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Category Archives: In The News
Please Pass the Organic Chicken Meat!
This news in! Organically fed chickens develop different and superior genes than conventionally fed chickens. Why is this exciting to me? Well, our spring broilers arrived last Wednesday which means my freezer will be 25 chickens richer in about 7 … Continue reading
Posted in Chickens, Cooking and Food, Health and In The News
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Let’s talk organic!
Okay, the bottom line is age related problems and diseases are widely thought to be caused by two things: consuming insufficient nutrients and adding on top of that, a lifetime truckload of toxic chemicals. This alone is a huge argument for … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking and Food, Health, In The News and Life
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Continue the Ban on Chicken from China!
Go here to sign a petition to Congress, requesting that they continue the ban keeping chickens processed in China out of the U.S.A. Why the big deal? Read this–and start raising your own chickens, or buying them from a local … Continue reading
Posted in In The News
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Are You Worried About What the Future Holds?
We in the USA are all wondering “what next?” Financial experts are riding the pendulum, some reassuring us that things will quiet down soon on Wall Street, others predicting huge inflations and urging us to stock up on rice, beans … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, In The News and Life
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Homeschool Teachers, Get Free Coffee at Starbucks on Monday
That’s right! I received this in my inbox today, all you need is proof that you are a homeschooler. I says, would having school aged children in tow during school hours be proof enough? Probably not! Thank you, Starbucks! Unfortunately … Continue reading
Posted in In The News
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Very Encouraged at McCain’s Choice of VP
So McCain chose a woman, and what a woman! This political race is getting more exciting–finally! I wanted to point you to two wonderful articles…one written by Christian fiction authors, Brock and Bodie Thoene, about John McCain’s grueling POW experiences … Continue reading
Posted in Culture and In The News
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Veggie Tales Giveaway
Just a head’s up for all you Veggie Tales fans…over at Veggie Tales Review, Peter Plum is having a contest giveaway for the newest Veggie Tales movie: Tomato Sawyer and Huckleberry Larry’s Big River Rescue! All you have to do … Continue reading
Posted in Family Ties and In The News
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Subway Sandwich Contest Excludes Homeschoolers
Thanks go to my pastor for the head’s up on this latest offense against home educators. Check out the World Net Daily article, Subway sandwich contest: Homeschoolers not wanted. Subway Sandwiches has teamed up with Scholastic Books in offering a … Continue reading
Posted in Home Schooling, In The News and Mega Cooking
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The Horse Dilemma
Last fall we had a horse trader stop by our place and offer us a pittance for two of our horses. He proceeded to tell us how many people are being forced out of the horse business due to the … Continue reading
Posted in In The News and Life
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Our Icy Wonderland
Here are some pictures I took yesterday of our glittering ice encased yard… This first one is out the back porch door, looking up toward our horse barn… This one is also taken from near my back porch door, with … Continue reading
Posted in In The News and Life
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