Volunteerism as a Substitute for Government. Over the past 25 years, the Federal government has been systematically pushing service provision to the state level, funding less and less of the services we demand. The states, in turn, have increasingly pushed the responsibility of government provision to the local level. Basic services are funded increasingly by local revenues alone. There has to be ano.

What started as a blog of our journey to add to our family through adoption and now is the journey along the road that follows. Saturday, May 7, 2011. Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire. What did Dennis tell me? Oh, yeah. Can you imagine what my poor husband lives with? Links to this post.

As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Thursday, February 21, 2013. Here are a few pics from Thanksgiving. We were exhausted because we had just returned from Disney Land. But we did get some exciting news. My little brother Matt is now married! And we are so blessed as a family to have a wonderful girl join us! Their wedding weekend was so much fun.

Thursday, August 20, 2015. Sunday, August 16, 2015. Friday, August 14, 2015. Would You Like an Affair? We ask .

As many of you know, I attended a prenatal yoga class during my pregnancy, which was awesome. Not only did it help me relax during the pregnancy, but we learned poses which helped during labor. Also, through my yoga class I met other soon-to-be moms, and as a practice we share our birth story so we can learn from the experience of others.

Home in Our Hearts - The Bredesens and Ethiopia. Enjoying life together in beautiful central TX! View my complete profile. July 14 Officially waiting for a referral! June 28 I 171A arrived! June 10 finished dossier documents minus CIS approval. May 17 fingerprinted for CIS. May 13 Gladney approved! March 25 recieved FBI clearances.