Andrew and I watched the first Presidential Debate last night. I thought it was very interesting. But in watching, I wondered in which statements each candidate may have been exagerrating a bit. I thought they both did a good job of defending their votes when the other accused them of certain things... but this article I found this morning cleared some more of it up. I thought I would share:
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/27/fact-checking-the-presidential-debate/
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
I've been tagged...
Feel free to keep posting on the political diatribe below, but I've been tagged, and I'm bored, so I will be completing the following survey instead. Thanks Stephanie!!
8 things I am passionate about:
1. Being a mom
2. God
3. Breastfeeding
4. My sweet husband Andrew
5. Being pro-life, pro-baby AND pro-mommy
6. Doing something for the greater good
7. Chocolate
8. Sleeping *especially lately*
8 things I often say:
1. "Mia... no."
2. "I love you."
3. "Bye Bye."
4. "What's up?"
5. "What do you want for dinner tonight?"
6. "Ugh! My brother emailed me again!!" (only if it's about politics)
7. "(insert currently situation, thing or person I'm annoyed at) is so stupid!!"
8. "Amen."
8 things I want to do before I die:
1. Be a good steward
2. Have lots more kids
3. Watch my kiddos become awesome adults
4. Go back to Montreal
5. Improve my housekeeping skills
6. Make a positive difference in the world
7. Be on a game show
8. Live on a farm again
8 things I have learned from my past:
1. Standing up for what you believe in is one of the hardest things you'll ever do.
2. Being dramatic about everything gets really really old.
3. God works wonders in some of the most unlikely situations.
4. The busier I am, the happier I am.
5. Sometimes trusting too much leaves you very, very hurt, but not trusting enough can do the same thing.
6. People constantly change and, thus, so do friendships.
7. Being far away for too long from those I love makes me really sad.
8. Lasting friendships are one of God's greatest gifts.
8 places I would love to visit:
1. Montreal, Canada
2. Some beautiful island in the ocean.
3. Rome
4. Ireland
5. Lake Geneva, Wisconsin again
6. New York City
7. Maine
8. Gravity Hill again
8 things I currently need/want:
1. A Queen or King-size bed
2. A new couch
3. For Obama to be slightly less liberal when it comes to Life Issues
4. A house
5. A deeper prayer life
6. To see Michael Buble in concert next month
7. To go karaokeing
8. A romantic evening out with the hubs
8 people I tag:
Kyle
Lisa
Jennifer
Sarah B
Sara B
Brad
Nathan B
Kathleen
8 things I am passionate about:
1. Being a mom
2. God
3. Breastfeeding
4. My sweet husband Andrew
5. Being pro-life, pro-baby AND pro-mommy
6. Doing something for the greater good
7. Chocolate
8. Sleeping *especially lately*
8 things I often say:
1. "Mia... no."
2. "I love you."
3. "Bye Bye."
4. "What's up?"
5. "What do you want for dinner tonight?"
6. "Ugh! My brother emailed me again!!" (only if it's about politics)
7. "(insert currently situation, thing or person I'm annoyed at) is so stupid!!"
8. "Amen."
8 things I want to do before I die:
1. Be a good steward
2. Have lots more kids
3. Watch my kiddos become awesome adults
4. Go back to Montreal
5. Improve my housekeeping skills
6. Make a positive difference in the world
7. Be on a game show
8. Live on a farm again
8 things I have learned from my past:
1. Standing up for what you believe in is one of the hardest things you'll ever do.
2. Being dramatic about everything gets really really old.
3. God works wonders in some of the most unlikely situations.
4. The busier I am, the happier I am.
5. Sometimes trusting too much leaves you very, very hurt, but not trusting enough can do the same thing.
6. People constantly change and, thus, so do friendships.
7. Being far away for too long from those I love makes me really sad.
8. Lasting friendships are one of God's greatest gifts.
8 places I would love to visit:
1. Montreal, Canada
2. Some beautiful island in the ocean.
3. Rome
4. Ireland
5. Lake Geneva, Wisconsin again
6. New York City
7. Maine
8. Gravity Hill again
8 things I currently need/want:
1. A Queen or King-size bed
2. A new couch
3. For Obama to be slightly less liberal when it comes to Life Issues
4. A house
5. A deeper prayer life
6. To see Michael Buble in concert next month
7. To go karaokeing
8. A romantic evening out with the hubs
8 people I tag:
Kyle
Lisa
Jennifer
Sarah B
Sara B
Brad
Nathan B
Kathleen
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Things I don't understand
Why is it that a mother who has a baby at term or early and decides to leave the baby to die in a dumpster can be prosecuted? Is it because the baby has rights at that point?
