Just for laughs!

(Thanks to BLaugh for allowing me to post these!)

Rights

I am curious. What do YOU think are our basic rights as humans, and more specifically, as Americans?

Please keep the discussion focused and civil.

Perfect Pairings

Yesterday's Sunset...

He hath made everything beautiful in its time: also he hath set eternity in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beginning even to the end. Ecclesiastes 3:11

In that day shall the branch of Jehovah be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel. Isaiah 4:2

Obamacare

The House has passed the healthcare bill. The House has passed the healthcare bill. The House has passed the healthcare bill.

Maybe if I say it a few more times I'll wake up and it won't be true.

(Pinch. Wake up, stupid!)

Oh. It's true.

Maybe the Senate will get it right.

It's time for healthcare reform, but this...?

First Friday party

Our new neighborhood has a cool tradition where we rotate homes and have a social every First Friday of the month. Yesterday was our turn, and it was a blast!

The weather was perfect, we put a fire in the outside fireplace, had Jazz XM on the stereo, and many neighbors came with appetizers and drinks.

My sister and I used our creative talents to create this lovely flower arrangement (from our gardens) for the festivities!

Maybe we need to expand Twice as Nice Boutique to include floral arrangement. :o)

Fort Hood Tragedy

Many people will be blogging about the shooting at Fort Hood. If you don't know what I'm talking about here is a brief synopsis:

An Army PSYCHIATRIST opened fire in a training center at Fort Hood today killing 12 and injuring as many as 30 others. He had received papers that he was to be deployed to Iraq toward the end of November.

Fort Hood is located in the Temple/Killeen area, approximately 2 hours from the College Station area. In Texas, this is next door neighbors!

My two-cents on the topic: although I agree that psychiatrists are human and feel stress like everyone else it seems odd that the first sign of EXTREME stress would be to kill a bunch of people. I'm just saying...

Also, the guy's name sounds middle eastern. Doesn't mean he was a terrorist. Doesn't mean he wasn't. But are we now going to be stuck in a place where everyone with an arabic sounding name is suspect? I pray not. Post 9/11 was tough enough.

My prayers go out the the victims, their families, and their friends. Violence has far-reaching effects and those effects can linger. Let our prayers wage war on the needless suffering of humanity.

We should all be...

Filled with love, that is!

JMonster grabbed me around the neck as we "snuggled" in his bed last night. He pulled me close and told me he was giving me love. Lots of love. Because he had too much.

"Too much? Where did you get too much love, buddy?"

"From God."


Why can't we all be filled with too much love?