The Housing Market of CardsPosted by Lorren on January 28, 2008
The news of the day is that new home sales showed their worst performance in 16 years in 2007. This is only in addition to all the mortgage defaults and tumbling prices for homes going on.
60 Minutes did a report on mortgages last night, focusing on Stockton, California, where a lot of the skyrocketing [...]
Render Unto CaesarPosted by Lorren on January 27, 2008
Every once in a while, you go to church or you’re reading your Bible and you run into something that makes you say “wow!” Today was one of those days.
Most people that have any sort of rudimentary Christian background have probably heard the phrase “render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to [...]
Hope In Troubled Times?Posted by Lorren on
When I think about the major news stories of the day, it makes me want to pull my hair out. The world situation with Iran, North Korea, China, and Russia showing their muscle could be a potential headache waiting to happen. There’s the whole situation with Mexico (maybe we should add them to [...]
Obama and the "Race Card"Posted by Lorren on January 26, 2008
This is not a commentary on the politics of the Democratic party of of Barak Obama… I’m not even really sure what he stands for, other than “change” anyway. But rather an observation about race.
Why is it that the Clinton campaign seemed to bring up the “race card” first? Is it perhaps because [...]
The Best Explanation of Tithing I’ve Ever HeardPosted by Lorren on January 24, 2008
January is always tithing month at my old church. While every service included a mini-sermon on tithing “if you don’t tithe God can’t bless you”, a special emphasis is placed on tithing in January. Every single Sunday school lesson, and a few church sermons, are devoted to the topic. Have you ever [...]
Low Income Misconceptions?Posted by Lorren on
I just got my power bill today and was shocked. $150 in the middle of the winter? And we were gone for 2 1/2 weeks of that time. Yikes! They are also planning another rate hike in the middle of the summer… just when everybody in Arizona is at their peak [...]
35 Years of Murder – Roe v. WadePosted by Lorren on January 22, 2008
This morning as I was driving my daughter to the dentist, I heard on the radio that this is the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. I looked it up and it is the 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision.
Back when the law was created, we didn’t have all the fancy ultrasound machines that [...]
Stock Markets Worldwide Drop – What To Do?Posted by Lorren on January 21, 2008
My husband called me up to let me know that several stock markets worldwide have been dropping today. I guess that’s not really a surprise. Our markets were closed for Martin Luther King day.
Is there anything that you can do in times of economic trouble? Especially if things continue to get worse?
1) [...]
MLK and KidsPosted by Lorren on
Happy Martin Luther King Day!
It’s a pretty normal day around here. The baby is pinching his big sister and pulling her hair (as normal), we had school earlier today (although I made reading a little easier for her), and dh is off at work. He doesn’t have school but he’s going to his [...]
Working GrandmasPosted by Lorren on January 19, 2008
I was just entering a contest to try to win a trip to China, and I started wondering about who would go with me. My mom would probably be interested in going, but then who would I keep the kids with? Their other grandma works. Perhaps their aunt.
But it’s a darn shame [...]
