Saturday, December 26, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
1 Corinthians 13, a Christmas version
If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling lights and shiny balls, but do not show love to my family, I'm just another decorator.
If I slave away in the kitchen, baking dozens of Christmas cookies, preparing gourmet meals and arranging a beautifully adorned table at mealtime, but do not show love to my family, I'm just another cook.
If I work at the soup kitchen, carol in the nursing home, and give all that I have to charity, but do not show love to my family, it profits me nothing.
If I trim the spruce with shimmering angels and crocheted snowflakes, attend myriad holiday parties, and sing in the choir's cantata, but do not focus on Christ, I have missed the point.
Love stops the cooking to hug the child.
Love sets aside the decorating to kiss the husband.
Love is kind, though harried and tired.
Love doesn't envy another's home that has coordinated Christmas china and table linens.
Love doesn't yell at the kids to get out of the way, but is thankful they are there to be in the way.
Love doesn't give only to those who are able to give in return, but rejoices in giving to those who can't.
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never fails. Video games will break; pearl necklaces will be lost; golf clubs will rust; but giving the gift of love will endure.
Love sets aside the decorating to kiss the husband.
Love is kind, though harried and tired.
Love doesn't envy another's home that has coordinated Christmas china and table linens.
Love doesn't yell at the kids to get out of the way, but is thankful they are there to be in the way.
Love doesn't give only to those who are able to give in return, but rejoices in giving to those who can't.
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never fails. Video games will break; pearl necklaces will be lost; golf clubs will rust; but giving the gift of love will endure.
Have a very blessed Advent.
Come, Lord Jesus!
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Extended recess...
Unfortunatelly I am taking an extended recess from this blog. It seems that gearing up for "school" is taking all of my spare time (whatever that is :) and my camera's refusal to work has dampened my exitement for recording the goings on here. I do hope that I can start up again when the school year gets rolling and a working Cannon Power Shot falls out of the sky on to my lap. LOL. For now though, this will have to be one of the more quiet corners of Bloggerville. I'll try for a Monday post every week, but no promises. Time for bed.... God Bless
Monday, July 27, 2009
Abortionomics
#1 Obamacare: Fast track to Economic SuicideBy Dennis M. Howard © Copyright, 2009
Economic conservatives are worried about the runaway tax and spend potential of President Obama’s health care initiative. They are worried that “before this thing is through, it could cost us $1.6 trillion and still not solve the health care problem.”
But that’s not half the real story
What they’re overlooking is the hidden cost of federal funding of abortion as part of an “essential benefits package” that will be imposed on everyone unless it is explicitly excluded from the legislation. Right now, the Democrats are opposed to such an exclusion.
If the health care bill passes without this exclusion, taxpayers will be forced to pay for other people’s abortions whether they like it or not. And the $1.6 trillion the eco-conservatives are worried about will only be the tip of a very large iceberg.
That’s because abortion has a huge hidden economic cost. It’s the loss in GDP represented by all those babies who never had a chance to grow up to become the future workers, consumers, taxpayers, and parents the nation needs to sustain future economic growth.
This is something the younger generation better start worrying about. People under 40 will still be paying taxes 30 to 50 years from now, so they will take the biggest hit from this phenomenon. And because their numbers have already been depleted by abortion, that means even fewer shoulders on which to rest a much bigger burden.
We’ve already had more than 51.7 million abortions since 1970. That’s a whopping 30.6% of our current under-40 population. If we had a war that took that kind of toll, we would have run up the white flag decades ago. The pro-aborts just don’t give up that easily.
What they don’t want to admit is that people are our country’s most important renewable resource. Ever since Roe v. Wade, we’ve been depleting that resource with abandon.
The hidden cost of those 51.5 million abortions has already reached an estimated $35 trillion in lost GDP. Assuming a 33% tax rate, that’s enough to pay off our entire current national debt with enough left over to fund a vibrant economy.
If all those kids had lived, we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in.
Looking forward, the picture isn’t any brighter . . . especially if we keep subsidizing abortion. That’s exactly what the Democrats propose to do by sending you the bill for other people’s abortions.
GDP per capita is now about $45,000 a year, and until the current slumpp it was compounding at a rate of 4% a year. It is a measure that includes everyone from the cradle to the grave. But every baby we abort is one less contributor to GDP not just for today, but for a lifetime.Every child we abort today will cost us about $23 million in future GDP over a lifetime.
