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March 09
This is what I want an I’m going to say it Why? Because I can!for now anyway
By Theresa Phillips
I am rightly concerned for our great nation And I think you should be as well . Truthfully I don’t feel safe as an American Christian in my own country. This is the Oath our President recites on his inaugural day. I have always swelled up inside with pride every time I have read it and heard the man say it . I think we have a right to expect it to be valid and worthy. I think we can put a demand on it to be upheld at all cost. I expect the man in office to uphold it ..Don’t you? I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. So Help Me God. YIKES ONLY GOD CAN HELP!! We have wasteful spending of my money!! Answer… read before you sign We have people scared out of their wits. Answer…. Speak with confidence We have kids saying I don’t want to be President when I grow up.. Answer… be able to make it worth aspiring to Its really sad these days to see peoples belongings thrown out in the street because they could not pay their mortgage… Answer… stop telling us to be greedy Yes I have seen it on my own block. Answer.. I wish I had the money to have helped and I wish I knew my neighbors better But do I blame Mr. Obama? Only partly ..He did not read the bill Just admit it. We can be a great forgiving nation just don’t cover up…. Opps did I say cover up? Do I blame Mr Bush? Only partly ……. He knew this was going to happen and did not tell us If he did I missed it. I Blame Greed ... total greed...
sonner or later it gets you in the end .. just like Scrooge well...its has its done.
As President of the United States of America I want my President to be positive and strong. I want to get excited when he comes to town and find a way to see him… I need him to be able to speak for himself and able to JUDGE rightly between good and evil, then act accordingly. I want honesty and integrity I want to feel safe and secure that my country is STILL the best in the entire world. I want nations to shudder at our name and I want terrorists to back off.. I want to still feed the poor and protect the unborn and elderly . I want to be free to do what ever job I want to do . I want the right to be rich and give to the poor after all, many large cooperation’s give and then give more.. I don’t want the rich mans money I want to learn to earn a living myself. I want the churches in America to be able to preach what is in the Bible and not be afraid to offend…. BUT faith of any kind is an offence isn’t it … to anyone who has none… I want my grandchildren to be proud of the success in family and to learn from mistakes. I want the right to compete because this brings about the imagination to succeed.
I want my grandchildren to be able to swing from trees, scrape their knees, and bite their lips when the are about to say the wrong thing. And be able to pray for guidance.
I want to hold them when they cry, laugh with them when the play and inspire them to be great and honest and fully of grace… But somehow that is fading fast from our culture Its forbidden ( an unwritten law) to actually feel good about America . Its in “crisis” Its so bad that only communist countries have to bail us out. I don’t want communists to help us I want to teach them a better way! After all isn’t that why my father went to war in WWll ? Our own dignity is being demised daily as we read the papers watch the news and look at our own shrinking credit reports BECAUSE credit cards companies found they can raise interest ratesand drop balances below used credit just to gorge the people and destroy their credit!
It has happend to me!
Stop Them!!
Did you know many are owned by communist countries? Did you know that?
Stock markets fell and fall more.. Answer… its only a gamble anyway play again kids . Many stores closing… Answer they had to many in the same mile anyway. That’s reality the people cant pay that kind of luxury tax .. = Greedy store owners ..We have Meyers Sams Cotscos Jewels Dominick’s and etc etc. Malls all in a couple of miles from each other that’s my world When we saw them build so many strip malls here we knew stores would close WHY ? GREEDY owners ..Not Presidents.. Its the American way to succeed and fail and TRY AGAIN.. That is what makes us so great ..
We do not need a National Health Care regime...we need health care providers with lower insurance rates and a clause that will stop random suing ..
BUT Hey did you know we are being talked to like we are weak and unable to be strong to do anything… UGH…. I don’t get it .. What is a President to do ..
