Our New Aunt

We have a new aunt! Grandma and Grandpa's neighbor across the street has become "Aunt Judy" to us girls! She fled Hungary during WWII, married, and had a few children. Her dear husband ,Joe, died a few years ago. They were a very loving couple. We welcome her to the family!

Aunt Judy and Grandpa Marshall

Equality for Women!...? ~ Allison

The Saturday after our arrival in Arizona was spent with Grandma Steere and Aunt Judy at a high tea. The food was absolutely delicious and was made by Mrs. Michele Marshall, the owner of the 'Mucky Duck Mustard Company'. We enjoyed her delicacies and decided that she has a great last name!
Since March is "Women's History Month", the entertainment centered around the roles women have assumed throughout the decades. Several ladies represented famous women, such as Maya Angelou and Sandra Day O'Connor, who have impacted the world in many ways.

Some of the entertainment was presented in song as well as in word and skits. One song has me wondering.... Here it is, (to the tune of "He's Got The Whole World In His Hands").

We've got the world's future in our hands,
To feed all the babies in all the lands,
Making sure everyone understands,
We need equality for all.

We've got new technology and new power,
And the world's changing hour by hour,
We have science and medicine working,too,
And we know what we've got to do.

We have justice for all in our hearts,
And it's time the whole world got some smarts,
To stop all aggression before it starts,
We've got the future in our hands.

Why, according to the song, do we want the future in our hands?
Sure, we can feed the babies in all the lands, but what about protecting the ones in the womb right here in America? (As an aside, do feminists wonder how many men and women, with the potential for finding cures for diseases, such as cancer, have been aborted, in the name of "my body, my choice, my freedom"....)

As for equality, men and women are already equal. We just have different roles and strengths to fulfill our different abilities. Men work outside the home as providers, women work inside the home to make restful havens for their families.
New technology and medicine (such as birth control), we definitely have, but much of it is uneeded for those women who are wise enough to stay pure 'til marriage, and wise enough to realize that having a family is the best thing that could happen to a woman.

Justice for all? Are the pre-born and Terry Schiavos included?

We are here to be companions,( the best ones on the planet, I might add!) to our men, whether fathers, brothers, or husbands. What better occupation could we have? Besides, if men weren't around we wouldn't be here either. You need both sexes no matter how you look at it.

All in all, women are just as important as men, but you need both to have a healthy balance in life. And although this article is mainly speaking to ladies, we need you men to be strong, faithful leaders.
For those areas in the working and political spheres where women do not have influence yet, perhaps we can just get out of the way and encourage the men to do a terrific job. I am ready instead to stand up and applaud men who protect women and children ( born and pre-born), and do the right thing because it is right. As for we women, let's do our part to keep our men and families ready for action. We are needed!!! "Let's Roll!"

Annick & Allison

Preview to "When The Curtain Goes Up"

Allison is part of the Lapeer Civic and Philharmonic Orchestras, started by Mr. Charles DeLadurantey, and these pictures show highlights of the dress rehearsal. The concerts are expected to be a smashing success!

The Philharmonic

Civic Ensemble

Scrambled Eggs, Orange Julius and... No Papa?

This Thursday found the Marshall females saying 'au revoir' to Papa, as he prepared to leave for work; an action which was followed by a short plane trip to Missouri for an eldership conference. What do five females do when the man of the house leaves on a trip? Well, in our case we made for the nearest Wal-Mart and Blockbuster! Then for dinner we had scrambled eggs, bagels, popcorn, and orange julius. (Mama's special specialties!)

Tonight we'll join our DeL friends for laughter, more popcorn, and probably a movie. (Mr. DeLadurantey and son Thomas are in Missouri too.) Having Papa gone for a day or two is fun, but we are very glad when the family gets back together! Where would we be without men? Men and women balance each other like no other combination can. God knew what He was doing when He created us didn't He? Wow, look at the time! I had better go stir up something tasty to snack on later....

And They Lived Happily Ever After...?

The Story Behind Government ~by: Allison

Ahh...The fairy tale. Prince meets a fair maiden, and either fights a daring debonair duel, fulfills some arduous quest, or rescues her from a perilous tyrant, in order to win her hand. Once wedded they live happily ever after in a 'castle in the clouds'. This is the story, but where does it originate? To discover the background, we must go back in time to when there were no palatial palaces or royal families.

Terrifying barbarians frequently raided calm villages in search of plunder and sustenance for their vile lives. Eventually however, the barbarians grew increasingly tired of planning the raids. As an alternative they decided on three ideas: 1. Stay in the village in a castle or edifice, and dress up, look and act respectable. 2. Levy a low, but gradually rising tax instead of plundering for money.But provide services (schools,courts,streets etc.) so the people think that we are serving them. 3.Provide a defense system (army, police) so no other barbarians can take what we have secured. The people will think that we are protecting them. Thus government began, taxes became substitutes for raids, and wicked tyrants, attired in fine clothes, began to rule. All governments have evolved from this pattern.

As in the story, a lady who married into royalty, actually pledged herself to a handsome gangster, or a dashing mass murderer. Those in power really only cared for themselves, and used force to prove the point. The royalty which have heard of did not ascend to their positions through right, but through predecessors who were actually bullying, tyrannical predators. Though this history is hard to imagine, is it not easy to understand why our Founders despised royalty? They knew that power is something to fear. Sadly, the British Government copied this powerful pattern, and the U.S. Government copied the British Government.The truth has been whitewashed to hide a greedy predator.

We were taught as children that power in politics is something to admire, hence the stories of Cinderella, etc. And though many have tried, and are trying to do good in government, it is extremely difficult to fight against this powerful force, especially when the other side of the story has not been told. Bureaucrats and politicians may try to do right but somehow it doesn't happen like they thought it would. They do not realize that government was designed for one reason and one reason only: to benefit from damaging others.

In closing, former U.S. Treasury Secretary William Simon wrote: " The bureaucrat's first objective, of course, is preservation of his job---provided by the big-government system, at taxpayers expense.... Whether real-worked problems get solved or not is of secondary importance. It doesn't take much cynicism, in fact, to see that the bureaucrats have a vested interest in not having problems solved. If the problems did not exist (or had not been invented) there would be no reason for the bureaucrats to have a job."
I urge you to read this book and tell the story to others about the power of government.

This article is an overview of chapter 30 of Richard Maybury's "Whatever Happened To Justice?" , an "Uncle Eric" book, and is available through Bluestocking Press. Visit the web at www.bluestockingpress.com .

At Bayview Sept.'04 

 

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