Testing... Testing...

Really... I'm just testing a few things here.

I'll update, when I figure out if I passed or not!

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Ain't homeschooling grand?! :o)

Another give-away!

Just in time for the holidays giveaway!

This fun giveaway will get you well on your way to having your Christmas cards finished!
FIVE lucky winners will receive a digital card file so you can print your own personalized photo cards and 2 sheets of Picture it Postage!

Dana is going to give three different quilts to three different winners.
I can't figure out the side-bar thing, but hurry and click on the photo
before Monday, November 17!

If we "did" Halloween...

Why I'm voting...

I'm voting Republican because I own a gun, and believe in my 2nd Amendment right to protect myself and my family from murderers and thieves.

I'm voting Republican because I believe in marriage between one man and one woman. (I’m teaching Biology this year, and this works with the idea of reproduction.)

I'm voting Republican because I believe in free enterprise without excessive taxation.

I'm voting Republican because I believe I can do a better job of spending the money I earn than the government would.

I'm voting Republican because freedom of speech is fine. People have the right to be offended by it, and to try to change hearts and minds.

I'm voting Republican because when we pull out of Iraq, the bad guys will know that we will help stop their bullying, because we are good people.

I'm voting Republican because I believe that people who respect the creation that God gave us can be good stewards of it.

I'm voting Republican because I'm concerned about giving a girl the choice to kill their baby. (If it’s not a baby, she’s not pregnant, right?!) In 1868, the baby’s protection was enshrined when the 14th Amendment was ratified. It states, in part, “nor shall any State deprive any person of life… without due process of law.”

I'm voting Republican because I believe that business should be allowed to make profits for themselves. Hard work should be able to equal profit. If a man will not work, he should not eat.

I'm voting Republican because I believe judges were never meant to have policy-making authority. The courts have forgotten their function - which is to decide law and not to make policy. It is a threat to our democracy; It is a threat to our freedoms; and it is a threat to the stability of our nation when judges make decisions without any fear of the people.

Home schoolers take on Roe v. Wade

"A new movie is out, combining the talents of homeschoolers and a Christian production company, depicting a legal challenge to Roe v. Wade. The movie, called Come What May (produced by Advent Film Group), features the debate team from Patrick Henry College that takes part in the National Moot Court Championship. The debate team uses arguments that many say could one day be used to overturn Roe v. Wade. George Escobar, the founder of Advent Film Group, says the movie centers on a Christian student named Caleb, who is at odds with his mother on the pro-life issue." Read more here.



When Life Begins - from the movie COME WHAT MAY

COME WHAT MAY, a new movie from Advent Film Group (AFG), answers Clinton and Obama's uncertainty about when life begins. At a "Compassion Forum" at Messiah College in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, Barack Obama confessed his confusion about the biological fact that human life begins at conception. His political rival, Hillary Clinton, simply restated her pro-abortion views. "This is something that I have not, I think, come to a firm resolution on," Obama said in the forum. "I think it's very hard to know what that means, when life begins." Clinton was more elusive in her response, couching her answer in terms of "potential" life - a pro-abortionist term invented to soften the idea that abortion is taking a human life. "I believe the potential for life begins at conception," Clinton said. The question of when life begins is a "politicized" moral issue. The Presidential candidates from both parties recognize this and are waffling," explains George Escobar, founder of AFG. "We hope this clip encourages them (and voters) to take a clear stand for life."

Watch the movie free in 5 segments here: http://www.onenewsnow.com/comewhatmay/default.aspx

Watch the whole movie (Monday, Oct. 27 - Wednesday, Oct. 29) free on GodTube: http://www.GodTube.com/comewhatmay (link will work Monday!!)

Fiat justitia et pereat mundus
Do the right thing, come what may!

This is a movie that every voter should see... before they vote.