And the bonus is that babies don’t compete for jobs with the rest of us for their first 20 years. But they create jobs for everybody else – doctors, nurses, teachers, homebuilders, toymakers, retailers, you name it.
If there ever was a major job killer, it is the baby-killing industry.
Yet all those nuts we send to Congress continue to subsidize Planned Parenthood to the tune of $326 million a year. That’s about $1,000 for every abortion Planned Parenthood performs. Now Congress want to compound that by making you pay again . . . and again . . . and again.
So, unless abortion is explicitly excluded from Obama’s health care plan, get ready for even higher taxes. Whether its your abortion or someone else’s, you’re going to get the bill.
Planned Parenthood estimates that the number of abortions will rise by 20% to 35% if the Obama health care bill passes. That will take abortions back to levels not seen since the mid-1980’s. And that means even bigger losses in future GDP.
Thanks to the magic of compounding, by 2040 to 2050, we’re already looking at cumulative GDP losses of $335 to $500 trillion dollars just from abortion. Add another 20% to 35% to that, and we’re talking about really big money.
That’s why I call Obamacare a “fast track to national suicide.” It is far more significant than anything else that threatens us this side of eternal damnation.
In his book, “Obamanomics,” John Talbott lists “25 Greatest Threats to our Prosperity.” (Abortion oddly is not one of them!) High on his list are World Poverty ($100 trillion), Global Warming ($60 trillion), Globalization’s Nasty Side Effects ($60 trillion) . . . all the way down to Terrorism ($5 trillion).
His terrorism tab is laughable. We’ve already exceeded it. And nearly all of the others are based on numbers conjured up in someone’s imagination.
My estimates, on the other hand, are based on hard-rock numbers. GDP per capita is a measure that is used universally throughout the world. Indeed, my estimates are more conservative than those employed by government agencies in the cost/benefit analyses they use to plan their spending.
But try telling that to some politician who firmly believes that abortion is some kind of free lunch. Sure, it looks “free” to a guy who wants to avoid the responsibility of paying 21 years of child support, but the baby’s only crime is wanting to call him “Daddy” for the rest of his life.
For the rest of us, it adds up to more of what we have been experiencing for the last 35 years declining personal incomes, a shrinking economy, lost jobss, rising taxes, and less freedom as the Nanny State takes over more and more of our personal lives.
In short, abortion is the biggest fraud ever perpetrated on the American people.
But you have a choice. If you want bigger tax bills, a grimmer future for your children and grandchildren, and more government encroachment on your right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, just go back to sleep and forget you ever read this.
But if you are ready to fight this, come join us at We the People Speak, our new non-partisan educational campaign to restore common sense to American politics. Check it out at: http://www.movement forabetterameric a.org/wethepeopl espeak.htmlOr join us on Facebook at http://www.facebook .com/WethePeople Speak?hiq= dennis,howard
Economic conservatives are worried about the runaway tax and spend potential of President Obama’s health care initiative. They are worried that “before this thing is through, it could cost us $1.6 trillion and still not solve the health care problem.”
But that’s not half the real story
What they’re overlooking is the hidden cost of federal funding of abortion as part of an “essential benefits package” that will be imposed on everyone unless it is explicitly excluded from the legislation. Right now, the Democrats are opposed to such an exclusion.
If the health care bill passes without this exclusion, taxpayers will be forced to pay for other people’s abortions whether they like it or not. And the $1.6 trillion the eco-conservatives are worried about will only be the tip of a very large iceberg.
That’s because abortion has a huge hidden economic cost. It’s the loss in GDP represented by all those babies who never had a chance to grow up to become the future workers, consumers, taxpayers, and parents the nation needs to sustain future economic growth.
This is something the younger generation better start worrying about. People under 40 will still be paying taxes 30 to 50 years from now, so they will take the biggest hit from this phenomenon. And because their numbers have already been depleted by abortion, that means even fewer shoulders on which to rest a much bigger burden.
We’ve already had more than 51.7 million abortions since 1970. That’s a whopping 30.6% of our current under-40 population. If we had a war that took that kind of toll, we would have run up the white flag decades ago. The pro-aborts just don’t give up that easily.
What they don’t want to admit is that people are our country’s most important renewable resource. Ever since Roe v. Wade, we’ve been depleting that resource with abandon.
