Violent, radical extremist Muslims

https://youtu.be/pSPvnFDDQHk

The growing threat of Islam, and why we need to talk about it instead of covering up the problem.



Fear of being called racist is leading to the deaths of innocent people--like in San Bernardino.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7TAAw3oQvg

So where is the funding come from for the radicals?  From the non-radicals.

Mary Tyler Moore, 80

 I loved her shows.  Still watch her on antenna TV.

Margaret and Harlan Blake, obituaries

Summer 2012 at a family get together, Margaret and Harlan

Margaret's h.s. graduation photo, and Pinecrest Newsletter photo 2016

Margaret was my father's first cousin, niece of his mother. I first met her when she was about 16 and living on her parents' farm.  


Margaret L. Blake, age 88, died Friday January 20, 2017 in Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home with her family by her side. Margaret was born June 11, 1928 in Rockford, IL the daughter of John & Cora (Ballard) Conway. She graduated from Mt. Morris High School class of 1946. Margaret married Harlan Blake December 27, 1950 in Mt. Morris, IL. Margaret worked for Kable News Company, Kable Printing Company, and Wood Brothers in Oregon, IL, where she was a time -keeper. She was a life member of the Mt. Morris Church of The Brethren, women’s fellowship, women of woods, Ogle County Home Extension where she was homemaker of the year in 1990, Mary Martha Club of Leaf River, IL, 4-H leader for many years, she planned many bus trips for various groups, she taught many to knit, crochet, and sew, and she loved many different types of crafts which include: weaving baskets, making porcelain dolls, caning chairs and refinishing furniture, jewelry making, teddy bear making, marquetry (wood inlays), arraigning flowers, and doing ceramics. She loved to travel visiting all 50 states, all of Canada, and several European Countries. Margaret spent many hours canning and cooking her Sunday Family Dinner.

Margaret is survived by daughter: Sharleen (Rick) Rand, DeKalb, IL; 2 Grandsons: Bryan (Renata) Rand, DeKalb, IL and Kevin Rand, DeKalb, IL; 2 Great Granddaughters: Aliyah and Kayden Rand, DeKalb, IL.
Margaret is preceded in death by her parents, husband: Harlan Blake in 2016.

Funeral services will be held Thursday January 26, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. in the Mt. Morris Church of The Brethren with Rev. Virginia Haney officiating. Burial will be in Silver Creek Cemetery, Mt. Morris, IL. Visitation will be held Thursday January 26, 2017 from 9:30 A.M. until service time in the Mt. Morris Church of The Brethren.

Memorials to Mt. Morris Church of The Brethren, Silver Creek Cemetery and/or Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home.
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Harlan E. Blake, age 97, died Sunday January 10, 2016 in The Serenity Hospice and Home, Oregon, IL. Harlan was born December 31, 1918 in Leaf River, IL the son of Hugh & Kathryn (Long) Blake. Harlan graduated from Mt. Morris High School Class of 1936. Harlan married Margaret Conway on December 27, 1950 in Mt. Morris, IL. Harlan served in the US Army during WWII where he received many service decorations; serving in the New Guinea, Leyte, Luzon, and when the war ended he was on Mindanao. Harlan was a 32 degree Mason, VFW Member, 50 year member of Farm Bureau, Silver Creek Cemetery Association, Mt. Morris Church of The Brethren, he played and loved sports, he enjoyed gardening, his fruit trees, and being around all his animals, he visited all fifty states along with several countries.

Harlan is survived by his Wife: Margaret Blake, Leaf River, IL; Daughter: Sharleen (Rick) Rand, DeKalb, IL; 2 Grandsons: Bryan (Renata) Rand, DeKalb, IL and Kevin Rand, DeKalb, IL; 2 Great Granddaughters: Aliyah and Kayden Rand, DeKalb, IL. Harlan is preceded in death by his Parents.

Per Harlan’s request there will be a private family service held at the graveside, with Rev. Virginia Haney officiating. There will be a memorial gathering at a later date. Memorials to Mt. Morris Church of The Brethren, VFW, American Legion, and /or Serenity Hospice and Home.

The day I told Muhammed I was pregnant

College graduation photo, 1961

After we married in September 1960 we lived in Indianapolis where Bob worked at Ayrshire Collieries as a draftsman and I worked at General Mold and Engineering as a secretary. Neither of us had finished college. And once married, the daughters in our family were the responsibility of their husbands, according to my father.  Forgotten today is that there was a 10 month recession in 1960-1961 and although it hadn't been that difficult to find a job in July, by December when I quit due to sexual harassment, things were looking bleak. So I decided to go back to the University of Illinois, leaving my husband in Indianapolis where he lived not with his parents, but the parents of his best friend, Tom Moir. I found a room to rent with Maude Peters in Urbana, Illinois. Bob drove to Urbana every week-end, and would leave about 3 a.m. on Monday morning to get to work.

I never really had morning sickness when I was pregnant, but within a few weeks of beginning the spring semester I knew something wasn't quite right. I was signed up for a heavy course load, with student teaching scheduled for--gasp, high school Spanish--at Urbana High School, within walking distance of Miss Peter's home.

I had walked out of the main reading room in the university library where I studied (I think I had a ride to campus with Sandy who lived above me in Miss Peters' home) to look for a pay phone to call my mother.  I  ran into Muhammed Mustafa, an Egyptian civil engineering graduate student I'd dated the previous spring.  He was a nice man, lots of fun and he tried to teach me Arabic (or so he said).  One day a girl friend pulled me aside and told me to be careful--Muhammed had bought a new suit.  So? I asked.  Well, when an Egyptian student does that he plans to get married.  I was shocked.  I enjoyed dating many foreign students--Israeli, Russian, Chinese--and was strictly a secular Christian, but marriage to a Muslim was not my intention--just "cultural exchange." So I didn't date him anymore.

