Thought I would post this today rather than tomorrow as most of us will be busy with family and friends for the day (and of course enjoying that wonderful Thanksgiving meal.)
No matter your financial situation, your status in life, the clothes you wear or the house you live in..if you have people around you who [...]

Men of Valor: Part I of about VIII primarily details missions handled by the British units in Iraq.
This post is particularly compelling in the aspect of how British soldiers are regarded in the UK vs. how our military is respected and provided for through various programs based here in the states.
On both trips with the [...]

How would you like to enjoy a Thanksgiving with a group of people like this singing for you? Unfortunately for us, many of these dear saints are already in Heaven and that’s wonderful for them.
Enjoy. Yes, that’s Larry Gatlin in the beginning.

For most of the population, if you missed important meetings, numerous days of work (without a viable reason) or did not carry out the responsibilities of your job I doubt very much you would be employed for very long.
Not so for members of Congress according to this post at Evangelical Outpost:
Can a Senator or Congressional [...]

How clever…and on the mark too!
GOP Debate Song

There are so many children in this country (especially older ones) who are in need of either quality foster care or adoptive families who can show them the love and support they need.
According to this article in the LA Times, there is real progress in placing many of these children.
Saturday was a day unlike almost [...]

Hillary Clinton is touting her “experience” in the White House as reason to elect her or vote for her in the primaries.
KNOXVILLE, Iowa — The economy needs help and fast, Hillary Rodham Clinton declared Monday, claiming the experience for the job and saying the nation can’t afford to break in a newcomer.
In speech that [...]

Updated and bumped to show you my grandchildren

Our country sets aside one day a year for us to be thankful as a nation. It’s such a part of our culture that many people don’t even realize the significance of the holiday.
It’s not about turkey and all the trimmings, but about being thankful to a [...]

Listen to Dolly and her two sisters and two brothers sing this song at a Thanksgiving family gathering:

With all of its shortcomings and its trials and tribulations, this really is a Wonderful World.
It never hurts to have a little bit of history mixed in while listening to the remarkable voice of Sam Cooke.

My fear of heights would never have allowd me to do what you will view in this video. At first I wondered what would prompt anyone to attempt this feat.
Support for the Make a Wish Foundation is good enough for me.

Have we become an apathetic electorate? In many instances I believe we have. The question is, why?
Is it possible this could be the reason?
I’ve often thought that one reason Americans don’t trust their government is that their government doesn’t trust the American people very much. This goes double for the mass media whose [...]

How many times will we be subjected to this?
Democrats in Congress failed once again Friday to shift President Bush’s war strategy in Iraq, but insisted that they would not let up. Their explanation for their latest foiled effort seemed to boil down to a simple question: “What else are we supposed to do?”
We’ll hear [...]

This post will remain bumped to the top throughout the weekend so those who may have missed it will have the chance to participate in this text support. Have a great weekend.
Quick, easy and I am certain these messages would be much appreciated!

THE ASY THANKS CAMPAIGN
This holiday season, America Supports You is giving you [...]

I had never heard of the Soul Stirrers until viewing this video on You Tube. There is some terrific harmony happening here. I hope you check out, “I’m Thankful.”

The San Francisco Chronicle should be ashamed to have a writer on their staff who produces an article entitled “Bush Death Watch: Countdown”.
This gentleman, (ahem), is well within his right to speak or write whatever he chooses. However, there was a time that a headline such as the one above would have drawn harsh [...]

The NYT did themselves proud by allowing this sixteen year old young man to tell his story of adoption, rebellion and love without editorial correction.
I’d bet there are many young people his age who have many of the same feelings…I think I did and know my own children did.
I hope you enjoy reading his story. [...]

For those who look to purchase a live tree each year for Christmas, you may want to have a look at this video.
Certain areas of the country will be facing shortages this year due to several different conditions and it would be a shame, if you are looking to locate a great tree, to wait [...]

The hat tip for this video goes to Power Line where Scott Johnson sums it up perfectly:
…..The selected highlights in the video above make for a remarkably powerful 13 minutes.
They sure do.

This hymn has special significance to me.
When my grandmother lay dying, in a semi-coma, we somehow were the only ones in the house. I sat next to her bed and held her hand and told her “They tell me you’re going to leave me in a few days. I want you to know [...]

Not having children who are of school age but grandchildren who are rapidly approaching that exciting time in their lives, I found this piece on homework very informative.
American students continue to fall behind much of the rest of the world in math and science and recent surveys of their literacy and knowledge of history, [...]

I’m one of those lucky people who gets a cold every five or ten years. It’s about time for me to get a cold. If you’re sick with one more than the usual sneezing time maybe you should go to your doctor.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new and virulent strain of adenovirus, which frequently [...]

I found this site via Instapundit.
This is a terrific resource for childrens literature. You can access information via the right sidebar at the site or this link will direct you to the homepage.
Every once in a while there is a story which defines love perfectly. This is one of those times:
Sandra Day O’Connor’s [...]

A little something from Johnny Cash to remind us what is really important as we head in to the holiday season.
Hope you enjoy!

For those who will travel this weekend to spend their time with family and friends, have a safe journey and enjoy every moment!

Well, it’s Thursday and I have searched the news sites, read through the blogs I frequent and looked through the on-line news magazine articles offered.
Maybe it’s me, but I have found nothing which is not old, rehashed news laced with a new opinion here or there.
Seriously, how many ways can you say we [...]

It seems CNN reported a story on John McCain and a question that was asked of him by a crude person in his audience. The audience laughed when the woman said, “How do we beat the *itch?”
McCain looked sort of embarrassed and referred to his potential opponent and fellow senator as Senator Clinton.
McCain’s camp [...]

After 39 votes that didn’t pass to bring the Iraq war to an end by a date certain and one veto that was sustained on the same topic, the House has decided to go for it one more time.
WASHINGTON — House Democrats pushed through a $50 billion (euro34 billion) Iraq war bill that would [...]

The up-to-date totals for Project Valor-IT are posted today at Blackfive:
The 2007 Annual Valour-IT Fund Raiser totals are coming in…however, mailed checks are not yet accounted for and could tip the scales. To date, the totals are:
Army: $53,023.00
Marines: $39,673.00
Air Force: $25,638.34
Navy/CG: $20,081.75
And non-team donations $29,954.82
And, as we’re waiting for the checks to come in [...]

The following quote is taken from a long piece in The New Republic, a left-leaning publication.
On June 1, The New York Times published a front-page article titled, ONE PLACE WHERE OBAMA GOES ELBOW TO ELBOW. The feature detailed Barack Obama’s love for pickup basketball, his jersey-tugging style, even the time he hit a long game-winning [...]

Although the Democrats claim to have won the last election based on their anti-war stand, the fact remains Republicans were acting like Democrats in the spending arena and their base either stayed home or voted for their opponents, putting the Democrats in charge.
Nevertheless, after 40 votes on stopping the war in Iraq, 39 outright failures [...]