Google is at it again! Here's there latest April Fools:Gmail Autopilot Read Full Story

According to the Washington Post: "Health and Human Services nominee Kathleen Sebelius has corrected three years' worth of tax returns after finding "unintentional errors." Sebelius (D), the governor of Kansas, alerted senators to the changes in a letter yesterday. She said the changes involved charitable contributions, the sale of a home and business expenses. She and her husband paid a total of $7,040 in back taxes and $878 in interest from 2005 to 2007." Several th... Read Full Story

Its been awhile since I posted and being as I'm a huge fan of Switchfoot and Jon Foreman (the lead singer), here's a new video from a side project of Jon Foreman's called Fiction Family.Check them out at FictionFamily.com Read Full Story

First of all, let me say WOW! These are excellent books. I absolutly loved them. It has literally been years since I devoured any book like I did with this series. They are well-written, easy to read--but in a very intelligent way. I had a good friend suggest the books and then as the movie got closer there was more buzz. I did not decide to read the books until after the movie (which I loved), but I absolutly could not tear myself away from the books. My poor husband! He was rather a... Read Full Story

I just came across an article at Wired.com on an amazing cell phone hack that could make a huge impact in the fight against HIV/AIDS.From the article:"A new MacGyver-esque cellphone hack could bring cheap, on-the-spot disease detection to even the most remote villages on the planet. Using only an LED, plastic light filter and some wires, scientists at UCLA have modded a cellphone into a portable blood tester capable of detecting HIV, malaria and other illnesses. Blood tests today requir... Read Full Story

To begin my blog posting again (classes are over, my stress level has dropped 100 fold), I'm going to give a soundtrack to my life in 2008. They are songs that either I connected with, listened to over and over, had fun with, or held a significant moment in my life this year. They are in no particular order.Music is a big part of my life--it moves and inspires me, helps me define better what I'm feeling, and gives a vehicle to blow off some steam. Maybe you'll get to see a little piece of ... Read Full Story

Dear readers, you might note that my daily posts have dwindled over the past week. I'm finishing up my semester and don't have the capacity to do everything I love! I'll be back on next week after I accomplish finishing a large paper. Until then . . . I miss you. Oh, and I've been furiously reading to escape the hectic life surrounding me! I'll be back with updates on three books I've just completed: The Fellowship of the Ring, Twilight, and New Moon. Read Full Story

Saturday night, I went to see the move Twilight with my cousins. My husband wasn't up for it, I was, but honestly I had no idea what to expect. I have to say, I really enjoyed the movie and will give the book a try. As I've thought about the movie (without having read the book), I find that there is a lot of discussion parents could potentially have with their children on spiritual matters. I'm not endorsing the movie by saying, "yeah--this is a Christian movie," its not, but I am saying t... Read Full Story

Today is International World AIDS Day. From the World AIDS Day Website:"The 1st of December, World AIDS Day, is the day when individuals and organisations from around the world come together to bring attention to the global AIDS epidemic. 2008 marks the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day.From ONE.org- "In 2007 2.2 million people died from HIV/AIDS. . . These global pandemics disproportionately affect the world’s poorest people and Africa is by far the hardest hit."There is ho... Read Full Story

My family moved out to the farm at the end of my second grade year of school. Although located only two miles west of town, it was still rural area. The town was also very rural. Its population consisted of around 600 people. In its hay day, the town was a booming and bustling railroad town. Cattle trains chugged through daily on their way north from Abiline, KS. To this day you can still see the remnants of the railroad tracks throughout the middle of town. Fifty or sixty years back, a ... Read Full Story