My Journal

Stan Hywett Hall -- over 600,000 square feet and 65 rooms "not for us alone" -- what a neat motto for the front door! back of the house with fountain entrance to English Garden the English Garden -- "ahh. . . "

" Palin power" Guy we stood next to at the rallyFans with signs and screams Todd Palin giving autographs Me with the McCain plane in the background

Governor Palin and husband Todd Shirley Lawrence and our friends who helped us get closer to the front Cindy McCainGovernor Palin makes a point Applauding Senator McCain

Today, I went to a McCain/Palin rally, and it was exciting. My friend, Shirley Lawrence and I had lunch before going to the venue. We took commercial coaches from the parking lot to the hangar where the rally took place. We got there fairly early, milling around,...

This is such a great viewpoint on abortion from the perspective of a life lived in surrender to God.

That's right. The philosophy behind political liberalism is what we in the Wesleyan tradition would call "the self life." When self is the centerpiece of philosophy, you get distorted views on every issue making news today.Yeah, I know I'm a bigot, a religious kook....

It's been 7 years since the attacks of September 11, 2001. No one has forgotten. No one wants to. No one can. With bagpipe wail, we mourn their loss. With roses tossed, we celebrate their lives. With tolling bells, we mark their sacrifice. With names reverently read,...