Brigham & Karmel

My friend, Janille, shared this with me and I just had to pass it along.  It is an inspiring article by Rachel DeMille, a great mentor of mine.  If you read the recent Daily Herald article written on Mother’s Day, you may recall my favorite historical female, Abigail Adams.  This article captures well why I aspire to be like her and encourage my children to study her and others like her who have lived such exemplarary lives.  I hope you enjoy it and are inspired to action as I am by it!  Thanks Janille for sharing!  I am blessed to be surrounded in the present by good friends who exemplify the message of this article.  Janille is one of them!

Steel to Gold: Feminism vs. Stateswomanship by Rachel DeMille

A good friend of mine, Jed Wells, directed this film and it will be in Theaters this Friday, the 8th.  Here is some info:  (sorry for the lame format… but I’m packing boxes and moving, so quick blogging is the best I an do)

From Jed:  This is my least favorite position to
> be in, and i hope you’ll forgive me for putting you in a
> similar one.  But here goes.
> I mentioned last week that my film, fire creek,
> would be opening this weekend along the wasatch front.  due
> to insufficient advertising (isn’t that always the way?)
> that’s turned into friday, may 8 only.  cinemark has
> been generous to open this for us, but they are
> understandably unwilling to hold it if there isn’t an
> audience.  not sure why the trailers aren’t playing on
> tv and there was a sizable delay with the posters because
> they were waiting for an official rating from the MPAA.
>  anyway, bla bla bla… we need your help.
>
>
> if you thought you were going to do me this
> favor at catch the film on saturday, as of right now you
> can’t.  below i’ll list the theaters where you can
> see it and when.
>
> Provo Cinemark 16
> 9:10pm
>
> Cinemark American Fork
> 9:50pm
>
> Cinemark University Mall
> 11:45am 2:10pm 4:45pm 7:10pm 9:45pm
>
>
> Cinemark 24 Jordan Landing
> 12:35pm 2:55pm 5:15pm 7:35pm 10:15pm
>
> Tinseltown USA (Layton)
> 9:15pm
>
>
> please visit the website
> if you’re unsure what i’m even talking about www.firecreekmovie.com
>
> they’re running
> newspaper stories in the herald, the trib and des news, but
> i don’t think any of those will be printed before
> friday, so i’m going at this grass-roots style.  so if
> you have a blog, a myspace or facebook page, if you’re
> on twitter or you stand on a apple crate on the corner
> hollering your opinions at the world, please put in a word
> for the film.  you don’t have to do it for me, because
> most of you know i’m a pretty reprehensible individual,
> but do it for the hundreds of people who worked on it and
> the potential other hundreds that could benefit from getting
> more student work in front of viewers.
>
> thanks,
> friends.
>
> www.firecreekmovie.com
> http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/72383

Do you see that label?  ZERO Calories! ZERO Fat!  I can eat the whole jar and float away in crunch, flavor and salt and not even feel guilty!  LOVE PICKLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

C’mon…. leave me a comment!  How could you resist not commenting on a “pickle post?”  Happy crunching!  Love Karmel

Check out this article!  I’ll be watching at 3pm!

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We Surround Them-The Unveiling
March 13th on FOX News 5pm ET

Do you watch the direction that America is being taken in and feel powerless to stop it?

Do you believe that your voice isn’t loud enough to be heard above the noise anymore?

Do you read the headlines everyday and feel an empty pit in your stomach…as if you’re completely alone?

If so, then you’ve fallen for the Wizard of Oz lie. While the voices you hear in the distance may sound intimidating, as if they surround us from all sides—the reality is very different. Once you pull the curtain away you realize that there are only a few people pressing the buttons, and their voices are weak. The truth is that they don’t surround us at all.

We surround them.

So, how do we show America what’s really behind the curtain? Below are nine simple principles. If you believe in at least seven of them, then we have something in common. I urge you to read the instructions at the end for how to help make your voice heard.

The Nine Principles

1. America is good.

2. I believe in God and He is the Center of my Life.

3. I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday.

4. The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government.

5. If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it.

6. I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results.

7. I work hard for what I have and I will share it with who I want to. Government cannot force me to be charitable.

8. It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion.

9. The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me.

You Are Not Alone

If you agree with at least seven of those principles, then you are not alone. Please send a digital version of your picture to: wesurroundthem@foxnews.com and then stay tuned to the radio and television shows over the coming weeks to see how we intend to pull back the curtain.

Here’s my latest tip to share (thanks brother Mike for sharing it with me).  I’ve become a fan of www.TheGroceryGame.com.  I’m guessing I’m not the only one becoming more financially creative lately.  I really like this site and it has helped us cut our grocery bill quite a lot.  Here’s an excerpt from the site:

The Grocery Game grew out of a very smart and frugal hobby. Teri Gault (the company’s founder and CEO) was intent on saving her … continue reading this entry.