PARENTING FREEDOM

Carol | December 20, 2011

obama christmas carol.mov

Hat Tip: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/the-12-days-of-christmas-the-obama-version-other-presidential-christmas-parodies/

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Carol | December 18, 2011

Twelve Days of Homeschool

And an oldie, but a goodie:
The Twelve Days of a Large Family Christmas

Hat Tip: http://mommylife.net/

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Carol | November 25, 2011

Muse – Uprising (HQ)

Uprising ~ Muse

The paranoia is in bloom, the PR
The transmissions will resume
They’ll try to push drugs
Keep us all dumbed down and hope that
We will never see the truth around
(So come on!)

Another promise, another scene, another
A package not to keep us trapped in greed
With all the green belts wrapped around our minds

And endless red tape to keep the truth confined
(So come on!)

They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
We will be victorious

Interchanging mind control
Come let the revolution take its toll if you could
Flick a switch and open your third eye, you’d see that
We should never be afraid to die
(So come on!)

Rise up and take the power back, it’s time that
The fat cats had a heart attack, you know that
Their time is coming to an end
We have to unify and watch our flag ascend

They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
We will be victorious

Hey .. hey … hey .. hey!
Hey .. hey … hey .. hey!

They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
We will be victorious

Hey .. hey … hey .. hey!
Hey .. hey … hey .. hey!

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Carol | November 9, 2011

Scotty McCreery – Dirty Dishes (Yahoo Music Session)

Dirty Dishes ~ Scotty McCreery

Mama hollers “Supper time,
And don’t make me tell you twice
Wash your hands and wipe your face.
The table’s no place for your toys,
And try to use your inside voice,
Don’t dig in ’til we say Grace.”
So we put down our forks and bowed our heads
And then she prayed the strangest prayer ever said:

“Well, I wanna thank You Lord,
For noisy children and slammin’ doors,
And clothes scattered all over the floor,
My husband workin’ all the time,
Draggin’ in dead tired at night,
My never ending messy kitchen
And dirty dishes.”

We all got real still and quiet,
And daddy asked “Hon, are you alright?”
She said, “Dear, ain’t nothing wrong,
Noisy kids are happy kids,
And slamming doors just means we live,
In a warm and loving home,
Your long hours and those dishes in the sink,
Means a job and enough to eat.

So I’m gonna thank You Lord,
For noisy children and slammin’ doors,
And clothes scattered all over the floor,
My husband workin’ all the time,
Draggin’ dead tired at night,
My never ending messy kitchen

For my little busy bees
Beggin’ Mama, Mama can you please?
Always wantin’ to call in vain
Loads of laundry pilin’ up
Their crayons crushed into the rug
And in those little sticky kisses
And dirty dishes,
And dirty dishes…

Hat Tip: http://www.jillstanek.com/

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Carol | July 22, 2011

Johnny Cash & June Carter – Turn Around

Turn Around
Where are you going, my little one, little one,
Where are you going, my baby, my own?
Turn around and you’re two,
turn around and you’re four,
Turn around, you’re a young girl going out of my door.
Turn around, turn around,
Turn around, you’re a young girl going out of my door.

Where are you going, my little one, little one?
Dirndls and petticoats, where have you gone?
Turn around and you’re tiny,
turn around and you’re grown,
Turn around, you’re a young wife
with babes of your own.
Turn around, turn around,
Turn around, you’re a young wife
with babes of your own.

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Carol | July 22, 2011

I’ve got no strings
To hold me down
To make me fret, or make me frown
I had strings
But now I’m free
There are no strings on me
~ Pinocchio

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Carol | January 29, 2011

Shrek 4 reminded me of this song from the 70′s… I downloaded it to my iTunes tonight. My songs have sure changed since last year…

For Baby GC!!!!

