Via Dolorosa

This is one of my mom's favorite songs. I remember listening to this song when I was really little and not understanding the meaning of it,but being the balletic little girl I was I would dance to it because it was so inspiring. I ran across this song the other day. It brought back so many memories and also the bittersweet understanding of the Via Dolorosa. All I can say is thank you God for loving me.

Slow Fade Dancing

This is a clip of the montage "Fallin in love" from Slow Fade. For those of you who don't know, Slow Fade is the independent film I got to act in this summer. Lemme know what you think!

Pro-choice or pro-abortion?

Here is an interesting article on Tim Tebow, his commercial and his lifestyle.
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/01/AR2010020102067.html)
I think this article makes an interesting point about "Pro-Choice" people. That really, in the truth of the word, they are not pro-choice. Because choice implies that both options are right. Meaning abortion and keeping the baby (Pro-life) are both equally good. But with most pro-choice people they focus on abortion as the only right way, and are upset when we present the other choice of life. Like if you all remember the huge debates going on right before the Super Bowl of Tebow's commercial. (If you don't, look it up, it will be a good read.) Well to quote the article his commercial was labeled "extraordinarily offensive and demeaning" by the National Organization for Woman. Watch the commercial and tell me what is so offensive about it? If they stood by their name, then this would only be another presentation of a choice that would be equally right and good to abortion. Let me know what you think!

Best Apple Pie Ever!!!

Well.. usually I only post recipis to my other blog. (The one I share with Sarah) But this recipi is so good that I had to share it with this blog. So here you are!

1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust deep dish pie
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
5 cups thinly sliced apples
2/3 cup white sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon lemon juice 2
0 caramels, halved
2 tablespoons milk

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
1) To Make Taffy: In a small bowl combine brown sugar, melted butter or margarine, and 1/3 cup flour. Mix well and set aside.
2) To Make Apple Filling: Place apples in a large bowl. Add white sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, cinnamon, and lemon juice. Toss until all ingredients are mixed well and apples are thoroughly coated.
3)Spoon half of apple filling into pastry-lined deep-dish pan. Top with half of caramels and half of taffy mixture. Repeat process with remaining apple filling, caramels and taffy mixture. Place top pastry over filling and seal well (this is very important--if edges are not sealed, caramel will leak out all over). Cut steam vents and brush top crust with milk or light cream.
4) Cover pie with foil and place on a baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil from pie and bake for another 20 to 25 minutes, until crust is golden. Serve warm.

Blue Eyes Like Janey's - David Huff

They shared this song at the Open arms pregancy center funddrasiser that I spoke at two years ago. This is one of those song you will never forget. It makes me cry everytime.
Lemme know what you think!

Living Eternally

A friend posted this on facebook the other day. Wow! How often I forget what we are really living for. Thanks for the reminder. We are here for a bigger purpose then just for ourselves.

“Our days are numbered. One of the primary goals in our lives should be to prepare for our last day. The legacy we leave is not just in our possessions, but in the quality of our lives.” ~Billy Graham

Worry

"When bills are on the eve of falling due, with not a dollar in hand with which to meet them, it is pretty difficult to learn not to worry, although I think I am learning more and more each year that all worry simply consumes, and to no purpose, just so much physical and mental strength that might otherwise be given to effective work." ~ Booker T. Washington. From his autobiography "Up From Slavery." If you haven't read that book I would strongly encourage you to read it. This is a man with incredible character. He changed how African-Americans think, act, and worked, after the civil war. He should be a role model for the youth of America. Anyhow, it is a good book. I am a little more then half way through it.