Entries from March 2005

March 24, 2005

As my heart is breaking

the Lord has placed Sacred Scripture upon my heart ~
1 “Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the house of Jacob their sins.
2 For day after day they seek [...]

March 24, 2005

My heart is heavy.

My heart is heavy right now. I should be looking forward to enjoying a vacation with my family that begins tomorrow morning, but instead, I am distressed that in my happiness, Terri Schindler Schiavo is suffering immensely.
Apparantly Terri is bleeding from the nose now and it is thought that she is coming to the end [...]

March 22, 2005

Pope John Paul II ill once more…

By VICTOR L. SIMPSON
“VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope John Paul II is vomiting, suffering strong headaches and not responding well to his medications, an Italian news agency reported Tuesday, but the pontiff’s chief doctor dismissed speculation the pope will be hospitalized again”
Source

March 22, 2005

4 days of dehydration and starvation for Terri, with no end in sight- sigh!

Terri SchiavoFederal Judge Denies Motion to Reinsert Terri’s Feeding TubeMarch 22, 2005
Federal Judge James Whittemore denied a motion today to have Terri’s feeding tube replaced. This is a blow to Terri’s chances for survival.The case now goes to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, GA.
EVENTS SCHEDULETuesday, March 22 – TALLAHASSEELobbying efforts at the [...]

March 19, 2005

Terri’s Feeeding Tube Has Been Removed!!!

“Friday – Terri’s nutrition and hydration have now been withheld from her. It is unclear if the port that accommodates her feeding tube has been surgically removed as her family was ordered to leave her room.”
Source

March 18, 2005

The President of the U.S.A Speaks Out For Terri

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary – For Immediate Release March17,2005
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
The case of Terri Schiavo raises complex issues. Yet in instances like this one, where there are serious questions and substantial doubts, our society, our laws, and our courts should have a presumption in favor of life. Those who live at [...]

March 14, 2005

The Holy Father Returns to the Vatican!

Code: ZE05031405Date: 2005-03-14John Paul II Continues Convalescence in Vatican
Still Has Tube to Ease His Breathing
VATICAN CITY, MARCH 14, 2005 (Zenit.org).
- John Paul II spent a peaceful night in the Vatican, after leaving the hospital, and is preparing for Holy Week. The Pope’s return home Sunday evening from the Gemelli Polyclinic was followed on television thanks [...]

March 14, 2005

Little blessings!

My children were having a conversation…this is nothing short of miraculous, because ordinarily they argue incessantly about nothing at all! Anyway, I overheard them having a discussion on what would seem to be, a geographical matter;
Daughter: “Do you know the continent’s ?”
Son: “No, but I know me vowels…A. E. I. O .U.”
Mum: Rolling around [...]

March 14, 2005

Mel Gibson’s Support to Terri’s Parent’s

Mel Gibson’s Offer of Support to Terri’s Parent’sOriginally uploaded by ukok.
Mel Gibson has weighed in with his Superstar Status to offer his support to Terri Schiavo’s parents….
Other news pertaining to Terri Schiavo;
Zenit reports the Vatican’s appeal against the barbarism of removing Terri’s feeding tube ~ Terri’s death sentence to be orchestrated on Friday March [...]

March 13, 2005

Weekly Round Up

Despite sickness in the family this week, my son’s Confirmation went ahead as planned on Thursday evening, Thanks be to God! The celebration was reverent and the atmosphere was one of spirituality…even my agnostic Father had a tear in his eye and was awed by the whole experience.
My son was one of thirty-plus Confirmandi from [...]

March 11, 2005

URGENT! PRAY FOR TERRI!

LORD, have Mercy!
I am utterly incensed by the unrelenting inhumane, callous and murderous plot to kill Terri. If an animal was treated in the same way, there wouldbe uproar…
ukok’s puppy scenario (forgive me, i’m unwell and can’t make better use of my time!);
horrid boy on the playground of life:“let’s play a game with puppy”…”Let’s pretend [...]

March 9, 2005

Sneezy, sleepy, dozey and all the other little dwarfs thrown in for fun.

I feel rotten. Some would say I look that way too…but less about that and more about how awful I feel (because at the moment I am a self pitying slob). I just told someone who claimed that God ‘felt’ a million miles away, that ‘feelings’ are transient and can not be relied upon to [...]

March 6, 2005

Deb’s Decadent Delight

Deb’s Decadent Delight Originally uploaded by ukok.
This is the Mothering Sunday dessert that I made for my family to enjoy…and goodness, did we enjoy it!
God Bless.

March 6, 2005

My Mothers Day Gifts

My Mothers Day GiftsOriginally uploaded by ukok.
Today is Mothering Sunday in the UK. A day to show our appreciation for the one who gave us birth.
It has been a wonderful Mothers Day. I awoke to the sound of my children whispering, and then they descended upon the bed for lot’s of cuddles!
What lovely suprise [...]

March 2, 2005

The Sordid Story of Yesteryear Love

It’s hard to feel indifferent to the news of the forthcoming wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles, when one has a sense of morality and conscience. Prince Charles, heir to the throne is set to marry his long term lover on April 8th, in a civil ceremony that would seem to bring their [...]