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Quotes for Life

"Pray also for me, that the message may be given to me when I open my mouth to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel. For this I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I might be bold enough in Him to speak as I should....My eager expectation and hope is that I will not be ashamed about anything, but that now as always, with all boldness, Christ will be highly honored in my body, whether be life or by death."~ The Apostle Paul: Eph 6:18-20; Phil 1:20

"Lord, I intend it to thy glory, and let no profane misinterpreter abuse it to thy diminution."
~John Donne

"I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy."
~ John Adams

"You have enemies? Good. It means you've stood up for something."
~ Winston Churchill

"I would rather have a plain down-right wisdom than a foolish and affected eloquence."
~ Ben Jonson

"The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low that every person of sense and character detests and despises it."

~ George Washington

"Country music is about new love and it’s about old love. It’s about gettin’ drunk and gettin’ sober. It’s about leavin’ and it’s about comin’ home. It’s real music sung by real people for real people, the people that make up the backbone of this country. You can call us rednecks if you want. We’re not offended, ’cause we know what we’re all about. We get up and go to work, we get up and go to church, and we get up and go to war when necessary."

~ Jeff Foxworthy

"The most dangerous predator of liberals is the real world. They hide from it in college campuses."
~ www.imao.us

"To educate a person in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society."
~ President Theodore Roosevelt

"Only amateurs say that they write for their own amusement. Writing is not an amusing occupation. It is a combination of ditch-digging, mountain-climbing, treadmill and childbirth. Writing may be interesting, absorbing, exhilarating, racking, relieving. But amusing? Never!"
~ Edna Ferber

"A liberal is a man too broadminded to take his own side in an argument."
~ Robert Frost

"I'm a Christian first and a mean-spirited, bigoted conservative second, and don't you ever forget it. You know who else was kind of "divisive" in terms of challenging the status quo and the powers-that-be of his day? Jesus Christ."
~Ann Coulter

"Feminism has nothing at all to do with being 'feminine.' Feminine means accentuating the womanly attributes that make women deliciously different from men. The feminine woman enjoys her right to be a woman. She has a positive outlook on life. She knows she is a person with her own identity and that she can seek fulfillment in the career of her choice, including that of traditional wife and mother."
~ Phyllis Schlafly

"Tolerance is the virtue of a man without convictions."
~ G. K. Chesterson

"It isn't going to bed with a man that proves you're in love with him. It's getting up in the morning and facing the drab, miserable, wonderful, everyday world with him that counts."
~ Yours, Mine and Ours

"I owe nothing to women's lib."

~ Margaret Thatcher

"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers."

~ Henry VI

"We're all born pessimists. It takes effort to be optimistic."

~ Rush Limbaugh

"True religion and true philosophy must ultimately arrive at the same conclusion."

~S.S. Smith

"There's no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he doesn’t mind who gets the credit."

~ Jack Dake

"If a woman like Eva Peron with no ideals can get that far, think how far I can go with the ideals that I have."

~ Margaret Thatcher

"What I felt like saying was, 'I've produced my third child and my sixth book since I last saw you. Aren't either of these things more important, more interesting, than my size?' But no - my waist looked smaller! Forget the kid and the book; finally, something to celebrate! Maybe this seems funny or trivial, but it's really not."
~ JK Rowling

"Dear Lord
Lest I continue
My complacent way
Help me to remember
Somehow out there
A man died for me today.
As long as there be war
I then must
Ask and answer
Am I worth dying for?"~Anon
"[Judgment] comes from four sources: God, nature, diligence and conversation. Serve the first, and the rest will serve you."
~ Ben Jonson

"I think political correctness is a wonderful fad. Probably not as spiritually uplifting as the hula-hoop, but undoubtedly better for the health."
~ Waiting for God

"Our God and soldier we alike adore. At the brink of danger, not before. After deliverance, both alike requited. Our God's forgotten and our soldiers slighted."
~ Oliver North

"The way to tell the professional writers from the amateur writers is that the amateurs only write when they feel like it."
~ Jerry Van Cook

"Remember that only in cheesy romance novels is the heroine guaranteed to find true love without the risk of vulnerability or pain."
~ Dear Prudence column

"We do not fear censorship, for we have no wish to offend with improprieties or obscenities, but we do demand, as a right, the liberty to show the dark side of wrong, that we may illuminate the bright side of virtue."
~ from "The Birth of a Nation"

"Doesn't matter what the press says. Doesn't matter what the politicians or the mobs say. Doesn't matter if the whole country decides that something wrong is something right. This nation was founded on one principle above all else: The requirement that we stand up for what we believe, no matter the odds or the consequences. When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree besides the river of truth, and tell the whole world - No, you move."
~Captain America

"While God doesn’t promise tomorrow, he does promise eternity."
~ Tony Snow

"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
~ John Stuart Mill

"I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her commodious harbors and her ample rivers, and it was not there. In the fertile fields and boundless prairies, and it was not there. In her rich mines and her vast world commerce, and it was not there. Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits, aflame with righteousness, did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because she is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great."
~ Alexis de Tocqueville

"I’ve got two daughters who will have to make their way in this skinny-obsessed world, and it worries me, because I don’t want them to be empty-headed, self-obsessed, emaciated clones; I’d rather they were independent, interesting, idealistic, kind, opinionated, original, funny - a thousand things, before ‘thin’. And frankly, I’d rather they didn’t give a gust of stinking chihuahua flatulence whether the woman standing next to them has fleshier knees than they do. Let my girls be Hermiones, rather than Pansy Parkinsons. Let them never be Stupid Girls."
~ J.K. Rowling

Wisdom from the Great Communicator, Ronald Reagan:
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Politics and morality are inseparable. And as morality's foundation is religion, religion and politics are necessarily related. We need religion as a guide. We need it because we are imperfect, and our government needs the church, because only those humble enough to admit they're sinners can bring to democracy the tolerance it requires in order to survive.