And if the baby HAS rights, when did he/she get them?
And if the answer is "birth", then why doesn't presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama, believe that baby has rights at birth in the case of a botched abortion?
I personally think babies have rights long before they're ever born, but it concerns me GREATLY when someone who may become our future president won't vote to give that baby rights even AFTER it's born. Very messed up thinking.
As one of my favorite pro-life t-shirts says:
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR PRE-BORN PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And if the baby HAS rights, when did he/she get them?
And if the answer is "birth", then why doesn't presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama, believe that baby has rights at birth in the case of a botched abortion?
I personally think babies have rights long before they're ever born, but it concerns me GREATLY when someone who may become our future president won't vote to give that baby rights even AFTER it's born. Very messed up thinking.
As one of my favorite pro-life t-shirts says:
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR PRE-BORN PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, September 19, 2008
Repercussions
It's been 5 months and 1 day since this...
And though we are doing amazingly well considering what we could be doing... we are still feeling a few repercussions. Here they are in no particular order:
1) There is a spot above my right ear where I feel it most when I get headaches. If I press on that spot, it hurts worse. That side of my head was way bruised and bumped after the wreck... I'm pretty sure it's a leftover.
2) For the last month, I've been complaining to Andrew about some sore spots on my left shoulder. It finally struck me that all of the spots are exactly where I was bruised from the seatbelt. Still hanging around.
3) One spot in the middle of my back is super tender whenever Andrew rubs it. No other explanation but wrecktasticness considering it's the same area that I had physical therapy on for a month or so.
4) Andrew's knee has a bump that randomly hurts him still... the bump formed after slamming his leg into the dash (we think) during the crash.
That's all I've got for now, but I sure hope that this little baby comes out okay in a month or so. It would suck if little one has any of these repercussions. It's hard to believe it's been 5 months since then... but I still thank God that we got out as unscathed as we did. I can live with the little pains... if at least I get to live.
And though we are doing amazingly well considering what we could be doing... we are still feeling a few repercussions. Here they are in no particular order:
1) There is a spot above my right ear where I feel it most when I get headaches. If I press on that spot, it hurts worse. That side of my head was way bruised and bumped after the wreck... I'm pretty sure it's a leftover.
2) For the last month, I've been complaining to Andrew about some sore spots on my left shoulder. It finally struck me that all of the spots are exactly where I was bruised from the seatbelt. Still hanging around.
3) One spot in the middle of my back is super tender whenever Andrew rubs it. No other explanation but wrecktasticness considering it's the same area that I had physical therapy on for a month or so.
4) Andrew's knee has a bump that randomly hurts him still... the bump formed after slamming his leg into the dash (we think) during the crash.
That's all I've got for now, but I sure hope that this little baby comes out okay in a month or so. It would suck if little one has any of these repercussions. It's hard to believe it's been 5 months since then... but I still thank God that we got out as unscathed as we did. I can live with the little pains... if at least I get to live.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Our last week in pictures (and a few words)
Last weekend was the ever popular (or at least it used to be) and 6th annual Great Country Getaway. Though it was rainy most of the time, we got the bonfire in, and Mia looked hella cute. Yeay for GCG and THANKS to Ma & Pa. The following is a pic of Mia coaching the Frasco boys on how to have fun at a bonfire...
On Monday, the fam and I trekked to the State Fair. It was still a bit rainy, but mostly it was just COLD. We were bundled up, but we had a blast watching the pig races, Ron Diamond comic hypnotist, and the highlight... we saw a cow give birth. That was a little too close for comfort considering I'm due in 7ish weeks. I will spare you the cow birth pics (seeing as how I was tearing up too much to even think about pictures *yes, even cows being born make me cry*), and give you a family shot at the pig races instead.
