Egg carton spring wreath http://homemadeserenity.blogspot.com/2011/04/make-it-egg-carton-wreath.html

A regular family?! Please. just. stop!

Crimson, I would PM this article (CC) to you, but I think there are others who may glean something from it as well. http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevindeyoung/

I agree; they may not have any more biological children. How do we know if in the privacy of their bedroom (where most folks talk away from the children) they didn't discuss/pray about adoption ten years ago?! And what if they DIDN'T. Maybe they didn't have the $$$ ten years ago to even think about adopting a child. I know you were just trying to make a point w/ the cat lady, but many parents who have adopted will find it disturbing to read it in an adoption thread. I'll just leave it at that.

What does that mean, "pre-wannabe cool?"

And who says they're not fertile anymore? I don't have cable so can't watch, but did they make that announcement on TV?

Wow, just wow. STOP talking about children like they are some commodity! Shame! And BTW, MANY people have a better understanding of the plight of orphans after they visit another country. There is nothing new about that.

For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth. It was said unto her, the elder shall serve the younger. As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. Yeah, doesn't get much doomier and gloomier than that.

www.cyberhymnal.org

I agree with the others that the real sugar would be better than fake, but remember that real sugar can be dangerous to your joints (see link). Use real 1/2 and 1/2 and vanilla. http://www.jointpain.insulitelabs.com/how-dietary-sugars-damage-joints

Did anyone else notice that the first person to reply to this thread was "Outdoorsy Type"?!

Yum. How much almond milk and cocoa powder?

Let's see what happens at 100!

Christ did not have a legal trial. It was a sham, held in the middle of the night with no two "witnesses" agreeing. Jesus was condemned to death because He claimed to be God, not because he broke any Roman law. Carry on :D

See if your library has "The 8-week Cholesterol Cure" It tells you how to take niacin and eat oatbran to lower your lipids.

The Briefing Albert Mohler

Ten Sure Signs We've Lost Our Minds http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevinwax/2013/02/19/10-sure-signs-weve-lost-our-minds/

Yes, my comments are definitely relevant to the conversation started by OP. Standing at the CVS pharmacy counter to pay for my Rx~ (child's eye level) "Do [it] ____________(fill with sexually explicit words) until he screams!" Really? I want to talk about sex at home on my terms, WHEN my child is ready. If I make my child stay in the car, that is risky (and wrong!) Have her stay up by the photo area (yeah, right!) There are even mags up there (not to mention, I always keep an eye on my children in public). This "in your face porn" is everywhere. Well, maybe not at Aldi's! And I am one of those moms who tells the manager if there is a store that sells the same thing I am buying in his store, but w/o the porn display, I'm going to patronize that store every week. Here's an inexpensive way to see if management knows the junk they're selling is indecent . . . Go to your local library and make color copies of just the front of Cosmo. Take them to the store manger and show them [pointing out and reading the "topics" aloud (if no children are present)]. I can guarantee you he will ask you to stop before you get to the 3rd one. And his/her face will be a little pinker than it was previously. Indecency is everywhere. Most people just don't care anymore.

If sex is so wonderful, and it is, then why don't we all start doing it in the aisles of Target? snip~I think that imbuing the magazine covers with *extra* power focuses just as much, if not more on sex than the covers themselves.~snip What does that even mean? We don't have sex in the store aisles because there is such a thing as decent behavior which is determined usually by the setting and circumstances. There are many things we can do in private which are not appropriate to do in public. I'm not talking here about morally wrong actions such as murder. If I have sex with my husband on the kitchen floor when the children are away at camp~fine. If we do the same thing while having a dinner party for guests~not cool (or decent). http://www.americandecency.org/full_article.php?article_no=1716

Joannqn, this would be a good time for your email to break down! Have a good time with your son at his presentation!

Thank you! Now to decide which one to make!

No, I didn't say it was an impartial source! But I don't believe it is anti-Catholic. There is a difference. The guy who wrote it is discussing something that (I believe) should be important to Christians of every denomination. And to clarify, I didn't scour the internet for "semper idem" and then find the article. I saw it in print a few weeks ago and it made an impression on me. And since a thread was started on "Changes" in the RCC, I linked it to join in the discussion.

No, it is not an anti-Catholic blog. I believe it's a "Let's discuss these crucial issues without name-calling" I will research the semper iden on my own~just haven't had time.

As I said earlier (I hope), I didn't even know about "semper idem" until I read that article. The OP wants to talk about changes, and I guess I'm confused regarding who can make and when can changes be made in the RCC? In regards to ANY of the topics mentioned. Like the OP, I have heard a lot in the news about what difference there will be in the church depending on who's chosen as Pope. As far as justification, if Protestants used to be considered anathema and now arecalled a type of brethren, something must have changed in regards to who is and is not justified (right with God). [if you are using a different definition for justification, this will not make sense]. Off to a play date. If you have a website that explains @ how changes are made in the RCC, I am interested.

One of my dearest friends is 82 years old. She is the youngest of 17!