Top of the World – Carpenters (Lyrics) [HQ]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crWGGy2oBT0

Top Of The World ~ Carpenters
Such a feelin’s comin’ over me
There is wonder in most every thing I see
Not a cloud in the sky, got the sun in my eyes
And I won’t be surprised if it’s a dream

Everything I want the world to be
Is now comin’ true especially for me
And the reason is clear, it’s because you are here
You’re the nearest thing to Heaven that I’ve seen

I’m on the top of the world lookin’ down on creation
And the only explanation I can find
Is the love that I’ve found ever since you’ve been around
Your love’s put me at the top of the world

Somethin’ in the wind has learned my name
And it’s tellin’ me that things are not the same
In the leaves on the trees and the touch of the breeze
There’s a pleasin’ sense of happiness for me

There is only one wish on my mind
When this day is through I hope that I will find
That tomorrow will be just the same for you and me
All I need will be mine if you are here

I’m on the top of the world lookin’ down on creation
And the only explanation I can find
Is the love that I’ve found ever since you’ve been around
Your love’s put me at the top of the world

I’m on the top of the world lookin’ down on creation
And the only explanation I can find
Is the love that I’ve found ever since you’ve been around
Your love’s put me at the top of the world

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Carol | January 26, 2011

I hoped to come across this clip ever since I saw it live the other night on American Idol.

“And they told me that she had hydracephalus, which is something that is water in the ventricles and that she might not survive. They told me that I shouldn’t have her and it wasn’t gonna be good if I did. But I decided to keep forward with the pregnancy.” Paris Tassin

I loved that Jennifer Lopez took the time to stop to see the precious little girl.

Most women would have chosen to kill such a little girl before birth. Most doctors would advise it.

Paris Tassin Temporary Home

Hat Tip: http://www.jillstanek.com/2011/01/quote-of-the-day-1-26-11/
Video Hat Tip: http://www.nationalreview.com/the-feed/257846/meet-americas-next-iamerican-idoli

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Carol | January 24, 2011

I came across this video yesterday about waking up churches. It is sometimes difficult to recognize “the church” in churches. This is especially true when it comes to the issue of abortion. When thousands upon thousands of unborn babies are being dismembered or burned in this country every year, I find it impossible to get excited about church socials.

“You need to put your faith on your feet, and be available to people”

Today I found this post at a friend’s blog along with the Freedom song. I was blessed by the author’s insight about grace and freedom.

Beautiful Mess: Grace is NOT what you think it is
http://thebestbeautifulmess.blogspot.com/2011/01/grace-is-not-what-you-think-it-is.html

“I realized that ‘I’ had felt good about myself when I went to church. It didn’t matter what I did the rest of the week, what sins I committed- pride, laziness, vanity, talking about others- going to church made me feel like I had done something for God…”

“I am so free in Christ that I no longer feel enslaved to the duties that I am ‘supposed’ to perform?…”

“God already knows that I am going to mess up some and He gently corrects me and I continue on in our relationship with no feelings of condemnation–cause there is no condemnation in Christ!…”

“Christ is the condition of grace, nothing more, nothing less- for there is nothing more we could need, He is all sufficient…”

“Sometimes it is hard to show grace to my own children. But I know, I know, Who will be with me through every success and failure. I know who will lead me every step and refine me…”

“Freedom” by Run Kid Run (with lyrics)

Run Kid Run ~ Freedom
All my chains I can’t disengage
And I don’t believe that I want to
One hand sings your praise
The other brings me shame
I have selfishness to blame
And I’m singing for freedom
I know I’m not the only one
Praying to the one
Who can bring me this freedom
I’m ready for change
Broke down I lay I keep holding my chains
No long bound but here I stay
I scream Father please I need rescuing
I need You and You alone
And I’m singing for freedom
I know I’m not the only one
Praying to the one
Who can bring me this freedom
I’m ready for (change)
Still You patiently await
Yet I won’t just let go
I see You and You alone
Saying freedom
And so I’m singing for freedom
The time has come separation lost the war to love
Take my hand gace has found you where You once began
You’re Alive! You’re Alive! in the waking of new life
Take my hand in the end there’s only lve
There’s only love
There’s only singing for freeom
I know I’m not only one
Praying to the One
Who can bring me this freedom
I’m ready for I’m ready for…
Father please I need rescuing
I need You and You alone

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Carol | December 13, 2010

PHOTO: Céline Dion at Home with Twins Eddy & Nelson
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20447856,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines

Josie Duggar Celebrates Her ‘Miracle’ First Birthday
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20448847,00.html

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Carol | December 13, 2010

The climate of fear that has poisoned our schools: Ousted teacher exposes the tyranny of liberalism that has betrayed a generation of children
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336016/Ousted-teacher-exposes-liberal-tyranny-betrayed-children.html#ixzz1826bYrs7

