I found this on SF, but of course they had a different title. This is the story and the link. This young mother and her two children were murdered and yet SF can’t wait to call the woman names. I am posting this here, because I wanted to post it in my women’s section. My [...]
Archive for February 2009
Clarkesville TN Murders
February 21, 2009Value Christ
February 21, 2009Holy Card Value Christ Christ is not valued at all unless He is valued above all. St. Augustine
Hope
February 21, 2009Hope Hope opens doors where despair closes them. Hope discovers what can be done instead of grumbling about what cannot. Hope draws its power from a deep trust in God. Hope “lights a candle” instead of “cursing the darkness.” Hope regards problems, small or large, as opportunities. Hope cherishes [...]
7 Ups For Friendship
February 21, 20097 Ups for Friendship 1. Open Up. Be honest, open and candid (tempered with kindness). 2. Stand Up. For your friends, whether they are there or not. 3. Put Up. Give your friend the freedom to be imperfect (like you!). 4. Speak Up. Say what you feel; [...]
Keep Swimming !
February 21, 2009I thought this was really good. We just have to keep swimming. Don’t give up!!!! Keep Swimming ! Two frogs fell into a deep cream bowl, One was an optimistic soul; But the other took the gloomy view, “I shall drown,” he cried, “and so will you.” So with a last despairing cry, He closed [...]
My Trip to Hawaii
February 21, 2009The Trip to Hawaii I think was good for me on the whole, though to be honest it made me realize just how much I dislike living in AZ. I think I understand better how a friend of mine felt when she returned from her trip to Montana and how it made her determined to [...]
Rich Nations Failing to Meet Climate Aid Pledges
February 21, 2009Published on Friday, February 20, 2009 by the Guardian/UK Rich Nations Failing to Meet Climate Aid Pledges World’s richest countries have pledged nearly $18bn to help poorer countries adapt to climate change, but less than $1bn has been disbursed by John Vidal Developing countries have received less than 10% of the money promised by rich [...]
Keep Ocean Fish Farms off Energy Platforms
February 21, 2009http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/492400643?z00m=19747693 Keep Ocean Fish Farms off Energy Platforms Target: Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar Sponsored by: Food and Water Watch The latest public version of the government’s proposed “Alternative Energy and Alternate Uses” rule included allowing ocean fish farms to be attached to energy platforms. Ocean fish farms – the mass production of fish [...]
Urge Obama to Stop Plan to Slaughter Whales
February 21, 2009http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/705737795?z00m=19631871 Urge Obama to Stop Plan to Slaughter Whales Target: President Obama Sponsored by: Care2 The U.S. representative on the International Whaling Commission (IWC) has proposed a five-year plan to lift the international moratorium on whale hunting. William Hogarth, a Bush-era appointee and current IWC chair, brokered a proposed deal that would allow Japan to [...]
Demand a Moratorium on New Coal Plants
February 21, 2009http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/412323343?z00m=19726481 Demand a Moratorium on New Coal Plants Target: U.S. Congress Sponsored by: 1Sky The recent Tennessee and Alabama Coal Sludge Spills were not natural disasters. They were man-made disasters, directly tied to our reliance on fossil fuels. Tennessee’s latest disaster is 48 times larger than the Exxon Valdez oil spill. If you think only [...]