The hidden cost of those 51.5 million abortions has already reached an estimated $35 trillion in lost GDP. Assuming a 33% tax rate, that’s enough to pay off our entire current national debt with enough left over to fund a vibrant economy.
If all those kids had lived, we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in.
Looking forward, the picture isn’t any brighter . . . especially if we keep subsidizing abortion. That’s exactly what the Democrats propose to do by sending you the bill for other people’s abortions.
GDP per capita is now about $45,000 a year, and until the current slumpp it was compounding at a rate of 4% a year. It is a measure that includes everyone from the cradle to the grave. But every baby we abort is one less contributor to GDP not just for today, but for a lifetime.Every child we abort today will cost us about $23 million in future GDP over a lifetime.
And the bonus is that babies don’t compete for jobs with the rest of us for their first 20 years. But they create jobs for everybody else – doctors, nurses, teachers, homebuilders, toymakers, retailers, you name it.
If there ever was a major job killer, it is the baby-killing industry.
Yet all those nuts we send to Congress continue to subsidize Planned Parenthood to the tune of $326 million a year. That’s about $1,000 for every abortion Planned Parenthood performs. Now Congress want to compound that by making you pay again . . . and again . . . and again.
So, unless abortion is explicitly excluded from Obama’s health care plan, get ready for even higher taxes. Whether its your abortion or someone else’s, you’re going to get the bill.
Planned Parenthood estimates that the number of abortions will rise by 20% to 35% if the Obama health care bill passes. That will take abortions back to levels not seen since the mid-1980’s. And that means even bigger losses in future GDP.
Thanks to the magic of compounding, by 2040 to 2050, we’re already looking at cumulative GDP losses of $335 to $500 trillion dollars just from abortion. Add another 20% to 35% to that, and we’re talking about really big money.
That’s why I call Obamacare a “fast track to national suicide.” It is far more significant than anything else that threatens us this side of eternal damnation.
In his book, “Obamanomics,” John Talbott lists “25 Greatest Threats to our Prosperity.” (Abortion oddly is not one of them!) High on his list are World Poverty ($100 trillion), Global Warming ($60 trillion), Globalization’s Nasty Side Effects ($60 trillion) . . . all the way down to Terrorism ($5 trillion).
His terrorism tab is laughable. We’ve already exceeded it. And nearly all of the others are based on numbers conjured up in someone’s imagination.
My estimates, on the other hand, are based on hard-rock numbers. GDP per capita is a measure that is used universally throughout the world. Indeed, my estimates are more conservative than those employed by government agencies in the cost/benefit analyses they use to plan their spending.
But try telling that to some politician who firmly believes that abortion is some kind of free lunch. Sure, it looks “free” to a guy who wants to avoid the responsibility of paying 21 years of child support, but the baby’s only crime is wanting to call him “Daddy” for the rest of his life.
For the rest of us, it adds up to more of what we have been experiencing for the last 35 years declining personal incomes, a shrinking economy, lost jobss, rising taxes, and less freedom as the Nanny State takes over more and more of our personal lives.
In short, abortion is the biggest fraud ever perpetrated on the American people.
But you have a choice. If you want bigger tax bills, a grimmer future for your children and grandchildren, and more government encroachment on your right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, just go back to sleep and forget you ever read this.
But if you are ready to fight this, come join us at We the People Speak, our new non-partisan educational campaign to restore common sense to American politics. Check it out at: http://www.movement forabetterameric a.org/wethepeopl espeak.htmlOr join us on Facebook at http://www.facebook .com/WethePeople Speak?hiq= dennis,howard
Friday, July 17, 2009
Been a long time...
I know that it's been a while since I 've posted, but I have been busy with an ill household :(. It's so hard to see the children sick. And then there's the extra chores ....Still catching up. But I think that soon I'll be back at it. The children are better . Now I just need a new camera to replace the one that will no longer take pics for me.....:(
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
15 years ago...
Ciera Giard, It has been 15 years since I last saw you. Your round cheeks, fine hair, and rosebud lips are etched in my memory. I didn't know what sweetness I had been given, but God has other plans for you. I hope you are happy on your jurney and may Our Lady watch over and guide you as you jurney through this vale of tears. Sending prayers of love across the plains from a mothers heart.
Love, Gloria
Thursday, June 11, 2009
My poor 'puter
Well, it's toast :( And I never backed it up so all of the pics I've taken over the last year or so are gone......along with lesson plans......and e-books.....
Oh well, c'est la vie!
