May 2010 - Marine Corps Nomads

Lest We Forget – Their Sacrifices Made Your destiny was fixed and carved in marble stone. Your fate changed time to an instant of thought, To save lives beyond that of your own. So when History calls, Time echoes the stories of the cost. Thus, we attentively join in praise and hymns to salute the memories of the lost. Oh lest we forget all the sacrifices made, Lest we forget why our freedom here still reigns, The price you paid to prevail against hate and tyranny. Lest we forget our smile is enjoyed because of you, So I pray the…

Review: The Vintage Remedies Guide to Real Food

Posted in Reviews

The Vintage Remedies Guide to: Real Food by Jessie Hawkins Book Description: VR Guide to Real Food is a paperback book on the current food industry, how it got here, how that impacts health and how to change. It includes tips for changing the diet to real foods on a budget, with kids, etc. It also covers 7 confusing foods such as seafood, meat and sweeteners. It ends with a guide to over 150 foods, including not only descriptions, but medicinal and nutritional benefits, how to select and purchase them and recipes to try out the new foods. End of…

His Truth is Marching On

Posted in Christian Life, and Military Life

Battle Hymn of the Republic (original version) Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord: He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword: His truth is marching on. (Chorus) Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching on. I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps, They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps; I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps: His…

Gone Camping for the Weekend

Posted in Family

We’re heading out to the desert to camp for the weekend. We’re taking the travel trailer this time. We’ll only have the water that we take with us. We will be taking a generator with us, so we can cool off the trailer as needed. For the most part, we’ll be unplugged and enjoying the great outdoors. Munchkin and D will be riding their dirt bikes. We’ll do some exploring. I’ll do some reading. We’ll relax, play some games, goof around, and just have a fun weekend. I have some posts scheduled, but I’ll be away from the computer. I…