Live each day to the fullest. Live each day with enthusiasm, optimism and hope. If you do, I am convinced that your contribution to this wonderful experiment we call America will be profound.

The dustbin of history is littered with remains of those countries that relied on diplomacy to secure their freedom. We must never forget...in the final analysis...that it is our military, industrial and economic strength that offers the best guarantee of peace for America in times of danger.

We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we may always be free.

July 29, 2010

The Grand Tour

You know it's bad when your dad calls asking where photos of your "new" apartment are....

So, because several of you have inquired over the last few weeks, I am giving you the full virtual walkthrough. :)

It's not glamorous or anything. I'm kind of aesthetically-challenged anyway, plus we didn't want to paint anything, since we would have to paint over it again when we move out, and theoretically we'll be leaving by the end of the year, so it seemed like too much hassle. Anyway, here it is:

The entry

Guest Bath, off to the side of entry

Kitchen

Laundry room behind kitchen...big enough for our full-sized washer and dryer, and our old fridge, and all of SoldierMan's field gear.

Dining"room"

Livingroom

Office

Master bedroom

Master Bath

And somehow, somewhere along the way, I've hit 200 followers! Yipee! So be on the lookout for a giveaway post soon! :)

25 comments:

AmandaJuly 29, 2010 at 6:11 PM
I love your apartment! It's so pretty! I'm especially JEALOUS!!! of the bathroom! lol
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Little MommaJuly 29, 2010 at 6:14 PM
Nice! I really like your kitchen!
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eliseJuly 29, 2010 at 6:16 PM
it's reeeeeeeeeally nice- even if you are aesthetically challenged, as you put it- it's very classy and comfortable:O)
glad you are getting settled in!
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SarahJuly 29, 2010 at 8:55 PM
Ok, I'm totally, completely jealous. Your apartment is GORGEOUS!! Way better than my on-post housing. I know it's free and all but, I'd much rather pay for a nice apartment! =) *love* it!
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SarahJuly 29, 2010 at 8:56 PM
Oh, and your guest bathroom is probably twice the size of our one and only. Not cool. =P
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PaulaJuly 30, 2010 at 12:09 AM
It's beautiful! You've done a good job in spite of the white walls. Believe me, I know about living with "neutral" colors having lived in Army housing forever. You do what you can to make it your own.
I'm jealous of the master bath. Ours is so small you can hardly turn around.
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hmbJuly 30, 2010 at 2:14 AM
I love the kitchen!! It's beautiful!
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JessicaJuly 30, 2010 at 2:37 AM
thanks for the tour! It looks great!
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Jessica LynnJuly 30, 2010 at 2:44 AM
That looks great! It actually looks extremely similar to my husbands first apartment - so big and spacey, and I love the kitchen!
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Honey BeeJuly 30, 2010 at 2:51 AM
It's beautiful! Are you in quarters or off base?

Congrats on 200 followers!! That's awesome! But it's obvious to me why you have that many...your blog is one of my faves! :)
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Skinnie PiggieJuly 30, 2010 at 5:11 AM
Whoa, that's a NICE apartment! I love your decorations... we didn't paint either for the exact same reasons.
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lmcJuly 30, 2010 at 5:18 AM
That reminds me so much of my last apartment! Looks great!
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AshleyJuly 30, 2010 at 5:24 AM
The layout is much nicer than our new base housing! Yall are really starting to get it decorated. Looks great!
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New Girl on PostJuly 30, 2010 at 5:26 AM
I"m so jealous of your space and your kitchen! I miss cabinets so much!
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aeJuly 30, 2010 at 11:14 AM
Cute place!! I still want to steal your living room furniture;)
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AimeeJuly 30, 2010 at 11:59 AM
So... I love your apt and the decorations are nice. It would be way too much of a hassle to paint and then repaint.

So i am going to go out on a limb and say your favorite room is the kitchen? It is GORGEOUS! You are so luckyto have those counters in the kitchen and the bathroom. Love it!
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jandswoodJuly 30, 2010 at 12:51 PM
Very nice! Are you guys planning on living on base when you move or do you perfer living off base? I love the layout of your apartment and it looks like you have alot of space!
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Jordan StreetmanJuly 30, 2010 at 1:43 PM
You have a GREAT kitchen! I loved your tour, I can't wait to get my apartment all put together so I can give my bloggers one too!
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Mr. Superman & Mrs. S.July 31, 2010 at 6:29 AM
I love it! Your kitchen is fabulous.
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3 CupcakesJuly 31, 2010 at 10:03 AM
I love your apartment! Great counters and cabinetry. I would so enjoy cooking in that kitchen!
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tootieJuly 31, 2010 at 11:27 AM
You have a beautiful home!!
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Wife on the Roller CoasterAugust 1, 2010 at 6:34 AM
I love your place!! Can I move in too? It looks so cozy.
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Crazy ShenanigansAugust 1, 2010 at 5:12 PM
I think it looks great!!!! I love the kitchen!
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SaraAugust 2, 2010 at 1:59 AM
That's our exact same apartment except we got the one with the balcony. Husband couldn't resist the outdoor space. I still miss Columbus and our apartment there.
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Brianna ReneeAugust 5, 2010 at 5:20 PM
Love it...especially the counters and really big window!
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