Who's wasting their vote???

One decade ago today...

A decade ago today, Momma told Stephen, Lizzy, and I to go pack overnight bags, that we were going to stay with our friends for that day and possibly overnight.   We went to our bedrooms and pulled out some clothes and stuffed them into bags.

“You’re going to get a new baby brother or sister today!” Dad and Mom told us as we tromped into the car.  We celebrated and bounced up and down and were a little bit scared, all at the same time.

They dropped us off at the residence of the P__ family, then continued on to their destination.

Our young minds quickly left the topic of new baby and refocused on playing with the other kids.  We found the playmobils and guided them through an adventure.  We went outside and played on their swing set.  We played checkers on a big cracker-barrel style mat thing.  We went on a walk around the block with them and their mom.

And then that evening, while coloring pictures with the family’s only girl and Lizzy, using markers from a butterfly shaped art case, I was handed the phone.

“Hi Hannah!” came Dad’s voice “you have a new baby sister!  Her name is Esther Ruth.”

Esther Ruth at 5(?)

MemVerse

...I first found MemVerse through the signature of someone on the Rebelution forums.   I clicked the link given, explored the site for a little while, signed up for an account, and promptly forgot about the entire site.      #shorttermmemory

I finally remembered about two months ago....

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Friendship

2011 was a hard year for me & my family in several ways, one of which was a lack of Christian fellowship and community.  I miss the cozy, stimulating feel of a good discussion among like-minded friends, the fun of laughing and crying and debating and praying with and for friends.  The old saying “Absence makes...

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Ahem......To all my followers

Did you read my previous post on here???

I have the followers/friend connect widget up on my "new" blog. If you still want to read my posts, go over there to "follow" me...and if you don't, there is no reason to keep following this one anyway.

http://walkingingrace-hannah.com/

New site

I'm moving my blog over to http://walkingingrace-hannah.com/ I'll be keeping this blog up as you see it right now, but will not be posting on it anymore!

I would appreciate it if you would update any links you might have.

Thank you!
~Hannah Jane

She still likes to bake.....

My apologies for not posting in so long.....
hopefully new posts will be more frequent in coming.

.....and now she (Abigail) supplies me with an endless list of questions:

"Hannah, is that a nice thing to eat?" (Yes, of course it is, why would I bake anything else?)

"What are you making?" (The same thing I was making last time you asked!)

"Is that yummy? Can I taste it?" (No, that's baking soda and you do not really want to taste it)

"Are you still making _____?" (Yes, you just asked me that 90 seconds ago and I don't bake _____ quite that fast.)

"Can I pour that in?" (Yes, after I measure it for you. Salt is not something you can just pour in.)

And of course, she still loves to "holp" by using a smaller size wooden spoon to stir or cracking eggs into a bowl. Her favorite part is taste-testing. (of course) And she also loves to, as always, giggle in delight with her tongue sticking out whenever I answer one of he questions. (no matter what the answer is)

At the rate she's going, she's going to take over my job one of these days.

I hope that means I will get to be the taste-tester then. :)

Happy 5th Birthday Joseph!!!!

On gun control

(Copied off of Jessica's blog)

"Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who do not." -Thomas Jefferson

1. An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.
2. A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone.
3.Colt: The original point and click interface.
4. Gun control is not about guns; it's about control.
5. If guns are outlawed, can we use swords?
6. If guns cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words.
7. Free men do not ask permission to bear arms.
8. If you don't know your rights, you don't have any.
9. Those who trade liberty for security have neither.
10. The United States Constitution (c) 1791. All Rights Reserved.
11. What part of 'shall not be infringed' do you not understand?
12. The Second Amendment is in place in case the politicians ignore the others.
13. 64,999,987 firearms owners killed no one yesterday.
14. Guns only have two enemies; rust and politicians.
15. Know guns, know peace, know safety. No guns, no peace, no safety.
16. You don't shoot to kill; you shoot to stay alive.
17. 911: Government sponsored Dial-a-Prayer.
18. Assault is a behavior, not a device.
19. Criminals love gun control; it makes their jobs safer.
20. If guns cause crime, then matches cause arson.
21. Only a government that is afraid of its citizens tries to control them.
22. You have only the rights you are willing to fight for.
23. Enforce the gun control laws we ALREADY have; don't make more.
24. When you remove the people's right to bear arms, you create slaves.
25. The American Revolution would never have happened with gun control.

Spring & Caleb