I Like Him!

I never heard of Herman Cain until tonight. Watching him on the Republican Presidential Debate, on FOX News, I really liked his answers. He seems to be very smart in business, a solid family man, and genuinely concerned about this country. He had some great ideas concerning taxes, gas, and the general direction of our country. I have to agree with another voter that said he did not sound like a politician. I think that's a good thing. I'm sick of hearing from politicians. Can I get a witness?

There were about thirty GOP voters in a room that watched the debate together. After the debate, they were asked to raise their hands if they walked in with Herman Cain as their choice of candidates BEFORE the debate. Only one person raised their hand. Then they were asked to raise their hands if Herman Cain was their choice of candidates AFTER the debate. All, but about five people raised their hands. So I think he made a pretty big impression. It will be interesting to see how he does in the polls.

I'm putting his picture in my sidebar for now because I really like him so far. No one has my vote yet, but he sure is at the top of my list!

It's That Time!

It's that time of year again when we start preparing for Thanksgiving Day. I love Thanksgiving. One thing I look forward to is our Thanksgiving Service the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving. Several of the groups will sing and we have a popcorn testimony time for the church to stand and say the things they're thankful for. I love that night.

I also look forward to being with family. We trade off the day between my parents and Bruce's mom every year. This year we'll be spending the day with my family. I'll probably be doing the cooking this year. (YIKES) But if I know my brother well enough, he'll be pulling out his recipes for some yummy dishes too. Right, John? RIGHT???

I met my Sweetheart at the polls at 6:45 this morning. There was a lot of energy there. Our precinct is usually quiet, not much action. No doubt because we live in such a small community. As a matter of fact, anytime we've gone to vote we've always walked in with maybe two or three other voters there. But this morning, every booth was full and people were sitting at tables. I also heard them run out of pens. So it was poppin' in there today.

They won't allow cameras in the precinct, so I took one outside looking in. That's my Darlin' there sitting down in the hooded jacket and hat.

A horrible picture, I know, but see!...I got my I Voted sticker!!

Darlin' did too.

Bruce and I enjoy a biscuit the morning we vote. Well, today we enjoyed a Mcmuffin. We enjoyed our time together this morning. It was a lot of fun.

Hannah spent the day with dad at the hospital. She was happy to go and tend to her Maw Maw and Paw Paw while Harrison and I ran errands. Harrison was feeling a little sick on his stomach, but felt a little better after sipping down a cola. He felt a little warm, but tonight seems to be doing fine and ate a good supper too. So, I'm hoping whatever it was passed on by. I know there's a bug circulating in the area. UGH!

Justin went to school at the college, let the dog out at my parent's home, ran some errands of his own, and now he and Jeremy are playing basketball with some other guys from the church.

It's been a pretty long day. I've been doing laundry and still have a good bit to do. I don't know why I've let it pile up so high. But I'm beginning to see the shiny spot at the end of the basket.

Started on Christianity!

Someone mentioned recently on this blog that our founding fathers did everything they could to keep religion out of politics. They were wrong.

Our founding fathers were Christ-loving men. They especially knew how important it was to keep God and His WORD in their hearts. They were men of directing prayer to a Holy and Righteous God in Heaven, asking guidence as they led this country. They were men of war, fighting for the freedom that we have today.

I found these quotes, among MANY others from some of our founding fathers and great leaders, that I wanted to share here today. Mainly because it is so very important to remember how this country was started and that God HAS blessed America because of our humble beginnings in worship of HIM and not ourselves. So if you still haven't voted, remember to vote the BIBLE and God will handle your wallet!


"It cannot be emphasized too strongly
or too often that this great nation was
founded, not by religionists, but by
Christians; not on religions, but on
the gospel of Jesus Christ. For this
very reason peoples of other faiths
have been afforded asylum, prosperity,
and freedom of worship here." -Patrick
Henry (original member of the Continental
Congress)

"It is impossible to rightly govern the world
without God and the Bible." - President
George Washington

"If there is anything in my thought or style
to commend, the credit is due my parents
for instilling in me an early love of the
Scriptures. If we abide by the principals
taught in the Bible, our country will go on
prospering and to prosper; but if we and
our posterity neglect its instructions and
authority, no man can tell how sudden
a catastrophe may overwhelm us and
bury all our glory in profound obscurity."
- Daniel Webster

"The Bible is the anchor of our liberties."
- President U.S. Grant

"That Book is the rock on which our
Republic rests." - President Andrew
Jackson

"So great is my veneration for the Bible
that the earlier my children begin to read
it the more confident will be my hope that
they will prove useful citizens of their
country and respectable members of
society. I have for many years made
it a practice to read through the Bible
once every year." - President John
Quincy Adams

"America was born a Christian nation.
America was born to exemplify that
devotion to the elements of righteous -
ness, which are derived from the
revelations of Holy Scriptures.
Part of the destiny of Americans
lies in their daily perusal of this
great book of revelations. That
if they would see America free
and pure they will make their
own spirits free and pure by
this baptism of the Holy Spirit."
--President Woodrow Wilson