1 He needs to remember who put him in ..can take him out...
2 He needs to be called in account when a vioiolation of our rights is observed or a threat to safty occurs.
3 He is to hold his office with great respect and dignity and a fierce postitive attitued toward the people!
Well …He is to do HIS JOB….. And nothing more ..Let companies fall and start over …
Let us all rebuild! It is American to invent .
let us uphold the constitution …
O MY I said it UP HOLD the CONSTITUTION ..It will make any President a great success.. That what it is designed to do .. What is wrong with people? If something is not broken don’t fix it ! Just uphold it .. So I thought id take some facts from Wikipedia just in case you did not know them, and you can see for yourself we are in a Constitutional crisis .. That is effects our entire world Why? Because America is the Best Country in the world and all nations need us to uphold this very document .. They look to us to do so and to our President who ever he is to do so too. Truth!!! I want my Country Back!! Oath requirements: Taken from Wikipedia Article 2 of the the United States Constitution prescribes that the President must take the oath "before he enter[s] on the Execution of his Office".The 20th Amendment, however, states that the terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January and the terms of their successors shall then begin.It has been suggested[ by whom?] that the wording of the 20th Amendment, which makes no reference to the oath, superseded the requirement set out in article two of the Constitution, that the oath be taken before the President begins the discharge of his duties.[citation needed]It has also been suggested, however, that the oath is still necessary, because the 20th Amendment only stipulated that the four-year presidential term of office shall start at noon on January 20, not that the President shall enter upon the exercise of his Office at that moment. The start of the term does not exactly coincide with the new President entering upon the execution of his duties. President Washington's first four-year term, for instance, began on March 4 and ended exactly four years later, but he only assumed the Presidency on April 30, when he took the oath of office. Vice-Presidents succeeding to the Presidency also assume office to finish a term that has long started. So the start of the term does not coincide with "enter[ing] in the execution of the Office". The controversy, however, is not of much relevance, since all Presidents who assumed office since the adoption of the 20th Amendment have continued to take the oath. It should be noted, however, that the Presidents-elect who took office after the enactment of the 20th Amendment were not treated as President by the judges officiating at the inauguration ceremonies before the actual oath taking, (e.g. Chief Justice Warren Burger asked "Vice-President" Ford, "Governor" Carter, and "Governor" Reagan if they were prepared to take the oath; Chief Justice William Rehnquist addressed George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton as "Mr. Vice-President" and "Governor," respectively, when asking the same question; and in like manner Chief Justice John Roberts posed the same question to Barack Obama four minutes past noon, addressing him by the title of "Senator").[1] At least in the cases of Presidents Clinton and Obama the oath was taken past noon, and, in the case of President Ford, he was succeeding to the presidency (due to President Nixons resignation) to finish a term that had already started; yet, they were not addressed as President by the Chief Justice before the oath was taken.
Oaths : An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before undertaking the duties of an office, usually a position in government or within a religious body, although such oaths are sometimes required of officers of other organizations. Such oaths are often required by the laws of the state, religious body, or other organization before the person may actually exercise the powers of the office or any religious body. It may be administered at an inauguration, coronation, enthronement, or other ceremony connected with the taking up of office itself, or it may be administered privately. In some cases it may be administered privately and then repeated during a public ceremony.Some oaths of office are a statement of loyalty to a constitution or other legal text or to a person or other office-holder (e.g., an oath to support the constitution of the state, or of loyalty to the king). Under the laws of a state it may be considered treasonor a high crimeto betray a sworn oath of office
Here is the Constitution for yourself to judge between right and wrong… One thing gives me cheer .. We put people in office and we can take them out…It’s the American Way YEAH!! Its up to us the Voters ….
