Just in time for the beginning of baseball season, "Casey Bats Again"
continues the story of "Casey At The Bat" with his ambitious daughters
forming a ladies' baseball team to redeem their Dad's reputation!
"Every child deserves the opportunity to be welcomed into the world,
and every mother deserves support and encouragement."
-Carol Tobias, President of National Right To Life
In a press statement released by National Right to Life, the Trump Administration
and the U.S. Department of Health and Human services has announced the launching
of Moms.gov., a new federal resource designed to support women, children and
families through pregnancy, childbirth, and early parenting.
"National Right to Life is grateful to President Trump, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,
and the Department of Health and Human Services for recognizing that mothers and families
deserve real support," said Carol Tobias, President of National Right to Life Committee.
"Too often, women facing a difficult or unexpected pregnancies are told that abortion is
their only option. Moms.gov sends a different message-that mothers, babies, and
families matter, and that compassionate resources and assistance are available."
The launch of Moms.gov coincides with Mother's Day and reflects a broader
commitment to promote maternal and child well-being.
"Women deserve access to comprehensive information and meaningful support
throughout pregnancy and motherhood," Tobias said. "By connecting families with
resources that encourage health and hope, Moms.gov represents an important step
towards a culture that values both mother and child."
"National Right to Life appreciates this effort to provide practical help for
families at every stage of pregnancy and parenting." she added.
After last month's disappointing news concerning President Trump's decision
to fund Planned Parenthood, this is definitely a happy and unexpected surprise!
Now, if he will only rescind his decision to fund Planned Parenthood, and ban the sales
of over-the-counter and mail order abortion drugs, even more lives will be saved!
"So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner.
instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God."
(2 Timothy 1:8)
In this teaching by Dr. Charles Stanley, while we often feel tempted to quit
in the middle of difficult circumstances, giving up is not in keeping
with who we are as followers of Christ Jesus.
The apostle Paul is a perfect example of someone who never gave up
despite persistent difficulty and hardship.
"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father
of heavenly lights, who does not change like the shifting shadows."
(James 1:17)
O blessed day of motherhood!
We lift our hearts in praise,
To thank the Source of every good:
Thy joy crowns all our days.
O God, our Father, bless this day,
Enrich its golden store
Of blessed mother love, and may
Thy children Thee adore.
O gracious day of motherhood!
Our faith, by God increased,
Hath each alluring foe withstood;
Our souls He hath released.
O God, our Father, bless this day,
Enrich its golden store
Of gracious mother love, and may
Thy children Thee adore.
O precious day of motherhood!
Teach us in Christ to find
The greater gifts of brotherhood;
Bring peace to all mankind.
O God, our Father, bless this day,
Enrich its golden store
Of precious mother love, and may
Thy children Thee adore.
O wondrous day of motherhood!
Thy love to all abound;
Beside the cross Mary once stood;
Again let love be crowned.
O God, our Father, bless this day,
Enrich its golden store
Of wondrous mother love, and may
Thy children Thee adore.
"O Blessed Day Of Motherhood"
(1925)
Ernest Frank McGregor
(1879-1946)
American Congregational church pastor
and hymn writer
💖Have A Beautiful and Blessed Mother's Day! 💖
Buck Owens and Roy Clark and the whole Hee Haw Gang welcome guests
Glen Campbell, Mel Tillis, Bill Monroe, Zeke Shepherd, Steve Wariner.
Also, a special appearance by "health inspector" Merlin P. Tall
a.k.a. comedian Jonathan Winters.
Great country music and entertainment at it's best!
"The pleasure given by a flower
To mortal eyes through Nature's power
Is so bestowed on me that there
I fancy my sweet love to be
Standing himself in front of me
Whose person hath so kindled me."
Neifile's poem-The Decameron*
There is May in books forever;
May will part from Spenser never;
May's in Milton, May's in Prior,
May's in Chaucer, Thomson, Dyer;
May's in all the Italian books:-
She has old and modern nooks,
Where she sleeps with nymphs and elves,
In happy places they call shelves,
And will rise and dress your rooms
With a drapery thick with blooms.
Come, ye rains, then if ye will,
May's at home and with me still;
But come rather, thou, good weather,
And find us in the fields together.
"May And The Poets"
James Henry Leigh Hunt
(1784-1859)
19th century English poet
&essayist
* Neifile's poem is taken from "The Decameron" a collection
of short stories by Italian writer Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375).
It is a story about a group of young people, seven women and three men, taking refuge
inside a secluded villa just outside of Florence, Italy in order to escape the Black Death,
also known as the Bubonic Plague, which was sweeping through the city and across
the European continent at the time. Written as a "story within a story" the characters
spin imaginary tales in order to pass the time of their quarantine.
Boccaccio's "The Decameron" not only documents one of the most fatal pandemics
in human history, but is considered a masterpiece of early Italian prose.
"A sparkling tune with its melodic hook" was how Record World described England Dan and
John Ford Coley's pop love song, "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight" released 50 years
ago this month in May, 1976. From their album, "Nights Are Forever" the song peaked
at Number #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks and at Number #1
on the Easy Listening Chart. Billboard ranked it as the 21st most popular
song for the Bicentennial year in America.
