Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Easter ACTION!!!
The traditional Easter Family Picture followed by the Schmidt Kid Action Sequence!!!!!
That was pretty good.
WOAH!!!! I guess they weren't done yet!!!!!
Typical family photo above. Yeah, yeah, isn't that nice....
Kids below, looking so angelic, but ready to spring into action:
Momentary pause, while I retreat to a safe distance....
Emily and Connor are donning thier capes and Nicholas is getting more velocity:
There they go!!!!
That was pretty good.
WOAH!!!! I guess they weren't done yet!!!!!
No more pics as they all flew into me and the camera went flying. Then Mary jumped on top of the pile just to make it official and all.....
Hope you all had a good Easter and spring. Ours was 'Hoppy'.
Family Pics - WINTER
We finally developed some of our film. Yes, I still use a camera with real film. Call me old-fasioned.
It was beautifull hiking under those very tall and straight trees. Lots of deer tracks around too.
Here we are hiking up near Grand Marias on the North Shore:
It was beautifull hiking under those very tall and straight trees. Lots of deer tracks around too.
The sign says:
-10 Deg F
Jan 19 2000
Brrrrrrrrrr
Of course the kids still played outside in the snow for a couple of hours.....
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Happy Birthday Army and Happy Flag Day TOO!!!
The Army celebrates its 233rd birthday today. To all who have served under your banner and our Country’s, blessings to you and yours and thank you for a job well done.
May all have a respectful and honorable Flag Day today.
Fly the United States Flag proudly!
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Proud To Be Catholic
"Think of how God loves you!He calls you his own children,And that is what you are."
—Rite of Christian Initiation1 John 3:1
Be Proud of Being Catholic (Excerpts of an article written by Sam Miller, prominent Cleveland Jewish businessman - NOT Catholic).
Why would newspapers carry on a vendetta on one of the most important institutions that we have today in the United States, namely the Catholic Church?
Do you know - the Catholic Church educates 2.6 million students everyday at the cost to your Church of 10 billion dollars, and a savings on the other hand to the American taxpayer of 18 billion dollars. Your graduates go on to graduate studies at the rate of 92%, all at a cost to you. To the rest of the Americans it's free. The Church has 230 colleges and universities in the U.S. with an enrollment of 700,00 0 students.
The Catholic Church has a non-profit hospital system of 637 hospitals, which account for hospital treatment of 1 out of every 5 people - not just Catholics - in the United States today.
But the press is vindictive and trying to totally denigrate in every way the Catholic Church in this country. They have blamed the disease of pedophilia on the Catholic Church, which is as irresponsible as blaming adultery on the institution of marriage. Let me give you some figures that you as Catholics should know and remember. For example, 12% of the 300 Protestant clergy surveyed admitted to sexual intercourse with a parishioner; 38% acknowledged other inappropriate sexual contact in a study by the United Methodist Church, 41.8 % of clergywomen reported unwanted sexual behavior; 17% of laywomen have been sexually harassed. Meanwhile, 1.7% of the Catholic clergy has been found guilty of pedophilia. 10% of the Protestant ministers have been found guilty of pedophilia. This is not a Catholic Problem. A study of American priests showed that most are happy in the priesthood and find it even better than they had expected, and that most, if given the choice, would choose to be priests again in face of all this obnoxious PR the church has been receiving.
The Catholic Church is bleeding from self-inflicted wounds. The agony that Catholics have felt and suffered is not necessarily the fault of the Church. You have been hurt by a small number of wayward priests that have probably been totally weeded out by now.
Walk with your shoulders high and you head higher. Be a proud member of the most important non-governmental agency in the United States. Then remember what Jeremiah said: 'Stand by the roads, and look and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is and walk in it, and find rest for your souls'.
Be proud to speak up for your faith with pride and reverence and learn what your Church does for all other religions.
Be proud that you're a Catholic.