I am sooo glad I have saved some of the pics to this blog. And I still have the older computer. It is just so slooooooow.
Oh well, c'est la vie!
I am sooo glad I have saved some of the pics to this blog. And I still have the older computer. It is just so slooooooow.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Good news, Bad news....
Mother's Day
I was going to do a daybook, but I don't have the time.
So I'll use this entry to honor Our Heavenly Mother, the most pure mother of Our Lord, who's month it is.
Remember O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession, was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother; to you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful: O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy hear and answer me. Amen.
Happy Mother's Day!
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
The door frames
First we needed something to form the board to in order to make it bend the right shape. This old tire bolted to this board, and straps ready to hold it in place untill it cools, will work just fine... 
Now, in order for the board to bend, it must be made pliable. Steam is the fastest way to do that. So, Dad made a steambox out of 1x12 cedar (the same stuff we used for the floor) .
He inserted supports along the length of the box to keep the board from sagging inside the box. And a hole drilled in the top let us insert a meat thermometer to make sure that it reached a sufficient board bending temp. We found some usefull instructions here .
We took the side burner off of the gas grill to heat the water with. These pics are from our second attempt. The first was successful. The second try failed because the board (pictured) had a grain pattern that caused it to split instead of bend :( But the first one turned out well and here it is installed. I'll post more pics when we do the upper story door frame.
Isn't it cute!
And here's what Daniel likes to do in his spare time, build his own cars out of leftover lumber.
Who needs a Suburban!?!To love a child
If I have time for waxing,
Love leaves the dust
Love is present through the trials.
Before I became a mother
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Fort catch-up
With the floor in place, it is time to put up the pre-built wall frame. And when moving something heavy, always use something with wheels :)
The boys helped to move the wall frames...
and to hold them straight while Dad lag bolted (pre drilled of course) them to the floor. If you didn't notice, the frames are also painted (or going top be), to keep down the weather damage that they may encounter 
I took alot of muscle to keep it straight sometimes. And many power tools to fasten it together :D
And here's the paint crew.
Daniel's finally able to swing a hammer. He's our natural builder. He is walling the inside of the fort with plywood so that we can paint it.
So now the fort has a foundation, floor,frame, and walls. The boys are having a-lot of fun building it, not to mention the learning that is going on :)
The boys helped to move the wall frames...and to hold them straight while Dad lag bolted (pre drilled of course) them to the floor. If you didn't notice, the frames are also painted (or going top be), to keep down the weather damage that they may encounter I took alot of muscle to keep it straight sometimes. And many power tools to fasten it together :DAnd here's the paint crew.Daniel's finally able to swing a hammer. He's our natural builder. He is walling the inside of the fort with plywood so that we can paint it.
So now the fort has a foundation, floor,frame, and walls. The boys are having a-lot of fun building it, not to mention the learning that is going on :)Friday, May 1, 2009
JAMES JOSEPH
I've finally gotten around to posting some baby pics!
Not much to say but that he is so cute...
And funny...
and his sister loves him....
Not much to say but that he is so cute...
And funny...
and his sister loves him....So does his other one...
And Thomas likes to pretend to be him too.... 
I'm in love!
Now if only I could DO something :)
And Thomas likes to pretend to be him too.... 
I'm in love!Now if only I could DO something :) Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Jokes
Benjamin has been making up his own jokes for a long time. But lately they have been actually funny more often than not. So I thought I'd start recording them here. I'll write down the ones from the past as I remember them and new ones as they come up.
What did the judge eat for lunch?...........................Trial Mix!
What did the judge eat for lunch?...........................Trial Mix!
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Last Fall
Now that it's spring, I think I'll post pics from last fall Ha Ha.
A fun day playing in the few leaves provided by our crepe myrtle. And some of Holly's math :)
A fun day playing in the few leaves provided by our crepe myrtle. And some of Holly's math :)
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Babymoon blogging
Boy this baby sure takes up alot of time! I forgot how demanding they can be. James is even more so though. He is a little more fussy that any of the others have been, so mom doesn;t get to blog as much :( Lately though, he has been sleeping in longer stretches and I may take one of those times to do some catch-up posts from the winter. for now, here is a picture that I took of an odd cloud formation last fall. Of course the photo doesn't do it justice, but it looked amazing in real life.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Daybook
http://thesimplewomansdaybook.blogspot.com/
FOR TODAY April 1,2009...
