May you have a healthy, happy and prosperous new year! I am thankful to have a happy, healthy family and that my husband is starting a new job this year. I am also thankful that we are not living in a war zone and pray for peace in the Middle East.

The events of the past week have made me realize how much I appreciate the freedom we have in America. We have been struggling through economic hardships, yet our country is still one of the best and safest places to live. May it always be the best and safest place to live for all of us.

As I prepare to say goodbye to my brother-in law and younger sister, who will be moving East for his next military assignment, I pray not only for family but for the troops, our in-coming Presidential administration and our children's futures, along with the lives of the un-born. I hope that 2009 will be filled with better times for all and that those who are homeless, lonely, suffering addictions, mental illness, abandonment or abuse and other pain or misery are comforted this year.

Once again, I am thankful to those I have met online through twitter and look forward to a continued friendship with those who follow this blog, have joined me on MamasTimeOut©,  and follow me on twitter. Let's work together to make 2009 better for everyone in our lives, start by leaving a comment here on what you wish for 2009!

©2008 Patricia Garza

Labels: 2009, holidays, miscellaneous, self discovery, twitter

The Freedom of Choice Act currently before Congress is as extreme a measure as the nation has ever seen, invalidating for the entire country all restrictions on abortion before viability, including parental notification, waiting periods, and partial-birth abortion bans. Obama was one of its sponsors in the Senate, which he said he will pass first..during a July Planned Parenthood event.Taking away parental rights and notification laws will only increase abortions, risk lives, and end more innocent lives. We must act now to put an end to the FOCA.

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©2008 Patricia Garza

Britain's parents will be accused this week of "killing their children with kindness", as the government embarks on a new campaign aimed at the growing and deadly problem of childhood obesity, revealing "shocking" levels of ignorance and complacency among parents who are failing to accept responsibility for their children's health.

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©2008 Patricia Garza

Do the post holiday blues get you down? This video provides advice on how to deal with the end of the holidays and the economic meltdown we are all dealing with. Once the decorations and joyful music pass, we are back to reality of every day life. I know I'm one who often gets blue once the holidays pass&yet hope this year will be better...

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©2008 Patricia Garza

From huffington post...article states "hostile actions that the current administration has taken to make choice and family planning harder for women and families throughout the country." How is saving babies and preventing medical professionals from consciously performing abortions against will hostile?

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©2008 Patricia Garza