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WW(y)CD-Part 2

Posted by: andyouinvitedmein on: September 15, 2009

I wanted to add this little bit of personal information. I’m part of that group of 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 5 boys who are molested. There were no books in those days to help ease the pain, since it happened when I was a youth and now I’m 55. I was the [...]

Goodbye Ted

Posted by: andyouinvitedmein on: August 29, 2009

“…a good and decent man who saw wrong
and tried to right it, saw suffering
and tried to heal it, saw war and tried to stop it.”
Ted Kennedy speaking at the funeral of his brother
This week we lost Ted Kennedy. I’m a conservative, but many times I’ve felt he was a little too liberal. When all was [...]

Hate Crimes and Other Items…

Posted by: andyouinvitedmein on: May 7, 2009

I think one of the bigger issues this week has been the bill having to do with punishment for people who commit hate crimes. I’ve gotten a couple of pieces of advice from both sides of the debate. I would like to weigh-in a bit on this for my more conservative pals.
If you’ve followed this [...]

Myths, Rumors and Gossip

Posted by: andyouinvitedmein on: November 10, 2008

I read in the newspaper about conservative churches being picketed by gay groups. I already knew that $73 million was spent on this election on the gay marriage issue. Thought: WWJD with that much money? That’s a lot of warm meals for hungry people poured down the proverbial toilet. We didn’t have that on the [...]

Handling Abuse in Schools

Posted by: andyouinvitedmein on: October 26, 2008

I’ve been a guest blogger for Practically Paradise with the School Library Journal. Here is the link: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283.html Or you can read it here:
Providing a Safe Environment for All Students to Learn
 
This past summer I was teaching a class of non-white students. It was a marvelous mix of cultures. As we got to know one another, [...]

New Review!

Posted by: andyouinvitedmein on: September 6, 2008

Read a review of my book by American Library Association executive council member, Diane Chen. This is from her blog on the School Library Journal: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283/post/700031070.html

Your Grace is Enough…

Posted by: andyouinvitedmein on: July 22, 2008

…are the words to a popular Christian song. We sang it at CFO. As we sang I started thinking about grace being enough. You know it’s great to have grace extended to us, and (at those times) grace IS enough for us. Grace was and is all about the work that Jesus did on the cross. Yet in [...]

What About the Heart?

Posted by: andyouinvitedmein on: June 6, 2008

This is probably part one of a series of thoughts on the heart.
I’ve always been conservative, and keep more of a conservative leash on myself than most people would realize. On the other hand, in the last few years I’ve tried to listen to people on the outside to understand what they’re hearing from us. [...]

What about those gay marriages????

Posted by: andyouinvitedmein on: May 15, 2008

What do you think about the earthquake in China? What about Dafur? What about the starving children in Myanmar? What about the Christians in Laos: the pastor who was killed and now his wife continues his church and preaches grace? What about a certain child I know who is dying and his parents don’t have [...]