Preamble ["We the people...."] Article I [The Legislative Branch] Article II [The Presidency] Article III [The Judiciary] Article IV [The States] Article V [The Amendment Process] Article VI There is only one way to save Senators not paying taxes! Yet they get offered HIGH posts in our Government Car bomb in Bomb scare in O Yes we got change all right!! What kind of change? Chump change for a 150 million dollar Inauguration. I paid for that so did you! The Speaker of the House says 500 MILLION JOBS ARE LOST MONTHLY Golly no one has a job.. So please let’s pass a stimulus bill that has little to do with the General American public. I won’t get any of it …. Will you? Will I get my house paid off will I get my car paid off? Probably not.. I don’t make 100.0000 a year what will I get? (a Tax hike ) Close Gitmo!! Ok …..Where you going to put these guys?? Here on the The Government is going to take care of all of us. From ceiling our pay, to establishing our health care. Give tax relief to people who don’t pay taxes is simply put welfare.. We are supposed to sit quietly by and watch daily our rights being taken away our right to free speech the right to opinion the right to be free to vote for choice not color or race. I have always voted on principal but now I’m being told that principal is not good enough it must be equal right principals every one gets in .. What do I care if a man can do a good job? If he can’t obey the Law He can’t have the job its that simple .. and logical. Our Governor is caught on recording … and is impeached yet he is on EVERY TALK SHOW making himself a star.. Where o where did the ethics go …..What happened to decency for the OFFICE?
Gay Marriage getting rights now theirs is a one for ya A moral issue getting rights soon we will be seeing murders, rapists, child molesters, thief’s and the like getting rights.. Wait!!! They already are O my they want to close Gotmo remember? They feel sorry for the criminal did we forget jails were for the BAD GUYS? Let’s not call it the war on terror but the war on words? Come on words are TERROR No wonder I have heard kids say crime does pay…. Who made us this dumb anyway? I really want to know when did the greatest Nation on earth become so inefficient? So unintelligent and so 3rd world? When did we see this vast decline in our spoken rights? NO PROBLEM when gays march NO Problem when the Blacks march No problem when terrorists blow up cars and kill people in towers and dishonor Presidents. NO Problem when we cry we want more GOVRENMENT to step in and do the job… The Government cat take the place of your life , your brain and your moral failure or your moral ability! That is just plain fact!
When did Presidents start making commercials to ask people to step in to help When did we allow a nation to become divided because of race or faith or moral issue? That is not why my Forefathers came here. They came in the Right way they went thru the paces …. NO Problem let illegals come in and get BENEFITS on my tax dollars. Let’s feel sorry for more crime. “The Time for Talk Is over the time for action is now if we don’t act, the situation will become worse says President Obama” He is speaking of passing the stimulus package but he is really stimulating me and I want to stimulate the church! YES HE IS During the national Prayer Breakfast (FEB 2009)President Obama and Tony Blair talk about the Importance of faith BUT at the same time a bill is being passed to stop the right to speak out on our faith in pubic places like campuses and such. What message is true The President or ACLU? As I watched the world at large take great interest in our new President I heard another sound coming from and kingdom far way … OBAMA, OBAMA, OBAMA was the chant.. Yet I heard the words PRAISE, PRAISE PRAISE… Then I got the download of the Sound of The Kingdom of GOD Matthew 11:12 Yes the Christians are being told to shut up! Keep it to your self Your child will find it their own way COME ON folks if you are a Christian you are going to have to show it!! He gave Power to the church to do what? TO OVRECOME Why is the church so important? Because GOD knew the state of the world and He wanted to save it from harm! He gave power to the church. During the disaster of Katrina it was the church that was the first to come to the rescue many crossed isles to help but it was the Christians church that started the rush to advance help. No other institution can get funds and help and charity and hope to hurting people faster then the church..Golly their are still trailers empty, but Christians are building houses hmmmmmmmmmmmmm? When did the church stop being the power it once was? When we decided to democratize it .When the ways of the world became the norm for all mankind. Democracy works well for Government but When we decided it was OK to vote in pastors and elders