One of my favorite things...I noticed that the kitchen is getting a little sunlight now in the afternoon. Sunny kitchens are so cheery! I just wish my kitchen window faced south instead of north so that I could harvest that cheer in the drearier seasons.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Daybook
http://thesimplewomansdaybook.blogspot.com/FOR TODAY March 26, 2009...
Outside my window...it is sunny and windy; so it looks nice out, but feels cold.
I am thinking...that I need to get back into a routine and also that I will start posting on the fort again soon. Also, I think it is time to take my baby ticker down ...
I am thankful for...the little things that make a difference in life.
From the learning rooms...the kids made this swallow mobile, that Anne had blogged about, to hang from the cieling fan for "Swallow Day"
and will be planting a garden this week.From the kitchen...we made the sugar cookies from
Catholic Cuisine, with blue sugar sprinkles,for the feast of the Annunciation.
I am wearing...my denim tennies, denim skirt, and a red t-shirt that I will change as soon as I'm done with this because I has been spit upon by my cute little baby James.
I am creating...so many things all at once that none of them are getting done :(
This is a lenten tree that I made from seeing this one at Shower of Roses, but I am using Dom Guarrenger's Liturgical Year books and making symbols to match it day by day.Needless to say I am a little behind with the symbols, but it's coming along.I am going...to get more wood for the boys' fort with the money dad made fixing up an old bug and selling it for 3 times what he paid for it. (he's so smart :)
I am reading...not much right now, no time.But I am learning more about HTML :)
I am hoping...our garden works this year.
I am hearing...Peter helping Thomas put on his shoes and Amber play out back.Everyone else is quietly doing math.
A picture thought I am sharing... The circus car (there's 7 clowns in there :)
We were Bug owners for a week! The kids almost voted to keep the VW to play in and forgo the fort...almost.
Love, Gloria
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Shamrock says...
Your Shamrock Says You Are Loving |
 You are balanced, nurturing, and sympathetic. You understand people and love to help them. At times, you get too involved with what's going on in other people's lives. It's hard to remove yourself. You consider yourself a lucky person. Luck always seems to be on your side. You are stylish, in a classic sort of way. You are particular about how you like things. |
Monday, March 16, 2009
Daybook
FOR TODAY... March 16, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Little saints
Our home is populated by 8 little saints now! James Joseph was baptized today and it was so good to see Father Alphonsus again too. The twins also made their first confessions.
Holly got to be the proxy godmother for Anne who had to drive the girls to class. She was so proud!
Poor James cried the entire time:( But Holly was such a trooper:)
Holly got to be the proxy godmother for Anne who had to drive the girls to class. She was so proud!
Poor James cried the entire time:( But Holly was such a trooper:)Sorry this post is so short and disjointed, but life postpardum still needs adjusting and time for much is wanting. As it is, I finished this post 2 weeks late.
Blessings from our family to yours!
Blessings from our family to yours!
~Gloria
St. Antholy, Pray for us.
O glorious Saint! God has given thee the power of working miracles continually, and the favor of answering the prayers of those who invoke thy assistance in misfortune, anxiety, and distress; we beseech thee, obtain for us from Jesus, through Mary, His Blessed Mother, what we beg of thee so fervently and hopefully, if it be for the glory of God and the good of our souls.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be
THE MIRACULOUS RESPONSORY OF ST. ANTHONY
By St. Bonaventure
1. If then you ask for miracles, Death, error, all calamities, The leprosy and demons fly, And health succeeds infirmities.
Chorus:
The sea obeys, and fetters break, And lifeless limbs thou dost restore, Whilst treasures lost are found again, When young and old thine aid implore.
2. All dangers vanish at thy prayer, And direst need doth quickly flee; Let those who know thy power proclaim, Let Paduans say: "These are of thee."
The sea obeys, and fetters break, And lifeless limbs thou dost restore, Whilst treasures lost are found again, When young and old thine aid implore.
3. To Father, Son, may glory be, And Holy Spirit eternally.
Chorus:
The sea obeys, and fetters break, And lifeless limbs thou dost restore, Whilst treasures lost are found again, When young and old thine aid implore.
Pray for us, St. Anthony,
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O God! May the votive commemoration of St. Anthony, Thy Confessor and Doctor, be a source of joy to Thy Church, that she may always be fortified with spiritual assistance and may deserve to possess eternal joy. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Daybook
FOR TODAY ...February 9, 2009
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