And last but not least, we've finally taken a weekend to just chillax at home. I think it will be this way for about the next 6 weeks as baby is due in only 48 days!! Here I am in all my pregnant splendor... or "chunktasticness" to be more accurate... at 33 weeks and 1 day preggo...
On Monday, the fam and I trekked to the State Fair. It was still a bit rainy, but mostly it was just COLD. We were bundled up, but we had a blast watching the pig races, Ron Diamond comic hypnotist, and the highlight... we saw a cow give birth. That was a little too close for comfort considering I'm due in 7ish weeks. I will spare you the cow birth pics (seeing as how I was tearing up too much to even think about pictures *yes, even cows being born make me cry*), and give you a family shot at the pig races instead.
And last but not least, we've finally taken a weekend to just chillax at home. I think it will be this way for about the next 6 weeks as baby is due in only 48 days!! Here I am in all my pregnant splendor... or "chunktasticness" to be more accurate... at 33 weeks and 1 day preggo...
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Archbishop Chaput... You rock!
Most Rev. Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.
Archbishop of Denver
Addresses
Denver, CO - Monday, August 25, 2008
ON THE SEPARATION OF SENSE AND STATE:
A CLARIFICATION FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE CHURCH
IN NORTHERN COLORADO
To Catholics of the Archdiocese of Denver:
Catholic public leaders inconvenienced by the abortion debate tend to take a hard line in talking about the "separation of Church and state." But their idea of separation often seems to work one way. In fact, some officials also seem comfortable in the role of theologian. And that warrants some interest, not as a "political" issue, but as a matter of accuracy and justice.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is a gifted public servant of strong convictions and many professional skills. Regrettably, knowledge of Catholic history and teaching does not seem to be one of them.
Interviewed on Meet the Press August 24, Speaker Pelosi was asked when human life begins. She said the following:
"I would say that as an ardent, practicing Catholic, this is an issue that I have studied for a long time. And what I know is over the centuries, the doctors of the church have not been able to make that definition. . . St. Augustine said at three months. We don't know. The point is, is that it shouldn't have an impact on the woman's right to choose."
Since Speaker Pelosi has, in her words, studied the issue "for a long time," she must know very well one of the premier works on the subject, Jesuit John Connery's Abortion: The Development of the Roman Catholic Perspective (Loyola, 1977). Here's how Connery concludes his study:
"The Christian tradition from the earliest days reveals a firm antiabortion attitude . . . The condemnation of abortion did not depend on and was not limited in any way by theories regarding the time of fetal animation. Even during the many centuries when Church penal and penitential practice was based on the theory of delayed animation, the condemnation of abortion was never affected by it. Whatever one would want to hold about the time of animation, or when the fetus became a human being in the strict sense of the term, abortion from the time of conception was considered wrong, and the time of animation was never looked on as a moral dividing line between permissible and impermissible abortion."
Or to put it in the blunter words of the great Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer:
"Destruction of the embryo in the mother's womb is a violation of the right to live which God has
bestowed on this nascent life. To raise the question whether we are here concerned already with a human being or not is merely to confuse the issue. The simple fact is that God certainly intended to create a human being and that this nascent human being has been deliberately deprived of his life. And that is nothing but murder."
Ardent, practicing Catholics will quickly learn from the historical record that from apostolic times, the Christian tradition overwhelmingly held that abortion was grievously evil. In the absence of modern medical knowledge, some of the Early Fathers held that abortion was homicide; others that it was tantamount to homicide; and various scholars theorized about when and how the unborn child might be animated or "ensouled." But none diminished the unique evil of abortion as an attack on life itself, and the early Church closely associated abortion with infanticide. In short, from the beginning, the believing Christian community held that abortion was always, gravely wrong.
Of course, we now know with biological certainty exactly when human life begins. Thus, today's religious alibis for abortion and a so-called "right to choose" are nothing more than that - alibis that break radically with historic Christian and Catholic belief.
Abortion kills an unborn, developing human life. It is always gravely evil, and so are the evasions
employed to justify it. Catholics who make excuses for it - whether they're famous or not - fool only themselves and abuse the fidelity of those Catholics who do sincerely seek to follow the Gospel and live their Catholic faith.
