On Cookie sales fall short for local Girl Scouts

Posted on March 20 at 3:44 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

You go Stacey! :) If I didn't already have eight boxes, you betcha I'd be requesting some! momof5, time to make good on that bet! ;)

On Donations help church fund $3 million project

Posted on March 20 at 3:39 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

Haha. I don't, however, think attacks on organized religion is a good way to spread the love we're suggesting "organized religion" show the rest of the world. :) Perhaps following Gahndi's advice by "being the change we want to see in the world" is a better option. I hope those who have judged this church are assuring that they are not equally hypocritical as they are accusing this church to be, and have all made their donations to charity this month. ;)

On Donations help church fund $3 million project

Posted on March 20 at 3:35 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

I certainly fall into a number of those categories. As Mother Theresa stated, "God made the world rich enough to feed and clothe all human beings," and "When a poor person dies of hunger, it has not happened because God did not take care of him or her. It has happened because neither you nor I wanted to give that person what he or she needed."

On Donations help church fund $3 million project

Posted on March 20 at 3:33 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

A quote that strikes me while reading this is St Basil: "The bread which you do not use is the bread of the hungry; the garment hanging in your wardrobe is the garment of him who is naked; the shoes that you do not wear are the shoes of the one who is barefoot; the money that you keep locked away is the money of the poor; the acts of charity that you do not perform are so many injustices that you commit.”

On Donations help church fund $3 million project

Posted on March 20 at 3:32 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

I certainly don't disagree, but are we really quoting "the body" in reference to religion. Oh dear.

On Cookie sales fall short for local Girl Scouts

Posted on March 19 at 8:53 a.m. ( Suggest removal )

DrTalk and momof5, you just made my day! Your comments are great. I was having a hard time reading through the tears in my eyes after "Stick a shortbread in it" and had to take a laugh break! So thank you. Whoda thought the Girl Scout cookie sales could inspire such wit?

I was checking this story because I was sure it was a joke! I was convinced that the Girl Scouts of America could be more than financially stable at the sole hand of my mother-in-law who dropped off at my house no less than eight boxes because she didn't know what to do with them all! Ha! And that was *after* dropping off similar loads to a couple of my husbands other brothers!

On Four in custody after burglarizing beer depot

Posted on March 18 at 2:53 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

Interesting that we applaud ourselves for the experiences we haven't had, but instruct others not to judge what they do not know. St Basil suggests, "Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his [own] head, and knows that it brings abundance to drive away hunger." I appreciate his proposal. May we all consider the rain in our own lives, and allow these boys the room to grow that they may no longer hunger. Peace of Christ, LW

On Four in custody after burglarizing beer depot

Posted on March 18 at 2:50 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

To address tjncj's comment that your nieces and nephews have committed lesser offenses. In a friendly way, I would like to suggest to you that, albeit of unequal legality, those who prioritize Green living may not feel that TPing is a lesser offense. And those who have had children die from unattended swimming or from car accidents caused by speeding teenagers may not feel that my brother's alleged offense is a greater danger. Those people may actually suggest that the specific behaviors you cite to be quite a bit more dangerous. I am personally not interested in such dialogue; I only intend to share a wider viewpoint.

On Four in custody after burglarizing beer depot

Posted on March 18 at 2:49 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

Dear SarahB, Craig is my brother. I have no intent of argument, but since I'm quite fluent in his body language, I feel its somewhat my duty to gently translate his smile for you: He has never taken a mugshot before; He's never been in trouble before! I'm quite certain the child is rather incapable of resonating a thuggish persona you deem appropriate for such photo ops. I say this only to possibly open your eyes to the naievity of the person behind the picture. It is peculiar to me that the simple smile of a nervous child struck you as the absolute opposite of what is truely going through the terrified mind of the uncle of my children.