I had decided to vote for Rick Santorum in the Republican primaries. I didn’t care that he didn’t seem to have as much support as the others at first. The primaries are not a time to vote for the one you think everyone will vote for, but a time for Americans to show their honest […]
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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas – In The Hills
I read this heart-warming anonymous poem for the first time last year as ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas and Out on the Ranch” and really enjoyed it. I changed a few words to suit my fancy and put it in an Appalachian setting. Enjoy! ‘Twas the night before Christmas and down in the holler, The […]
Presidential Christmas Addresses
Franklin D. Roosevelt declared in his Christmas address to the nation Dec. 24, 1944 (the first Christmas after D-Day): "Here, at home, we will celebrate this Christmas Day in our traditional American way because of its deep spiritual meaning to us; because the teachings of Christ are fundamental in our lives; and because we want […]
IRS wants to break the law?
States can easily stop Obamacare dead in its tracks with the law itself on their side, not to mention the Constitution. Sweet! Listen to this short word by expert Michael Cannon, the Director of Health Policy Studies at the CATO Institute. http://www.cato.org/multimedia/daily-podcast/how-states-can-shut-down-obamacare Here is a thorough article on the unconstitutionality of Obamacare, the constitutionality of […]
Where they stand
This link is an excellent resource for finding out where the candidates stand on all the issues. http://www.ontheissues.org/default.htm The only thing wrong with the site is that it places some statements under “civil rights” which actually belong under “principles and values” or “crime” or at least a separate “marriage” section.
West Virginia Thanksgiving
Thank you, Governor Tomblin, for reminding us to love our neighbors as ourselves in this joyful season. Truly it is more blessed to give than to receive, and no one cares for neighbors better than neighbors! It is a blessing and a joy to live in a Christian community. From The Governor’s Desk: A weekly […]
Horrah for Hardy Kiwi! 2011 Report
Experimenting with hardy kiwi in the mountains of north central West Virginia has been an interesting experience. Also called “kiwi berries”, Actinidia arguta is a species of kiwifruit that grows a smaller, smooth skinned version of the big fuzzy ones we are familiar with in the grocery stores. As its name implies, it is much […]
Remember Spring
Most of you know that I enjoy the fall season. It is the middle of autumn now and we have experienced the joys of reaping what was sown, and drying, canning, pickling… and being pickled (in our own sweat!) 🙂 And of coarse we are looking forward to Thanksgiving, when “the frost is on the […]
I AM the Living Bread
Meal time is a time to enjoy the good food that God has given us. It is not necessarily a time to analyze and study the various phytochemicals and antioxidants and minerals and vitamins and fibers and sugars and complex carbohydrates that make the food so beneficial to us. It is not a time to […]
“My Joy Therefore is Fulfilled”
“He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled" (John the Baptist, speaking of Jesus in John 3:29). One of the foremost characteristics of Robert and Kendalyn’s wedding was joy. It was […]