The duty of the Church and other religious communities is moral witness. The duty of the state and its officials is to serve the common good, which is always rooted in moral truth. A proper understanding of the "separation of Church and state" does not imply a separation of faith from political life. But of course, it's always important to know what our faith actually teaches.
+Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.
Archbishop of Denver
+James D. Conley
Auxiliary Bishop of Denver
Taken from:
http://www.archden.org/images/ArchbishopCorner/ByTopic/
onseparationofsense&state_openlettercjc8.25.08.pdf
Archbishop of Denver
Addresses
Denver, CO - Monday, August 25, 2008
ON THE SEPARATION OF SENSE AND STATE:
A CLARIFICATION FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE CHURCH
IN NORTHERN COLORADO
To Catholics of the Archdiocese of Denver:
Catholic public leaders inconvenienced by the abortion debate tend to take a hard line in talking about the "separation of Church and state." But their idea of separation often seems to work one way. In fact, some officials also seem comfortable in the role of theologian. And that warrants some interest, not as a "political" issue, but as a matter of accuracy and justice.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is a gifted public servant of strong convictions and many professional skills. Regrettably, knowledge of Catholic history and teaching does not seem to be one of them.
Interviewed on Meet the Press August 24, Speaker Pelosi was asked when human life begins. She said the following:
"I would say that as an ardent, practicing Catholic, this is an issue that I have studied for a long time. And what I know is over the centuries, the doctors of the church have not been able to make that definition. . . St. Augustine said at three months. We don't know. The point is, is that it shouldn't have an impact on the woman's right to choose."
Since Speaker Pelosi has, in her words, studied the issue "for a long time," she must know very well one of the premier works on the subject, Jesuit John Connery's Abortion: The Development of the Roman Catholic Perspective (Loyola, 1977). Here's how Connery concludes his study:
"The Christian tradition from the earliest days reveals a firm antiabortion attitude . . . The condemnation of abortion did not depend on and was not limited in any way by theories regarding the time of fetal animation. Even during the many centuries when Church penal and penitential practice was based on the theory of delayed animation, the condemnation of abortion was never affected by it. Whatever one would want to hold about the time of animation, or when the fetus became a human being in the strict sense of the term, abortion from the time of conception was considered wrong, and the time of animation was never looked on as a moral dividing line between permissible and impermissible abortion."
Or to put it in the blunter words of the great Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer:
"Destruction of the embryo in the mother's womb is a violation of the right to live which God has
bestowed on this nascent life. To raise the question whether we are here concerned already with a human being or not is merely to confuse the issue. The simple fact is that God certainly intended to create a human being and that this nascent human being has been deliberately deprived of his life. And that is nothing but murder."
Ardent, practicing Catholics will quickly learn from the historical record that from apostolic times, the Christian tradition overwhelmingly held that abortion was grievously evil. In the absence of modern medical knowledge, some of the Early Fathers held that abortion was homicide; others that it was tantamount to homicide; and various scholars theorized about when and how the unborn child might be animated or "ensouled." But none diminished the unique evil of abortion as an attack on life itself, and the early Church closely associated abortion with infanticide. In short, from the beginning, the believing Christian community held that abortion was always, gravely wrong.
Of course, we now know with biological certainty exactly when human life begins. Thus, today's religious alibis for abortion and a so-called "right to choose" are nothing more than that - alibis that break radically with historic Christian and Catholic belief.
Abortion kills an unborn, developing human life. It is always gravely evil, and so are the evasions
employed to justify it. Catholics who make excuses for it - whether they're famous or not - fool only themselves and abuse the fidelity of those Catholics who do sincerely seek to follow the Gospel and live their Catholic faith.
The duty of the Church and other religious communities is moral witness. The duty of the state and its officials is to serve the common good, which is always rooted in moral truth. A proper understanding of the "separation of Church and state" does not imply a separation of faith from political life. But of course, it's always important to know what our faith actually teaches.
+Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.
Archbishop of Denver
+James D. Conley
Auxiliary Bishop of Denver
Taken from:
http://www.archden.org/images/ArchbishopCorner/ByTopic/
onseparationofsense&state_openlettercjc8.25.08.pdf
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