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“The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.” Thucydides

“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.” Epictetus

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In my anguish I cried to the LORD, and he answered by setting me free.
Psalm 118:5

I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free.
Psalm 119:32

I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.
Psalm 119:45

The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.
Luke 4:18-19

Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.
John 8:32

So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
John 8:36

Into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
Romans 8:21

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
2 Corinthians 3:17

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
Galatians 5:1

You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love.
Galatians 5:13

Be careful, however, that the exercise of your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.
1 Corinthians 8:9

In him [Christ] and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.
Ephesians 3:12

But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—he will be blessed in what he does.
James 1:25

Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom.
James 2:12

Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
1 Peter 2:16

They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
2 Peter 2:19

"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves."
Abraham Lincoln

"I freed thousands of slaves. I could have freed thousands more, if they had known they were slaves."
Harriet Tubman

"No one is free when others are oppressed."
Author Unknown

"Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!"
Patrick Henry

"A Christian man is the most free lord of all, and subject to none, a Christian man is the most dutiful servant of all, and subject to every one."
Martin Luther
Freedom of a Christian

"Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it."
Pericles

"None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free."
Goethe

"So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so; for tyrants are active and ardent, and will devote themselves in the name of any number of gods, religious and otherwise, to put shackles upon sleeping men."
Voltaire

"The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage."
Thucydides

"Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear."
George Orwell

"O, Lord, I want to be free, want to be free, Rainbow round my shoulder, wings on my feet."
Traditional spiritual

FREE FROM THE LAW

Free from the law, O happy condition,
Jesus has bled and there is remission,
Cursed by the law and bruised by the fall,
Grace hath redeemed us once for all.

Once for all, O sinner, receive it,
Once for all, O brother, believe it;
Cling to the cross, the burden will fall,
Christ hath redeemed us once for all.

Now we are free, there’s no condemnation,
Jesus provides a perfect salvation.
“Come unto Me,” O hear His sweet call,
Come, and He saves us once for all.

“Children of God,” O glorious calling,
Surely His grace will keep us from falling;
Passing from death to life at His call;
Blessèd salvation once for all.

HE SET ME FREE

My soul is filled with joy and gladness
Since Jesus came to me.
His love has banished all my sadness,
From sin I am set free.

He set me free, He set me free,
I was blind, but hallelujah, now I see!
I shall ne’er forget the day
When He washed my sins away,
And He set, He set me free.

The Comforter divine is dwelling
Within my soul today;
His love to others I am telling
Since Jesus came to stay.

The grace of Jesus hath abounded
For all my sins I see,
Salvation walls have me surrounded,
From sin I am set free.

GLORIOUS FREEDOM

Once I was bound by sin’s galling fetters;
Chained like a slave, I struggled in vain.
But I received a glorious freedom,
When Jesus broke my fetters in twain.

Glorious freedom! Wonderful freedom!
No more in chains of sin I repine!
Jesus the glorious Emancipator—
Now and forever He shall be mine.

Freedom from all the carnal affections;
Freedom from envy, hatred and strife;
Freedom from vain and worldly ambitions;
Freedom from all that saddened my life!

Freedom from pride and all sinful follies;
Freedom from love and glitter of gold;
Freedom from evil temper and anger;
Glorious freedom, rapture untold!

Freedom from fear with all of its torments;
Freedom from care with all of its pain;
Freedom in Christ, my blessèd Redeemer—
He Who has rent my fetters in twain.

HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW

Why should I feel discouraged, why should the shadows come,
Why should my heart be lonely, and long for heaven and home,
When Jesus is my portion? My constant friend is He:
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me;
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.

I sing because I’m happy,
I sing because I’m free,
For His eye is on the sparrow,
And I know He watches me.

“Let not your heart be troubled,” His tender word I hear,
And resting on His goodness, I lose my doubts and fears;
Though by the path He leadeth, but one step I may see;
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me;
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.

Whenever I am tempted, whenever clouds arise,
When songs give place to sighing, when hope within me dies,
I draw the closer to Him, from care He sets me free;
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me;
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.

Grace-filled Parenting in Action

Carol | June 25, 2011

Wait and See
http://dulcefamily.blogspot.com/2011/06/wait-and-see.html

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“Capitalism isn’t about greed; it’s about freedom.”

