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Pro-Life Country

Posted by Sherry on 3/10/2010 in Current Events, Music and Hymns

You might find this country song a bit too sentimental and simplistic, but I thought it showed how the message of the value of human life is resonating in all sorts of sub-cultures, even country music.

 
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Links and Thinks

Posted by Sherry on 2/3/2010 in 2009, Blogamundi (Links), Children's Fiction, Current Events, General, Movies

Melissa at Book Nut has an interview with Roseanne Parry, author of one of my favorite Middle Grade Fiction books of 2009. This movie sounds good. Has anyone seen it? Actually, Brown Bear Daughter went to see it with some friends from church and she said it was pretty good. She didn’t rave about it; [...]

 
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Heroes for Haiti

Posted by Sherry on 1/27/2010 in Around the World 2006-7, Current Events, General, Haiti

Haitian Doctor Takes 100 Patients into his Home. “The injured sing Christian hymns as they huddle close together beneath sheets strung up as tents, but the earthquake still haunts them. Aftershocks rattled the city as recently as Friday morning.” Couple Donate Wedding Reception Money to Haiti: “Guests at the Bogen-Nicholson wedding in June will have [...]

 
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Quotes of the Week

Posted by Sherry on 1/18/2010 in Current Events, General

“Something happened a long time ago in Haiti. People might not want to talk about it. They were under the heel of the French, uh, you know, Napoleon the third and whatever . . . and they got together and swore a pact to the Devil. They said, ‘We will serve you, if you get [...]

 
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Blogs from Haiti

Posted by Sherry on 1/18/2010 in Around the World 2006-7, Current Events

Adventures in Life: “Hymns were rising up all around us by groups of people singing praises in the streets, calming themselves with their faith, relying on spiritual strength to hold them up. It did not cover up the wailing. The sirens.” The Livesay (Haiti) Weblog: “The Haitians say, “kenbe fem” or hold/stand firm. Our prayers [...]

 
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Abortion: A Justice Issue

Posted by Sherry on 1/7/2010 in Community, Current Events, General

From now until the 18th of January, I’m keeping this video at the top of the blog. I believe abortion is an issue of justice: justice for the unborn and justice for those mothers who are made to feel that getting an abortion is the easy way out, instead of being shown how they can [...]

 
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Links and Thinks

Posted by Sherry on 1/6/2010 in Blogamundi (Links), Current Events, General

I like this idea: free music. You just have to watch a short ad, and the company whose ad you view pays for the song. Essentially, they’re paying you to watch, and I think that’s fair and beneficial for all concerned. 40 Most Obnoxious Quotes of 2009. Can you believe people actually said these things [...]

 
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Quotes of the Week

Posted by Sherry on 1/6/2010 in Current Events, General

David Brooks: The educated class believes in global warming, so public skepticism about global warming is on the rise. The educated class supports abortion rights, so public opinion is shifting against them. The educated class supports gun control, so opposition to gun control is mounting. My retort: Whut she sed. Britt Hume to Tiger Woods: [...]

 
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The Year of Sublimely Ridiculous . . .

Posted by Sherry on 12/29/2009 in Current Events, General

Or do they think we’re stupid? What do these statements from 2009 have in common? “The system worked.” ~Janet Napolitano, after a terrorist attempted to blow up a plane on Christmas Day and only failed because of his own incompetence and the vigilance of civilians. “And as horrific as this tragedy (the Fort Hood massacre) [...]

 
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Another Reason to Oppose the Health Care Bill

Posted by Sherry on 12/10/2009 in Current Events, General

As if it weren’t bad enough with the mandated abortion coverage and the cuts in Medicare, there’s a huge disincentive for couples to get married. Maybe couples will get married and then hide their marriage from the government so that they won’t have to pay a whopping extra $10,000 per year in insurance premiums.

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