Ran across a very thought-provoking post today. I had to pass along the link to you. It is titled “Conservative vs. Liberal Christianity: Which is Better?” It is written by John Shore: www.crosswalk.com/blogs/johnshore/11625478/. Check it out. What do you think about Shore’s ideas?
Danica’s letter to the President and Congress on the economy
Danica Favorite has written an excellent letter to President Obama that is worth reading! She is a young mother and a tax preparer. You can read it HERE.
A couple of quotes: “…while we are among the lucky ones whose jobs were not eliminated, my husband’s hours were cut …
“What good is bailing out the banks and creating programs to help people with their mortgages when the people who are working hard to keep their payments current do not qualify?
“I am amazed at the number of people who’ve told me that they’ve called their banks, asking for assistance with refinancing. The answer is the same: until you’re in default, there is nothing we can do to help you.
“Until we’re in default? Really? So basically, in order to qualify for help, we first have to be in deep trouble? Wouldn’t it be in the best interests of the banking industry, and the country, to help the folks who want to stay out of a financial mess?
“I am disgusted that the only solutions people are being offered is to default on their home loans or declare bankruptcy. Believe it or not, there are still people in this country who want to pay their bills on time. We want to get out of debt. We want to do the right thing.”
You have to read the entire letter! It is worth it!
Transfixed by the Underwater World
Guest Blogger: Sister Tanja in Santa Paula, CA
Penelope: Chet and Marla’s niece, Tanja and Greg’s daughter
Penelope (21 months) loved her afternoon at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach! She was transfixed – tank after tank – by the different colors, shapes and sizes of fish, the graceful jellyfish, huge spider crabs, etc. Greg and I were a bit surprised by how closely she would study everything, even pointing out and matching certain fish to their placards at times.
The sea lions and playful otters were perhaps her favorites…and the little charmer even managed to elicit a few waves from a diver in a tank giving a presentation. Time will tell if she remembers that the life-size replica “big fishie” suspended from the ceiling is actually called a “whale.”
Over the Rainbow – Hawaiian Style
Ya gotta check out my friend Vicki’s blog! She put up a beautiful You Tube Video with captivating photos and beloved Hawaiian musician “Iz” singing his rendition of “Over the Rainbow.” I sighed in peaceful bliss as I listened to the entire 4+ minutes!
Pancake Breakfast – Fun with Troy Lindstrom Family!
I flew into Dallas Thursday, Dec 11 – Cheyenne (Kurt’s wife), Annikah (14) , Arianah (8) and Benjamin (3) picked me up. (Chet had a dealer show and couldn’t come – sadly!) Spent the night and next day with them. Brother Troy picked me up to stay the remainder of the weekend with his family – wife Evelyn, Taylor (8) and princess Kira (6). Troy’s family and I joined Kurt’s family and Jan for the recital on Saturday afternoon.
Taylor, Aunt Marla, Kira
Pancake breakfast at Taylor & Kira's school Saturday morning
Arianah & Kira doing crafts at the school - the two cousins got to spend the night together.
Tired of the Tyranny of the Shopping Cart this Christmas?
Here’s a website ya gotta check out! It’s called “The Advent Conspiracy.” 
On their home page:
CHRISTMAS CAN [STILL] CHANGE THE WORLD
The story of Christ’s birth is a story of promise, hope, and a revolutionary love.
So, what happened? What was once a time to celebrate the birth of a savior has somehow turned into a season of stress, traffic jams, and shopping lists.
And when it’s all over, many of us are left with presents to return, looming debt that will take months to pay off, and this empty feeling of missed purpose. Is this what we really want out of Christmas?
What if Christmas became a world-changing event again?
Welcome to Advent Conspiracy.
Xerox – Let’s Say Thanks
A Great Way to Say Thanks!
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13 Ways You Can Help Prevent Breast Cancer…
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. You can’t go anywhere without seeing PINK! Pink ribbons, pink Campbell food cans and a myriad of other food products whose companies are donating to breast cancer research. Here are 13 choices that may help you prevent breast and prostate Cancer. For more information, see www.mercola.com and www.PerfectWeightAmerica.com
- 1. Optimize your vitamin D levels with appropriate sun exposure; supplement Vitamin D.
- 2. Avoid processed food and preservatives.
- 3. Get appropriate exercise and drive down your insulin levels.
- Take Omega-3 fats, found in fish oil, flaxseed oil and eggs. Limit Omega-6 intake.
- Avoid refined sugar and artificial sweeteners in your diet! Substitute with stevia, honey, Xyletol, natural fructose. Sugar feeds cancer!
- Eat broccoli or cauliflower, depending upon nutritional type.
- Reduce exposure to environmental toxins and sources of heavy metals.
- Drink lots of pure spring water every day.
- Boil, poach or steam your foods.
- Do not fry or charbroil your foods.
- Get enough high-quality sleep, 7-9 hours.
- Consume 1000 or more mg of Vit C 2x a day (natural only, not synthetic).
- Eat lots of raw fruits and vegetables; limit simple carbs, such as breads, pastas and chips.
Kudos to the Faithful Bloggers!
I congratulate those of you who faithfully add to your blogs day after day! It ain’t easy! I have written a thousand blog entries in my head since I started this blog in May! Very few of them have made it into WordPress.
I don’t like to write simple entries. The insatiably curious journalist in me will not leave well enough alone; if I start writing about something – say, the interesting color of the roc
ks in Copper Mountain, I want to know how they got that way. Was this town founded on mining copper? Do companies still excavate? How many tons of copper were lifted from the place at its peak? And as I observe the rocks seem to be more extraordinarily colorful and striated than other rocks I’ve seen throughout many hikes throughout Colorado, I want to know if that is merely my imagination, or if I have discovered a true gem of information.
See what I mean? I can’t leave it alone! Then I have to go out on the web, searching and searching till I find these answers. And, of course, in the process, I will discover many other nuggets (no pun intended!)
And, of couse I want YOU to know what I know, I so I add links to these websites. I also realize that if I were to actually write out all the information I find, my blog would be way too LONG – one of the cardinal sins of blogging. And besides, I’d like to give you the option of clicking on the link – or not. You may not care like I do!
Do I have the time to do that? It entails not simply downloading photos, but putting them in the computer and logging them in so I know where to find them later. And of course, uploading them into the blog; a blog entry without photos is a boring blog! No matter how fantastic the writing, people like pictures! Since I carry 
my camera around almost everywhere (got a huge purse for that very reason), taking the photos is not usually the problem. But taking the right photos, the photos that illustrate my blog points, now that takes some thinking! Or I have to write my blog around the photos I took. This takes some storytelling technique. Plus – and this is where I get hung up the most – do I know where my downloading cable is to download the photosrrect spot on my hard drive with the correct labels so I can find them later. (This is a photo I took yesterday while hiking with Chet in Copper Mountain. More about that later – if I can get around to it!)
And even though you may have the latest and greatest computer equipment and internet connection, it may still be painfully slow waiting for even one image to upload! You get tired of finding other things to do while you wait!
Phew! By now, no matter how many times I’ve written that blog entry in my head, the chances of it getting into my blog are very small!
Can you relate AT ALL???
Maybe not.
Which is why give those of you who actually complete a blog entry a CYBER STAR for your faithful blogging!
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