I'm going to try to go now!

I miss yall bunches!!!

hey girl! How's it going?

WOW! :) That cracks me up. I'm glad I wasn't there - I wouldn't even have made it as long as Harold did! :) I can't believe how big the kids are - it was really good to see y'all. :)

Boy!!! If only we were sitting at the table eating Harold's famous pancakes when this happened...or burgers, lemonade, etc. O.K. I'm hungry! I miss yall sooooooo much. Don't forget about us!

LOL!!!!! Too funny! I read this and my mouth dropped...then I started laughing.

What a telling prayer on Katrina's part!! I'm glad y'all aren't divorced, too. :)

I'd yell your name too if you did all of that for me! It is funny how it makes us feel good when we are missed.

Awe! :)

awww that's so sweet!! i'm sure you're glad to have kids like you have

Sweeet previous post...
See you soon, Lord willing! It'll be a quickie, but I hope for a hug and a glimpse at those big kids!

I hope I can go see the movie soon.I've had 4 invites already.

IM GOIN see twilight..

Are you guys going as a group. I would love to go with you if it is a good time. Have you read the books?

I thought it was OK...it was what it was...a movie version of a good book. I know Hillary Brown hated it; she thought the acting stunk. I thought the acting was OK...I am mostly hoping the next one will be better.

I plan on seeing it again, and wonder how if I will like it better the second time.

okayy

yes mam i saw Twilight. i was good but i thought that the book was a lot better. the movie skipped a lot.

I will see YOU on December 28th. Get ready. :)

is the war in Iraq really bigger than abortion? the war in Iraq is a matter of judgment - should we commit troops, are we helping the Iraqi people, was Saddam a bad man who needed to be removed from office, should we be the ones to do that, etc.? those are all good questions - and clearly many people are not convinced that we should be in Iraq. that's fine - but how does that possibly compare to murdering babies? there is NO QUESTION that is wrong and a great blight on our country before God. to try and equate these two issues is the biggest case of apples and oranges I've ever seen.

no Republican President has stopped it yet? so that justfies voting a baby killer who won't make any effort to stop it? wow - what kind of thinking is that? maybe folks should think a little about how to get abortion stopped. it'll take a Supreme Court majority to do that - and bit by bit Republican Presidents have indeed appointed very conservative justices so the case can be won. is it Republican Presidents fault that a bunch of Justices haven't retired/died while they were President? honestly!

Hey Tulagirl! Have a great time and Happy Birthday to your mom! How great that you could go! It's good to go once in a while and then you appreciate it more when you are home!

further, Bush worked to end late-term abortions (Obama opposed this) and banned stem cell research which uses cells from aborted babies. Bush and other Republican Presidents have taken tangible and real steps against abortion. meanwhile Democrats have opposed them every step of the way ... and now we have a Democrat President who will promote abortion. Obama is already talking that one of his FIRST actions will be to reverse the Bush ban on stem cell research using aborted babies! Folks, if you voted Obama you need to face the reality that you voted for a baby murderer who advocates and will work to make sure baby murder is allowed and legal in this country. how any Christian does that is beyond me. there is no issue that even begins to compare to the abortion issue, in my estimation. if there was it'd be gay marriage ... and guess where Obama stands on that?

in conclusion, I will pray for our new President and I must support him and all governing authorities. but that doesn't mean I agree with him or will be pleased as he brings the moral climate of our country down and takes steps to allow countless more babies to die in abortion mills. I pray he will have a change of heart ... or that in the next election we can have a change of Presidents. read the Minor Prophets. God does not take kindly to those who slaughter the innocent. this nation may well know the wrath of God for this grave and terrible sin!

