3- December

So I am offically done with school this semester for which I am quite grateful. I took 18 credits this past semester as well as taught some guitar lessons. I thank God that He gave me to grace to get through and for allowing me to manage my time much better than I last fall.
I do look forward to NOT commuting for 8ams everyday in Warrensburg. I look forward to a lighter load next semester with 12.5 credits.
During this Christmas break I dont have alot of plans. I will continue to teach guitar lessons.
I also plan on attending -Onething. I strongly recommend you seriously consider trying to make it. This is not a fun festival or concert but a sincere gathering of those interested in making God a priority and not sitting on the sidelines anymore. This will be my 5th Onething conference (i think) and I can honestly say that my life has been strongly affected and has shifted due to the ministry and just plain work of God at the Onething conference.
Please come. It is FREE. You will be stirred. You will not regret going.
OneThing
December 28-31
Kansas City, MO - Bartle Hall

http://www.fightfoca.com/

2- What you need to know about the FREEDOM OF CHOICE ACT

As one of the bill’s co-sponsors, Senator Barack Obama promised the abortion lobby that this will be the first piece of legislation he will sign into law as president of the United States of America.

The Freedom of Choice Act overturns virtually all federal and state pro-life laws. FOCA would also overturn all restrictions on public funding of abortion and require we the taxpayers to pay for elective abortions.

What FOCA does:

* Creates a new federal right to abortion and would repeal the Hyde Amendment allowing unlimited federal funding for abortion.
* Removes all safeguards (“interferences”) currently in place at the state or federal level. These include:
* Full disclosure to the patient (ultrasound images of the unborn child, details about pain inflicted on the baby, any information about long-term complications for the mother)
* Parental notification for minors seeking abortion
* Waiting periods
* Restrictions based on fetal viability allowing for abortion on demand through the ninth month of pregnancy
* Protections for doctors and nurses who refuse to perform or assist in an abortion
* Protections for religiously affiliated hospitals as well as public hospitals that currently do not perform abortions
* Exclusions for abortion coverage from health care plans of federal employees
* Overturns the partial-birth abortion ban, a gruesome late-term procedure involving the forced extraction of the infant from the mother’s womb, insertion of a device to suction the brains from the baby’s skull allowing for the skull to be crushed facilitating its removal from the birth canal.

The majority of Americans support these common-sense protections. The Freedom of Choice Act is extreme even for many who identify themselves as "Pro-Choice."

You can click on these links to find and contact your U.S. Senators and Representatives and urge them to oppose the Freedom of Choice Act. It is quite easy to contact them at this site.

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1- Who knows...

I must admit, I don't think I have truly "blogged" since the days of xanga, but I suppose this would be a good outlet to express some of my wonderings and thoughts.
I don't really mind if anyone reads or not, but I would definitely invite thoughtful to responses to anything I post.
WARNING: This is not going to be a purely serious blog. I may muse on the grace of the cross of Jesus Christ. I may discuss my feelings. I may talk about cheese, as I like cheese very much. I also like music... and kids!
I got nothing too special. But I do got Jesus. And He is something else...
Have a great day.

3ryce