R & R in AR

On Monday, the girls and I took a 6 hour drive to Arkansas and met up with Luke, my brother & his family and my parents. It was a relaxing home just for pastor's families to retreat.

We ate a lot, played games, watched movies, read books and occasionally left the home to see the Ozark mountains. One day we took a drive into Little Rock and went to the zoo to feed the fish...

and ride on the "choo choo"...

We ate at one of our favoritest places ever... (Chickfila)

We enjoyed relaxing and resting with some of our favoritest people ever... (Aunt Stephanie in this particular moment)

Thank you God for providing places of rest, just when we need it most.

Parental Rights

There are so many reasons why parents need to have the freedom to educate and care for and teach their children as they choose. HERE IS the first reason:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

The PARENTAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT:

SECTION 1
The liberty of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children is a fundamental right.

SECTION 2
Neither the United States nor any State shall infringe upon this right without demonstrating that its governmental interest as applied to the person is of the highest order and not otherwise served.

SECTION 3
No treaty may be adopted nor shall any source of international law be employed to supersede, modify, interpret, or apply to the rights guaranteed by this article.

20 things you need to know about the UN CRC

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9/11

The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. Proverbs 18:10

THE YEAR 1909

One hundred years ago.
What a difference a century makes!
Here are some statistics for the Year 1909 :

The average life expectancy was 47 years.

Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.

Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.

There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved roads.

The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.

The average wage in 1909 was 22 cents per hour.

The average worker made between $200 and $400 per year ..

Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.

Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo. (EWwwww)

Five leading causes of death were:

1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea (WHAT?)
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke

The American flag had 45 stars.

Parental Rights

Today I did something I rarely do. I contacted my senators. There is a treaty that the UN wants all nations to ratify called the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child. So far since '89, every nation has ratified it except the US & Somalia. I have been studying this all day on ParentalRights.org because of this letter that just came out today and I'm trying to understand more about it. Here is an explanation and more info from here:

"The UNCRC is an international treaty focused on promoting the rights of children and seeking to give children priority in the implementation of governmental measures. The Convention claims to offer a road map that will guide government officials in the improvement of laws and policies, by defining which rights the government should give to children."

"This poses a serious threat both to parental rights and to U.S. sovereignty, as the UNCRC dictates not only that the federal government must intrude into the family sphere to an unprecedented degree, but also how the federal government is to monitor and govern the actions of our families. Parental rights would be replaced by "the best interests of the child" as defined, ultimately, by an international committee of 18 people in Switzerland."

The solution is an amendment to keep the UN from controlling our children called the Parental Rights Amendment and I asked my senators to please oppose the UNCRC and support this amendment. You can sign the petition here. And pray. May God bless America.

2009 Miss America Pageant

I only caught the end of the pageant, which is the only part I care about really, but I heard that her talent was outstanding!  This is the winner, Miss Indiana, singing "Via Dolorosa", an old Sandi Patty favorite.  She had been fighting a throat infection and this just proves... when you go out intending to give God the glory, He always blesses.

Nat'l News

And now for more craziness in the news.... our nation's capital this time.

Yes, so it's the world and we shouldn't be surprised at stuff like this, but wow, it seems to be getting more blatant all the time, right?  or is it just me?

 

'Why Believe in a God? Just be Good' Ads Set to Run Next Week Through Christmas On D.C. Buses

And in International News, taken from the above article...."Last month, the British Humanist Association caused a ruckus announcing a similar campaign on London buses with the message: "There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life."

Psalm 2

"Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain?  The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the LORD and against his Anointed One, 'Let us break their chains,' they say, 'and throw off their fetters.'  The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.....Blessed are all who take refuge in Him."    

 

Palin article

I have a lifelong friend who is a true SuperMom pediatrician who just had her 4th baby!! She sent me this article tonight from her hometown newspaper. Thought I'd pass it on... http://www.hutchnews.com/Columns/Kathleenparker
Let me know what you think.

Sarah is Sassy....and I LIKE her!

"I guess — I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities."

"I might add that, in small towns, we don’t quite know what to make of a candidate who lavishes praise on working people when they’re listening and then talks about how bitterly they cling to their religion and guns when those people aren’t listening."

"But — now, here’s a little newsflash. Here’s a little newsflash for those reporters and commentators: I’m not going to Washington to seek their good opinion. I’m going to Washington to serve the people of this great country."

"While I was at it, I got rid of a few things in the governor’s office that I didn’t believe our citizens should have to pay for. That luxury jet was over-the-top.

(APPLAUSE)

I put it on eBay."

(reference to Obama) "But listening to him speak, it’s easy to forget that this is a man who has authored two memoirs but not a single major law or even a reform, not even in the State Senate."

"This is a man who can give an entire speech about the wars America is fighting and never use the word “victory,” except when he’s talking about his own campaign"

"Al Qaeda terrorists still plot to inflict catastrophic harm on America, and he’s worried that someone won’t read them their rights"


"And let me be specific: The Democratic nominee for president supports plans to raise income taxes, and raise payroll taxes, and raise investment income taxes, and raise the death tax, and raise business taxes, and increase the tax burden on the American people by hundreds of billions of dollars"

"And though both Senator Obama and Senator Biden have been going on lately about how they’re always, quote, “fighting for you,” let us face the matter squarely: There is only one man in this election who has ever really fought for you."

"They love their country in good times and bad, and they’re always proud of America."

God Bless America!