Hi there. I'm Amy. I write here about my life and my issues. I also design blogs and websites at Uncluttered Design. I'm a mom to 4 and a former pastor's wife.
October 2008
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Just my political 2 cents
Random thoughts and observations of yours truly:
I’m not a fan of McCain.
I’m not a fan of Obama.
One thing that cracks me up are the headlines which go something like this: “Obama/McCain calls for [enter some demand of some country's leader here].” As if Obama or McCain have any authority as a presidential candidate to demand Continue reading...
BPA-free bottles
With all the talk about BPA in plastic bottles and the dangers of it, many moms have found themselves raiding their cupboards, throwing out plastic bottles by the dozens. But what to replace them with? BPA-free plastic bottles in the store are expensive (I just bought 2 for $20) so replenishing an entire supply could Continue reading...
I have succumbed
Well, my heart is now divided. I have this blog. And I have Facebook. I resisted for so long, but I finally gave in. Not sure how I feel about that.
I admit, it has been fun to reconnect with people I haven’t communicated with in years–20 years in some cases. (And yes, I realize this Continue reading...
He must have inherited his grandfather’s sense of humor
My daughter was telling us a big, long story about how she got in trouble at school last week for talking in the hall. “It’s so hard not to talk in the hall,” she says. Without skipping a beat, my son says, “Why don’t you practice at home?”
Divorce
I’ve been thinking about divorce lately after hearing how it’s touching the lives of some friends. Very often we look at is as a solution to a problem between two people. But it’s so much more than that. It’s like a relay race and every time divorce occurs, it’s as if the Continue reading...
Fireproof the movie
I highly recommend it. Married or not. Great message. And no crap. I can’t remember the last time I went to a movie in which there was no crap. In fact, there was one kiss where the main character (played by Kirk Cameron) kisses his wife (played by Erin Bethea), but Kirk Cameron has “long Continue reading...
On politics
Is anyone else waiting for November 4 with bated breath?
To see the finale of this election?
Not because you care so much who wins anymore, but because you are so sick and tired of the neverendingness (a neverending word for a neverending process) of it?
I am hereby not a fan of the race to choose the Continue reading...
She survived abortion and tells about it
Part 1
Part 2
Friday Favorite: A Chocolate Bar (How It’s Made)
This was our favorite read of the week. How It’s Made: A Chocolate Bar by Sarah Ridley has lots of photos and interesting tidbits. It follows the process from growing the cacao trees (cacao trees yield cocoa beans) in Africa to its very yummy end.
As usual, there’s lots of opportunity for learning here:
geography: locating the Continue reading...
Grief is a path, not a destination
I’ve been studying the Sermon on the Mount and I’ve been camping out in the Beatitudes. I’ve never really studied them in depth, just read over them as though they were an introduction to what Christ really wanted to say. Boy was I wrong. I’m beginning to see how they encapsulate the whole message.
Anyway, I’m Continue reading...
