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| Television - Take Action For Your Children! |
| 2008-01-23 18:14:01 |
When my kids were growing up, they were severely limited in what they could and couldn't watch! Of course, they thought I was unreasonable, but I was also implacable. Now I'm not saying they didn't go to a friend's house and watch "Three's Company", but they did not watch it in my house! That was some years ago, and television programming has become sluttier and more offensive by the season since...
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| Moms, Are You Too Busy? |
| 2008-01-22 19:01:59 |
Today I'm thinking about how busy women have become. As women, we tend to take on too many tasks that either don't need to be done, or that could be done by someone else. Sometimes, we are reluctant to delegate because we want the job done right! And other times, we feel guilty asking for help. After all, aren't we supposed to be super women?
Several years ago, at a Writers' Conference, I met...
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| Indiana - Traditional Marriage On The Line |
| 2008-01-22 18:54:57 |
This just in from Focus on the Family: Indiana Marriage Amendment is Stuck in Legislature!
Speaker of the House needs to hear from those who support traditional marriage. Marriage advocates are optimistic the proposed Indiana marriage-protection amendment will pass the state Senate this week. However, it is likely to face harsh opposition when it reaches House Speaker Pat Bauer's desk. “He has...
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| Mental Illness: A Mother's Worst Nightmare |
| 2008-01-20 22:36:28 |
We hear much about bipolar disorder in the news these days. It is just one mental disease among many, but it seems the time we hear most about it is when some terrible crime has taken place. I know there are millions of families broken apart by mental illness. When one member of the family is ill, it has a profound effect on the rest of the family. In other words, mental illness is a family...
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| Financial Woes, Biblical Answers! |
| 2008-01-19 13:51:49 |
Women, especially divorced or widowed women, are still near the bottom of the income level in our society, as well as many other societies. It is common knowledge that in most divorces it is the woman who suffers economically, not the man. There are, of course, exceptions, but they are just that: exceptions. This week, with Wall Street free-falling, I have been more conscious than ever of how...
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| Genital Cutting: The Beliefs That Fuel It |
| 2008-01-18 16:41:33 |
As more people immigrate to America, they bring their customs and belief systems with them. One custom, in particular, is not talked about much, and as a result we, as Americans do not know what is going on with females. It is the custom of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), sometimes called Female Genital Cutting (FGC), or Female Circumcision (FC). Once we do hear rumors about it, most of us...
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| Pro-Lifers Celebrate New Report on Abortion! |
| 2008-01-17 19:15:22 |
The abortion rate in the U.S. fell to a 30-year low in 2005, according to the Guttmacher Institute, an affiliate of Planned Parenthood. In 1995, 1.2 million preborn babies were killed, compared to a high of 1.6 million in 1990. During the 1980s, one in three pregnant women chose abortion; today, it's one in five. The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) said pro-life educational outreaches...
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| Gifts and Love: Greatest Valentine Ever! |
| 2008-01-17 00:20:26 |
Gifts can be dangerous. Kindness can make a receiver indebted to the giver. Such is the nervousness we may feel about accepting the offer of God. We're sure that the gift isn't offered without strings attached. We intuitively know that if we accept this gift we will end up in the grip of the Hand that offers it. 1. This gift is offered to all. He offers His gift to people of every nation and...
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| Child Sex Slaves To The Gods? Do You Care? |
| 2008-01-17 00:07:41 |
Did you know that little African girls are taken from their parents to be "wives of the gods" in the southern Volta Region of Ghana, and in southern Togo and Benin? Thousands of young girls of the Ewe tribe are held as slaves in unspeakable conditions, victims of ritual abuse. The term "wives" does not mean they are treated with kindness or respect. No, they are there to fulfill the priests'...
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| How To Find "Mr Right" Using a Fairy Tale |
| 2008-01-14 23:37:59 |
So you are a Christian woman looking for a nice Christian man with whom you could spend the rest of your life. OK, so let's start by reading a fairy tale. If a woman reads Lyman Frank Baum's classic tale, Wizard of Oz, analyzing the characters, it is a much more interesting read. There are four basic types of males within the tale. The question raised is what kind of man would you prefer to...
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| Chicken Politics in California: A Must Read! |
| 2008-01-13 23:43:54 |
You and I know the world has problems, right? There are wars, natural disasters, child abuse, spousal abuse, starving, dying and the world is in turmoil. Big Brother has not been able to do much except limit our rights as tensions rise. He (Big Brother) has told you that you cannot smoke, you have to have a seat belt on to drive, and if you want to fly out of America on a romantic honeymoon, well...
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| Encouragers or Chippers? My "Aha Moment" |
| 2008-01-13 00:22:33 |
The strangest things provoke thought in me! This morning I had one of those “Aha! Moments” while making my breakfast protein shake. I started with water, protein powder, artificial sweetener, cinnamon, flax oil, and non-fat plain yogurt. I turned on the blender and put in half of a banana. It had no problem at all squishing my concoction into a nice smooth liquid because the banana was soft and...
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| Genital Mutilation: God Help The Little Girls |
| 2008-01-12 21:30:13 |
I ask you to imagine your young daughter, or granddaughter, anywhere from the age of 4 to 12, being held down on the ground by several women, her legs spread and stabilized as either a rusty knife or thorns from an Acacia Tree are being used to cut out her clitoris. Blood is flowing profusely, her screams are piercing your heart, and no anesthesia is available. There will be no stitches and your...
