I recently received the below email from the International Cesarean Awareness Network. If you or someone you know has had a cesarean, this webinar would be well worth your time.
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Dear friend of ICAN,
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Tuesday, January 5, 2010
FW: If you care about healing women, you'll love "Scar Care" with Isa Herrera
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
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Thursday, December 3, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
I am a Human Conservationist!
We are a beautiful sight to see... our 5 children and myself. We call a crowd and always someone feels they need to comment when they see all of us. "You have your hands full" My response normally is "full of love" but maybe I need to say, "I am preserving our human race." : )
Sunday, November 15, 2009
The Reality of Abortion
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
What lies beneath...
Posting an email chain, however brief, may be a bit unorthodox, but the issue is something we should all be aware of, and certainly concerned about.
Be sure to check out the links…
Your thoughts are right on. In fact, this approach has been underway nationwide for a few years now. Homosexual activists have been organizing political campaign funds on a national scale and funneling it into state AND LOCAL elections for the express purpose of knocking pro-family politicians out of positions of office and grooming political leaders who support the homosexual agenda for the state and national stage.
What we saw in
Check this out: http://americansfortruth.com/issues/corporate-promotion/foundations/gill-foundation
We sheep certainly do need to wake up…though the issue is so much more than just political. The fact that morality in this country has digressed so far speaks volumes about other issues…
-Cliff
Hello Everyone,
I normally don't send out mass e-mails like this but I found this particular section of a news story interesting. Below is the website if you want to check out the entire article but I just want to focus on one section.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091104/us_time/08599193443200
The article talks about yesterday's vote in
"That decision has been cited in numerous cases that have followed, as the number of states whose courts have demanded equal marriage rights for gays has grown. But those same cases have also helped fuel opponents, who argue gay marriage is being foisted upon
The article talks about how the popular vote has won out every single time that it has been put to the people and activists who are campaigning for gay marriage rites can see that they are not going to win by popularity...at least not now. They also know, as it states in the article, that it is difficult for them to win when "out-of-touch judges" enforce gay marriage onto the public. Realizing this, they are taking a more long term route but it looks like it may be a more effective one.
They are focusing their efforts on ELECTING representatives who are "friendly to their cause" in hopes of ushering in gay marriage as a "statute rather than a decree". They know that they cannot win with a popular vote because this is an issue that has gotten people like us off of the couch and out to vote. However, they are counting on us to not put in the effort to find and elect candidates who will represent us. Who cares if the majority of the people in our voting districts oppose gay marriage...or any other social, economic or political topic. If they can get a representative who supports them on their issues then it looks as though that is what the people want. This is why our representatives vote on most things because it is supposed to be a good indicator of what the people want.
Sorry if I am getting all political and long winded. If you find yourself reading this message and disagreeing with me then that is fine and I am sorry that I have wasted your time. I respect your opinion and stance on such touchy issues but this is just something that I feel strongly about and thought that I would share.
Bottom line is that it is easy to show up and vote for one topic in one election but let’s be the kind of politically active people who begin working two years in advance to ensure that we get people in office who will represent us. We often complain that our country is being taken over yet we have the power to seek out and elect people that we feel represent us in the best way possible. If you are already doing this then thank you and keep it up. If not, hopefully I have given you something to think about.
Again, thank you for your time.
It's no wonder Christians have a hard time being accepted as sincere...
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/11/04/miss.california.usa.settlement/index.html?eref=igoogle_cnn
Regardless of whether the allegations regarding the video are true, which would be heinous, all I can say is: breast implants? Really? Really?? Sheesh…
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Clean Smells are Next to Godliness...
You can read the article here: http://byunews.byu.edu/archive09-Oct-smellofvirtue.aspx
Obamacare = Social Engineering
How long until we can vote a sane administration onto capital hill?
Is it possible?
Thursday, October 15, 2009
First: Protect Yourself From Liability
We all know that the physician’s creed begins with: First, Do No Harm.
Sadly, however, more and more hospitals are attempting to force women into potentially dangerous surgery to avoid the greater risk of liability they might face if a VBAC goes wrong on their watch.
