Paper Bridges
just another Jesus freak, homeschooling mom with a blog
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Ready to Blog Hop?
It’s a great way to meet other bloggers and for new bloggers to learn about your corner of the web. The party starts tonight, so get your post ready (I’m giving away a book. No surprise there.) Follow the button above to learn all the details.
A different type of party post
Hello and welcome. I imagine a lot of you here today are new and most likely will never come back here again. That’s okay. I get it. There are now so many of us – women bloggers – that it’s tough to add one more feed to your bulging reader. (Believe me, I know! So many bright and shiny things on the Net. What to read first?)
So I want to do something a bit different for the blog party this year.
Instead of bookmarking this blog, please follow the below links, just for a quick click. Add one, two, (or all!) to your bookmarks, StumbleUpon page, Delicious collection, or whatever it is you use to keep track of stuff you want to read later. Then when all the craziness of the party is over, when you have a quiet moment, go back to those sites. Please. All are deserving your time and attention.
These all represent issues people close to my heart. I hope they burn into your conscience too:
Be strong and courageous,
Monica
Numbers
In a country with high unemployment and over 4 million school-age children unable to go to school, it is not difficult to understand how trafficking can thrive. The latest government estimates in 2004 put the number of children trafficked for prostitution at 21,000 for Java and 70,000 for the whole of Indonesia. But the ILO says this is just the tip of the iceberg as trafficking is notoriously difficult to track.
At least 70,000 Indonesian children trafficked for prostitution. This is beyond comprehension.
Read the rest of the article at IRIN.com.
(And I’m glad I didn’t listen to that little doubting voice in my head whispering, “Don’t post anything today. Nobody is interested.” I’m going to continue to speak out about for these kids, even if I do live on the other side of the world.)
Seen and heard: at the breakfast table
Said one of my boys when he knew I was going shopping for socks and underwear:
“Don’t get me Fruit of the Spirit, I like Hanes.”
Bwahahahahaha. Love it when the lines of The Way and this world are blurred.
A meme: 6 things
Thanks to Tonya for giving me the opportunity to share my beliefs and strongly worded opinions in this easy-to-read, handy list. Because I know the blogosphere craves this information.
Bwahaahaa. Am I not the funniest blogger ever?
6 Things I Value:
1. Freedom
2. Good books
3. Holiness
4. The Bible
5. Family
6. Mercy
6 Things I Support:
1. Homeschooling
2. Marriage
3. Missionaries
6. Coffee! More coffee for everyone!
6 Things I Do Not Support:
1. Gay “marriage”
2. Baby murder (most folks call this abortion)
3. Restrictive homeschooling laws
4. Blog trolls
5. Banning books
6. Really bad coffee
6 People I Tag
Everyone listed in my blogroll wanting to play along, but specificly I tag: Marianne of Writer-Mommy, Lavonda of What’s Up, Rick of Concept 53, Tara of Tara’s View of the World, Melanie of Me Melanie, Pam of Matriarch, Nell of Casual Everyday Friday, Kelly of Fruit of the Womb, Sarah of Kingdom Twindom, and Melissa of Multitasking Mama. I’m feeling generous, and I know what a thrill it is to be called by name for these things, so I’m tagging ten of you. If I never post again it may be because the meme police have taken me to bloggy jail.
Feel free to participate or compeletly ignore this tag if this isn’t your thing. If you are feeling chatty, let me know what you think of my list too.
