Our homestudy is complete! That means we are "adoptable"! We are doing a private, domestic, infant adoption and using an adoption attorney. We are not using an adoption agency, which means we are doing our own "advertising". If you know of a birthmom that is interested in adoption, we would really appreciate if you pass our information along to them. Our adoption website is Linda and Mark
She can call our toll-free number at 1-866-403-5222 or if she feels more comfortable, she can contact our attorney, Glenn Lister at 888-472-2367.
We won a trip! I entered a sweepstakes at Publix, hoping to win some free groceries and we wound up winning first prize! We won an all-expense paid trip to Seaworld and Aquatica. We got a behind-the-scenes tour at Seaworld and saw the penguins, polar bears, and sea lions. They put us up in the "world's largest Residence Inn" and it was really nice. Below are some photos we took. First, is a photo from the top of the Sky Tower at Seaworld. It is showing the flume ride, Atlantis, which was a lot of fun! While we were there we decided to go to the Ripley's museum and saw a lot of interesting and strange stuff. David and Victoria took a photo in a chair built for the world's tallest man.
Aerial View of Atlantis Flume Ride at Sea World
Victoria and David at Ripley's
Health News
Whenever I counsel someone on diet and health, whether it be in a one-on-one setting or a health seminar, I always remind them to check their sources when reading health "tips" or "recommendations". The is a classic example of how a person has his own interests ahead of those he is supposed to be "helping".
The following article is taken directly from the Constitution Party website. For more information about the Constitution Party, go to Constitution Party website Largest 3rd Party Presidential Candidate To Challenge “Big Box” Parties
Kansas City, Mo. (April 26,2008) The Constitution Party chose a presidential candidate at a nominating convention held this weekend in Kansas City, MO. Former Constitution Party Vice Presidential candidate Chuck Baldwin was chosen by delegates from state affiliates of the third largest federally-recognized political party, based on voter registrations (www.ballot-access.org).
Baldwin, a pastor, writer and conservative talk show host won the nomination from a field of eight prospective nominees, including former U.N. Ambassador and Asst. Secretary of State in the Reagan administration, Dr. Alan Keyes.
Baldwin, who founded the Crossroad Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida, addressed the Constitution Party delegates in a passionate speech that outlined his concern that elected officials from both the Republican and Democrat parties had abandoned the principles of limited government.
Baldwin decried “the bi-partisan complicity that has allowed the illegal, immoral, unconstitutional war that has resulted in the slaughter of four thousand American soldiers and untold innocent Iraqis”. Baldwin went on to point out “If elected, I will end the lunacy that sends Americans abroad to guard the borders of Iraq, while leaving our borders wide open, inviting illegals to plunder the wealth and good will of American citizens”. Baldwin’s remarks were interrupted by a number of thunderous standing ovations making it clear his message resonated with the party faithful.
Chuck Baldwin, a Constitution Party member for a number of years, promised, that if elected he would work to protect the lives of the unborn, abolish the IRS and the Federal Reserve, support home schooling, and “eviscerate” vast numbers of unconstitutional federal programs like the Department of Energy (“we have more than enough oil in Alaska”) and Social Security (“which is nothing more than socialism”). Baldwin promised to get “the U.S. out of the U.N. and the U.N. out of the U.S.”, to abolish the department of Homeland Security and to end foreign aid.
Constitution Party delegates chose Baldwin over Dr. Alan Keyes, by a vote of 384 to 126.
“Alan Keyes is a principled and remarkably gifted statesman, and we hope he chooses to join the Constitution Party and support our efforts; however, when all was said and done, the delegates were apparently persuaded that Chuck Baldwin was more aligned with our party’s platform especially on issues like the U.N., the Iraq war and foreign aid”, commented Constitution Party National Committee Chairman Jim Clymer.
Chuck Baldwin said his Washington “outsider” status would likely be considered a plus in this election, saying many “dissatisfied Americans have come to view political insiders as carriers of ‘big government disease’ ”. Baldwin vowed to honor his oath to uphold the Constitution. He acknowledged that the Christian principles of our Founding documents guaranteed liberty for people of all creeds, and “pledge(d) to cultivate a climate in D.C. which reins in government and reminds those in power they are bound by limits set in place by our Constitution.
This is a great site for spelling lists. You can have your students write the lists to practice handwriting, take a test right online, hear the pronunciation and so much more! Check it out - Spelling City
Help our Military with Coupons!
The following is from Saving Advice (a great resource of money-saving ideas!)
