Plan on putting any food up this fall? Cherries? Peaches? Green beans? Now is the time to be looking for those canning jars!

I have found my jars at:

• Garage sales: ASK. People forget when they have been tucked in the cellar or under their basement stairs for 20 years.
• Thrift stores.
• Church rummage sales.
• Elderly neighbors who don’t can anymore.

Be sure to run your finger over the rim for cracks, chips or bumps that would cause it not to seal when canning. Those jars are no good and should just be thrown away.

My preference is wide mouth because everything fits in a wide mouth jar, especially pickles/cucumbers.

Tags: canning, kitchen cares

HSLDA: Delegation at UN Disconnects Phone–Update

Dear HSLDA Members and Friends:

Congratulations!

The office of UN Ambassador Susan Rice has been inundated with calls!
The first phone line we sent out has been completely shut down, and
the voice mail system for all of their lines has been crashed.

This means you can’t likely get through, so what do you do?

You no longer need to call the U.S. office at the UN. Instead, please
contact the White House comment line at 202-456-1111. It may be
busy–we have kept it busy all day–but keep trying. It is only open
from 9 to 5 EDT, so time is limited. However, you can also send them a
message online at http://www.whitehouse.gov/CONTACT/.

Also, contact your senators. Find their contact information by using
our Legislative Toolbox at http://www.hslda.org/toolbox .
Congressional offices also close at 5 (EDT), so try to get to them
quickly–or call tomorrow!

Please visit www.ParentalRights.org for more up-to-date information on
this campaign before calling our office.

Thank you so much, and keep up the great work!

Michael Farris
HSLDA Chairman

Tags: Homeschool

From HSLDA:

Call Now to Stop
UN Children’s Treaty
Dear HSLDA Members and Friends,

Monday in a Harlem middle school, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice told a group of 120 students that administration officials are actively discussing “when and how it might be possible to join” (that is, ratify) the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). As before, she also communicated what a disgrace it is that the U.S. would stand with only Somalia against such a widely accepted treaty.

This is the first direct public statement by the Obama administration that it will seek ratification of the UN CRC.

In my 30 years of political involvement, I have learned to recognize this as what is called a “trial balloon.” Like in World War I trench warfare, our opponents have “sent up a balloon” to see if it will draw fire. If things remain quiet, they will proceed with their plans to push for ratification of the CRC in the U.S. Senate. To discourage them from doing so, we need to make sure that our voices are heard with unmistakable clarity. We must let the Obama administration know that we oppose this anti-family, anti-American treaty.

Action
Here’s what we need you all to do:

1. Call the White House comments line at 202-456-1111. Tell them you heard the administration wants to ratify the CRC, and you strongly oppose this giving away of U.S. sovereignty to the UN. Also, keep in mind that this treaty gives the government jurisdiction to override any decision made by any parent if the government thinks that a better decision can be made—even if there is no proof of any harm.

2. Call the Ambassador Susan Rice’s office at the United Nations. Tell her that you want her to represent the United States to the world rather than trying to get the United States to go along with international law initiated by the UN. Her office number is 212-415-4000.

3. Contact your senators and urge them to oppose ratification of this treaty. (Find your senators’ contact information by using HSLDA’s Legislative Toolbox.) Ask them also to defeat it once and for all by cosponsoring SJRes 16—the Parental Rights Amendment.

It is very important that we speak up right now. Please call before you close this email!

Michael Farris
HSLDA Chairman

Tags: Homeschool

This video series is a must see for those that are planning on having children, for those that have children and even for grandparents, who want the best for their grandchildren.

After one of our kids had a bad reaction to vaccines, we began to read. We read several of the books that Mrs. Tocco (who does the video seminar) mentions. The information I read was not what I expected to hear, but it was what we needed to know in order to make informed decisions regarding our childrens’ health.

I wished that someone had come along and shared with us before we immunized. My hope is that, as someone that has been there, done that, learned from it, that I can pass this information along to you.

If you have had negative experiences with vaccinations within your family, please share in my comments section.

Tags: health, video

We are going to Oregon again in October. That means we have to cross Montana, Idaho, we drive through Washington and are headed to the Oregon coast for a reunion. We will be playing our music at the reunion and are looking for places to play on our way back.

You may recall we do not charge, nor do we ask for donations. Our music style is eclectic and we enjoy can accommodate any type of audience. We also have our own set, which includes originals not on our cd that we hope to put in our next one, Lord willing.

Soooooo, if you are up to seeing me and my family, and think your fellowship or group or party might enjoy having us, please send me an email on my brand new, fancy schmancy contact page. We have promotional material for you, as well. You can hear us here.

It would great to meet up with some of you!

Tags: Biblical truths, ElectricChurch, Family, Music