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Written by Patti Lynn
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 20:27 |
I follow the blogs of some people I don't know very well and some I don't know at all. My visits are determined by how interesting I find them to be. One such blog is that of Kelly Bowron. I had not checked in on Kelly and the Global Nomads for quite some time because I found her to be a off putting at first. So, recently I thought I would check in to see if she was still blogging. And I must say, I was pleasantly surprised to learn how much had taken place in her life, since my last visit. There was a new addition to the family, a bouncing baby boy, Griffin, who is precious! They have been back home to see their families in the south east, my neck of the woods, and are now back in Qutar where her husband works. Kelly is the mother of four boys, she bakes, knits beautiful things and home schools her three school age sons. Her pictures are very funny, interesting and even educational. Kelly seems less abrasive, by far, than she use to be.
Another interesting blog is that of my husband's nephew, Greg Ireland and wife Chris. They are a great Christian family with two small children. Esther is a beautiful 3 year old and Jadon, their precious baby boy was born last December. Chris already has the two in Bible study. Greg was a pilot with Alaska Airlines who felt the Lord was leading him into the ministry. So, after much prayer and careful deliberation, he is now a student in Seminary. His decision was not an easy one. But he finally decided to follow what he believes to be the Lord's plan for his life.
These are among the most edifying blogs I read. But I must not forget John Teihlet down in Tennessee (Ahyesindeed). He is quite a character and always has something interesting going on. His video postings should receive some kind of creative/innovation award. Only problem, he doesn't blog very regularly. In fact, he said not long ago he realized the "pulselessness" of his blog and was considering deleting the whole thing. I hope he never does that!
If you check out these blogs, you'll get an insight into how the average American family is coping with raising kids in today's society. If these three families are any indication of how the young are being raised, not to worry, everything is going to be OK. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 March 2010 21:15 |
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Written by Patti Lynn
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Wednesday, 11 November 2009 18:07 |
As I said in a previous blog, most of my songs are not real life. But this tribute song about my Uncle Clarence "Bud" Clark, who served in WWII, is basically true.
On this Veterans Day, we thank all who have served their country. And those who have made sacrifices to provide and secure the freedoms we enjoy today. Heaven forbid we ever take them for granted.
Bud’s Song
Digital Music File
He was born in 1918
Lived three score and eighteen years
I got there just in time to say good bye
But did he hear
And when I said I loved him
Did he know that it was me
Guess I’d just as soon remember
How he used to be
Back when they said why don't he
Take a wife and make a home
And I wonder why he lives
In that great big old house alone
With the ghost of golden memories
Where the bricks have turned to dust
There’s a helmet hanging on the porch
And a gun that’s turned to rust
Relics of the hero who returned in ‘45
Surviving war torn Europe
And the blazing Paris skies
His buddies on the beaches
Of old Normandy had died
I wonder if he ever wished
He’d been there by their side
A thankful family welcomed home
Their soldier boy that day
God answered prayers
And brought him back home to the USA
But I’ve heard say
He soon became the solitary man
There was a girl he would have died for
And her name was Mary Ann
Mary Ann was the girl he left behind
Her pretty face in worst of times
Lay gently on his mind
But the cord of love was broken
Never to be tried again
And you can lay it to the heart of Mary Ann
I wrote a note to leave in his mailbox
To say that I would be at Mamas for the holidays
And if he could stop by
Didn’t know that life and thoughts were draining
Like so many grains of sand
And I wonder if the last one in the glass was Mary Ann |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 18 February 2010 10:20 |
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Written by Patti Lynn
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Friday, 16 October 2009 20:44 |
 I guess many of you were glued to the tube yesterday wondering and worrying about whether that little kid in Colorado was inside that renegade helium filled flying saucer balloon. Fox milked it for all it was worth. Shepard and the other commentators should have known full well that no child could have survived breathing helium. Yet, they yammered on and on about the possibility of the kid being alive inside. Of course, Falcon, the little boy, wasn't in the balloon. He was hiding in a box in the attic....alive and well. Thankfully.
It seems something is amiss about this family So, who knows the truth about the whole bizarre incident. Maybe it was all a hoax.
It occurred to me that there are some interesting parallels between this balloon boy story and the Health Care Reform plans. For starters, both the reform plan and the balloon were/are floating hither and yon, willy nilly. Nobody knows what is in the thing or where it will eventually wind up. And no one knows what may be found once it comes down to earth. Will it be full of nothing but gas or will some innocent die as the result of tragic incompetence? Like the now famous balloon, the Health Care Reform is an amateur experimental construction. It is convoluted, unpredictable and undependable. And at this point only one thing is clear. The proponents of this Health Care Reform are groundless 'loons full of hot air, and as irresponsible as little Falcon's parents seem to be.
Had the little boy been inside that helium filled balloon, it would have been a tragedy. So I say, bring this Health Care Reform balloon down, release all the gas and lets see what's in it.
Just like the Balloon Boy story, I hope the current Health Care Reform plan turns out to be nothing more than a suspenseful flight of a gas filled flying saucer balloon and not a catastrophe. |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 17 October 2009 21:02 |
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Written by Patti Lynn
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Saturday, 03 October 2009 07:08 |
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I am so happy to hear that Sarah Palin's book, "Going Rogue" is already # 1 at Amazon and Barnes and Noble. And it isn't even available yet. Now that's impressive! I don't believe the MSM has/will acknowledge it, but, of course, that is no surprise. The support for Palin is growing by the day. And if this level of support and urgency for her to run for president is like this now, what will it be in 2012?!
Her face book page is continually filled with ardent/passionate supporters - many of whom have just discovered what she's all about. And many of whom have already ordered multiple copies of her book. Someone suggested that those people purchasing multiple copies might consider sending one to the troops. Great idea, and we must not forget that her son, Track, has served in Iraq.
The increasing admiration for Sarah is nothing short of amazing. And it isn't difficult to understand why the liberals are doing their best to ignore and dismiss her as a joke. The joke just might turn out to be on them. I think the liberals are beginning to realize they may have a tigress on their hands in 2012. Realistically, it is too early to predict, but considering her increasingly passionate support and the public embarrassment of an incompetent and dysfunctional Democratic party, she just may have a shot at the White House in 2012....if she wants it.
My song, "Thunder Rolls" expresses the sentiments of her growing multitude of fans and supporters. Sarah took the time to express her personal appreciation to me in a beautiful Christmas card, bearing Trig's picture. That's just the kind of person she is. And I hope, "Going Rogue" goes viral.
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Last Updated on Friday, 09 October 2009 19:33 |
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Written by Patti Lynn
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Tuesday, 22 September 2009 05:37 |
 As I was on my evening walk, after a rain, on September 10th, I was thinking of my cousin, Jane Keefauver-Tolley from Erwin, Tenn. who passed away on Sept. 6th. in Johnson City, Tennessee. Jane was a colorful Christian and twin to June Keefauver-Ingram. She belonged to many organizations and owned a business, "Bear Necessities" in the Johnson City Sheraton Hotel for twenty years.
As I was walking and thinking about her life, I looked up to see the most beautiful rainbow in the east I have ever seen. The colors were sharp and it was a complete bow from end to end. I don't recall ever seeing such a perfect rainbow in my life. And to top that, the western sunset was a totally golden blaze. The whole combination was a spectacular joy!
Since this all happened on the evening around the time of Jane's funeral service, I found it wonderfully strange. Someone I told about it called it a, "God Moment"... I think she's right. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 24 September 2009 20:17 |
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