woo-hoo for 4 years! It's been a fun journey and we really have enjoyed our time together with the addition of 2 beautiful, fun boys! who woulda thunk it?! This year Kelli and Andrew babysat the kids for us (so nice!) while we went to our favorite steakhouse, Texas Roadhouse, then went to watch the cirque du soleil 'Alegria.' We had so much fun and it was an amazing show! Crazy the stuff they do! Pat and I had the theme song stuck in our heads the rest of the week!
Failure to pass Proposition 8 will hurt children. If gay marriage remains legal, public schools will put it on equal footing with traditional marriage. Children will likely receive “age appropriate” information about sexual relations within heterosexual and homosexual marriages.
Failure to pass Proposition 8 will hurt churches. The court’s decision will inevitably lead to conflicts with religious liberty and free speech rights. Society will become more and more hostile to traditional beliefs about marriage and family. Over time, greater acceptance of nontraditional marriage will be demanded of all people. This could impact the ability of any religion to teach and practice its beliefs. Including adoption agencies.
For your information:
On Friday, October 10th, 2008 a first-grade class took a field trip to witness a lesbian wedding in California. Click Here for the article from the San Francisco Chronicle.
A father in Massachusetts was frustrated when his twin kindergartners were taught about homosexuality at school by the teachers. He insisted he be notified in the future before such things were discussed so he could pull his boys out of school.He was taken to jail. Click Here for the story.
A Catholic adoption agency In the UK closed their doors because of the Government's new homosexual equality laws. The Equality Act forbids discrimination in the provision of goods and services on the basis of sexual orientation. The law was forced through Parliament last year despite past Prime Minister Tony Blair's recommendation that Catholic adoption agencies be exempted from the rules. Click Here for more info.
Earlier this month judges in Conneticut overturned the state law (just as the judges in California did) to legalized gay marriage. This is not just an issue in California. We voted years ago to keep traditional marriage as the only marriage recognized in the state of California, 4 judges overturned our vote…and we need to fight back. That is what this Proposition is about. This is happening everywhere and the leaders of the church and others have warned that the outcome of California’s vote will affect the way the other states vote. So PLEASE…even if you don’t live in California, put this on your blog or email this on. The internet knows no state line. You know contacts in California that I don’t…and so do your friends. Please pass this on as it could eventually have an effect on everyone!
"Occasionally discouragement may darken our pathway; frustration may be a constant companion. In our ears there may sound the sophistry of Satan as he whispers, "You cannot save the world; your small efforts are meaningless. You haven't time to be concerned for others." Trusting in the Lord, let us turn our heads from such falsehoods and make certain our feet are firmly planted in the path of service and
our hearts and souls dedicated to follow the example of the Lord." --Thomas S. Monson
Click Here for excerpts from the Broadcast given by Elders M. Russell Ballard, Quentin L. Cook and L. Whitney Clayton.
A good resource mentioned in the broadcast: www.preservingmarriage.org
October 20th: Last day to apply for an absentee ballot if voting out of state. Click Here to get one.
October 27th: Last day to apply for “Vote by Mail” Click Here for info.
November 4th: Election day. Polls close at 8:00pm. Vote by mail must be received by this time and can be hand delivered if necessary.
4 comments:
Happy 4 years!! Oh, that sounds like it was a much needed break, for you both!
Aww! congrats! You guys look great!
How fun! you guys always do something so great! Happy 4th Anniversary!
Sounds so fun! Congrats! Time flies, doesn't it?
Okay so the cookie recipe (sorry it took so long):
Ingredients:
2 sticks of softened butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of brown sugar
3 cups of flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 bag of chocolate chips
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375
2. Combine flour, salt, and baking soda. Mix well!
3. In separate bowl, mix sugars, eggs, vanilla, and butter until fluffy.
4. Gradually add flour misture to wet mixture wile mixing.
5. Add chocolate chips.
6. Bake for 8 - 10 mins.
This makes about 4 dozen cookies. You can half the recipe with no problem. Good luck and let me know how they turn out!
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