Great Prayer

Since the Pledge of Allegiance And The Lord's Prayer Are not allowed in most Public schools anymore Because the word 'God' is mentioned.... A kid in Arizona wrote the attached
NEW School prayer :
Now I sit me down in school Where praying is against the rule For this great nation under God Finds mention of Him very odd.
If Scripture now the class recites, It violates the Bill of Rights. And anytime my head I bow Becomes a Federal matter now.
Our hair can be purple, orange or green, That's no offense; it's a freedom scene. The law is specific, the law is precise. Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice.
For praying in a public hall Might offend someone with no faith at all. In silence alone we must meditate, God's name is prohibited by the state.
We're allowed to cuss and dress like freaks, And pierce our noses, tongues and cheeks.. They've outlawed guns, but FIRST the Bible. To quote the Good Book makes me liable.
We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen, And the 'unwed daddy,' our Senior King. It's 'inappropriate' to teach right from wrong, We're taught that such 'judgments' do not belong.
We can get our condoms and birth controls, Study witchcraft, vampires and totem poles. But the Ten Commandments are not allowed, No word of God must reach this crowd.
It's scary here I must confess, When chaos reigns the school's a mess. So, Lord, this silent plea I make: Should I be shot; My soul please take! Amen

here is "the more"

The back of Tammy looking at old doors that she really wanted(sorry Tammy!)

I don't know what happened with a few of the pics and the color but this is the best I could do with them and I really wanted to show this beautiful picture of Christ.

This just happens to be something that came home with me and is now listed in my Lollishop!

Sorry, I didn't want the pics to get all mixed up with the post before but I do want to show everyone some of what Tammy and I saw last week. First we met up at Starbuck's-my very first trip there..ever. I am not a coffee drinker so was in a panic abt. what to get and looking like a fool but I got their Signature Hot Chocolate and Tammy took care of me by getting me a "sleeve" for my cup. I am such an idiot, I didn't even know they made those. Anyway, if you are into different kinds of chocolate, definitely try that one sometime but if you are just plain ole boring, like ME, then go for the Plain Ole Boring Hot Chocolate!

We then went to Payne City Antiques....YAYAYAYAY!! For those of you not familiar with Macon or Ga. for that matter, Payne City is within Bibb County, right smack in the middle of the City of Macon.The Cotton Mill was located there and years ago those that worked at any mill formed their own little communities surrounding the Mill, this one just happened to make itself a city within a city(not sure if it is incorporated-but think it is). My grandparents both worked at this particular Mill and lived within Payne City. My dad grew up there and I will have to pull out pics for you all to see what it used to look like, for now this is what we have, as well as a Farmers Market/Restaurant, several shops that have been built in a new strip mall on the same property and all the old houses lined up side by side.

For whatever reason I had my camera but was to busy yacking with Tammy to take pics until the very end and only got one of her while she has her back to me(sorry Tammy!).

Family Foto Friday plus lots more

Well this week I decided I would stay in the same side of the family as last weeks post. This pic is of David Harvey Dover and his wife Louisa Eliza Manus(my gg-grandparents). David is the son of the couple in last week's pic. The large nose definitely got passed down to this generation as you can see in the pics. I have been working off and on with my genealogy since 1995 and if nothing else I can spot a Dover in a picture. They all seem to have high cheekbones and large noses. There isn't much I can tell abt. this couple, other than Eliza had an Indian heritage(just not sure where yet). When I found this pic it was hidden behind another picture of me as a child in a frame that my grandmother had. They were stuck together and it nearly made it to the trash pile, my nosiness comes in handy sometimes!!
Don't forget to go to www.picturespotspens.blogspot.com to visit eveyone else's family fotos!!

Family Foto Fridays

Hi everyone! I don't have but just a sec to post and tomorrow I am off to meet up with Tammy for Starbucks and Antique shopping(YAY!!) so I wanted to get ahead of the game for tomorrow. I have recently signed up to participate in http://www.picturespotspens.blogspot.com/ 's Family Foto Friday so here is my first one. This is my great,great,great grandparents on my dad's paternal side. I have been told my 3rd great grandfather, Augustus Dover, was a Doctor(I am sure a self made one), a Godly man, and that even though he lived in North Georgia and was Southern to the core, he refused to fight in the Civil War. He didn't want to see the killing when he was called to heal and save people so when he deserted and the Rebel army came to get him, he hid under the front porch steps and was never caught! I am sure had my grandmother's side of the family ever heard this abt. her husband's g.grandfather there would have been another war but even as Southern as I am it makes me proud to know that he stood or hid for his convictions and knew that God needed him to save lives.

I will try to post again tomorrow to show any goodies that I find or at least to catch up from the last few hunting expeditions! Have a great night everyone.

Logan, the Sky Angel Cowboy

Wouldn't You?

Christmas 08-

I have been MIA due to working on my Lollishop. Dale at Sea Dream Studio is working on a banner for me while I craft away on products to sell but I just had to post a poem that I found in an 1800's book of poetry that I have.

Wouldn't You by Lydia F. Hinman

He told me my face was the fairest

and purest he had ever known.

The bobolink ended my singing,

The nightingale mimicked its tone:

My dimples they quarreled with cherries

Just under eyes tender and blue,

My tresses they angered the sunbeam-

I half disbelieved, wouldn't you?

He told me my fingers were dainty,

My lips only modeled to kiss,

and "Would I give one of the sweetest

for such a poor bauble as this?"

Maybe I should not have done it,

but he looked so pleading and true,

The ring was so pretty-I took it,

and gave him the kiss, wouldn't you?

He told me there was a dear cottage

Just down near the rocks by the sea,

There sweet roses nodded a welcome,

and mocking birds waited for me.

With himself, of course, for the master-

'Twas made plenty large for us two;

I forget what I said, but I'm thinking

I kissed him again, wouldn't you?

It really sets the mood for Valentines Day I thought and for whatever reason the "girl" in the poem reminded me of Corey, I'll drop her a line to let her know. Be back soon with lots of goodies in the shop!

photo taken by Tammi at www.theothersideofme-tl.blogspot.com

part of our Mistletoe Market booth in Perry Ga.

all my thugs on Halloween, my husband says I never put pics of him on here!

I promised myself that I would be a better blogger and as you can tell that has been a failed promise. I have been so blessed with sales of my wreaths this year that I barely have time to come up for air. This past Saturday night I had a booth at Hometown Christmas in Gray, Ga. and had wonderful success with wreath sales, only brought back 3 large ones and had an order for 9 on Sunday, YAYAYAY!!!!!

If anyone is interested in one, please leave a comment and I will try to figure out how to ship to you- the prices are $6 for small(5inch center opening), $8 for medium(7inch opening) and $10 for large(9inch opening-abt. 30 inches from point to point). I will list them in my lollishop in the next couple of days.

I have so many pics to post and no time to do it, but I did copy the top one off of Tammi's blog, you should definitely go visit her and her shop.