tebow

Well said.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/01/AR2010020102067.html

ultrasound

Mugged by Ultrasound: Why So Many Abortion Workers Have Turned Pro-Life
by David Daleiden and Jon A. Shields
http://www.weeklystandard.com/print/articles/mugged-ultrasound

II Corinthians 5:17

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpHPTtIDWLM&
Meteor Shower by Owl City (Adam Young). Excellent.

interesting

incidentally

"If al-Qaida and its affiliates around the world behave as if they are at war and the United States views every attack as "incidents" and not part of a larger battle, our enemies will win." - Cal Thomas

Full article: http://townhall.com/columnists/CalThomas/2010/01/05/a_war_by_any_other_name?page=full&comments=true
("A War by Any Other Name" by Cal Thomas)

down

"You and I are told we must choose between a left or right, but I suggest there is no such thing as a left or right. There is only an up or down. Up to man's age-old dream--the maximum of individual freedom consistent with order--or down to the ant heap of totalitarianism. Regardless of their sincerity, their humanitarian motives, those who would sacrifice freedom for security have embarked on this downward path." - Ronald Reagan

error

"There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, and to feel an excessive and unhealthy interest in them. They themselves are equally pleased by both errors..." - C.S. Lewis introducing The Screwtape Letters

(Went to see an excellent production of The Screwtape Letters a couple weeks ago. Very well done.)

knee

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,578994,00.html

(LeTourneau University invention in the news.)

soon

Just a taste of Christmas music. :)

light

ps.34

I will bless the LORD at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul shall make its boast in the LORD;
The humble shall hear of it and be glad.
Oh, magnify the LORD with me,
And let us exalt His name together.

I sought the LORD, and He heard me,
And delivered me from all my fears.
They looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces were not ashamed.
This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard him,
And saved him out of all his troubles.
The angel[a] of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him,
And delivers them.

Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good;
Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
Oh, fear the LORD, you His saints!
There is no want to those who fear Him.
The young lions lack and suffer hunger;
But those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing.

Come, you children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Who is the man who desires life,
And loves many days, that he may see good?
Keep your tongue from evil,
And your lips from speaking deceit.
Depart from evil and do good;
Seek peace and pursue it.

The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their cry.
The face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears,
And delivers them out of all their troubles.
The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as have a contrite spirit.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
But the LORD delivers him out of them all.
He guards all his bones;
Not one of them is broken.
Evil shall slay the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.
The LORD redeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned.

- Psalm 34

stimulus

Time for another quote. Things are so busy right now. Wedding coming up soon.

"Repeal that [welfare] law, and you will soon see a change in their manners. St. Monday and St. Tuesday, will soon cease to be holidays. Six days shalt thou labor, though one of the old commandments long treated as out of date, will again be looked upon as a respectable precept; industry will increase, and with it plenty among the lower people; their circumstances will mend, and more will be done for their happiness by inuring them to provide for themselves, than could be done by dividing all your estates among them."
- Benjamin Franklin (Letter to Collinson-1753)

downfall

Unbelievable.

caylor

I'm excited because I found a new song that I like that doesn't have profanity tossed in (thus rendering such songs useless).

http://jeffcaylor.com/
and listen to "Change Everything" on the site on the player near the top of the page. And "A Way To Say (Unspoken Mix)" is also pretty good.

busy

My right lower eyelid has been twitching frequently over the past few days. It is a weird thing, that is.

hello

It is hard to believe it is July 2009. Time is flying faster than ever, it seems. And I don't like it. Mainly because it's not flying because I'm having fun.....not that I'm not having fun. Sometimes I am. Mainly I'm feeling BUSY. Because I AM busy. I guess I just find it annoying.
At least I finished another newsletter, so it's done for another month (about). Next I have to wade into my inbox and reply to stuff there. I have phone calls to make. Friends to get in touch with. I have wedding plans to make and lots of things have to happen soon because time is running out. I have to make decisions.....decisions....and those things don't come easily to me.
And I need to get back into running--I was doing well, up till June 14, but then vacations came. Those were good. It's always tough getting back into a routine like that. And I also need to get into a routine of waking up earlier and not staying up late. But I stay up late because I don't want to waste time (yeah, it makes sense, actually)--to live deep and suck the marrow out of life...okay, that's gross, you know, but parts of that movie are cool. Anyway, I stay up late and then can't get up early and am annoyed by that. Oh well. Evening and night is the only time that is really my own, I feel like, the only time nobody cares what I'm doing except me. The only time I'm on my own, I guess. Even though I'm basically on my own the rest of the time. Well, it all makes sense to me.

OH! And I have to find a house to live in. It's kind of a big deal.

But still God rules and reigns and is over all and is caring for me and wants the desires of my heart to be met....isn't that interesting?

friendorfoe

"Column One: Obama's Arabian Dreams" by Caroline Glick

I wonder how much of the public notices the doublespeak with which President Obama's speeches are filled. It's hard for me to listen to his speeches because I come away just generally confused. I'm listening in order to learn what his policies are, what he proposes to do....but it's really hard to figure that out from what he says. A lot of it is vacuous, motivating-type words and imagery, with very little explanation of actual, concrete goals. (Very little has changed since the campaign trail, it seems.)
This article wades through it all and asks good questions (hard truths, perhaps?) about the president's recent speeches on Israel and Iran. The conclusions the writer reaches are, well, terrifying.

How can we so quickly forget our history lessons.....?

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244035008682&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull