Herbalist Yahoo Group

UPDATE: OK, ladies, while I'm very interested in being part of a group, I don't feel that I can give enough time to moderating it right now. But I will jump right into the group if someone else would like to start it. Just let me know!!!

Alright, Rebelution girls. :) There seems to be some interest in an herbalist yahoo group. I am already getting really excited about this!!!

So, I've never started one. But several of you have offered to help. I suppose I could start it up and then enlist the help of more experienced people? Does that sound OK? Also, any name ideas?

Here are some neat verses to start us out:

Gen 1:29 Then God said, "Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you."

Ps 103:1-3 Bless the LORD, O my soul, And all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget none of His benefits; Who pardons all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases.

Gen 1:12 The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit with seed in them, after their kind; and God saw that it was good.

UPDATE: I'm headed to the Rebelution conference in a few minutes. After this weekend, things get crazy for me for about a week. When I get back from a trip, I plan to go ahead and start the group. So I hope it's not asking too much to wait. Thanks!!

A Prayer of Thanksgiving!

Wow, 2 blog posts in 1 day?! :P

Please say a prayer of thanks to God after reading this post. He truly is amazing.

http://www.coloradoforequalrights.com/

With this on the ballot, Colorado could soon be abortion free!!! I must admit that I have doubt that it will pass... Oh me of little faith. I need to work on my doubt, and give this to God. With Him all things are TRULY possible!!! I am very excited. This will be on the first ballot that I will ever get to vote on. And I get to be a small part of getting it passed.

The best way to learn ASL?

I hear this question a lot. I'm no expert in ASL. But in my experience, the #1 best way to learn is to be in a class or with a group of people. I think it's so much better to have other people to sign with...in fact, I think you really have to in order to remember the signs well (because you're actually seeing them) and sign correctly (because you either have a teacher who knows the signs already, or you can help eachother to sign correctly) To be honest, since I haven't been in a group or class for a few weeks, I see my signing getting rather sloppy. Time to set up a sign group!

Two of the best ASL websites you will ever visit are http://www.aslpro.com/ and http://www.lifeprint.com/ . Both of these are excellent and have their different strengths. ASLpro has a HUGE dictionary of signs and you can watch the person sign (not just a picture). But I've found that, because they're in a different area of the country, some of the signs are different from the signs used in my area (which, obviously, wouldn't be a problem if you live in that area :) ). Lifeprint is the site for ASL University. There are amazingly well put together FREE lessons. Lord willing, I will be teaching a class next school year using the ASL University curriculum.

So there you go! :) Have a great day!

Caspian!!!

We went to see Narnia today! Yay! The theatre was packed, as expected. But some of our friends were first in line so we got awesome seats!!! It was great! Especially since we went with a very Narnia-obsessed group. : ) Just check out how we're stylin' in our fur coats:

Erin, Christine, me, Sarah

Jordan, Nathan, Johnny, my bro Karl, and Isaac

Pics are courtesy of the Howes. I didn't take my camera. (enter head smacking smiley here) But there were quite a few in our group, many more than are in the pictures. It was a great day!