The problem with that is that it isn’t about the patient’s best interests at all. It’s about the hospital’s best interest, plain and simple.
Check out this article for a terrific example of the nonsense that some hospitals are putting families through:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/15/hospitals.ban.vbacs/index.html?eref=igoogle_cnn
For more information, google the International Cesarean Awareness Network.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
FW: Apostle Says Religious Freedom Is Being Threatened
Well worth reading…
From: Public Affairs - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [mailto:publicaffairs-slc@ldschurch.org]
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 4:44 PM
To: sircrazyhorse@gmail.com
Subject: Apostle Says Religious Freedom Is Being Threatened
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
Federal Defense, er...Hate Crimes Bill?
In an interesting (read, disengenuine) political maneuver, democratic leaders have attached the Federal Hate Crimes Bill (the ridiculously unconstitutional Federal Hate Crimes Bill) to a Federal Defense Bill, and then scheduled the vote for it at 1AM in the morning. Senator De Mint's argument against ALL of this nonsense is well spoken, and I highly recommend it. Methinks that even if this nonsensical bill does pass, it will simply invoke a spate of lawsuits challenging its constitutionality. Let's hope it never gets to that point.
Obamacare, ie: Lincoln Logs
Below are just a few of the myriad pieces of the proposed “overhaul” of America’s health care system – and all of this before a dime of our taxpayer money is ever spent on actual medical care, and many of these new agencies and positions duplicate existing government agencies and positions. If you haven’t guessed, I’m opposed to this, as well. You can read more here: http://www.onenewsnow.com/Perspectives/Default.aspx?id=607996
"Health Choices Commissioner"
"Health Choices Administration"
"Public Health Investment Fund"
"Health Insurance Exchange Trust Fund"
"Bureau of Health Information"
"Assistant Secretary for Health Information"
"National Coordinator for Health Information Technology"
"Office of Civil Rights"
"Office of Minority Health"
"language demonstration program"
"cultural and linguistics competence training"
"a youth public health program to expose and recruit high-school students into public health careers"
"Senior Advisor for Health Care Fraud"
"Senior Counsel for Health Care Fraud Enforcement"
"Health Care Program Integrity Coordinating Council"
"Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network"
"National Health Care Workforce Commission"
"public plan ombudsman"
"special health insurance exchange inspector general"
the "Raise the Cost of Living and Ship Jobs Overseas Act of 2009"
Read this:
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Perspectives/Default.aspx?id=607988
Then call your senator and ask him to vote NO on this nonsense, or at least to fight for a full, open, fair debate of the bill on the senate floor. There are far better ways to promote shifts to alternative forms of energy than by shoving a cap and trade tax down our collective throats, and there are far better ways to promote policy change than by forcing and buying votes that otherwise would never be attainable. The politics on capital hill is frankly scary these days.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
ICAN Webinar - Preventing Unnecessary C-Sections Through Education
The following is an email I recently received from the President of ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network), Desirre Andrews:
Dear friend of ICAN,
In our continued effort to prevent unnecessary cesareans through education, ICAN launched a new online webinar last month featuring our very own ICAN Birth Class: Cesarean Prevention. A webinar (short for "web seminar") allows many participants in multiple locations to see and hear a presentation from their own desks, and is a great format for spreading ICAN's message. Our first webinar was such a huge success that we are planning future webinars to come, with the first on Monday, July 27 at 9:00 pm EDT.
First-timers and experienced moms both can benefit from this webinar to find out ways to increase the chances of having an easier and safe birth.
Presenting the ICAN webinar is Claudia Villeneueve, President of ICAN
This 2-hour online session will cover:
* Different kinds of care providers, and the pros and cons of each
* How to empower yourself to make educated choices during pregnancy and during labor
* What factors contribute to the chances of having an unnecessary or preventable cesarean
* What is the "downward spiral of intervention"
* Why avoiding an unnecessary cesarean is safest for mom and baby
* When cesareans are truly necessary
$20 donation goes directly to support ICAN's mission.
For more information, please visit http://ican-online.org/none/ican-birth-class-cesarean-prevention
To register, go to https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/982351571
We look forward to seeing you there!
