Christmas Eve was suddenly here. We had a few snow flurries and then it was time to begin our evening together. John and I always take the photos and it's rare we are the ones being photographed. Seemed for our first Christmas together, we should pose for a few. Besides we wanted an image in our new ornament for the tree. So Laura was our photographer...or was it Silas? :) John liked this one. I kind of favored this one. His ... Read More

"Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof." ~Proverbs 18:21 (King James Version) In Sunday School class today we are learning of the importance of communication. Words as stated in the Bible verse above, are powerful. Pastor added an example for us to ponder: Two Australian radio DJs made a prank call to the hospital where Prince William's pregnant wife, Catherine, is staying with acute morning sickness, claiming to be Queen Elizabeth ... Read More

I'm her mom and her teacher, and am always proud of Laura. Today both those roles were proud again, when she handed in this extra credit English project, a poem, which she put on one of her photos. It reads: Never should you forget the One who formed you in the womb Never should you forget the Mighty One who can save you from your doom Never should your Bible collect dust from neglect For the One who inspired it, deserves your respect. Always put ... Read More

Remember durning Obama's campaign the word "transparency" was said, and often, to the cheers of many people. I am not surprised that nine months into the presidency, we are looking for this transparency, in particular with the new legislation that no one even reads, they just vote on it. On Yahoo News: The push for transparency has become a running side debate in Congress, with lawmakers — often minority Republicans, but some Democrats too — pressing leaders to post measures online for 72 ... Read More

Obama, our little CHANGE candidate. I think he is going too far in the following video, insisting people learn Spanish. This is the United States of America, the English settled here, we speak the American form of English. That's it. Now don't get me wrong. I like learning languages. I can in fact, speak and understand three languages. But I also recognize that this is a gift I have. I wouldn't expect others to just be able to do it that easily. Obama saying everyone ... Read More