“Because my experiences in teaching have taught me that it is not lack of money or prejudice that keep my children poor, although clearly money is useful and prejudice is to be found everywhere…”

“The regular dumbing-down of our examination system is obvious to any teacher who is paying attention and who has been in the game for some time…”

“I threw off the weight of the Leftist ideology that had weighed me down for so long and shouted: ‘Free at last! Free at last!’…”

Travesty of our ‘stagnating’ schools: In a damning indictment of Labour, OECD condemns British education which is now inferior to Estonia’s
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336410/OECD-condemns-British-education-inferior-Estonias.html#ixzz182BsMpqX

“Despite doubled spending since 2000, the education of teenagers has ‘stagnated at best’.”

“A fifth of 15-year-old Britons are ‘functionally illiterate.’”

Top Test Scores From Shanghai Stun Educators
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/07/education/07education.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

Good Grades in High School Lead to Better Health, Study Suggests
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101207112448.htm

“Higher academic performance in high school plays a critical role in better health throughout life…. ‘We already know it matters for things like your work and your earnings, but this proves it also matters for your health.’”

Middle-class schoolboy, 12, hangs himself after ‘taunts he spoke too politely’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1337107/Boy-12-hangs-bullied-talking-politely.html#ixzz182GNPSiF

“He never would have done it if he wasn’t being bullied at school.”

If your child is bullied at school, get him out.

Teacher Suffers Miscarriage Breaking Up Classroom Brawl
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Teacher–111665299.html

The 12 Days of Winter – The Heidi Harris Show on News Talk 720 KDWN/Las Vegas, NV

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Carol | November 8, 2010

I watched Oprah’s interview with Michael’s parents, Katherine and Joe Jackson. After years of denying it, and when his wife said he might as well admit it, Joe finally confessed to beating using a strap to punish his children. I found it very sad that he was so proud that out of nine children, none of them ever went to jail. Wow. That is the standard? Raising a child that doesn’t end up in jail? He credits it to strapping them, and he has no regrets. Imagine having the parenting goal of keeping your children out of jail! I suspect it is more common than I can imagine.

I was disappointed that the grandparents sent Prince and Paris to school, but fortunately, Blanket is still being homeschooled. He is going into grade four.

I also felt disappointed that Oprah chose to interview the Jackson children and expose them to the world.

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Carol | November 8, 2010

Bristol Palin & Mark Ballas – Viennese Waltz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amBFhfXH8o0

Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas Dancing with the Stars week 8 Argentine Tango

Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas Dancing with the Stars week 8 Samba

My Dancing with the Stars disclaimer is that I never watch the show with the exception of the Bristol Palin YouTubes.

Edited to add:

Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas Dancing with the Stars week 9 Paso doble
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=felo1pMXAz8

Bristol Palin & Mark Ballas – Freestyle – Week 10 (Finals)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGWGbhULB3M

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Carol | November 8, 2010

Elton John – I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues

Don’t wish it away
Don’t look at it like it’s forever
Between you and me
I could honestly say
That things can only get better

And while I’m away
Dust out the demons inside
And it won’t be long
Before you and me run
To the place in our hearts
Where we hide

And I guess that’s why
They call it the blues
Time on my hands
Could be time spent with you
Laughing like children
Living like lovers
Rolling like thunder under the covers
And I guess that’s why
They call it the blues

Just stare into space
Picture my face in your hands
Live for each second
Without hesitation
And never forget I’m your man

Without me girl
Cry in the night if it helps
But more than ever I simply love you
More than I love life itself

And I guess that’s why
They call it the blues
Time on my hands
Could be time spent with you
Laughing like children
Living like lovers
Rolling like thunder under the covers
And I guess that’s why
They call it the blues

Wait on me girl
Cry in the night if it helps
But more than ever I simply love you
More than I love life itself

And I guess that’s why
They call it the blues
Time on my hands
Could be time spent with you
Laughing like children
Living like lovers
Rolling like thunder under the covers
And I guess that’s why
They call it the blues

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Carol | October 26, 2010

Bristol Palin on Dancing With the Stars in Monkey suit the Monkees 10/18/2010 Monday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-YSGE-bsyg

Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas Dancing with the Stars week 6 tango
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNlWXxRCMO4

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