A. got tapped by the Young Women's President in our ward to organize New Beginnings this year, for her Personal Progress. She did a great job with very little nagging on my part, and it went off well. But since I give her so many assignments, she thought she'd get back at me and make me be the main speaker. Paul said he liked my talk, so I thought I'd sum it up here, since I don't seem to write much about Church things, and that's the most important thing that I do.
The theme was "It's a Wonderful Time" (we had a "clock" cake served on "clock" tables afterward) and so I had the girls think about what this is a wonderful time for. The life cycle of a butterfly is a good metaphor. Small children and babies are like caterpillars. They crawl around, eat frequently, and when you meet them, you don't really know what they are going to become. They continue to grow, and then sense that they are about to change, so they become a cocoon (or a chrysalis - but a cocoon works better for my metaphor). When passing through the phase of change, teens often retreat to their rooms a lot, but you should think of the whole world as your cocoon. At this phase of life, your parents are protecting you and providing for you, making your life soft and comfy. Because in our modern affluent society teens aren't usually required to do anything to support their family, many teens just focus on entertaining themselves and put a minimum effort into their education. The time passes all too quickly, however, and then they're out on their own, unprepared for life as an adult.
But think about the butterfly. It is hard at work in there preparing itself for adult life, growing, stretching, redefining itself, so that when it emerges, it is radiantly beautiful.
This is your time to develop yourself - your talents, your intellect, your body, and your spirit.
We then read a bunch of scriptures to find out what the Lord would have us use our time on, and discussed how the Personal Progress program could help us in those goals.
That's over! Next......
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
"Scientists Doubt Climate Change" but Minnesotans are all for it...
Scientists Doubt Climate Change
12/21/2007
"More than 400 scientists challenge claims by former Vice President Al Gore and the United Nations about the threat of man-made global warming, a new Senate minority report says. The scientists many of whom are current or former members of the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that shares the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Mr. Gore for publicizing a climate crisis cast doubt on the 'scientific consensus' that man-made global warming imperils the planet." (Washington Times, Friday)
My dad sent me this funny music video from "Minnesotans For Global Warming"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJUFTm
6cJXM&eurl=http://www.google.com/reader/view/
Paul said that someone he knew went to the Republican Caucus in Minnesota, and though the politicians were all global warming alarmists, the delegates were all for global warming, and circulated petitions to try to prevent their elected officials from doing anything that might stop it. ;-)
12/21/2007
"More than 400 scientists challenge claims by former Vice President Al Gore and the United Nations about the threat of man-made global warming, a new Senate minority report says. The scientists many of whom are current or former members of the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that shares the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Mr. Gore for publicizing a climate crisis cast doubt on the 'scientific consensus' that man-made global warming imperils the planet." (Washington Times, Friday)
My dad sent me this funny music video from "Minnesotans For Global Warming"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJUFTm
6cJXM&eurl=http://www.google.com/reader/view/
Paul said that someone he knew went to the Republican Caucus in Minnesota, and though the politicians were all global warming alarmists, the delegates were all for global warming, and circulated petitions to try to prevent their elected officials from doing anything that might stop it. ;-)
Friday, February 8, 2008
GRRRRR...................
At our house we are all sick about what is going on in politics. The kids were devastated that Romney withdrew. I had to remind them that we survived eight years of Bill, and now may have to endure some with Hillary - but please don't let it be McCain! At least the Republicans in Congress will fight Hillary. When McCain tries to do the same things, they will go along with him. I don't know - maybe Obama would be preferable to either of them. At least he is sort-of a question mark, and could have a bit of integrity or morality? Maybe?
I love Ann Coulter (though she can be a bit crude) and here's what she says about McCain:
Coulter: He opposes [drilling in] ANWR and supports the global warming cult, even posturing with fellow mountebank Arnold Schwarzenegger in front of solar panels. Yes, he supported the surge, along with every other Republican worth mentioning, but he would shut down Guantanamo — the most successful rat trap in our nation's anti-terror fight — and he joins Code Pink in calling the Bush administration "torturers."
Oh yeah, he originally voted against the Bush tax cuts, but now says he would support them. And he libels our miraculous drug companies as “crooks.”
Newsmax: Do you really plan to campaign for Hillary if McCain is the GOP nominee?
Coulter: I will campaign against John McCain until Inauguration Day, which, God willing, will not be his.
Newsmax: What do you recommend conservatives do?
Coulter: Write in "Mitt Romney: or — if it’s close — vote for Hillary.
http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/ann_coulter/2008/02/04/69907.html?s=al&promo_code=4464-1
We read some really profound things about elections in our family read-aloud today, one of which I will share with you. From Frederic Bastiat (French economist and statesman from the mid 1800s):
“If law were restricted to protecting all persons, all liberties, and all properties; if law were nothing more than the organized combination of the individual’s right to self-defense; if law were the obstacle, the check, the punisher of all oppressions and plunder – is it likely that we citizens would then argue much about the extent of the (voting) franchise? If law were confined to its proper functions, everyone’s interest in the law would be the same.”
