Collecting My Thoughts

"Having an outdoor privy signified a level of decency above those who simply relieved themselves in the woods or fields. Indoor light w...

We have spent $15 trillion “fighting” poverty since 1965 and we are currently spending $ 1 trillion a year ― an amount equal to about $22,00...

Sarah Palin never said she could see Russia from her house--that was her look alike Tina Fey. Here's what she actually said, "They...

Hamas is the aggressor.  Its mission statement is to annihilate Israel.  Israel’s mission is to survive as a state, open to Muslims and Chri...

A huge crowd met at UALC last evening to celebrate the mission we support in Haiti (school and medical clinic) and the service of 2 of our m...

3 medium cucumbers, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick 1 medium onion, sliced and separated into rings... 3 medium tomatoes, cut into ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlTO8ggfes8    

I had never heard of the "No Fear Act," which is victim program (discrimination and whistleblower) instituted in 2002 (Bush). Much...

Too many Christians sat out the election; too many conservatives stayed home and pouted.

Focus on form, not weight. Good form means aligning your body correctly and moving smoothly through an exercise. Poor form can cause...

“In making his own nation and setting up his Islamic Caliphate, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was able to take advantage of the lack of a centralized...

Mexico has strict and swift border enforcement, so how are all these kids getting to the U.S.? Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Guat...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQeNOiYL3AQ This is Russia, but many of the lessons and child rearing thoughts will be familiar to you.  I...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddIxHNJ38mk This is a fascinating film about a communal Christian colony called the Hutterites.  Their ori...

The bottom half of the economy has gone nowhere the last 7 years. The gains you see are for the richest Americans in Obama's recovery. h...

"Trust in a marriage." Just what does that phrase mean? This is my list, your mileage will vary. Trust with money--one does...

Our cat has stopped eating, so I took her to the vet, where I discovered she's only about 4.1 lbs even though she'd been eating well...

This is an early photo (yesterday) of a baby, the son and 4th child of mother, Sarah, whom we’ve known since she was 14.  The family is th...

It was announced last night at the evening program at Lakeside Chautauqua that my husband's painting of the children eating ice cream...

Pew Research says the U.S. birth rate is falling because of the recession, but it fell by more between 1990-2000 which were very good years....