LA Times: John R. Bolton: One world? Obama’s on a different planet

July 26, 2008Jenny Marie Hatch Leave a comment

Boltons take on the recent German Speech by Mr. Obama
One world? Obama’s on a different planet
The senator’s Berlin speech was radical and naive.
By John R. Bolton
July 26, 2008
SEN. BARACK OBAMA said in an interview the day after his Berlin speech that it “allowed me to send a message to the American people that the judgments I have made and the judgments I will make are ones that are going to result in them being safer.”
If that is what the senator thought he was doing, he still has a lot to learn about both foreign policy and the views of the American people. Although well received in the Tiergarten, the Obama speech actually reveals an even more naive view of the world than we had previously been treated to in the United States. In addition, although most of the speech was substantively as content-free as his other campaign pronouncements, when substance did slip in, it was truly radical, from an American perspective.
The Huffington Post has a complete round up of pictures, video and the speech transcript.

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LA Times: Obama the naive by John R. Bolton

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His views on world affairs ignore history and imperil the U.S. and our allies.
Obama the naive
His views on world affairs ignore history and imperil the U.S. and our allies.
By John R. Bolton
June 5, 2008
Barack Obama’s willingness to meet with the leaders of rogue states such as Iran and North Korea “without preconditions” is a naive and dangerous approach to dealing with the hard men who run pariah states. It will be an important and legitimate issue for policy debate during the remainder of the presidential campaign.

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Sunday School Lesson 24: Self Mastery

July 26, 2008Jenny Marie Hatch Leave a comment

Here is the link to the lesson I taught to my sunday school class last week:
Note to the teacher
Many youth are concerned most with what they want at the present moment. They may have difficulty thinking about the long-term consequences of their actions. Help class members see that most worthwhile things in life, both temporal and spiritual, can only be achieved by mastering ourselves.
Suggested Lesson Development
Living without Self-Mastery Is Dangerous
Picture discussion
Display the picture of a car (if you do not have a picture, describe such a car). Ask class members:
• Would you like to ride in or drive this car? Why? What do you like about this car?
Allow class members a few moments to comment on the car.
• Would you want to ride in or drive this car if it had no brakes? Why not?
Point out that no matter how beautiful a car is or how good its engine or tires may be, if it does not have brakes it will soon be the cause of an accident. It would be very dangerous to ride in such a car.
Explain that today’s lesson is about something that is as important to our lives as brakes are to a car: self-mastery (also called self-control or self-discipline).
Discussion and quotation
• What do you think self-mastery is?
Allow a few moments for comments, then have a class member read the following statement from Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles:
“You consist of two parts—your physical body, and your spirit which lives within your body. You may have heard the expression ‘mind over matter.’ … I would like to phrase it a little differently: ‘spirit over body.’ That is self-mastery” (in Conference Report, Oct. 1985, 38; or Ensign, Nov. 1985, 30).
Explain that self-mastery is the ability of your spirit to control your body, the ability to do what you know you should do even if a part of you does not want to do it. You exercise self-mastery when you do God’s will instead of your own.
• How is a person without self-mastery like a car without brakes? Why is it important to exercise self-mastery?
Self-Mastery Brings Blessings
Scripture discussion
Explain that Jesus taught us that we must be able to master ourselves if we are to be his disciples.
Have class members read and mark Matthew 16:24.

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My older brother Dave Tripp

July 26, 2008Jenny Marie Hatch Leave a comment

Seven years ago this month my brother Dave died.
I put together this montage of some still pictures and a little video from our family home movies to remember some good times:

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

And the link to this vid at One True Media: Go Here
And the You Tube Version:

Dave’s death was the trigger that brought up my past traumas. I have spent the past seven years healing from the various assaults. I have felt his spirit many times these past few years encouraging me as I healed. Through suicidal overwhelm and much mental angst my big brother has comforted me from beyond the veil and provided much emotional support. I will be eternally grateful for his help these past few years. I know I will see him again.
Here is a poem/song my friend Melanie wrote about him two years before he died, she sang it at his funeral.
Quiet Revelation
Feb 9, 1999
Lying in the darkness,
I listen to you play
and your notes tell me a story
that your mouth cannot betray.
Somewhere in this twilight
my heart can clearly see
the reaches of your soul,
that the music has set free.
Lying in the darkness,
I see a gentle man
who is driven by his passion
and his need to understand.
This quiet revelation,
the kindness in your eyes
vibrates through my body,
a song from deep inside.
And it’s a vision of hope,
and a spector of doubt
moving slowly to the notes,
unaware.
It’s a battle of the spirit,
that turns you inside out
and the notes define the beauty
hidden there,
hidden there ….
A Song Written by Dave Tripp’s
friend Melanie Larson
after watching him play the piano.
Jenny Hatch

Kamut Muffins

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This video is hosted on My Share Page at One True Media:
Go Here to view it
And the You Tube Version:

Recipe:
Raspberry Cinnamon Kamut Muffin Recipe:
4 C Freshly Gound Whole Organic Kamut Grain
1/4 C Freshly Ground Whole Golden and Brown Flax Seeds
2 C Brown Sugar
1 C White Sugar
2 tsp Sea Salt
1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
6 Organic Eggs
1 C Whole Organic Milk
3/4 C Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Grease 24 Muffin Tins
Fill the tins 3/4 with muffin batter
Drop 2 raspberries and a dollop of organic butter on the muffins, then add 1 tsp of cinnamon sugar mix onto the raspberries. Cover with a little cap of dough and bake for thirty minutes in a 350 degree oven.
These yummy muffins are a crowd pleaser!