A Great Guy
This week we lost both a great Journalist & an all around great man. Walter Cronkite was not just a jounalist but he was someone we trusted to tell us the truth. In an age when in a lot of instances we could not always trust what we read in the papers or heard on radio or TV to not be propaganda to influence our thinking was someone that through the years we knew would be telling us what was really going on. His ending," And thatat's the way is" could be accepted as really being the way it was.
We loved his show of emotion, a journalistic no no when he announced the death of President Kennedy in November of 1963. We loved watching his coverage of Presidential elections, because he made us a part of what was going on in the various campaign headquarters.
Who could forget the exciement of the space launches, especially his coverage of the landing on the moon. We were transported as eye witnesses to the event we were watching & felt we were there.
Walter Cronkite had a way of describing events which made them more personal while still keeping them as news which was unfolding before our eyes. He interveiwed the famous, & had a way ofi makng the person open up often surprising the person he was interveiwing into revealing more than they had planned on revealing. I think a lot of that had to do with his ability of making the person feel comfortable, & knowing that Walter Cronkitewas honest & trustworthy himself.
I know he will be greatly missed as not only a great jounalist, but a great human bieng.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
A WOMAN"S RIGHT TO CHOOSE
No I have not changed my opinion about Abortion, but for those who do, why all the criicism of the woman who chose to have 8 Babies & has 14 altogether now. Doidn't she have the right to choose life for each of these babies?
She is a woman who has a large capacity for love, so why is she being asked by a reporter " What were you thinking? as if she committed some major crime.
I watched her on TV as she visited those little babies in their little isolets or whatever they are called. At each one she talked to them & touched their little hands. Love just readiated from her.
There are thousands & thousands of women who have had abortions since Roe vs Wade went into effect. I for one am happy to see this courage. She did not know that all these embrios would be viabil & live when they were implanted. From what I understand, this is usually not the case. We can only assume that the Lord did & has a plan for each of these lives.
I hope some of these companies will donate the needed items.& that some of the families on TV of mutiples will offer encouragement & advice.
She is a woman who has a large capacity for love, so why is she being asked by a reporter " What were you thinking? as if she committed some major crime.
I watched her on TV as she visited those little babies in their little isolets or whatever they are called. At each one she talked to them & touched their little hands. Love just readiated from her.
There are thousands & thousands of women who have had abortions since Roe vs Wade went into effect. I for one am happy to see this courage. She did not know that all these embrios would be viabil & live when they were implanted. From what I understand, this is usually not the case. We can only assume that the Lord did & has a plan for each of these lives.
I hope some of these companies will donate the needed items.& that some of the families on TV of mutiples will offer encouragement & advice.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
THAT SPECIAL DAY
January 24th , the day of your birth was the day a special prayer was answered. For a long time I had told the Lord, how very much I wanrted a child. In my heart of hearts, I really wanted a daughter, but would have been happy with whatever the Lord sent my way.
Surprisingly your dad wanted a girl even though he had 2 other older daughters from his first marraige, & had lost a 4 month old baby girl. in additoin to the two girls from that marraige.
You arrived by a welcome C section, since your little head was up aginst my rib, & neither one of us found that to be too comfortable, I'm sure. I was in awe as I looked into your little eyes after you were placed on top of me where I could get a good look at you. Of course it was love at first sight although I had loved you all along while I carried you.
It was a wonderful experience watching you grow up, & now seeing the wonderful mom you are to my two granddaughters. There is a speial bond between mothers & daughters which is different than that of a mother & son which is special but in a different way. A mother & daughter have the experience of being the same gender. Mothers of daughters try to help them grow up to be moms or whatever their daughters aspire to be.
I am very proud of you. Proud of the example you set for the girls, & proud of the fact that you have undertaken the job of also being their teacher by homeschooling them.
As I looked at you as an infant, I had no idea of what the Lord had in store for you, but I knew that you were indeed special.
Surprisingly your dad wanted a girl even though he had 2 other older daughters from his first marraige, & had lost a 4 month old baby girl. in additoin to the two girls from that marraige.
You arrived by a welcome C section, since your little head was up aginst my rib, & neither one of us found that to be too comfortable, I'm sure. I was in awe as I looked into your little eyes after you were placed on top of me where I could get a good look at you. Of course it was love at first sight although I had loved you all along while I carried you.
It was a wonderful experience watching you grow up, & now seeing the wonderful mom you are to my two granddaughters. There is a speial bond between mothers & daughters which is different than that of a mother & son which is special but in a different way. A mother & daughter have the experience of being the same gender. Mothers of daughters try to help them grow up to be moms or whatever their daughters aspire to be.
I am very proud of you. Proud of the example you set for the girls, & proud of the fact that you have undertaken the job of also being their teacher by homeschooling them.
As I looked at you as an infant, I had no idea of what the Lord had in store for you, but I knew that you were indeed special.
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