Is integrity a lots art? Have Americans abandon the concept of integrity? There are many examples of this being the case, the latest, a woman who returned a Christmas tree in January... And it was a live tree.. Well, at one point it was living.. Yep, she returned a dead tree to Costco, and yep, … Continue reading Integrity
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Thoughts on Santa from a Friend of mine…
A Post from a friend of mine In Defense of Santa...and other things I’ve been noticing ‘round these Catholic parts, some people have an issue with Santa. QUELLE HORREUR!!!! (Just kidding of course- whatever works for your family and gets them ready for Jesus’ birthday). I’d like to let you know how we do Advent/Christmas- … Continue reading Thoughts on Santa from a Friend of mine…
The Loss of Freedom for our own Good…
The United States Supreme Court. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Yesterday the United States Supreme Court upheld ObamaCare, a massive intrusion into our personal lives and our freedoms. With this ruling, the courts granted congress the power to force Americans into purchasing products that they may or may not want or need. By the courts calling the … Continue reading The Loss of Freedom for our own Good…
Road to Redemption: How to Overcome Feeling Sorry for Yourself
Feeling sorry for yourself, and you present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have. -Dale Carnegie What can we do about this, how can we change our own outlook on our own life? How do we stop feeling sorry for ourselves, stopping the self-pity and self loathing? … Continue reading Road to Redemption: How to Overcome Feeling Sorry for Yourself
The Good Thief: A Lenten Reflection
Lent offers us a time to examine your lives, to look deep within, to take inventory of our lives and see what is stuffed under our spiritual beds. However, how many of us really take the time to do this, how many of us look at Lent as just a time to give up candy or maybe … Continue reading The Good Thief: A Lenten Reflection
Politically Sterile
The Christmas session is over, and the decorations are down, now starts the political session… Over the weekend I watched the ABC GOP Debates, if you can call them that. I was so mad that I found it hard to watch. The moderators were, well to put it simply, STUPID. They asked stupid questions, has … Continue reading Politically Sterile
The Lost week
It has been sometime between blog posting, it's not that I haven't wanted to sit down and post, I have. In fact several times I have sat down to do just that, write a blog and post it. Yet when I sat own it seemed I had nothing to say. So I would sit there for … Continue reading The Lost week
Christmas and Correctness
Image via Wikipedia With the Christmas Session upon us, I thought I would take a moment to bring something up. Have you noticed that there seems to be less Christmas decorations up in your neighborhood? I was walking my dog, Ted, the other night and noticed that very few homes were decorated on the outside, no lights, … Continue reading Christmas and Correctness