and nullify the Power of the Spirit to operate in the Church When did we established the rule we don’t need Holy Spirt to teach us guide us and work thru us? We can do it ourselves and NOW we are reaping the consequences of that very action. The 10 commandments are still operational But who cares? We have great Christian men and women serving in every branch of office in the work place in the schools in the military but the right to voice an opinion is not welcome. We all say how ee need to dialog with all faiths and I agree but … why si the Christina hit the most ? I can tell you why! It is because the Power once and only once given to the Church is in a a very dry place its seeker friendly its, tv land, its popularity it’s waning …. Why? Because… We threw out the Power it is suppose to yield. And if we get it back we are afraid we might offend many. Well folks I’m here to offend you right out of Hell and into the hope that today is a great day! The church at large is closing its own eyes to truth and I say WAKE UP CHURCH! NO one else has what you have. CHURCH WAKE UP!!! Morality, Spirit of Truth a road map (Bible) Church you have power Jesus said so Church you have a King Bible says so Church you can make a change Bible says so Church you have a health program Bibles says so Church you have Government Help King Jesus Bible says so Church you have safety Bible says so Church you have provision Bible says so Church you will not be hungry Bible says so Church you can raise your children Bible says so Church you have abundant life Bible says so Church where is your faith where are you we need you come out of Hiding and take the GOD given stand you already have! Now that is my opinion. Theresa Phillips Editor DaysmanPress.com
May
The silver tongue of a man is a dangerous thing..
Some say a word comes from a silver tongued devil and I have to agree...
The tongue has become a mighty weapon in America God said life and death are in it.. I would rather see more life in it than death.. But where is it ?
Recently to many words are being spoken over the air waves of American Causing greater harm about not only our culture but our faith.
It seems to be OK to condemn a Christian but ..GOD forbid a word spoken about a person of a Islamic ,Jewish , or even a Satanic faith be spoken about.. then its the OFF WITH THE HEAD SYNDROME!!
Good grief the war of the words on the daily programs makes your head spin !!
Reminds me of little children bantering about he said she said stuff...
Recently we have been witness to countless displays of ethnic classes conversing about what can be said on the air waves and a dismissal has been made of Mr Imus.. Yet Ms O'Donnell and Mr Trump go at it... Like we think that is news and needs to be discussed at large for hours a day ? FORCING PEOPEL OFF THE AIR FOR FREEDOM OF SPEECH BECAUSE IT HURT SOMEONES FEELINGS... WHAT IS WIT THAT?
It seems if your white and Christian and have a conservative bone in your body you had better learn to go under ground .. Well I'm not going under ground I will stand the ground GOD gave me .Yet I do believe in manners. I believe in something else as well its called fair play or equal time....
IF Bashing is going to continue on such a regular basis then I would suggest praising be given equal time..Momma said if you have nothing good to say then don't say anything at all..Momma was right!
I do believe in the freedom of Speech in America and I do believe in speaking with manners
Yet where has it gone? How I even long for the days when people were gracious to one another. When please and thank you and yes Ma am and Sir we the norm .
When you could spank your child and know it would not put you in jail.
I long for those times when a child could ride their bike across town to get some now $1.00 candy ( when I was a kid it was penny candy).
I remember when Mom and dad said say your sorry to your sibling and they HAD TO FORGIVE YOU ON THE SPOT.
I remember as a young mother My 8 year old said to me" Mommy hate is word you can not take back.".It shook me to the core. Now if a kid says that it is astonishing for all kids are taught to hate, look under rocks for bad guys and play with games that kill ,rape, and plunder... Of course those games are made with the intention of allowing a person to make a choice ...hmm mm makes me wonder who is really minding America? The choice as I see it is ...Who can make the most money and have the most control.
I must make money and I will make "Them" believe this can be done without causing harm..
Of course we have truth teller's out there BUT NO ONE WANTS TO LISTEN TO THEM!!Seems to me people have gotten things a bit mixed up..
Truth is now the way we want to see it not as a fact..
Truth is when you can make the other cry uncle with your words ( YOU BULLY)
Truth is when you twist the law to make you look good..
