This'll hit ya between the eyes!

Internet Monk has a very thought provoking post. I believe you should take the time to read it.

Undecided? Check this out...

Here's an excellent post that will direct you to valuable information.

Thanks for posting it Nightly Knitter!

Ashamed to be a Journalist?

Here's an interesting read. Quite surprising, really that someone is finally willing to admit it.

Personally I think the MSM is like watching this.



First, the MSM pretends to trip and slams ya in the face with their bias all while blaming it on you. Soon, everyone is doing it without any pretense of it being anything but forcing their opinions on ya (pie in the face, anyone?).

It Is the 450th Anniversary of.....?

On October 24, 1648 the Peace of Westphalia was signed, which, among other things, ended the Thirty Years War and made it possible for those once considered part of the Holy Roman Empire to exercise the freedom to practice the flavor of Christianity that the various rules of the various empires selected.

Not sure if this is something to celebrate or moan about. Either way... something we as Christians probably aught to know about in our history.

I do believe that this along with the signing of the Magna Charta were building blocks of thought that would eventually lead to the formation of the United States of America.

Housing Market, Freddie Mac and Fannie May

The lies and cover-ups, the half-truths and the sins of omission and commission are so prevalent that you need a scorecard to keep them straight.

Today's post deals with the housing market, and the collapse of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

Read this.

HT: Cheryl at

THE Election

I've been doing some reminiscing lately.

During the election of 2000 my family was going through a difficult time. My mother had been diagnosed with lung cancer on October 25th. Her diagnosis was end stage lung cancer with metastases to the spine and brain. That meant no opportunity to treat it in hopes of living longer. That meant that we were looking at pain relieving measures only.

My mother wanted to die at home. And so for the first 15 days, we tried to take care of her at home. Pain relief was our first concern. After that it was keeping up with her extremely weakened state and not letting her get bed sores or get hurt by falling down or falling over.

It really was a team effort and I am grateful that my sometimes uncohesive family came together and served her needs.

But it quickly became too much as her needs were so great and it didn't allow us to enjoy her for the remaining days she had left. (Enjoy is a rather odd verb here, for it is so hard to enjoy a loved one who is suffering so much. Still, every moment with her was treasured and in that sense I use the word enjoy.) So, against her will, we brought her to a hospice. This was a very difficult decision we made together as a family because we knew that we needed to be united in this. It is so hard to go against someone's wishes in this regard, and yet, it was the best thing for my mom and our family. What I learned from this is to express my wishes to my family as clearly as my mother did, but to allow room for change as needed.

Anyway... my Mom had always been interested in politics. Even as she was dying, she was so curious about the election. Remember the hanging chads? Remember how for weeks we didn't even know who the next president was going to be? She desperately wanted George W. Bush to win. Every time she awoke from her frequent naps,while she still could talk, she asked who won the election. Every time I was there, I answered, "George W. Bush." Of course, we wouldn't know that for sure until after my mom died for her stay in hospice was just ten days.

With the things we're discovering now about Obama and his affiliations with terrorists and his membership in a communist group and his many associations with them, and the question of whether or not he's actually eligible to be our President based the legitimacy of his birth on American soil and/or to American parents, I can't help but think of what her reaction to all this would have been.

She would be disappointed and upset. And, being her daughter, I am feeling that same way about this election.

Why isn't the average American upset about all this? Why doesn't the average American know about it!?

Prayers ascending daily, sometimes more often, for this upcoming election.

Vocation of Voters

Another post for consideration before casting your vote.

To consider before voting...

This post is gonna stick in your craw and give you moments of deep-seeded unrest.

That someone could continue to perform abortions while baptising some of the aborted before incinerating them is horrific.

Colorful Colorado -- Vicksburg 2008

Each fall we try to visit Vicksburg which is a ghost town near Clear Creek Reservoir.

This year we got some especially nice pictures.

The view down mainstreet looking west.

R, throwing leaves.

Sarah, our oldest, and R, our youngest, throwing leaves.

An unretouched photo of our oldest, Sarah.

Colorful Colorado -- Turquoise Lake 2008

From Turquoise Lake....

View from East to West at Tabor Campground and Boat Launch.

See how clear the water is?

Our beautiful, K -- the middle daughter!

Hubby and our lovely daughters!

The aspens turning.

R, drawing trees in the minivan.

A stream near Turquioise Lake.

Colorful Colorado -- Wilkerson Pass 2008

Last weekend after Sunday's DS we took off for the Colorado Mountains.

Leadville was our destination. To get there we had to go over Wilkerson Pass. Here's a pix of the girls at the top of the pass.

Here's a picture that shows a view to the southwest.

Bailout?

Pastor Weedon pointed us to this blog post about the bailout.

Similarity?

Anybody notice the similarity between Grand Moff Tarkin and Senator Joe Biden?

Judge for yourself.

Perhaps the visual similarity is not the only thing they have in common?

See if these quotes have any reference to the Obama/Biden ticket...

"Tarkin landed his vessel on a platform filled with activists protesting Imperial taxation."

Can you believe that the revolutionists who died to seperate us from Great Britain were protesting taxes less than 6%? Wonder what they would think of the oppressive taxes of today and the call for more from the Obama/Biden ticket?

"Another of Tarkin's visions was the so-called doctrine of fear, or the Tarkin Doctrine as it is officially known. Rather than expend the incredible amounts of resources necessary for subjugating all the worlds of the Empire, the New Order would instead make visible a single show of force that could be used to cow any treasonous activity."

It is the doctrine of fear that I wish to highlight here as I don't subscribe to the One World Order theory which is total bunk.

The fear mongering that is so prevalent in the elections and make me long for the ... dare I say it? ... the British system of elections as far as timing of them is concerned. Did you know that the longest an election process can be is 8 weeks?