Anyway, although details are fuzzy after 56 years, he noticed the sad look on my face, and I told him I thought I was pregnant and we didn't have any money and neither of us had finished school. His face lit up like a Christmas tree.  That's so wonderful, he exclaimed.  What a blessing! I don't remember, but he may have even hugged me. Suddenly, finding just one person who was happy I was pregnant (and it certainly wasn't me) and that new life would be an exciting adventure, changed my whole outlook. I called Mom, who was always her practical, sensible self assuring we would get through this. She told me my sisters were also pregnant and it looked like the babies were all due the same week in the fall.

I've been watching a lot of programs this week (from bed since I've been ill) on EWTN about abortion, women's marches, pro-choice arguments, etc.  And I realize how just a small amount of positive feedback can change a woman's idea about life within her.  It's not that I'd even considered abortion--not sure I even knew what that was in 1961--but I was being flooded with hormones, thoughts of not finishing school and bills piling up. Lucky for me, I ran into a Muslim friend instead of a feminist or pro-choicer (we also didn't have that term then, but they were lurking).

Dale Jasper, 97, obtituary

 Although it was not unexpected, I was sad to see this notice of Dale's death. As with my cousin Margaret Blake who died on the 20th, I remember when I first met him, probably 1946.  He had married a Franklin Grove "girl" and was farming on my Grandmother's farm between Ashton and Franklin Grove. He was young, handsome, funny and a hard worker. In 1958 I lived on my grandparents' farm, and got to know him and his 6 kids, Bob, Becky, Rhonda, Rowan (I think we called her Curly), Ruth, and Renee much better.  A terrific group of people.

FRANKLIN GROVE — Dale R. Jasper, 97, of Franklin Grove, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, at his home.

Visitation will be 4 - 7 p.m., on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Dixon. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at Church of the Brethren in Franklin Grove, with Pastor Matt Rittle and Pastor Anet Satvedi, co-officiating. Burial will be in Emmert Cemetery in Franklin Grove, with fellowship and food to follow at the church.

Dale was born May 23, 1919, in Ankeny, Iowa, the son of Frank and Ida (Berkey) Jasper. He married Adeline E. Smith on May 16, 1943, in Franklin Grove. She preceded him in death on April 8, 2016.

Surviving him are his five daughters, Rebecca Jasper, of Farmington, N.M., Rhonda (Steve) Hoffman, of Franklin Grove, Rowan (Alan) Harn, of Freeport, Ruth (John) Lehman, of Washington, IL, and Renee (Mark) Pitman, of Bryan, Ohio; one daughter-in-law, Susan Jasper, of Franklin Grove; 16 grandchildren, Kirby Jasper, Heidi Jasper, April (Mark) Glosser, Heather (Jim) Tinsman, Gavin (Nina) Harn, Grandon (Kirsten) Harn, Gunnar Harn, Joe (Leylan) Lehman, Jordan (Kacy) Lehman, Jonathan Lehman, Joshua Lehman, Anupriya Lehman, Madeline, Anna, Eliot, Leah Pitman; and 12 great-grandchildren, Garrett and Macenzie Glosser, Luke, Adeline, Jack Tinsman, Ethan and Hadlee Harn, Braden, Graysen, and Abel Lehman, Theo and Haven Lehman; Maria, his special friend and caregiver; and many nieces, nephews and friends that he loved dearly.

He was preceded in death by one son, Robert Jasper; and two sisters, Lois Gibson and Helen Gromer.

He was a life-long farmer.

Dale was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corp during World War II serving as a medical clerk. He was a member of Church of the Brethren in Franklin Grove. He came to Illinois from Ankeny, Iowa to farm with horses.

In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established to Franklin Grove Fire Department, Church of the Brethren/Heifer Project International; and Franklin Grove Historical Society.

Arrangements are being completed by Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd., Dixon.

Life is the most important guarantee

President Trump had a fruitful "first" day Monday. I was a one issue voter--life--both at the beginning and the end. Here are some promises he made, so let's see what's to come or if this is just more "hope and change" lies for pro-lifers.

• Nominate a pro-life conservative to the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Appoint strong pro-life judges to the Federal Courts.
• Defund Planned Parenthood.
• Pass the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act banning abortions at 20 weeks and later....
• Repeal and replace Obamacare and the abortion mandate that forces the insured to pay for abortions and abortifacient drugs.

He rescinded Obama's rescinding of the Mexico City Policy of President Reagan which took tax payer funding from "non-profits" (when I think of the millions PP rakes in every day that term makes me gag) working in foreign countries to promote or require abortions.  China under its one child policy has required/enforced the killing of 400,000,000 Chinese babies, a large number through sex selection.  It's perhaps the most anti-woman policy in the world and has now destablilized its population with nearly 60 million young men who can't marry or start a family resulting in sex trafficking.

But at the other end, the era I'm now most familiar with we have Holland and Belgium with very aggressive legal euthanasia policies in place and Canada and some states legalizing "assisted suicide." I've only been sick 2 weeks, but with nerve pain in my face, eye and jaw (shingles) and the flu and a bad cold, I could probably have been talked into a quiet death with just a little persuasion. The elderly are very vulnerable. Our illnesses are no fun nor is losing our physical abilities, our parents, friends, and loved ones.

Watch out.  They are coming for us.