Truth is when you can convince a jury it is an illness instead of a crime..
Truth is when it is convenient to use the Child protection FEELING to make a point when you really care nothing for children ...
yes as I see truth. It has become a lie and we Americans are swallowing it up!!
Because we do not have the time to stake a claim on morality (which now has two sides)
Either your right wing or left WING and the one in the middle is really the one who is trying to be POLITICALLY CORRECT TO MAKE EVERYONE HAPPY! AND THAT WONT WORK EVEYONE WILL HATE YOU!!
Now we hear "radical" right wing or "radical" left wing
which ..are just right and left wingers who have attitudes that need adjusting.
But what is this really telling our children?
it say's to them Trust no one Believe no one and don't watch me for if you do and I fail ..you can sue me for being human.
And most of all don't believe in GOD because He doesn't exist ...What a shame no Heaven to look forward to ..
No rainbows with imaginary pots of GOLD at the end ...No miracles to cherish...No love
Because Love Covers all says the GOOD BOOK.... Opps that is another issue can't have a BIBLE because the unbelievers wont like it..
AMERICA WISE UP GOD S FOR YOU NOT AGANST YOU AND WE NEED HIM
The real truth needs to be said We all need to be helped along in this world and we all need each other and we all need to face reality the truth is not being spoken BUT here at DaysmanPress I sure pray it will continue ..Because it will set you free ..The truth that is...
APRIL
EASTER 2007
Parched and weary the body mourns
It's Loss is unbearable to the Spirit inside
Cherished loved ones encircle the hill
Called Gaolgotha
All the while as sweet aroma fills the Spiritual air
Unnoticed by the fight of flesh...
Does a man draw near...
Sitting amongst the ruined elders is Peter looking on...
At the foot of the tree ...
a mother breaks
Behold My Mother He said
We say behold the lamb of GOD
To the end of His time He thought of others
Then...
On the third day It Started ..
The war between man GOD
To Believe is to know and to know is to believe
Who would have thought so much love would be discarded ..
Yet Today...
While non believers cry....
But God save the tree© Tess
March 2007
March 2007
About Ancestry and St Patty' Day
I am no different on St Patrick's day I tool claim to be Irish
But in Fact I am . American Irish and British.
My Fathers roots are in Ireland his family roots go to the Southern tip of Ireland and one day I do hope to make my own pilgrimage to the Forefathers of my clans on both sides of the family..
My Mothers family holds onto peerages of family names in Great Briton and Scotland . We do have a pedigree line of Whinfield also known as Wingfeld and Winfeld and Wingate all were 4 brothers who changed their names, to divide what I call the lines of distinction.
We are decedents of Mary Queen of Scots and hold a coat of arms of the Stewart clan but.. we also have roots in Northumberland England which is said to not be that good..
Of course we will find out we have skeletons in the closet but I really don't care about that .
I found out I am related to Lord Widdrington of Northumberland who was placed in "The Tower "for not bowing to Rome During the Reign of King Henry the 8th ( so the story goes) During the reign of Elizabeth I she was told of the Lord who would not bow to Rome, who stayed steadfast in the call of his life towards GOD and King.
He was released from the tower and all land and titles were handed back to him and I have been informed that the titles would remain as long as a living person was bearing the name well Yeah ...From what I was told ... It is a good story thanks Mom...
My son does bear the name of Widdrington.
What does that have to do with St Patty's day ..well plenty I realized in my maturing years that past has everything to do with present and even the ancestry of our families is quite important.Bad and GOOD!
Personally I admire anyone who will stand for their own conviction and, Lord Widdrington Thank you for allowing us to follow in your footsteps!
I learned that the Irish side of my family is quite a spit fire of temperament and well my sister Kate has flaming red hair. and let me tell you ..Its real!
Irish blood is strong blood and the resolve of British blood may very well make a good American in my book.
I am so proud of my ancestors yes but, I am more excited about the fact we are now in the land of the free..
