Dear Mr. Obama
If you haven't decided how you are going to vote on Tuesday, why don't you take a minute and watch this You Tube video. Maybe it will help you figure it out.
October 30, 2008
October 29, 2008
Beware! Political Polls Don't Show the Whole Truth
I graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1988. I learned many useful things while in college. But as a Sociology major, one of the most important and lastingly helpful things I learned was to take every poll with a grain of salt.
As this very difficult election season heads towards its culmination, we are bombarded with poll statistics on every side. They mostly say Obama is in the lead, but the lead ranges from tenths of a point to 15 points. The percent of undecided seems to be between 6% and 10%. The thing that worries me about this bombardment of polls is that people are already believing Obama is the winner. They see he is ahead, and that is what they focus on. Then, should the undecided swing the way of McCain, or the votes don't go the way the polls are stating, there will be a cry of foul play! The vote has been fixed! Likewise if Obama were to win by a landslide, the same cries will be raised because of doubts already in place due to voter registration irregularities. Polls are really a detriment to the political process.
For those voters who want to say they voted for the winner, they will simply vote for whoever is in the lead. For those voters who don't want to have to check into the issues, who want someone else to do the hard work for them, they will also vote for whoever is in the lead based on the polls because they believe that person must be the best choice if most of the people are voting for them. I know we don't like to believe that people are so 'weak minded', but there are those that are and polls don't encourage them to gain information on their own.
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June 3, 2008
Medal of Honor
Read about what how hard it is to receive the Medal of Honor and read about the courage of a man who believed in what he was doing. And wonder how many similar stories go untold.
February 12, 2008
Today I Voted....
Yep, this afternoon I went and voted with my children in tow. I had a hard time picking who to vote for. I was wishing I could create a new candidate called McBamaBee - the best of three candidates that I find interesting for one reason or another. But since I couldn't I had to choose one. It was exciting to go to the polling booth and feel like there was still a reason to go (you know, the whole thing hadn't been decided yet.)
Katrina, Jack and I all proudly accepted our 'I voted' stickers.
November 26, 2007
Thank A Soldier
Xerox has a wonderful program where you can send a beautiful thank you note to a soldier. There is no way of knowing which soldier which will receive it, but it is sure to be a blessing to whoever does get your message. This is a free service! Take a few moments and send a card. Send several cards! Your words of encouragement are needed and appreciated!
November 11, 2007
Honoring the Veteran's in My Family Today and Everyday
Today in church, our minister asked all of those who were Veteran's to stand, introduce themselves and state their service to the United States. We have a small church, about 7 men stood up, they were all older men. Not one man from my generation or younger. I thought that was sad. The men who were Veteran's had served during Vietnam, Korea, and times in between. Some had served for 2 years, one man had served for 20.
I wanted to remember the the many in my family who have served America and have stood between this country and those who would like to harm us. From oldest to youngest:
John Fullerton my stepfather. He served in the Navy, then he went on and spent 20 years of his life serving in the Army.
Wallace G. Lemley, Jr., my maternal grandfather who passed away in 1966. He served in World War II in the Army.
Hink Powell, my maternal great uncle who passed away in 1990. He was a cook in the Navy. I am not sure which years.
Jimmy Orndorff, my uncle who served during Vietnam in the Army as a MP.
John W. Orndorff,my father who served from 1965-1967 in the Army in the Signal Corps.
Roger Orndorff, my uncle who served during Vietnam in the Army as a MP.
Daniel Markham, my husband who served in the Marines from 1984-1986.
Susie Orndorff, my cousin who served as a MP in the Air Force in the mid-80's.
I am proud to have so many Veterans in my family.
Thank you to all Veteran's from years past and thank you to each and every soldier in the armed forces today. May God bless you and keep you safe in the palm of his hand. And may He comfort and lift up your families while you are apart.
November 6, 2007
Reasons to Vote
I take voting very seriously. I have never missed a major election and haven't missed many of the 'minor' ones. I have tried to instill the importance of voting in my children. So much so, in fact, that I spent an hour during the last presidential election getting my oldest stepson to vote(his car was broken) even though he was going to vote for 'the other guy.'
A dear friend of mine and I sit on the opposite sides of the political fence. We don't talk about politics too much because we don't want it to harm our friendship. But there are some things we agree on and that is that every single vote counts.
The other day she passed me a couple of articles that I want to share with you. There is still plenty of time for you to get out and vote today! If you aren't registered, make it a top priority this coming year. We are so blessed to live in a country where we can vote for candidates. It is appalling how many people throw that priviledge and right away. Other citizens around the world are dying to have what we take for granted.
October 27, 2007
An Awesome Day
I was up with the chickens again this week. I didn't plan to get up quite as early, but I left my alarm set to wake me up at 5:00 (which is the time I got up for the yardsale last week). I didn't want to get up until 6:00, but that's just the way it goes. Since it was midnight when I went to sleep, I was a wee bit tired, but a shower woke me up. I did some work, then headed to town to help out with the 4-H bake sale we were doing today. I had made brownies and cookies. I was in charge of bringing tables and I brought signs with prices and I brought a chair to sit in. I didn't bring children, That was my one mistake. I was envisioning four hours of boredom and my daughter, in particular, moaning about when were we going to go home and couldn't I buy her something. I also wasn't sure any of the other moms were going to bring their kids (I should have asked, but it just didn't occur to me...too many other things on my mind right now).
So we went and got set up. We had brownies, peanut butter cookies, 1/2 a lemon pound cake, 4 loaves of bread, cupcakes, muffins, chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter granola bars, and bags of popcorn. We started selling at approximately 9:00 a.m. and sold until 1 p.m. We had signs up that we were selling baked goods to raise money so we could send soldiers in Iraq and Kuwait care packages. We explained to people that we would be sending the care packages to unit leaders who would then pass out the items to those soldiers who didn't get much if anything from home. People opened their hearts and their wallets.
September 17, 2007
Happy Constitution Day!
220 years ago today the Constitution was signed! For 220 years the Constitution has been the governing law for our country. 55 delegates from 12 states signed the Constitution. Our founding fathers gave us a brilliant foundation.
Fireworks erupt on the Fourth of July, but this is the day that made us a country!
The Department of Defense has a great mini-course on the Constitution!. A great history lesson for your family this week!
Hat Tip: Gazing at the Flag. I didn't know how special today was until I read it on his blog!