I am feeling in a a very LOTR mood because I have been listening to LOTR music for two days now. I keep listening to the Shire music and....I can't explain it. I get this feeling whenever I hear that music, or even the word Shire or Hobbits, that I can't explain. So here are some words that come to mind when I hear it:
Shire and Hobbits
happiness
peaceful
sweetness
joy
innocence
lush green
rippling, clear creeks
children
laughter
sweet music
indescribable feeling of happiness that brings tears to my eyes
Does that sound weird?
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Obama seeks to take away religious rights of doctors and health care providers who refuse to perform abortions
Here is another one! Please help and do your part!
Urgent: send your e-mail to the White House today!
March 3, 2009
Dear Michael,
According to several news agencies, President Barack Obama will rescind the "conscience rule" that protects health workers who refuse to participate in abortions or other medical procedures that go against their moral and religious beliefs. If the rule is rescinded, doctors, nurses and other health care workers could lose their jobs or be punished professionally for adhering to their sincerely held religious convictions. Obama's proposal would take away their religious freedom.
The current rule empowers federal health officials to cut off federal funding for any state or local government, hospital, clinic, health plan, doctor's office or other entity if it does not accommodate employees who exercise their right of conscience. It applies to more than 584,000 health care facilities.
The Obama administration is doing the bidding of pro-abortion advocacy groups who seek to penalize health care providers who refuse to participate in abortions.
According to The Washington Post, Obama administration officials stressed that the proposal will be subject to 30 days of public comment. That is why it is so very important for you to let the White House hear from you today.
Take Action!
Send your e-mail to President Obama opposing his plan to rescind the "conscience rule."
Forward this to family and friends and ask them to do the same.
Thank you for caring enough to get involved. If you feel our efforts are worthy of support, would you consider making a small tax-deductible contribution to help us continue?
Sincerely,
Donald E. Wildmon,
Founder and Chairman
American Family Association
Please help us get this information into the hands of as many people as possible by forwarding it to your entire e-mail list of family and friends.
This is my 100th post!!!! YEEEES!!!! I was going to do a special post for my 100th post, but I think I like having something somewhat pro-life for that. :) *goes off to party*
Urgent: send your e-mail to the White House today!
March 3, 2009
Dear Michael,
According to several news agencies, President Barack Obama will rescind the "conscience rule" that protects health workers who refuse to participate in abortions or other medical procedures that go against their moral and religious beliefs. If the rule is rescinded, doctors, nurses and other health care workers could lose their jobs or be punished professionally for adhering to their sincerely held religious convictions. Obama's proposal would take away their religious freedom.
The current rule empowers federal health officials to cut off federal funding for any state or local government, hospital, clinic, health plan, doctor's office or other entity if it does not accommodate employees who exercise their right of conscience. It applies to more than 584,000 health care facilities.
The Obama administration is doing the bidding of pro-abortion advocacy groups who seek to penalize health care providers who refuse to participate in abortions.
According to The Washington Post, Obama administration officials stressed that the proposal will be subject to 30 days of public comment. That is why it is so very important for you to let the White House hear from you today.
Take Action!
Send your e-mail to President Obama opposing his plan to rescind the "conscience rule."
Forward this to family and friends and ask them to do the same.
Thank you for caring enough to get involved. If you feel our efforts are worthy of support, would you consider making a small tax-deductible contribution to help us continue?
Sincerely,
Donald E. Wildmon,
Founder and Chairman
American Family Association
Please help us get this information into the hands of as many people as possible by forwarding it to your entire e-mail list of family and friends.
This is my 100th post!!!! YEEEES!!!! I was going to do a special post for my 100th post, but I think I like having something somewhat pro-life for that. :) *goes off to party*
Happy Belated Birthday to...
...Claire!!! Happy 21st Birthday Claire, I love you!
(I just love this picture of us! :))
...and Megan!!! I hope your day was filled with many blessing m'dear!!!
With love,
(I just love this picture of us! :))...and Megan!!! I hope your day was filled with many blessing m'dear!!!
