I’d like to think that perhaps technologyshowing us what is inside the womb could be part of that. How about reasoning like this? ( Found...
 I am so picking on the Clintons this week! Someone stop me! I can’t help when people keep sending me such good stuff to share!  I hope I get something personal to share soon, and get this Clinton monkey off my back! 🙂   Â
Long before Mapquest, driving through Pennsylvania was truly an experience. My parents and I often made jokes that their signs rarely matched the correct information. Route numbers seemed confused, detours were enough to send you into another dimension, and towns were marked but somehow never appeared, just like their...
The next time you hear a politician use the word “billion” in a casual manner, think about whether you want the “politicians” spending YOUR tax money. A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in...
I thought on this New Year’s Eve, it might be interesting to look back 100 years ago. The year is 1907.One hundred years ago.What a difference a century makes!Here are some statistics for the Year 1907 *************The average life expectancy was 47 years. Only 14 percent of the homes had...
Andrew: Mama, Zack and I are going to safeway…can we get you anything? Me: Cow brains if they have it. {silence} Me: Ok, pork brains if they don’t have it. We have shopped all over today and can’t find either anywhere. Andrew: okaaaay……..we will ask for you. The Catalan recipe...
Today, after a long illness, I joined the land of the living, went shopping, and saw a bumper sticker with the letters IRS crossed out, followed by the web address fairtax.org. I made a mental note to definitely look it up. Here is what their website says: What is the...
I admit it, I love Victoria Secret’s Products. I have purchased and enjoyed them. That might well be in the past if the news reports are true, as I think they actually DO have a little secret…. While it’s becoming somewhat apparent that all the expensive products we love are...
I thought the following news item was encouraging… Curvy Women More Intelligent New research suggests a link between waist-to-hip ratio and brain development. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of California at Santa Barbara looked at data from a study of more than 16,000 women and girls...
I have had a hard few weeks. Emotionally, professionally, and personally, it seemed to be a lot of disappointments at once. Where I am not one to dwell on such things, when they keep happening, a new one piling up to the old ones, well then you start to let...
Our Sunday evening service tonight began a little differently than usual. It wasn’t easy. Pastor Wayne Burggraff started us off with a quiz… 1) How long did the Hundred Years War last? 2) Which country makes Panama hats? 3) From which animal do we get catgut? 4) In which...
While at Wisconsin visiting my family, we stayed in the White Dorms at the campus, and besides enjoying the beauty of the Camp Lake in the mornings, stopping in for delicious coffee at the Daily Grind, and enjoying the surrounding scenery and wildlife, I got to sit in on...
My copy of WebProNews came in my inbox today, and the title of one article caught my attention: CBS Just Can’t Get Along with Bloggers? The first line in the article claims that it was bloggers who forced Dan Rather into early retirement. It then drones on with something about...
I know my computer is getting older, but lately, it sure has been doing some confusing things. The most confusing has been when I tried to delete some emails (both read and unread) nothing would happen. Considering I get around 2000 emails a day, this put me in a near...
Have you bought milk recently? The price has shot up overnight without any explanation, rhyme or reason. Of course there is a reason though. I found one clue in the news today at TimesOnline : “This month, the price of milk in the United States surged to a near-record in...
My son is nearly finished his civics lessons for the year. Nearing the end of the book, there is attention paid to certain patriots in our history. One of the first mentioned, is Samuel Adams. In his book, it says of Adams, “He stands as a prime example of how...
Some movies and TV shows have fallen out of copyright and are available for free download and viewing. TV4U has classic online television and movies like The Red Skelton Show, Petticoat Junction (one of my favorites as a little girl), Mothers in Law, and even game shows like Concentration.There is...
Rapture. I don’t think this word is anywhere in the Bible, but it has come to have meaning to Christians who believe in a time when Jesus will return to collect His church in the air. This was a constant topic in our youth groups when I was growing up....
Inventions…and interested in seeing what was the latest cool gadget out there, I was curious to see what the ‘Innovation of the Year’ was – the grand prize of all new products out there. I was surprised when I got the page and saw… a nail. But it’s not just...
Living in an acre with a lot of trees just can be intimidating at best this time of year. Fortunately, with only a few leaves still hanging on to the branches, we got a lot of help today. Crazy Andrew came and started helping us and the Nutwell family followed....
