In Florida we had early voting. I made sure to take part in that. So after voting on October 20th and getting my "I Voted" sticker I was able to volunteer for the Democratic party by making phone calls to people who were supposed to vote by Absentee Ballots. Today I spent the day doing [...]
Volunteering on Election Day
November 4, 2008 By 3 Comments
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Don’t Vote, Don’t Complain
October 7, 2008 By 6 Comments
I’m joining the “Don’t Vote” Meme because I don’t want to hear you complaining about the economy, the war in Iraq, education, health care and prescription costs if you don’t vote on November 4th (or vote by absentee ballot, or vote early). If I hear you complain, I’m going to ask you if you voted. [...]
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Book Review – Sweet Life by Mia King
October 5, 2008 By 2 Comments
A high powered couple from New York with a daughter seem to be living “the life” because they can afford luxuries many of us dream of. Paul and Marissa don’t have to cook or clean their coveted apartment in a well off area of NYC. Their daughter Pansy goes to a private school and takes [...]
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Today is Flag Day
June 14, 2008 By 1 Comment
Today, June 14th is Flag Day in the United States. This day is to commemorate the anniversary of the day when the Continental Congress adopted the flag as our national flag back in 1777. Flag Day is not a national holiday but a day of celebration of one of our country’s most notable symbols of [...]
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Do Something Nice
June 10, 2008 By 1 Comment
BenSpark, one of my favorite bloggers on the planet is again doing something to help out someone. He’s doing out of kindness not for notoriety. As a matter of fact he’s not happy that I’m writing this post. Sorry, but I feel that what you’re doing is awesome! He has two friends who are going [...]
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BlogBlast For Peace – Kindness and Love
June 4, 2008 By 8 Comments
This is my second year taking part in the BlogBlast For Peace. I’m honored that Mimi from MimiWrites asked me to take part this year and even had my Peace Globe from last year as an example. Mimi does a lot of work for this yearly event. She even has reasons for writing our posts. [...]
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The Real Memorial Day
May 26, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Growing up with a very patriotic father, I was taught the real reasons for holidays like Memorial Day, Labor Day, etc. My father was a veteran of WWII and even though it took him years to be able to talk about his military service, he did share his love of the United States, the pride [...]
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Maria Sue Chapman
May 24, 2008 By 1 Comment
I found this video of Steven Curtis Chapman’s daughter who died tragically on May 22. Please see my post about this accident to get the details on SCC and his wife Mary Beth’s daughter, Maria and the details surrounding her death. Here is a more light hearted memory of Maria and her Dad. I laughed [...]
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Bloggers Unite – Stop Sex Slavery
May 15, 2008 By 6 Comments
I learned about sex slaves and human trafficking from watching a documentary on TV a while back. More recently, Natalie Grant, a Contemporary Christian music singer has spoken about this issue and has helped bring it to the forefront for many people. She and her husband visited India and saw some terrible things that caused [...]
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Dreaming of Luxury
May 10, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I really am not a material girl at all. In fact I’m pretty much a cheap date kind of gal. But for some reason I had these odd dream last night about living in luxury. It may have to do with the fact of me thinking and praying about the people in Myanmar or knowing [...]
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Death and Destruction in Myanmar
May 9, 2008 By 2 Comments
I’ve been complaining about gas prices and how much I’m paying for groceries. Then I watched and read about the horrific situation in Myanmar (Burma). When a cyclone hit on Saturday, May 3rd the country was not prepared. The government had notice of the cyclone but did not disclose the information to the people most [...]
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