2012 Christmas Testimony

Jesus is born

Two weeks ago, I was asked to share my thoughts about what Christmas means to me. My target audience is fellow Republicans. But I will direct my thoughts to everybody, for my testimony of my Savior is the same. I believe in Christ. He is my Redeemer. He is my King. I celebrate Christmas to celebrate His birth, life, death, and resurrection. If not for His exemplary life, which I try to follow, His suffering for my sins, His death and resurrection, I would have no hope. And so I celebrate!



For many Republicans and some Democrats, this year has been a bad year in politics. And, in politics, we don't have any hope for improvement. And if our President's words this week are any indication, there will be no change for the better over the next few years. But we do have hope in Him, Jesus Christ our Savior.

"He is risen" -Jesus to Mary

As we put our faith in God, we can accomplish many things. As we trust in His word, we can overcome all. Not that the journey will be easy, but the burden will be lighter. Not that we won't have troubles, but we will be supported when doing right. So go out, do good, follow Jesus' example. Help the sick, the needy, the widowed and widower, the fatherless or motherless. Don't look down upon the needy and think in your hearts, "They probably voted for more free stuff, let them get their handouts from the government." I know I have and I know I have need of repentance.

Jesus helping the sick

I will commit myself, I already have, to helping those in need. We can only win the hearts and minds of the people through example, as Christ did, and show them that there is a better way. The sad, the lonely, the downtrodden have two choices, trust in government or trust in God. I would trust God. God sends His servants to help. We, His believers, are His servants and this is my testimony of Him and why I celebrate Christmas.

Jesus healing Jairus' daughter

Gosnell's Pink Glop

I thought I would put this here.  It's a recipe that my mom's family has had for a very long time. And it's really good.  When my dad first saw it, he said, "That looks like pink glop." And so it got a name other than "pineapple fruit salad." 

So how does one make this?  Here's the recipe.

Gosnell’s Pink Glop

1.      Can of crushed pineapple (20 oz or more)

2.    Small-curd low-fat cottage cheese

3.    Cool Whip (or other whipped topping)

4.   Jello packet (any flavor, strawberry, cherry, etc. This bowl has strawberry.)

Drain can of crushed pineapple and put the crushed pineapple into bowl.  (Drink pineapple juice. It’s fun!)

Add package of jello into bowl.

Add cottage cheese as desired (you may not need the entire cup of cottage cheese, but I used most of it.)

Add Cool Whip as desired. (I scooped in about 3 large spoonfuls.)

Thoroughly mix.  Add more cottage cheese and Cool Whip until it reaches the desired consistency.

Total time: 5 – 10 minutes

I've seen this message floating around. I saw Noelle had typed it out and was about to post it as just text. I asked if she'd give me time to do a little stylization to it. I added some stick figure art and ~voila! Here it is.
 

Rachel Cheers Mitt Romney

Here's my 4 year old cheering our next President of the United States^*!





*At least we are really hoping he is... and doing everything we can to make it happen.

Political Websites

I've noticed a lot of my friends here are starting to take a look at and support Mitt Romney as a Presidential candidate. I would like to list a number of websites I visit that will help explain why Mitt Romney is the best candidate to be President, and has been for many years. I will also list some sites that are Republican or Conservative in nature and will post positive and negative commentary about Romney. Some of them have comment sections and you can read through those to get a feel for the pros and cons of subject at hand.

http://www.mittromneycentral.com/ - Has a very active live chat. And many great Romney articles. Run by Nate Gunderson
http://www.rightspeak.net/ - I'm a contributor. Mostly pro Romney. Run by Bosman.
http://www.race42012.com/ - Covers all of the candidates, lively comment section by followers of different candidates.
http://www.whyromney.com/ - Sets the record straight on the rumors
http://www.aboutmittromney.com/ - Has the most complete explanations on various controversial issues about Romney. A good site for backup when someone accuses Romney of being a RINO, not a Conservative, etc.
http://evangelicalsformitt.org/ - An Evangelical take on Mitt Romney. They've even released a book on Amazon explaining why evangelicals can vote for Romney
http://americaneedsmitt.com/blog/ Run by Mike Sage who also has a nightly Romney radio show. Mike also has a number of other pro Romney sites, all are worth checking out. (http://mittfitts.com/, http://mittchicksrock.com/, etc)