Illinois parents no longer have to worry about children being coerced into praying in the public schools. The ACLU took care of all that. The one minute of silence for prayer or reflection that used to be a daily practice has now been ruled unconstitutional. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,481427,00.html This should be of Read more
The first meeting of the Family Readiness Group for our son’s troop is coming up. Better known as FRG (military love acronyms), or for me, FRoG, this is a support group for the families of deployed soldiers. Tell the truth, these are great folks but I’m not ready to be Read more
Last Thursday, my middle “child” turned into an adult. It was Luke’s 18th birthday and, just like every young person who turns 18 in our culture, he informed me that he is now an adult. Well, guess again, my son. Of course, Luke said this teasingly because first of all Read more
I have never felt so old in my whole life. Considering I’m a minute older than I was a minute ago, that makes perfect sense. But figuratively speaking, I’m pretty sure I’m now looking at the crest of the hill from the other side. Our youngest is now, officially, irreversibly…a Read more
That’s what my parents used to say. Huh. And that’s what I tell my kids, too. So, I suppose I shouldn’t pick on the US Army to use video games to recruit new soldiers. Because, really, I haven’t any better ideas myself. I sure think aggressive recruiting is a whole Read more
Round Two. Red Arrows vs. Iraqis. The process for deployment of the Wisconsin Army National Guard 32nd Brigade (Red Arrow Division) begins today. The soldiers – more than 3500 of them, the biggest in the division’s history – reported early this morning to their respective armories throughout the state. Before Read more