Warmly,
Desirre Andrews
ICAN President
www.ican-online.org
Be the change! Ask me how.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
A National Health Service leaflet is advising school pupils that they have a "right" to an enjoyable sex life
A British National Health Service leaflet, that is.
The full article is available here: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/education/article6689953.ece
I’m wondering, what’s the over under on when we’ll start seeing rubbish like this show up in
Reply to the President, How about that "political back and forth"
I was therefore a bit bothered when I received a mass email today from President Barack Obama, supporting his recent nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Sotomayor. Not that I disagree with such marketing tactics in politics (though such is often carried too far, IMO). After all, Mr. Axelrod (sp?) is a P.R. guy.
What bothers me is that Obama touts, not only her strong record, intellect, and experience (all without offereing any substantive proof of such, I might add - and he conventiently omitted the dismal record of her rulings that have been appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, but I digress again), but that he also touts her personal history as a qualification for the bench. He then made the following statement, which quite "set me off."
"It's important for these hearings to be about Judge Sotomayor's own record and her capacity for the job — not any political back and forth that some in Washington may use to distract you."
I include my reply below, as well as the actual letter from the President. I suppose I should have addressed the reply cordially, and I feel bad for not doing so. He is the President, after all, even if hypocritically...
My reply:
You mean, like choosing a Latin female as a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, largely because that candidate is Latin and female, and then arguing that because you are the President, the Senate should consent to that nomination without further inquiry into her judicial record, temperament, and philosophy; like arguing that somehow “empathy” is an important qualification for a Justice charged with impartially interpreting and upholding a Federal Constitution; like citing a laudable personal history of overcoming adversity as a reason to give someone the power to apply that Constitution, with a binding effect, to issues that will affect all Americans in varying degrees?
Yep, no “political back and forth” there, Mr. President.
And what about the “political back and forth” you engaged in when you were a Senator and President Bush nominated a certain Latin man, Mr. Estrada, to the federal bench? I suppose you are above that now that you are a President actually making the appointment…
Sincerely,
Clifford A. Arthur, esq.
The President's letter:
Good Morning,
Yesterday, Judge Sonia Sotomayor made her opening statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee and moved another step closer to taking a seat on the United States Supreme Court. In case you missed it, watch the video of her opening statement here:
As President, there are few responsibilities more serious or consequential than the naming of a Supreme Court Justice, so I want to take this opportunity to tell you about the qualifications and character that informed my decision to nominate Judge Sotomayor.
Judge Sotomayor's brilliant legal mind is complemented by the practical lessons that can only be learned by applying the law to real world situations.
In the coming days, the hearings will cover an incredible body of work from a judge who has more experience on the federal bench than any incoming Supreme Court Justice in the last 100 years. Judge Sotomayor's professional background spans our judicial system — from her time as a big-city prosecutor and a corporate litigator, to her work as a federal trial judge on the U.S. District Court, and an appellate judge on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
And then there is Judge Sotomayor's incredible personal story. She grew up in a housing project in the South Bronx — her parents coming to New York from Puerto Rico during the Second World War. At the age of nine, she lost her father, and her mother worked six days a week just to put food on the table. It takes a certain resilience and determination to rise up out of such circumstances, focus, work hard and achieve the American dream.
This character shined through in yesterday's opening statement: Watch the video.
In Judge Sotomayor, our nation will have a Justice who will never forget her humble beginnings, will always apply the rule of law, and will be a protector of the Constitution that made her American dream and the dreams of millions of others possible. As she said so clearly yesterday, Judge Sotomayor's decisions on the bench "have been made not to serve the interests of any one litigant, but always to serve the larger interest of impartial justice."
In anticipation of today's first round of questioning, I hope you'll share this email widely, because Judge Sotomayor's confirmation is something that affects every American. It's important for these hearings to be about Judge Sotomayor's own record and her capacity for the job — not any political back and forth that some in Washington may use to distract you. What members of the Judiciary Committee, and the American people, will see today is a sharp and fearless jurist who does not let powerful interests bully her into breaking from the rule of law.