Yet every March I tend to put on the green and take a walk down the Isle of my heritage hall in my home and am grateful for what I have .
Many times when my son was in a moment of indecision of what he is going to be in life ..I took him down that hall of fame... and defame ... Widdrington good or bad it's there.
I do believe every family should have one.
We looked at The printed coats of Arms on adoring the walls and read again who they were
Some were Ministers . Parsons . Many were Barons and Lords and Nobles of far away lands..Some hold angelic tribute and all have one thing in common they fought well..
I have over 8 coats of arms adoring our walls reminding me of those who paid a price for me and my life to be successful in my time.. to be free today!
Every so often we take our finger and touch them, and reflect upon the tributes which were handed down and recall the Titles of the Bearers .We Humbly ask forgivnes for our selves, who have not lived up to that standard.
I look at the historical pieces of antiquity and begin to somberly reflect of how much has really changed ..
The gilded walls of Balmorals Balls and the swords of fighting Chivalry is dead in many American hearts ..But ..Not ours..
Mother and Father gave us a heart of a Lion to fight and keep fighting. And Fighters we are indeed! Overcomers of failing bodies and putting to rest loved ones at very early ages we learned to have an overcming spirit.
Remembering who we are was one of my late mothers last request ..
To see her only grandson hold onto the principle of long ago days and present times. To wear the Tartan of The Family to have handed to him the fellowship of Heritage and to be made into the Image God has for him because he was born for such a time as this..
Mother desired the peerage be restored and all that was alive in the land be given my son.
O how I can see her now still when I think of the day he honored his grandmother and donned the kilt and wore the sword given him he proudly wear the coat of arms ring and is Very Proud to be American. She wept we all did, It was her desire to allow the past become an ever present moment in time.....
But on St Patrick's day he drinks the beer and watches the parades and smiles inside knowing it is not in vain remembrance takes place. We have on many occasions linked arms and gracefully loved the family past and pray to GOD the Ancient things that are of God in the lives of our ancestors lives on . IN US!
Seems to me everybody puts on the Irish on that St Pats Day but we must remember it was because of HIS duty to GOD he was really made famous.
I do wish that part of the Memorial day would be rememberd most ..It has for us.
I do hope you enjoy what you see it is our small part of a big picture of holding on to both lands in our hearts
Happy St Patty's Day!
 Theresa Forkins-Phillips in The Last Tarton of its kind. This Dress was worn to the C. Crown Blall of Her Majesty Queen Victoria worn by Lady Elenor Alderice//also wearing the Bishops cross on freshwater pearl necklace.. and diamonds of the time...Tiara is now used as a neck piece when ministering the cross with a sapphire stone is reversable to wear upon " The Necklace" Left hand wears a Ministers Ring .. Cr Widdrington in Kilt Walking stick from Ireland owned by his Great grandmother Pins on shirt represent his own victories Creighton was the first in his county to obtain the God and County award in over 20 years and started a movement.. He does wear the "family" coat of arms ring "Widdrington"The Tarton is black dark blue and green ...
 The Dress worn to The Ball now preserved behind glass in private dressing room
this dress is full bodied.. the rest of it is tucked inside the dress..
 Sleeve of the Dress is Hand Made Lace.
Highlander hat made from the jacket of the dress covered in blue organza with light blue silk ribbon, bears a brooch of The Prince of Wales Feathers
 exact replica of Her Majesty Queen Victorisa Tiara...1800'sSo we all claim to the Heritage..
 "The Hall of Remembrance"
Top of Picture are only 4 of the several scrolls showing " Family Heritage"
The Statue is from the BOY SCOUTS Given to Russell Forkins
Picture on left is a picture of a grandmother in ancient Wedding Dress...
once again the medals on the kilt ...shows what is accomplished now..
It is a mixture of old and new it works for us ...
Creighton recieved an award for starting a charity titled "Standing In the Gap"
Raising funds for children who could not afford medication....