If you think I’m just kidding about Obama take a look at what he will do and what he has done. Robert P. George is a commentator who has examined Obama's legislative career—which has merited a 100% rating each year from the NARAL Pro-Choice America's Congressional Record on Choice—to show Obama's unmitigated commitment to abortion, even when the legislation has nothing to do with making abortion illegal. He calls Obama “pro-abortion” not “pro-choice.” For example:

1. Obama "has promised to seek repeal of the Hyde Amendment, which has for many years protected pro-life citizens from having to pay for abortions that are not necessary to save the life of the mother and are not the result of rape or incest."

2. Obama has promised that “the first thing I’d do as President is sign the Freedom of Choice Act” ( FOCA). This would make abortion a federally guaranteed right through all nine months of pregnancy for any reason. Virtually every state and federal limitation on abortion that is currently on the books would be abolished (e.g., parental consent and notification laws for minors).

3. Obama opposes the ban on the heinous practice of partial-birth abortion and strongly disagreed with the Supreme Court ruling to uphold the ban.

4. Obama wishes to strip federal funding from pro-life crisis pregnancy centers that provide alternatives to abortion for pregnant women in need.

5. Obama refused to support the pro-life Democrats' “95-10” legislation (designed to reduce the number of abortions by 95% in 10 years by strengthening the social safety net for poor women). This would not have made abortion illegal; it would seek to reduce abortion.

6. Obama "opposed legislation to protect children who are born alive, either as a result of an abortionist’s unsuccessful effort to kill them in the womb, or by the deliberate delivery of the baby prior to viability." The bill contained a specific provision that ensured that the bill would not affect abortion laws (Obama and his campaign lied about this fact until it was proven in the records).

7. Obama has co-sponsored a bill authorizing the large-scale industrial production of human embryos for use in biomedical research in which they would be killed. It would require the killing of human beings in the embryonic stage that were produced by cloning, and would make it a federal crime for a woman to save an embryo by agreeing to have the tiny developing human being implanted in her womb so that he or she could be brought to term.

8. Obama was one of the few senators to oppose a bill that would have put a modest amount of federal money into research that would develop methods to produce the exact equivalent of embryonic stem cells without using (or producing) embryos. "From any rational vantage point, this is unconscionable. . . . Why create and kill human embryos when there are alternatives that do not require

the taking of nascent human lives? It is as if Obama is opposed to stem-cell research unless it involves killing human embryos."

Source: http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/viewarticle.php?selectedarticle=2008.10.14_George_Robert%20P._Obama%27s%20Abortion%20Extremism_.xml

Friends, are the people Jeremiah condemned? But you have eyes and heart only for your dishonest gain, for shedding innocent blood, and for practicing oppression and violence.” (Jeremiah 22:17).

WOW, I have not seen much of this before...or at least, not laid out so succinctly before.

#4 is pretty telling, and horrific. Why? There is no reason whatsoever to take that funding away.

#s 6-8 should make us all literally sick at our stomachs...actually, all of it should pierce our hearts to get out and speak out against this horrific practice and more so, to get out and reach those women who are pregnant and scared and confused on this issue and teach them the Truth about the life they carry inside them.

Sorry Mark but I still support Obama, given the two choices. Abortion as important an issue as it is, is still a decision that I don't believe can be totally fixed on a national level-by either party although I will pray that it does end. And what of the soldiers giving their lives for a war started by a lie and in which winning will take years-if their can be a real winner. I will pray for our president elect to not make decisions that are contrary to God's Laws. Christians: republican or democrat have a job to do, and that is to pray and make vocal our opinions on any future policies. I don't see adultery as any less a sin than baby murder. They are both evil. But based on all the research you have obviously done, we must not remain silent but contact our Representatives, Senators, and President-elect and make sure as much as possible God's Laws are upheld. Right now Mr. Obama has a website asking the American people about what they want to see done. I would urge you and all who feel as you do to go to that website and let him know exactly how you and all Christians feel about abortion, gay marriage, and stem cell research. I consider it a gift from God that they are finding that the most effective stem cell research comes from the person and not an aborted fetus. The bottom line is this: this country is great because in times of distress we stand together. AS Christians we see a bigger picture and play on a bigger field. The time for remaining silent has gone. We must let our government know how we feel. How many people felt that prop 8 would never be? But they fought and won. We must do the same thing. Christians are Americans and have a right to voice their opinions in a respectful manner. Let’s join together by the blood that is stronger than bulls and goats and continue with what so many have done in the past stay informed, act peacefully, and pray.

