Domestic Divapalooza

Bring a friend and join with other women - let the truth be revealed - we’re all flawed women loved by a flawless God.

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Friday, January 23
7:00 to 9:00 pm
Saturday, January 24
8:30 am to noon

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$45.00 after January 18

Come for the fun! Stay for the friends, music, brunch & laughter.

3 Seminar Sessions with Liz
Dessert Friday Evening
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Garden Fresh Frittata
Spring Orzo Pasta Salad
Assorted Fresh Fruit
Double Chocolate Brownie w/Ganache Sauce

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ABOUT LIZ CURTIS HIGGS
Award winning author and speaker Liz Curtis Higgs shares valuable insights, practical lessons, and memorable stories from her best-selling books. More than one million books, workbooks, and videos in the Bad Girls of the Bible series are changing lives all over the world. With humor and honesty, Liz teaches women of all ages how to live (and how not to!).

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Happy New year to all my family and friends that follow me on this blog.

I know many of you don’t know this but I have taken my more personal family-type postings to my newer blog: IamPooped.com

If you want to stay up to date on what’s happening with me and my family here in Nebraska, then you’ll want to bookmark that blog.

I am keeping Domestic Divapalooza for all the blogging I want to do about what’s happening in our country and in the world. So yeah, if you are a political junkie OR you have an interest in sharing your political and/or religious beliefs with me on this one, go for it.

Of course I tend to write about things that frustrate me when I’m looking for an opinion or feel the need to vent. You are always welcome to chime in but you are not welcome to call me names or be ugly to me. (Even though people like that don’t bother me in the least)

I am glad that 2008 is over with. I’m looking forward to getting on with the new President supposedly making this country better. We’ll see what he does in the first 100 days of being in office.

Dear Angela:

Thank you for contacting me with your opposition to federal funding for Planned Parenthood. I appreciate hearing from you.

It is my understanding that Planned Parenthood provides comprehensive reproductive and complementary health care services. As part of this effort, provided services include pregnancy testing; gynecological care; HIV testing; prenatal care; and, as you mentioned, abortion and abortion referrals.

Federal law prohibits the use of taxpayer dollars for abortions, but Planned Parenthood does receive federal monies for providing Medicaid care through Title X family planning grants. Legislation introduced by Senator David Vitter, the Title X Family Planning Act (S. 351), would have eliminated this funding by amending the Public Health Service Act to prohibit federal family planning funds from being awarded to any grantees who perform abortions where a woman’s life is not in danger.

As you may know, S. 351 was not passed by the 110th Congress before the session adjourned for all intents and purposes on December 12, 2008. I will certainly keep your thoughts in mind should similar legislation be introduced during the 111th Congress, which will convene on January 6, 2009. Additionally, please know that I will continue working to ensure federal money allocated through these grants is focused solely on the provision of health care for our nation’s underprivileged women as it was initially intended.

Thank you again for contacting me with your comments. The legislative process will only work with the input of concerned citizens, and I encourage you to continue sharing your thoughts and ideas.

Sincerely,

Ben Nelson
U.S. Senator

This was in response to that letter I sent Ben Nelson and Chuck Hagel on December 20, 2008.

Have you guys read this one yet?

Chrysler is facing a backlash from taxpayers and conservative groups after the ailing auto company took out a series of full-page newspaper ads last week to thank Americans for “investing” in the company through the government’s $17.4 billion auto industry bailout plan.

Critics say the company, which is expected to receive about $4 billion of that bailout money in the near term, should not be spending its already limited resources on pricey advertisements.

Ya think?

The bailout business is a crock-o-you-know-what!

It’s as if they took out a full page add to thank America for their generosity AND their stupidity all at the same time.

Ugh!

Those “thank you” ads are wasteful. Our government is wasteful. The American people are wasteful. On top of that, our government is just plain ol’ dumb. I will refrain from commenting on the American people until Obama has completed his first 100 days in office.

The ads ran last week in several major daily newspapers, including USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since USA Today and The Wall Street Journal are two of the highest-circulation newspapers in the country, full-page ad rates are steep. A full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal runs between $206,000 and $264,000, and a full-page ad in USA Today runs between $112,000 and $217,000.

Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, said in a written statement to FOXNews.com that Chrysler should give back the money.

“Years ago there was a robber who was really polite. He said please and thank you while he was robbing people. At the end of the day, people had their money stolen. Saying thank you doesn’t make it OK. They should give the money back,” Norquist said.

They should give the money back. Our government should make them give the money back right now! Who is watching to make sure that they are spending this money wisely? Oh sure, take my money and do whatever you want to with it. Not!?