Memory lane has served a vital purpose in our lives. We remember those who paid a price for us and gain strength from it.....we really do visit often...
The Truth About St. Patrick
 The person who was to become St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was born in Wales about AD 385. His given name was Maewyn, and he almost didn't get the job of bishop of Ireland because he lacked the required scholarship. Far from being a saint, until he was 16, he considered himself a pagan. At that age, he was sold into slavery by a group of Irish marauders that raided his village. During his captivity, he became closer to God. He escaped from slavery after six years and went to Gaul where he studied in the monastery under St. Germain, bishop of Auxerre for a period of twelve years. During his training he became aware that his calling was to convert the pagans to Christianity. His wishes were to return to Ireland, to convert the native pagans to Christianity. But his superiors instead appointed St. Palladius. But two years later, Palladius transferred to Scotland. Patrick, having adopted that Christian name earlier, was then appointed as second bishop to Ireland. Patrick was quite successful at winning converts. And this fact upset the Celtic Druids. Patrick was arrested several times, but escaped each time. He traveled throughout Ireland, establishing monasteries across the country. He also set up schools and churches which would aid him in his conversion of the Irish country to Christianity. His mission in Ireland lasted for thirty years. After that time, Patrick retired to County Down. He died on March 17 in AD 461. That day has been commemorated as St. Patrick's Day ever since. Much Irish folklore surrounds St. Patrick's Day. Not much of it is actually substantiated. Some of this lore includes the belief that Patrick raised people from the dead. He also is said to have given a sermon from a hilltop that drove all the snakes from Ireland. Of course, no snakes were ever native to Ireland, and some people think this is a metaphor for the conversion of the pagans. Though originally a Catholic holy day, St. Patrick's Day has evolved into more of a secular holiday. One traditional icon of the day is the shamrock. And this stems from a more bona fide Irish tale that tells how Patrick used the three-leafed shamrock to explain the Trinity. He used it in his sermons to represent how the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit could all exist as separate elements of the same entity. His followers adopted the custom of wearing a shamrock on his feast day. The St. Patrick's Day custom came to America in 1737. That was the first year St. Patrick's Day was publicly celebrated in this country, in Boston. Today, people celebrate the day with parades, wearing of the green, and drinking beer. One reason St. Patrick's Day might have become so popular is that it takes place just a few days before the first day of spring. One might say it has become the first green of spring. February 14 is considered The "Day of Love".. All across America lovers dote on each, other with gifts and flowers and romantic imaginations..Candle light suppers etc. Well, I am no different ...I like that stuff too!! I love a good love story, and as a women who is like all women, relational I find I get caught up for the moment as well. I am a newly wed of just a year and I find the excitement of possibly getting a surprise on a day that is set aside for love well..I love it! ( I will let you know whar he did ) I can't expect roses because my husband brings me them each week (I am convinced Jewel -Osco has our name on it in the flower section) But a little romance never hurt anyone! So what is the" must do" this year? Hmmmmmmm let me prepare for that day!
Today I looked in the mirror, Then promptly went to Meijers food store and bought a sport machine to make my abs flatter. I proceeded to purchase 1- 5 lb weights to make my arms look better. Marched right on to the water section to buy Gatorade and bottled water so I could look fresher.Bought 2 jars of OLVIES because i was told it help your skin ( Sophia Loren eats them every day). When I finished up at Meijer foods I proceeded to the nearest cosmetic store and found several goods available to tighten up my skin on my face, smooth our the wrinkles and to brighten my eyes. I bought a new eyeliner and brush. I even found a new hairpiece to make me feel younger .. Of course to match my dyed blonde hair and highlights that cost me a fortune every 4 weeks. I went to the other side of the store to purchase hair repair (from all the dying) because we need that healthy shine..... Next ... I also stopped by the nearest clothing outlet to purchase a new suit and a new pair of those wonderful stretch jeans! ( They suck it all in you know)
When I completed that I drove to Victoria's Secret to see if i might find some new item there I promptly walked out. Why? because again I looked into the mirror and notice perhaps my funds might be better well spent on Botox? And of course I am constantly reminded of THE LATEST red carpet issue IT'S IN MY FACE AT THE GROCERY STORE !! I then make an appointment to have my nails done and new do for my hair. All for that possible special day 14 Feburary 2007..... What to wear what do do what to buy and what to give...
I will buy him roses this time such a surprise that will be...because after all I went through my gift to him has to be me! Now I have completed my thought for Valentine's Day I decided it was time to go home and fix myself a cup of tea and to my surprise my doting hubby comes in with roses and cupcakes .. Isn't he sweet? I am convinced he like me this way ... AHHHHHHHHHHHH being woman can men really afford us? So much for Valentine's Day !! Have a good one!!!  January 2007
REMBERING PRESIDENT FORD!! 895 days in office was the man honored ... I met a man named Gerald Ford (President) when I was a kid when he ran for the Presidency.. This was a man who could teach a NATION to forgive!
See article below it speaks for its self Thank you Mr. Vice President! quotes by the Minister...
"How mighty is the hand that can turn the page in history"... well said Rev.
Cheney Lauds Ford's Service During Ceremony at U.S. Capitol lBy Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Dec. 31, 2006 – With military members standing a solemn guard over the flag-draped casket in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Vice President Richard B. Cheney yesterday evening eulogized former President Gerald R. Ford.  Military members stand guard over the flag-draped casket of former President Gerald R. Ford as Reverend Daniel P. Coughlin, House of Representatives chaplain, gives the invocation during memorial services at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Dec. 30. Photo by William D. Moss '(Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. By his pardon of Richard M. Nixon, Ford prevented Americans from experiencing more political turmoil from Watergate, Cheney said in his eulogy to the fallen former chief executive. "It was this man, Gerald R. Ford, who'd led our republic safely through a crisis that could have turned to catastrophe," Cheney said. "We will never know what further unraveling, what greater malevolence, might have come in that time of furies turned loose and hearts turned cold." America was spared further angst, Cheney said, through Ford's pardoning of Nixon, which occurred not long after Ford had become president in August 1974 after Nixon resigned. Ford was president from 1974 to 1977. Cheney had served as Ford's chief of staff. Former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld performed his first stint as the Defense Department's top civilian in the Ford administration. Ford was an astute and honest man who likely sacrificed his chance for election as president in his own right in order to bind the nation's scars, Cheney said. Ford lost to Jimmy Carter during the 1976 presidential election. "For all the grief that never came, for all the wounds that were never inflicted, the people of the United States will forever stand in debt to the good man and faithful servant we mourn tonight," Cheney said. Senior military officers including Marine Gen. Peter Pace, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Vice Chairman Navy Adm. Edmund Giambastiani, and other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff listened to Cheney's eulogy and looked on as other servicemembers posted in and around the Rotunda stood guard around Ford's casket. Members of the Navy Band's Sea Chanters chorus sang hymns at the ceremony's opening. Cheney also praised Betty Ford, the fallen president's widow and former first lady. It was obvious to friends, Cheney said, that Betty Ford was the source of her husband's happiness and sunny outlook. "All the good that you shared, Betty, all the good that you did together has not gone away. All of that is forever," Cheney said. Ford healed America during his time in the Oval Office, Cheney said, noting it was now the time to say goodbye to his former boss. "And so, for now Mr. President, farewell. We will always be thankful for your good life," Cheney said.  Vice President Richard B. Cheney pays tribute to former President Gerald R. Ford during services at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Dec. 30 as a sailor in formal uniform stands guard over Ford's casket. Photo by William D. Moss Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff file past the casket of former President Gerald R. Ford following a memorial service at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Dec. 30. Photo by William D. Moss And may he rest in peace Theresa Forkins -Phillips
Dec 2006
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