What would Mr. Bastiat think of our three-ring circus campaigns? He would probably think that we get just what we deserve. The fact that we pay so much attention to who is going to be elected is both a cause and a symptom of the disease we suffer. Everyone wants his bread to be buttered, and the fact that so much butter is being passed around makes us all nervously watch who the next butterer will be. We give them so much attention that when they get into office they think they are really something. Our elected officials who used to be called public servants are now our public masters, telling us what we can and can’t do, how much of our hard-earned money we can keep (only 60% of an average family’s income, according to the National Taxpayers Union), and now banning incandescent light bulbs (yes, if you hate fluorescent light, stock up before 2012, because they have just been outlawed! - but that’s the subject of another rant). In fact, they are now not just keepers of the peace, but have become Santa Claus - quite overtly in Hillary’s case. Did you see her gift-wrapping TV ad in December? It gave me the creeps. Oh isn’t she nice to pay for health insurance and “Universal Pre-K” (otherwise known as government child care like they had in the Soviet Union.) But wait, she’s passing the bill on to us!
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/
2007/12/19/clintons-holiday-ad-wrapping-it-up/
I love Ann Coulter (though she can be a bit crude) and here's what she says about McCain:
Coulter: He opposes [drilling in] ANWR and supports the global warming cult, even posturing with fellow mountebank Arnold Schwarzenegger in front of solar panels. Yes, he supported the surge, along with every other Republican worth mentioning, but he would shut down Guantanamo — the most successful rat trap in our nation's anti-terror fight — and he joins Code Pink in calling the Bush administration "torturers."
Oh yeah, he originally voted against the Bush tax cuts, but now says he would support them. And he libels our miraculous drug companies as “crooks.”
Newsmax: Do you really plan to campaign for Hillary if McCain is the GOP nominee?
Coulter: I will campaign against John McCain until Inauguration Day, which, God willing, will not be his.
Newsmax: What do you recommend conservatives do?
Coulter: Write in "Mitt Romney: or — if it’s close — vote for Hillary.
http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/ann_coulter/2008/02/04/69907.html?s=al&promo_code=4464-1
We read some really profound things about elections in our family read-aloud today, one of which I will share with you. From Frederic Bastiat (French economist and statesman from the mid 1800s):
“If law were restricted to protecting all persons, all liberties, and all properties; if law were nothing more than the organized combination of the individual’s right to self-defense; if law were the obstacle, the check, the punisher of all oppressions and plunder – is it likely that we citizens would then argue much about the extent of the (voting) franchise? If law were confined to its proper functions, everyone’s interest in the law would be the same.”
What would Mr. Bastiat think of our three-ring circus campaigns? He would probably think that we get just what we deserve. The fact that we pay so much attention to who is going to be elected is both a cause and a symptom of the disease we suffer. Everyone wants his bread to be buttered, and the fact that so much butter is being passed around makes us all nervously watch who the next butterer will be. We give them so much attention that when they get into office they think they are really something. Our elected officials who used to be called public servants are now our public masters, telling us what we can and can’t do, how much of our hard-earned money we can keep (only 60% of an average family’s income, according to the National Taxpayers Union), and now banning incandescent light bulbs (yes, if you hate fluorescent light, stock up before 2012, because they have just been outlawed! - but that’s the subject of another rant). In fact, they are now not just keepers of the peace, but have become Santa Claus - quite overtly in Hillary’s case. Did you see her gift-wrapping TV ad in December? It gave me the creeps. Oh isn’t she nice to pay for health insurance and “Universal Pre-K” (otherwise known as government child care like they had in the Soviet Union.) But wait, she’s passing the bill on to us!
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/
2007/12/19/clintons-holiday-ad-wrapping-it-up/
Friday, February 1, 2008
Letter of Resignation (HOORAY!)
February 1, 2008
Susan, Monica, Kim, and all of the wonderful ICU staff members,
The time has come for me to take leave of the nursing field for a while. Between my family, my homeschooling responsibilities, and my church responsibilities, I don’t have much time left for nursing. My youngest son is nine, and after he is on his way out the door I plan to go back for my Master’s and combine my love of nursing with my love of teaching.
Since 1994 I have enjoyed working with the knowledgeable, dedicated, and friendly staff of Fair Oaks ICU. It’s been heartening to see all the “random acts of kindness” that go on in the unit. Being around such nice people has made staying up all night bearable.
Thank you and take care,
Jeni Georgia
Susan, Monica, Kim, and all of the wonderful ICU staff members,
The time has come for me to take leave of the nursing field for a while. Between my family, my homeschooling responsibilities, and my church responsibilities, I don’t have much time left for nursing. My youngest son is nine, and after he is on his way out the door I plan to go back for my Master’s and combine my love of nursing with my love of teaching.
Since 1994 I have enjoyed working with the knowledgeable, dedicated, and friendly staff of Fair Oaks ICU. It’s been heartening to see all the “random acts of kindness” that go on in the unit. Being around such nice people has made staying up all night bearable.
Thank you and take care,
Jeni Georgia
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