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Internet Accuracy

Truth finding is very important to me. I consider myself somewhat a truth-teller and a truth- seeker. Hopefully, most Christians, would relate. I think most people want to believe that their beliefs are truth.... otherwise why would they have them. But it is really interesting to see what people do, not what they say. Your real believes can be seen in your actions. I want to make sure that what I believe and what I inform others of is the truth. Maybe that is why I so enjoyed attending the Truth Project Conference this weekend. (I am sure I will be blogging about it.) In the age of frequently forwarded e-mail, although it is losing its popularity, I found that I would always background check a story before forwarding. The first stop I would make was snoops. Then I did my own research digging into the background and authors of sites before I would even read the stories. I wanted to make sure the material I read was not bias or plain out propaganda. There are wonderful sites that do data

If You Are Living a Hectic Life, You Can Relate!

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Our family life has no reflection on my dear husband. All kinds of "opportunities" (sounds sweeter than deadlines, responsibilities, obligations) pass by because I do not getting a minute to remember to tell him. We are working together very hard to slim down our life schedule...football season started and pushed us over the edge. Two weeks into the football season, we left for family vacation (which was an unrestful hotel under construction story); we returned exhausted. We all tried to get back on the merry-go-round of life traveling at the speed of sound. Every now and then we are more hanging on the merry-go-round bars flying horizontally through the air hoping we don't fling off...the rest of the time, we are on one of the up and down horsys that never get very far but keeps us moving in the circle of life. We are trying to desparately run to the merry-go-round operator (God that controls the universe), and to tell Him we want off or at least would like to sit as a f

Can Hugging Be A Mistake?

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I am a hugger! I love people and I love to get and give hugs. Hugs can fill me up when I am emotionally or physically running out of energy...when I have given and pushed beyond my reserves. Just as it has been proven that physical touch is necessary to release the chemicals that allow an infant to thrive, not only survive. I am going to be just plain honest....I need hugs; all humans need some type of touch...even if it is a gentle pat on the back or a caring handshake. Last night I was helping out at a very active and fun youth (6-8 grade)Bible Study. The lesson was on Ruth and Boaz. Part of the girl's-only discussion time was on what questions girls had for boys at this age. At the same time in a guy group, the guys were telling the male leader what questions they had for girls. The girls asked why guys lead them on to believe they like them "in a special way" when the guy really may just want to be friends or part of a group of friends. Not every young person is want

Stunning! Recieved my 1st blog Award!

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I am totally honor by http://threechannels.com/ because I am totally such a blogging novice! I love to write, and anyone that knows me - knows I love to talk. Blogging is a whole new world and I am meeting so many friends. The best part is that I am watching God make divine appointments in my life and the life of others. It is totally amazing to me! Here are the instructions for the following Brillante Weblog Premio award recipients: 1. Place the logo on your blog 2. Link to the person who awarded you. 3. You can nominate up to 5 blogs. 4. You can then add their links to your blog. 5. Leave a message in the comment section to each nominee on their blog. So my five are: http://learntofeelpretty.blogspot.com/ http://frazzledmomparty.blogspot.com/ http://www.amandaread.com/ http://www.momsintheright.com/ http://docsontheweb.blogspot.com/ I love each of these for different reasons, but besides Three Channels, these are truly the bloggers and blogs that I have discovered and truly enjoy! H

Get Rid of Rules, Once and For All!

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Everywhere we go it seems we are having to learn the rules or laws that must be kept in order to not be punished. We have driving laws, school rules, social rules, contest rules, tax laws....its never ending! As parents, we are encouraged to come up with about 5 family rules to establish expectations and order in our homes. Our conscience, regardless of our religious faith, helps us make choices between right and wrong. It responds to moral law stamped in our hearts from birth and more closely, it is linked to our family law we grew up under. Our con'science' is not a perfect science...a little pun on the word. It can be weak because we were conditioned with overly strict, very legalistic expectations. It can be seared because we ignored it so much and did whatever felt good in the present that it can't even tell right from wrong anymore. It can also be mature. A mature conscience has been spiritually trained and accurately reflects God's standards/ view regarding beha

What Everybody Ought to Know about Teenage Pregnancy

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This is such a difficult topic to talk about. I can not speak about it from first hand experience, but it has hit close to home. I have had personal experience with relatives and friends who have had teen pregnancies. Some chose to abort. Some chose to let the child live. Some were forced by parents to abort. Some were encouraged and helped to give birth. Some gave the child up for adoption. Some began the life of a single mom. Some mourned the death of their baby. Some felt some comfort knowing a caring couple was raising their child. Most teenage mothers-to-be never see what their child inside looks like. This is a picture of an 11 week old baby, about 2-3 months old. It is not just tissue, and a positive pregnancy test is a baby. Of all the people that I have ever talked to about a teen pregnancy, the only people that suffer piercing regret and inner pain are the people who aborted their children. Countless mothers live under shame, condemnation and guilt. They go through life

Discover McCain-Palin reason to Stand up and Fight!

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I am thrilled. I am honored. I am energized. I am an American and proud of it! I am ready to fight with McCain-Palin, because the change they are going to bring to Washington business-as-usual, do-nothing-Congress, pork-barrel-spending, free-loafing-unemployment; is the change America needs! Here are some exciting quotes and thoughts given by McCain in his history-making acceptance speech, tonight, September 4, 2008 at the RNC: He intends to earn his trust - We are fellow Americans and that is an association to me that means more than others... Let there be no doubt, we're going to win the election! We are going to reach out our hand to any willing patriot to get the country back on the road to peace and prosperity. Please don't be diverted by the ground noise and the static. America wants us to stop yelling at each other. We need government to stand on our side and not in our way. Governor Palin, she stands up for what's right and she doesn't tell anyone to sit down! I

What is a "Community Organizer"

In an effort to discover what a community organizer is or does, I ran a few google searches to look for a community organizer position. I wondered when these jobs became popular or started. I wondered what I might have to do and how much I might get paid. I am sure these position vary widely in both depending on the person or organization you are working for...but here is what I found...just in case you also were wondering. How about a little Community Organizer History? This the History from Neighborhood Resource Center .... (I think it is interesting that some people noticed the change in the funding of United Way programs in the 90's and tapped into the "Building Strong Neighborhoods" as one of the new six community solution areas to be funded by United Way Funds!) In the early 1970's, there were only a few neighborhood organizations in Nashville. By the early 1990's, there were dozens of new neighborhood organizations being formed, with over 250 groups be

Secrets to a Teen's Heart - Tender Touch at Nighttime Prayer

I love posting about victories of love! It is especially great when I can share it about my teen son. We have been a nighttime praying family. When our first (now our teen son) was a toddling baby we would lay him on the floor between us listening to soft music and take turns praying over him and loving on him until he went to sleep...we did this until he was at least two....It gets harder to give one child such attention when baby number two needs to be included. So we got into the habit of praying in the boys room at night before they went to bed and we passed out of exhaustion. By baby #3, we were stumbling into each other, making grunts and noises that I think were human and racing to see who could be the first in bed fast asleep, of course the last one to the bed was the rotten egg...that had to finish putting the children to sleep...OK, I am only half-joking, but at least it felt this way some...many nights. As the children all began walking and toddling around, we initiated our