Nobody wants to buy a more economic and attractive car right now. Our economy is in shambles and this is NOT the way to jump start it. How many people do you know that are in a position to buy a car right now? Even if they were in a position to buy, the banks are not lending! On top of that, why should the banks lend to somebody that can’t afford to make the payments?

Jump starting the economy is not about dumping money into an industry that does not have the ability to do squat for 100% of those that are living on the streets, living in homeless shelters, depending on food banks, the uninsured, etc.

WASTEFUL!

“On behalf of the 1 million people who depend on Chrysler for their livelihoods, thank you for investing in Chrysler, and America,” says the statement, signed by CEO Bob Nardelli.

Investing in Chrysler is NOT investing in America.

I think I’ll go PUKE now.

While shopping at Sam’s Club over the Holidays I picked up a book that I kept hearing about. I almost left it in the cart after I unloaded all of my purchases in the back of the van.

On the way from Sam’s Club to go home we stopped for Chineese food. While my husband went in to place our order so we could take it home, I started reading and could  not put the book down.

As I mentioned, many people often feel alone at Christmas. Right now, you may not feel like God is with you. But God’s presence in your life has nothing to do with your feelings. Your emotions are susceptible to all kinds of influences, so they are often unreliable. Sometimes the worst advice you can get is “Do what you feel.” Often what we feel is neither real nor right. Your emotional state can be the result of memories, hormones, medicines, food, lack of sleep, tension, or fears. Whenever I start to feel anxious about a situation, I remind myself that fear is often False Evidence Appearing Real. - The Purpose of Christmas by Rick Warren, Author of #1 New York Times Bestseller The Purpose Driven Life

I liked reading that: False Evidence Appearing Real. (F.E.A.R) I’ve seen a lot of that go on first hand in 2008 and plan to make an effort to be more aware of that F.E.A.R factor so that I may totally and completely avoid it in my life.

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We just wanted to wish our family, friends and acquaintances a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Target National Bank lost this holiday season because they chose to charge me $30.00 on a $10.00 balance.

It was one of those situations where I thought that the entire balance was paid off. I guess it wasn’t and I owed a measly $10.00.

I was shocked and in disbelief when I saw that my credit card statement had been charged an extra $30.00 on a $10.00 balance. I know I keep repeating myself but I still could not understand why they would treat me this way.

I always pay my balance off on time and most of the time it’s the balance in full. I have been a good card paying customer for 7 years.

In our family Don and I usually carry two or three cards for emergencies and most of the time they help to carry us over. We always pay off the balance ASAP.

After this Target National Bank fiasco I decided to go ahead and not use my Target VISA for any purchases this holiday season. Why should I? This is how they treat their good customers?

Instead of using my Target Visa via Target National Bank, I decided to use my DISCOVER card and my two mastercards instead. Guess what? Those balances are paid in full too.

Credit Companies are being horrible to their customers. They take advantage of those that are struggling to pay their bills, raise their interest rates, etc.. and they do the same thing to their customers that are not struggling quite as hard to pay their bills.

I am speechless at the fact that I was charged $30.00 for a $10.00 balance. How dare they do that to me. I am seriously going to give them a piece of my mind if they call me to ask me how come I haven’t cashed in on my reward points OR taken advantant of their so-called lower interest rates.

I’m also getting quite sick and tired of those voice recorded telemarketing calls insisting that I am about to run out on taking advantage of a new lower interest rate. Uh excuse me, I don’t need to take advantage of a new lower interest rate. I have no balances on my credit cards, remember?

I’m also getting tired of stores promising to take money off the total balance of your purchase if you fill out a credit card application. Uh no, I either already have that card OR didn’t you know that filling out too many credit card applications can ruin your FICA score?

Uh Hello!?

Your message was sent to:

Senator Chuck Hagel
Senator Ben Nelson

I am writing to urge you to oppose any legislation that provides or increases taxpayer funding of abortion.

It’s a crime that taxpayers are forced to subsidize the abortion industry, particularly when it is against our own personal morals and beliefs. I strongly urge you to respect my beliefs and those of millions of pro-life Americans across the country. We do not wish to subsidize an industry that damages women’s lives and destroys innocent human life.

Many Senators have expressed a desire to reduce abortions. Retaining restrictions on federal taxpayer funding is the best way to accomplish this in the short term. Even abortion advocacy groups have admitted that restrictions like the Hyde Amendment have contributed to a national decline in abortions.

Please respect the rights of taxpayers and ensure a decline in abortions by maintaining current federal funding restrictions.

I would appreciate a response to my letter.

Susan B. Anthony List Activist

Sincerely
Angela Stevens

When you sign the petition at www.stoptheabortionbailout.com that is the e-mail that will get generated on your behalf. You will select the city and state that you live in and it automatically pulls up your elected officials.

Have you signed the petition yet?

What are you waiting for?

Do it today!