I will *never* understand support of abortion...but especially partial-birth abortion. How any person can fight so ardently to protect such a practice is absolutely beyond me. Especically when the person having the abortion could just as easily give it up for adoption.

However, it is my understanding that McCain is wishy-washy on the issue of abortion as well (it seems most Republicans are too).

But there is one party that does support the sanctity of human life AND marriage. You should give the CONSTITUTION PARTY more of your consideration.

Both Ron Paul (who ran as a Republican) and Chuck Baldwin of the Costitution Party would have done all in their power to completely abolish the horrific and evil practice of abortion, and to uphold God's laws regarding marriage...not just it's definition but the sanctity of the union and the sin of divorce.

Please research this party and these men so that when the next election comes around, you can vote with a clear conscience and confidence that you found a candidate you can support who has both moral *AND* Constitutional integrity.

Thanks I will I have never heard of them! Your advice was right about Twilight so I know this will be good too. I was serious about Christians flooding Obama's website with what we want.http://change.gov/. There is a space called open government to post ideas for the future. Wouldn't it be great if we all across the country told him exactly how we can God to not be left out!!! By the Twilight Wow I really need to call you so I can gush. I brought the first two books with me on my mini vacation just to savor it again. It really makes me want to write. I keep saying I am going to but I don't make the time. One day. Love ya!!!

Are you seeing the movie tonight? We're going to a singing, but I plan on going tomorrow! I can't wait!

tulagirl, you support of Obama mystifies me. what do you mean "it is still a decision that can be totally fixed on a national level?" that's just not true! it can be outlawed and made illegal, and those who do it prosecuted for murder? as for the soldiers there's just no comparison - as I pointed out above - to the Iraqi War and abortion. one is definitively and repeatedly condemned in Scripture. murder is just wrong. killing babies is abhorrent and awful. trying to compare that to the Iraqi War just won't fly. people who support Obama gave their support to baby murder and his total support for baby murder - how can that ever be right? I'd rather NOT vote for anybody than vote for a baby murderer! on top of all of that - what of the gay marriage issue? in Europe churches have been closed and preachers jailed who just read what the Bible says about homosexuality. what justifies supporting a man who will legalize and liberalize the laws on gay marriage? when I first saw Obama I saw his charisma and I loved all the "solutions" to every problem he spouted. I wanted to support him too - because I am very tired of the misreably poor Bush administration. but I cannot vote for a baby murderer and supporter of gay marriage -- and I strongly urge Christians who did to do some soul searching. how can it be right to support someone with the moral positions Obama takes? I hope all of Obama's supporters will think on this, and urge him to reverse the stands for evil he has taken.

^^^ this will be last post on this issue. the election is over. all I can do is hope people will give more consideration to moral issues in the next election.

I have enjoyed discussing this with you and I too don't support any views on abortion or gay marriage. I plan to blow up his website and urge all others to voice their opinions strongly against any policy that would weaken God's Laws. Love you guys and love the football views on your blog. Also I am a BIG druma and bugle corp fan, let me know the new time there is a big competition I am looking for an excuse to get back to Irving when there is not a hurricane. Please give all our love to our Irving family and a big hug to Miss Judy!!!!

Have you heard of the Constituion party that Marita talked about?

again. i will say it #6. there was already a bill in Illinios passed that would protect the new born. Therefore to save money, why vote for another one

seeing as how i do not feel like typing all of that stuff again. I answered most of the horrific scenes that Mark Roberts put in our heads.

It's in MarkRobert's blog