There is nothing worse than finding a great coupon only to realize that it has already expired. While the automatic reaction is to toss it into the trash, before your do consider giving it new life by sending it to military families overseas.
Military commissaries overseas accept manufacturer cents-off coupons for up to six months past their printed expiration dates. That means that coupons that are useless to you can still save oversea military families some money. By simply sending any expired coupons you have to select bases overseas that want and need the coupons, you can help out military families save money on everyday groceries.
You can contribute coupons as an individual or organize a group to help out in sending coupons. Either way, it doesn't take much effort to make a difference and help the military families save some money. Coupon inserts from a typical Sunday paper have over $100 worth of coupons so simply collecting these can be a great help.
You can send your coupons to: Marcia Park, 4205 Chaffee Road, Spartanburg, SC 29301
Please note on the envelope, "Expired Coupons" (whether they are expired or not, this is just so that Marcia knows it is the military coupons).
Marcia is sending them in the group name of "Yahoo Coupon Train" if you would like to check and see the progress of the group on the site listed below.
Fireproof! Coming to theatres this fall.
From the Creators of Facing the Giants (Mark's favorite movie of all time), starring Kirk Cameron...
For more information, see their website -
Fireproof the Movie
Also, now available on DVD - Bella.
If you missed this is the movies, I urge you to buy the DVD! And if you did get a chance to see it in the movies, definitely add it to your DVD collection too!
BTW, we just saw Narnia's Prince Caspian today. It was really good! I highly recommend it!
Prayers
*Please pray for Mark's stepfather, Vince. He recently found out he has prostate cancer. Please pray for complete healing and that he and Mark's mom, Sylvia, will have complete peace about this.
*Please pray for our travels to conventions - for our safety and for God to put people in our path that we can minister to.
Praises!
*Update on my mom - if you may remember, she had a heart attack while we visited her last month. The doctor says she does NOT have to have the second stent put in and that she can just use the Plavix. He told her she can go back to their home in New York and he'll see her in the fall.
Thank you for your so many prayers! My mother appreciates them and she knows they helped her greatly! Please keep praying! My mom's name is Rose and my dad's name is Pete.
Convention Schedule
FPEA - Coming up next weekend! 5/22-24
in Orlando, FL
Brodsky Ministries will have three booths there - please visit us!
FPEA Convention website
You are invited to the Low Country Freedom Conference & Expo
Monday, June 2nd - 5-8:30 pm
Dinner is included - $20 pp
Children are welcome, but it is not recommended (depends on how old your child is and how they can sit through a couple hours of speakers)
For more information about this conference and to RSVP, visit:
Freedom Conference & Expo FaceBook Event
E. Raymond Moore - The man who proposed the Christian Exodus Mandate - that all Christians should take their children out of public schools and put them into private or homeschools -
Gilead Media
The following is an update from the coordinator of the Conference:
Low Country Freedom Conference
and Expo
June 2, 5-8:30pm
Event price includes dinner~Don't miss it!
Send payment of $20 in advance ($25 at door) to:
Terry Payne~22 Hillcreek Blvd ~Chas., SC 29412
SIGN UP EARLY TO HEAR THESE SPEAKERS:
Special Guests:
• Buddy Witherspoon for US Senate to unseat Lindsey Graham (www.BuddyWitherspoon.com)
• Constitution Party candidate Chuck Baldwin for President by Pastor Tony Romo
SPEAKERS:
• E. Ray Moore, Jr., on the EXODUS MANDATE: Saving the Children (Home Schooling)
• HR 1955 by author and professor Steven Yates, PhD (www.newswithviews.com)
• David Merck on NAIS animal tagging
• Joel Rorie on 14th Amendment & Birthright Citizenship
• Federal Reserve and the economy
• CLOSE THE BORDERS to Stop the North American Union
• Future of Food
• The Federal Reserve and Banking
There will be tables to exhibit some books
people have written like:
This Dog Don't Hunt
by Danny Strickland about Lindsey Graham
www.starsandstripesbooks.com
The Alienation of America
by Jeff West
www.AlienationOfAmerica.com
and exhibits by:
ATP Gun Shop
Grassroots Gunrights
Constitution Party candidate Chuck Baldwin (Tony Romo)
Brodsky Ministries (Homeschooling/home business)
and more daily!
There is a facebook.com event page on this but you have to log in to open it.
Important: The venue is in the process of being changed but I will update.
For more information:
Low Country MinutemanCivil Defense Corp
scminuteman@hotmail.com
843-875-1892 or nights 843-437-2373