With love,Victoria
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Lent
Well, it is finally here. Lent, has started and my back is sore. *looks at everyones puzzled faces* I mean it! My back is sore! You see for Lent, I decided to sleep on the floor on Wednesdays and Fridays; last night was the first night. However, part of the sacrifice is that I'm not going to complain, so......I'm fine. I'm fine. I'm fine. ;)
TTFN
TTFN
Saturday, February 21, 2009
More LOTR
I finished the trilogy!!! I watched The Return of the King last night, and I must say that it is my least favorite. I much prefer the ending in the book, and the ending in the movie is sooooo sad!!! I cried for at least half an hour. That was so heart breaking!!! *eyes tear up* Ah! See, just even thinking about it gets me teary eyed! Sam is the best Hobbit that ever lived!!! He is so faithful to Frodo, and...and....he is just so great! I like the movies in the order they came out in: The Fellowship, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King. Oh, and I have to say this: I loved Aragorn through the whole thing. He was great. However, that last scene where he becomes king........HE LOOKS LIKE AN IDIOT!!!! That absolutley stupid crown and outfit! Bleck! If I was Arwen, I would have told him I wasn't going to kiss him till he changed back into his cool Ranger outfit. There, I have said it.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Lord of the Rings
For a while now I have been pondering on what I should post about (I'm not very creative), and I now know! I am going to post about (you're going to love me for this, Amanda) my thoughts and feelings on Lord of the Rings. *long pause*
I LOOOOOOOVE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM OBSESSED WITH THEM!!!!!! *giggles* I will now give you my LOTR journey up to this point. Prepare yourselves. *clears throat*
The first time I ever heard about LOTR was when I heard family members talking about how obsessed one of my aunts was with the movies. I then saw the movie cover of the Fellowship at my grandma's house (it had Frodo in the front holding the ring) and thought, "That's what my aunt is so crazy about? Okay, whatever." Years later, we met a family who loved LOTR; however, I never discussed it with them. The boys of the family (there were 7-8 boys) talked about it with my brothers, who had no idea what the books or movies were either. In stores I would see things with Gollum on them, and I would cringe thinking he was so ugly and evil looking! One day I went to a friend’s house and saw a bit of the movie. I saw the scene where Sméagol bites into a fish and slowly turned into Gollum. I was completely grossed out and horrified!
My family then moved to MI where we met another family who liked LOTR. Well, now things really started to cook! We rented the Fellowship from Netflix. Consequently it arrived the same time my uncle and aunt were visiting us, and they love the movie. But my uncle especially loves the gory, orc parts. Now remember, I knew absolutely nothing about the books or movies, did not know what to expect, and we were watching it on our big screen TV...in the dark. So, we watched it. The whole thing. Every. Single Scene. I didn't even enjoy the funny parts because I was so overwhelmed with the bad ones. Needless to say, I was disturbed for days. After that, I never wanted to see or hear the name LOTR again. I was confused too, because I knew several girls (Amanda you were one of them), who I trusted, that loved LOTR and I was shocked and upset to think they loved something so (what I considered) satanic.
So, a few weeks later a friend let my brother borrow the books (including "The Hobbit"); I was surprised he even wanted to read them! I would have nothing to do with them! I wouldn't even touch them. Literally. Although, on one occasion I was bored and picked up the Two Towers, and of all places I started to read Shelob's Lair. Thus increasing my hate of LOTR. However, I knew several girls (namely Amanda and Ana) who were desperately trying to get me to read LOTR. Finally I got so sick and tired of being pestered to read them; I gave in and read The Fellowship. I was won over! The book really showed me who the characters were, what they went through, and I fell in love with them!
This past week, my dad (who is still against the movies) allowed my brother to rent the movies....again. This time, we skipped the bad parts. I was so happy! I understood what was going on and loved it! I actually enjoyed the plot, the wraiths, the chase with Arwen and Frodo, the Shire, the hobbits, the Elves, Aragorn, I could go on and on!!! I watched The Fellowship three times and the Two Towers twice. I have to say that I have a strong liking for TTT; Gollum is so funny!!! I love it when he sings that little ditty, "Rock and pool, nice and cool. So juicy sweeeeeeeet!!! Only wish is the catch a fish. So juicy sweeeeeeeet!!!" *laughs*
So, now I am an official LOTR fan! Here is proof that I am a fan: I am daydreaming/dreaming about LOTR 24/7, I have pictures of the movies stored on my laptop, I want to rent the movies again, I have my name on my blog in Elven, and my brother, sister, and I are even attempting to learn Elvish! My brother owns the LOTR books and the Simillrilion (sp?), so I have those at my disposal as well.
My advise to those who haven’t read the books or watched the movies is to read the books first, and then watch the movies and skip the orc scenes!!! You see, I love the movies; however, I still think some of the scenes are too gory.
A gentleman from Church made an important point to us one night, he said the books are great; however, when someone makes a movie out of a book you no longer use your own imagination. The movie takes away your imagination and tells you what any scene or character looks like. Although I don’t have a problem with any of the actors or scenes in the LOTR movies (I think they did a great job), I think this is an important point that should be remembered.
Well, after that huge post (I had no intention of it being that long), I don’t think I will post again for some time! TTFN!!!
-Turwethiel Merilwen
I LOOOOOOOVE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM OBSESSED WITH THEM!!!!!! *giggles* I will now give you my LOTR journey up to this point. Prepare yourselves. *clears throat*
The first time I ever heard about LOTR was when I heard family members talking about how obsessed one of my aunts was with the movies. I then saw the movie cover of the Fellowship at my grandma's house (it had Frodo in the front holding the ring) and thought, "That's what my aunt is so crazy about? Okay, whatever." Years later, we met a family who loved LOTR; however, I never discussed it with them. The boys of the family (there were 7-8 boys) talked about it with my brothers, who had no idea what the books or movies were either. In stores I would see things with Gollum on them, and I would cringe thinking he was so ugly and evil looking! One day I went to a friend’s house and saw a bit of the movie. I saw the scene where Sméagol bites into a fish and slowly turned into Gollum. I was completely grossed out and horrified!