Fireproof Your Marriage

Mom and 10yo DD:

(This talk occurred while we were changing the sheets on my queen-sized bed. Why waste the help?! LOL)

"Did you know that God sort of changes sheets too? The Bible says in Psalm 139:13 that God knit you together in your Mother's womb. When He did, He placed around you a warm red blanket made from my body. Long before you were born, God was knitting a blanket inside me every month, to be ready for a baby just about any time. God does not give new babies all the time, so He removes the first 'blanket' and starts making another one each month. During this time, you may notice Mommy uses special things like diapers to catch the unused blanket. The old blanket is bloody, but it doesn't hurt Mommy when it comes out. " [Usually, anyway! We can talk about THAT later!]

"Long before you are married and ready to be a Mommy, God will start knitting a blanket inside you. If you ever see blood in your panties or when you go to the bathroom, you will know what I mean. Please come tell me about it, and I'll have something very special for you. You are growing up to be such a beautiful young lady, I am looking forward to sharing this special time with you..."

See "The Talk" about the "very special thing" I start preparing when they turn 10...

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I don't remember who MJ is, but I copied this a long time ago off of a MOMS message board:

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The Talk!!!
Posted by MJ on Monday, 1 November 1999 at 7:07 pm

Ladies, this was so-o-o dear!!! It was not *exactly* as I had planned, but it went so well!! I want to share with you what we did, in case you might like to do it this way, too, or perhaps it might spark your own ideas:

I had *planned* on taking her out to eat, then coming back home for hot chocolate & a talk while the boys were out. I wanted to do this last week, but it did not work out that way. However, this is what happened:

My husband was at work and son was out to play, so we had the house all to ourselves. My daughter came to me very quietly and told me about a *problem* she had noticed. After I asked her a few questions (to make sure that this was *it*), I said, "well, come with me, I have some things I want to share with you about this. This is nothing to worry about, in fact, I was thinking this might happen very soon..."

I went to my room and got all the things that I had bought for this occasion, and we sat on the chaise lounge and had our talk.

I had bought an overnight carry-all ( it's hard plastic box, with pretty purple & lavender flowers on it, you use it to put personal items in, it has a mirror and some fold-out compartments) and put everything in it... some things wrapped in gold foil wrapping paper, some just inside a neat little compartment), and as she opened it, and opened each thing, I explained to her what it was for.

The first thing was a small purple women's devotional book, and I talked with her about becoming a godly woman and growing up for the Lord.

Next was a large, three-ring binder with a big fluffy kitten on it and pretty stationery inside. I explained that this is our Mother-Daughter journal to share *just* with each other... in which she could share her thoughts with me, ask questions that she didn't want the *guys* to know about, and discuss things that are on her mind, and that she could tell me in the journal whether she wanted to talk about it, or just have me write back.

Next were some of the compartments which held different personal care items, like deodorant, pretty colored razors, I had given her some bubble bath & perfume, some facial items to talk about acne, tweezers, bras, and of course, pads.

With each item, we discussed the stages of growth and what we ladies do about it (razors, underarm & leg hair growth, etc.).

The last thing she opened was a small, sample-sized box of Russell Stover Chocolates (important to any woman at *that* time)!!

I also prayed for her, and it just all went so well!!!

She took her little box and all her little presents and went to her room to *try them out*!!! She ate the chocolates while reading, she put the pad in place (and called me for a little added instruction) and has been trying out her new bras (and asking a few questions here and there), and looking things over! I explained to her that *when* the time comes to shave or pluck her eyebrows, I will help her because it's a little tricky the first few times.

We did not talk about physicals relations, because she is completely unaware of that aspect yet, and it has not occurred to her to ask me about that yet. That talk will come later. She did ask about the womb and how babies come *out* of there, and I explained her anatomy more in detail to her than what I had previously.

All in all, it was a wonderful talk, and I hope you ladies have an equally wonderful experience with your daughters!

I Love Laminin!

It's been a while since I first posted. Life has been busy. I've just recently seen this video, and then I showed it in science class. My students were amazed! We have had some deep discussions about seeing people differently when we remember their Laminin.

If you have no idea what I am talking about, you've got to watch this!

The following is just a snippet from a great message entitled "How great is our God!" by Louie Giglio. This 8:44 video shows a section where Mr. Giglio talks about a molecule in the human body.

It starts out a bit slow, but hang on for the ride!!

Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow!