Pentecost We traveled down to Cincy to visit with Aaron, Dawn, Brooklyn and Wyatt as Mom and Dad had come to town. This is us at the start of the day and then there's all of us at the end of the day!
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Feminist pioneer’s rethink: ‘a woman’s place is in the home’
Erin Pizzey claims freedom of choice doesn’t work.
She is one of feminism's pioneers and founder of the UK's first refuge for victims of domestic violence, but after decades of fighting for women's rights Erin Pizzey has come to a startling conclusion: women should stay at home and look after the children while men go out to work.
Her revelations don't stop there. Pizzey also believes that with mothers away from home working, their child's development will be harmed. Her views are supported by new research conducted by Birbeck College in London, which suggests that the longer children are in childcare, as opposed to with parents, the more aggressive they become.
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She is one of feminism's pioneers and founder of the UK's first refuge for victims of domestic violence, but after decades of fighting for women's rights Erin Pizzey has come to a startling conclusion: women should stay at home and look after the children while men go out to work.
Her revelations don't stop there. Pizzey also believes that with mothers away from home working, their child's development will be harmed. Her views are supported by new research conducted by Birbeck College in London, which suggests that the longer children are in childcare, as opposed to with parents, the more aggressive they become.
To read more, click here...
Back at the Farm...
Miss Kitty has kittens! They arrived on Friday. Two boys and two girls.
And, the kids have been busy with the ducks again!!
Wild Turkey
We just couldn't believe that a wild turkey was in the garden one morning this past week! But, it got even better than that. Not only did it have breakfast in the garden; but, she proceeded to march up the hill past the barn, house, and chickens (and Peanut no less!)!! What a treat to see one so close to the house. Twice, when something frightened her, we watched her melt into the grass and become instantly invisible! You would have never been able to spot her if you didn't know she had been there a second before. It was amazing to see another taste of God's creation in action! "For [God's] invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse." (Romans 1:20)
A Visit to the Sanders'
A few weeks ago we were able to end the Sabbath at Adam and Keri Sanders' new home! We all had a wonderful time and certainly enjoyed the visiting as well as seeing their new house. The kiddos always have a great deal of fun whenever they have the opportunity to get together. I know my kids always look forward to seeing the Sanders! So, thank you so much, Adam and Keri, Abigail, Chloe, Sara and Caleb, for a wonderful time!!
Monday, May 4, 2009
Untitled 2004
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Zell Miller (D-GA) delivered the following statement on the floor of the United States Senate addressing several social issues facing the country:
"The Old Testament prophet Amos was a sheep herder who lived back in the Judean hills, away from the larger cities of Bethlehem and Jerusalem. Compared to the intellectual urbanites like Isaiah and Jeremiah, he was just an unsophisticated country hick.
"But Amos had a unique grasp of political and social issues and his poetic literary skill was among the best of all the prophets. That familiar quote of Martin Luther King, Jr. about 'Justice will rush down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream' are Amos's words.
"Amos was the first to propose the concept of a universal God and not just some tribal deity. He also wrote that God demanded moral purity, not rituals and sacrifices. This blunt speaking moral conscience of his time warns in Chapter 8, verse 11 of The Book of Amos, as if he were speaking to us today:
That 'the days will come, sayeth the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land. Not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the word of the Lord.
'And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east. They shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.'
To read more, click here...
"The Old Testament prophet Amos was a sheep herder who lived back in the Judean hills, away from the larger cities of Bethlehem and Jerusalem. Compared to the intellectual urbanites like Isaiah and Jeremiah, he was just an unsophisticated country hick.
"But Amos had a unique grasp of political and social issues and his poetic literary skill was among the best of all the prophets. That familiar quote of Martin Luther King, Jr. about 'Justice will rush down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream' are Amos's words.
"Amos was the first to propose the concept of a universal God and not just some tribal deity. He also wrote that God demanded moral purity, not rituals and sacrifices. This blunt speaking moral conscience of his time warns in Chapter 8, verse 11 of The Book of Amos, as if he were speaking to us today:
That 'the days will come, sayeth the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land. Not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the word of the Lord.
'And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east. They shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.'
To read more, click here...
Friday, May 1, 2009
Red Tailed Hawk
A few weeks ago, Ted came home with a little surprise for us! He had a red tailed hawk he brought into the house for us to see. Let me tell you that was wild!! This guy was not happy at all. I guess Peanut had him on his back in the woods. He was defending himself with his claws. Don't ask me how Ted picked him up! But after admiring him (from a little distance) we tried to let him go. He just sat on the ground. So, Ted put him in the barn for the night and then tried to let him go again. H
e just sat on the barn but eventually did take off. Funny thing though, a day later we saw him up in a tree just watching (and this was before chicks - so he was not interested in lunch).
e just sat on the barn but eventually did take off. Funny thing though, a day later we saw him up in a tree just watching (and this was before chicks - so he was not interested in lunch).
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