My family then moved to MI where we met another family who liked LOTR. Well, now things really started to cook! We rented the Fellowship from Netflix. Consequently it arrived the same time my uncle and aunt were visiting us, and they love the movie. But my uncle especially loves the gory, orc parts. Now remember, I knew absolutely nothing about the books or movies, did not know what to expect, and we were watching it on our big screen TV...in the dark. So, we watched it. The whole thing. Every. Single Scene. I didn't even enjoy the funny parts because I was so overwhelmed with the bad ones. Needless to say, I was disturbed for days. After that, I never wanted to see or hear the name LOTR again. I was confused too, because I knew several girls (Amanda you were one of them), who I trusted, that loved LOTR and I was shocked and upset to think they loved something so (what I considered) satanic.
So, a few weeks later a friend let my brother borrow the books (including "The Hobbit"); I was surprised he even wanted to read them! I would have nothing to do with them! I wouldn't even touch them. Literally. Although, on one occasion I was bored and picked up the Two Towers, and of all places I started to read Shelob's Lair. Thus increasing my hate of LOTR. However, I knew several girls (namely Amanda and Ana) who were desperately trying to get me to read LOTR. Finally I got so sick and tired of being pestered to read them; I gave in and read The Fellowship. I was won over! The book really showed me who the characters were, what they went through, and I fell in love with them!
This past week, my dad (who is still against the movies) allowed my brother to rent the movies....again. This time, we skipped the bad parts. I was so happy! I understood what was going on and loved it! I actually enjoyed the plot, the wraiths, the chase with Arwen and Frodo, the Shire, the hobbits, the Elves, Aragorn, I could go on and on!!! I watched The Fellowship three times and the Two Towers twice. I have to say that I have a strong liking for TTT; Gollum is so funny!!! I love it when he sings that little ditty, "Rock and pool, nice and cool. So juicy sweeeeeeeet!!! Only wish is the catch a fish. So juicy sweeeeeeeet!!!" *laughs*
So, now I am an official LOTR fan! Here is proof that I am a fan: I am daydreaming/dreaming about LOTR 24/7, I have pictures of the movies stored on my laptop, I want to rent the movies again, I have my name on my blog in Elven, and my brother, sister, and I are even attempting to learn Elvish! My brother owns the LOTR books and the Simillrilion (sp?), so I have those at my disposal as well.
My advise to those who haven’t read the books or watched the movies is to read the books first, and then watch the movies and skip the orc scenes!!! You see, I love the movies; however, I still think some of the scenes are too gory.
A gentleman from Church made an important point to us one night, he said the books are great; however, when someone makes a movie out of a book you no longer use your own imagination. The movie takes away your imagination and tells you what any scene or character looks like. Although I don’t have a problem with any of the actors or scenes in the LOTR movies (I think they did a great job), I think this is an important point that should be remembered.
Well, after that huge post (I had no intention of it being that long), I don’t think I will post again for some time! TTFN!!!
-Turwethiel Merilwen
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
February Look
I changed my blog!!! It will be this way for the rest of February (because of the Valentine's look), and then every month I'll probably change it. Just for something new to do.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Mom's Song
I love this song! And for those of you who attend Miles Jesu Girls Camp, I am seriously considering memorizing this and singing it for the talent show, so it's mine and you can't have it! ;) This isn't the best clip, but they disabled the audio for the original video. *looks mad*
Thursday, February 5, 2009
FOMUBA
"What," you might be asking, "is a FOMUBA?!" Up to this morning I had no idea, too! However, after much research(:P), this is what I discovered on Trina's blog: The gist of the story is this: some of her [Trina's mom] friends left comments on her blog that said that she "rocked". So she took it literally and made an "Eye rock", then got a grand idea to make an award out of it. Thus, the "Fake, Totally Made-Up, Blog Award" a.k.a, FOMUBA, was born.
And there you have it! And Trina awarded it to me!!! Thank you Trina, dear!!!
I hereby award: Amanda, Lanta and Bridget, and Elena, because I think their blogs rock!!! ;)
And there you have it! And Trina awarded it to me!!! Thank you Trina, dear!!!I hereby award: Amanda, Lanta and Bridget, and Elena, because I think their blogs rock!!! ;)
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Nothing to post
I have nothing to post about. Let me see what I can pull out of my hat....
-Fox is going to take over Voyage of the Dawn Treader *goes into a state of happy hysteria*
-I have to much school work to do this upcoming week
-I'm confused about my life :P
-It's the 4th Quarter of the Super Bowl and it looks like the Steelers have a trophy heading their way......again.
*Porky Pig comes out* Abee....abee...th-that's all folks!!! :P
-Fox is going to take over Voyage of the Dawn Treader *goes into a state of happy hysteria*
-I have to much school work to do this upcoming week
-I'm confused about my life :P
-It's the 4th Quarter of the Super Bowl and it looks like the Steelers have a trophy heading their way......again.
*Porky Pig comes out* Abee....abee...th-that's all folks!!! :P
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