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| A Chance To Exchange Burdens |
| 2008-01-11 22:02:16 |
"Why is my burden so heavy?" I slammed the bedroom door and leaned against it. Is there no rest from this life? I wondered. I stumbled to my bed and dropped onto it, pressing my pillow around my ears to shut out the noise of my existence. "Oh God," I cried, "let me sleep. Let me sleep forever and never wake up!" With a deep sob I tried to will myself into oblivion, and then welcomed the...
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| Following A Brainless Fish? |
| 2008-01-11 21:42:24 |
I am thinking this morning about an experiment that was done on fish. Scientists were trying to find out why fish swam in schools (as opposed to swimming alone). They took one fish and did a lobotomy on it. They completely removed the fish's brain, therefore any instinct in it to swim with all of the other fish. Sure enough, without a brain, the fish swam off in another direction. But the amazing...
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| No Honor For My Father? |
| 2008-01-11 21:41:29 |
The first American to die in Iraq this year was Andrew Olmsted of Colorado Springs, CO and a self-described libertarian. His school mates dubbed him "Alex Keaton" (Family Ties Show of the '80s). The 38-year-old soldier based out of Fort Carson was a prolific blogger - including one he did steadily for the Rocky Mountain News dating back to May. He wrote a post, asking a friend to publish it in...
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| Presidential Candidates: Passionate Suitors |
| 2008-01-11 21:41:03 |
After watching the New Hampshire Primary, it has dawned on me that presidential candidates are like romantic suitors. They are all passionate, polite and charming while parsing their promises to make sure we are enthralled by them. We fall under their spell, hoping to believe that this one will actually keep his (or her) promises. That takes a lot of either faith or gullibility on our part since...
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| Women, Stop Identity Thieves! |
| 2008-01-11 21:40:08 |
Identity theft is rising every day around the world. There are thousands – maybe even millions of scammers sitting in scrunched up offices, executing their plans to steal your identity and profit from it. Women are the most vulnerable because we are the most trusting. My good friend, Mo, passed this on to me, and now I pass it on to you. I do hope you will print it out and take the advice of her...
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| Hillary Found Tearful "Voice" |
| 2008-01-11 21:33:43 |
Well, the big debate today is did Hillary's tears turn her campaign around? Were they real tears, or contrived tears with a purpose? On the "real" side, we have pundits asking why Hillary, a woman, would deliberately make herself look weak when she's running for the most powerful office in our country? On the "contrived" side, we have other pundits saying Hillary is a manipulative woman -- she's...
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| Britney Spears vs Dr. Phil |
| 2008-01-11 19:08:01 |
An AP story caught my eye today and set off a storm of righteous indignation within me. Britney Spears does not have issues! She has serious psychiatric problems! How dare this television psychologist try to profit on her illness? Since his Harpo Talk Show began, years ago, I have watched a humble, down to earth man who claims to be a Christian, turn into an any-thing-for-ratings vulture!
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| Foster Mother, Blessing in Disguise |
| 2008-01-10 22:30:24 |
During The Great Depression, it was not unusual for families who did not have sufficient money to feed all of the children to pick one to “sell” to another family as a live-in servant. In return, they would have less of a financial burden and a little more money each month to feed the children they had. A close friend of my mother’s, Mary Wise, was sold in this way, and placed with a...
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| Jesus Is Only As Far Away As Your Need |
| 2008-01-06 13:41:15 |
The man slowly looked up. This was a woman clearly accustomed to the finer things of life. Her coat was new. She looked like that she had never missed a meal in her life. His first thought was that she wanted to make fun of him, like so many others had done before. "Leave me alone," he growled. To his amazement, the woman continued standing. She was smiling -- her even white teeth...
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| Who Will You Be This Year? |
| 2008-01-06 13:40:17 |
So, the New Year is here. What's all the fuss about a new year, anyway? All cultures and countries celebrate a "new year". I ask myself, Who do I want to be this year?" I see a new year as just another chance to be better -- a sort of "do over" in several areas. One of my favorite parts of being a follower of Jesus Christ is that He is all about second, third, fourth chances and new things!...
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| How Do You Measure Yourself? |
| 2008-01-06 13:39:46 |
Today I've been thinking about all the lies I believed about who I was. When I was a child of school age, I believed I was the fat, unattractive girl in the classroom. I believed I was inferior because my father "didn't have a real job." (He was a pastor and the kids thought he worked only one day a week.) Since I lived in a small mining town where most men went to work every day, I felt ashamed...
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| Just Go With The Flow and Hang On Tight! |
| 2008-01-06 13:39:16 |
Well, most of you know about the last "season" in California. If you haven't read what I and millions of others went through, read it here. Everyone watches the Rose Parade out of Pasadena, and they think, "Why am I living here in this cold place? Look at California! It's paradise!" NOT!
As a Californian, I do not know about Summer, Winter, Spring, or Fall. I know about Fire Season, Torrential...
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| Please Pray for Herb |
| 2008-01-05 22:24:17 |
Tonight my heart is breaking for my friend, Herb. He's a tough guy in every part of his life except for his wife who passed away December 27th. She came into his life when he did not have any interest in having another woman in his life. He had already been through a bad marriage, and he wasn't going to make himself vulnerable to another one! But this woman with red hair and a warm smile just...
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