Thank you,
Barack Obama
Monday, July 13, 2009
To Heck with Freedom from Religion!
In any case, the establishment clause of the first amendment was a brilliant, although relatively recently twisted attempt to protect religion and federal government from eachother, with the intent of fostering the healthy coexistence of them both. Sad to see so many these days using the establishment clause as a club to pound religion from our societal conscience, but I digress.
Enjoy the clip:
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Sweat is my sanity
This from Alaska Governor Sarah Palin in a recent interview. I think it’s hilarious because my sweet wife HATES sweat, but I can relate to this statement. I love a good sweat!
Palin also stated that she would beat President Obama in a long race. An event like that just might bring pay per view back into national prominence. I think it should be followed by a boxing match with Biden…
More available here: http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/us_palin_runners_world/2009/06/30/230608.html?s=al&promo_code=829B-1
Counter Surge?
In a surge movement that runs almost exactly counter to the strategy which the Obama-Biden ticket ardently argued they would employ in Afghanistan, because they argued that a surge similar to that employed in Iraq would not work, U.S. troops in Afghanistan are set to reach the same levels as that in the Iraqi surge, while operating under similar principles. (I don’t have time to dig up the old footage, but in addition to Obama continuing to put down the Iraqi surge and arguing that a different strategy was needed in Afghanistan, I distinctly remember one Joe Biden chiding Palin in their VP debate for supporting the use of “surge principles” in Afghanistan because certain “experts” said it would not work.)
Well, get a load of this: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/world/asia/02afghan.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
Like many of his policy measures, Obama is of course refusing to admit that he is doing exactly what he said he would not do – in other words, Obama refuses to refer to the current administration’s Afghan strategy as a “surge,” but the facts of the operations on the ground reveal otherwise.
As an aside, I would note that our beloved Marine Corps is once again leading the charge in this current operation. Semper Fi.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
We are starting to read "The First Four Years"
A LETTER FROM LAURA... Dear Children,I was born in the "Little House in the Big Woods" of Wisconsin on February 7 in the year 1867. I lived everything that happened in my books. It was a long story, filled with sunshine and shadow, that we have lived since "These Happy Golden Years." After our marriage Almanzo and I lived for a little while in the little gray house on the tree claim. In the year 1894 we and our little daughter Rose left Dakota in a covered wagon and moved to a farm in the Ozarks. We cleared the land and built our own farmhouse. Eventually we had 200 acres of improved land, and a herd of cows, good hogs, and the best laying flock of hens in the country. For many years we did all our own work, but now almost all of the land has been rented or sold. For recreation we used to ride horseback or in our buggy - later on, our Chrysler. We read and played music and attended church socials. In 1949 Almanzo died at the age of 92. We had been married 63 years. Our daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, the novelist, now lives in Connecticut. You may be interested to know what happened to some of the other people you met in my books. Ma and Pa lived for a while on their homestead then moved into town where Pa did carpentry. After Mary graduated from the College for the Blind she lived at home. She was always cheerful and busy with her work, her books and music. Carrie worked for THE DE SMET NEWS for a while after finishing high school, and then she married a mine owner and moved to the Black Hills. Grace married a farmer and lived a few miles outside DeSmet. All of them have been dead for some years now. Several years before Almanzo's death he and I took a trip back to DeSmet for a reunion with our old friends. Many of the old buildings had been replaced. Everywhere we went we recognized faces, but we were always surprised to find them old and gray like ourselves, instead of being young as in our memories. There is one thing that will always remain the same to remind people of little Laura's days on the prairie, and that is Pa's fiddle. Every year at a public concert, someone plays on it the songs Pa used to play. The "Little House" books are stories of long ago. Today our way of living and our schools are much different; so many things have made living and learning easier. But the real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with the simple pleasures and to be cheerful and have courage when things go wrong. Great improvements in living have been made because every American has always been free to pursue his happiness, and so long as Americans are free they will continue to make our country ever more wonderful.
With love to you all and best wishes for your happiness, I am Sincerely your friend,
Laura Ingalls Wilder
PS Our children said when they die, they want to meet Laura and Almanzo. Me too! : )