Carol | June 25, 2011

Saving Capitalism One Fifth Grader At A Time
http://biggovernment.com/driehl/2011/06/18/saving-capitalism-one-fifth-grader-at-a-time/

Category: Financial, Homeschooling Academics, Politics | No Comments »
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Breastfeeding Flashmob

Carol | June 25, 2011

The ultimate flashmob: Hundreds of mothers breastfeed in front of shoppers
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2005874/Breast-best-Hundreds-nursing-mothers-surprise-shoppers-awareness-flashmob.html#ixzz1QL65Rx1r

Even some supportive fathers showed up.

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Children for Me, but Not For Thee, says Al Gore, Father of Four

Carol | June 25, 2011

‘Fertility Management’: Al Gore Calls on Women to Have Fewer Children…to Curb Pollution
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/al-gore-empowers-women-to-have-fewer-children-to-curb-pollution/

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Killing the Girls

Carol | June 25, 2011

The War Against Girls
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303657404576361691165631366.html

“In China, India and numerous other countries (both developing and developed), there are many more men than women, the result of systematic campaigns against baby girls.”

“In India there are 112 boys born for every 100 girls. In China, the number is 121—though plenty of Chinese towns are over the 150 mark. China’s and India’s populations are mammoth enough that their outlying sex ratios have skewed the global average to a biologically impossible 107. But the imbalance is not only in Asia. Azerbaijan stands at 115, Georgia at 118 and Armenia at 120.”

“What is causing the skewed ratio: abortion. If the male number in the sex ratio is above 106, it means that couples are having abortions when they find out the mother is carrying a girl. By Ms. Hvistendahl’s counting, there have been so many sex-selective abortions in the past three decades that 163 million girls, who by biological averages should have been born, are missing from the world. Moral horror aside, this is likely to be of very large consequence.”

“If you peer hard enough at the data, you can actually see parents demanding boys. Take South Korea. In 1989, the sex ratio for first births there was 104 boys for every 100 girls—perfectly normal. But couples who had a girl became increasingly desperate to acquire a boy. For second births, the male number climbed to 113; for third, to 185. Among fourth-born children, it was a mind-boggling 209…”

“Today in India, the best predictor of violence and crime for any given area is not income but sex ratio.”

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Big Families in the News

Carol | June 25, 2011

‘The greatest profession on earth’: 6 moms spreading the word about motherhood
http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/the-greatest-profession-on-earth-6-moms-spreading-the-word-about-motherhood

Brad Pitt Loves the Chaos of (So Far) Six Kids
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20495731,00.html

19 Kids and Counting’
http://tonawanda-news.com/local/x775917192/-19-Kids-and-Counting

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Home Birthing in the News

Carol | June 25, 2011

10 Celebrity Home Births
http://celebritybabyscoop.com/2011/06/08/celebrity-home-births

Josh and Anna Duggar Welcome a Baby Boy
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20502797,00.html

“Anna, 22, gave birth at 5:55 p.m. in the family’s Tontitown, Ark., home, the same place MacKynzie was born.”

It’s interesting that the Duggar daughter-in-law has had two home births!

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Deciding What Risks Are Worth Taking

Carol | June 25, 2011

Girls Given This Vitamin at Birth May be 41% More Likely to Die
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/05/26/why-is-the-cdc-ignoring-life-and-death-vaccine-studies.aspx

•A single dose of DTP vaccine not only doubled the mortality rate in infants, but more than quadruped the rate after the second and third DTP doses.
•Vaccines and vitamin supplements have unexpected, long-term effects – good and bad – on the immune systems of children.
•There is a definite increased mortality risk to girls of combining DTP and measles vaccines.
•Girls were 41 percent more likely to die if they were given vitamin A at birth, while boys seemed to slightly benefit from the supplement.

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Internet Changes Schooling

Carol | June 25, 2011

Could the Internet Spell the End of Snow Days?
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/could-the-internet-spell-the-end-of-snow-days/

And if schools weren’t used as babysitting services, then they could be gone altogether.

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Where do people THINK the money goes when they give to disease charities?

Carol | June 25, 2011

Is it Time to Boycott This ‘Anti’ Cancer Charity?
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/05/24/american-cancer-society–more-interested-in-wealth-than-health.aspx

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Grace-filled Parenting in Action

“Capitalism isn’t about greed; it’s about freedom.”

Breastfeeding Flashmob

Children for Me, but Not For Thee, says Al Gore, Father of Four

Killing the Girls

Big Families in the News

Home Birthing in the News

Deciding What Risks Are Worth Taking

Internet Changes Schooling

Where do people THINK the money goes when they give to disease charities?