Monthly Archives: May 2009
The Future Of Food
| May 31, 2009 | Posted by Lisa Sharp under Uncategorized |
The Future Of Food is a film that talks about GMO foods and other things effecting the future of our food.
Even if you think you know a lot about GMO foods this is a must watch. You are sure to learn something new.
Right now you can watch The Future Of Food on Hulu.com for free. So what do you have to lose?
The Green Teen Site Warming Party
| May 30, 2009 | Posted by Lisa Sharp under Uncategorized |
“The Green Teen” by Jenn Savedge is also a website! The website with even more information to help teens go green.
Tonight is the Twitter Site Warming Party which even includes some wonderful eco-friendly prizes. All you have to do to join in is use the hash tag #TheGreenTeen tonight (May 29th) from 9 pm.- 10 p.m. ET.
Also check out Resourceful Mom’s blog for more information and how to win prizes!
One Love
| May 29, 2009 | Posted by Lisa Sharp under Uncategorized |
We seem so focused on our differences these days. Maybe we should look more at how we are the same. If you see someone as the same as yourself it’s much harder to hurt them.
We all feel pain, we all feel happiness, and we all love. Are we really that different? Just because I maybe a libertarian and you are a democrat. Don’t we both want to live in a free country where we are aloud to be apart of different political parties?
I’m straight but you are gay, we both just want to love someone and be loved.
I like indie rock and you like country music but we both love to turn on our ipods and block out the world sometimes.
In the words of Bob Marley “Let’s get together and feel alright.”
Book Tour: The Green Teen
| May 29, 2009 | Posted by Lisa Sharp under Uncategorized |
The “green movement” has been becoming popular with teenagers, after all they are the ones who will end up living with our mistakes. But how do to teens learn how they can help? Most resources are geared towards adults. Thanks to Jen Savedge teens have their very own guide to “going green.”
Savedge’s book “The Green Teen: The Eco-Friendly Teen’s Guide to Saving the Planet” is a wonderful way for any teen to learn how they can help the planet. With tips on how to green your school, home, town, and more it’s sure to give every teen some wonderful ideas.
Savedge makes the tips very teen friendly, including ways to text for valuable information about going green. She also includes inspiration stories about real life teens that are already doing big things for the planet.
While this book is geared to teens, it’s a great read for adults as well. Even as an adult environmentalist I found many wonderful tips in this book and really enjoyed reading it. It has become my favorite environmental book.
It’s an easy read but also is packed full of information. It’s a book that encourages us to act by inspiring and not by fear. With Savedge’s wonderful enthusiasm it will be hard not to want to get out there and change the world.
New Found Faith
| May 28, 2009 | Posted by Lisa Sharp under Uncategorized |
Some of you know that I have been studying Quakerism lately. I must say after my dear friend Christi told me she thought we were Quakers and I started looking into it I have slowly been feeling more at peace.
While I still love the Presbyterian church I grew up in, and it was a much more open minded church than most, I have had a hard time believing somethings the Christian faith teaches. Sometimes feeling as if I had a different bible than everyone else.
I felt I knew what God was telling me but it seemed so far from what other Christian’s were telling me to do. The hate that seemed to be so common in Christians (at least the right wing ones around me) tore at my soul. The Jesus I read about taught love.
It seemed so wrong to be judging others and to be so full of hate for those that were different. How could God hate his own children?
The things that draw me to Quakerism is the “inner light” and the peace. War has seemed so un-Godly to me and I have always felt as if God spoke to me.
This is why I hope and pray all of you will search your soul, the bible and other sources to find what you feel God wants for you. Don’t be stubborn or afraid. It could be the best thing you ever do! It has been for me.
Busy Week
| May 27, 2009 | Posted by Lisa Sharp under Uncategorized |
I haven’t written any blogs because I have been very busy. Thursday was my 4th wedding anniversary and we went to Norman/OKC to do some shopping, go to the zoo and have a nice lunch. We then went to Tulsa on Saturday and stayed the night. Here are some pictures from the trips.
The OKC Zoo has signs like this all over the zoo now.They also have added recycling bins next to the trash cans.
They also had a special dinosaur exhibit going on.
And they were feeding the cats. Yum!
On the way to Norman from the zoo we passed a swan.
In Tulsa we of course had to stop at Whole Foods. (Twice)
When went to the Tulsa Zoo which was pretty hot but still had fun.
An Award!
| May 26, 2009 | Posted by Lisa Sharp under Uncategorized |
Everydaywoman has given me an award. Thanks so much!! Be sure to check out her blog. She is pretty new to the blog world but a worth while read for sure!
Now I need to list 7 things I love and then send this award onto to more bloggers.
I love:
- My family. My husband puts up with a lot! I don’t think he had any clue what he was getting himself in to when I started talking to him about “going green” but he has been a good sport and loves me even when I’m a bit crazy. My parents are also my friends, they taught me to be open minded and to think for myself and I think that is one of the greatest gifts they could have given me. My brother is my best friend and even though we don’t agree on everything we respect each other. He also kept me from listening to as much crappy music as a kid and I’m very grateful for that haha.
- My dog. She is the sweetest and most loving dog. She doesn’t have a mean bone in her body. I just wish I could have saved her from the pain she went through when she was abused and left to take care of her puppies and herself all alone.
- Nature. Though it often makes me sneeze, I love being outside.
- Baking. I love to bake and share the yummy baked goods with others. It’s hard to not be happy when you are eating a fresh homemade chocolate chip cookie.
- Music. Music can change your mood. Maybe if we all sat around and listened to some happy music and ate chocolate chip cookies there would be peace.
- My friends. I have some awesome friends.
- My blog friends. It still amazes me how close of a bond you can create with someone you have never met. If you have a question just post it on twitter or your blog and it won’t be long before you have the answer.
I pass this “Kreativ Blogger” Award on to:
- Deanna at The Well-Groomed Hippie, she helped make me who I am.
- Cherie at Renaissance Garden she is my only Quaker friend. She is also such a smart and sweet person.
- Rebecca at Jesse’s Girl she is a new blogger and soon to be a new mom.
I would love to give this to many more people but I tried to pick newer blogs or at least ones I hadn’t given an award to yet.
Is America a Christian Nation?
| May 19, 2009 | Posted by Lisa Sharp under Uncategorized |
Let me start this off by saying I am a Christian. I was raised in a Presbyterian church and now relate the most to Quakerism. I’m also a registered Republican and live in the bible belt. Needless to say I have a lot of people “praying for me.” Also I was homeschooled and I have learned lately that the history taught in school is very different than what I learned and what is true.
One of the founders people credit with making this a “Christian nation” is Thomas Jefferson. This is odd since Thomas Jefferson said things like-
“Millions of innocent men, women and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burnt, tortured, fined and imprisoned; yet we have not advanced one inch towards uniformity.” -Thomas Jefferson, Notes on Virginia, 1782
“But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.” -Thomas Jefferson, Notes on Virginia, 1782
“Christianity neither is, nor ever was a part of the common law.” -Thomas Jefferson, letter to Dr. Thomas Cooper, February 10, 1814
It seems Jefferson either had no clue he was founding a Christian nation or the right wing Christians are learning false history.
God is in a lot of historical texts but which God? There are Gods in all faiths. So when did Christians get to decide it was their God?
“The constitutional freedom of religion [is] the most inalienable and sacred of all human rights.” -Thomas Jefferson: Virginia Board of Visitors Minutes, 1819. ME 19:416
A quote commonly used to “prove it’s a Christian nation” is
“It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists but by Christians, not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ.” – Patrick Henry
Only problem is this quote is false. Patrick Henry never said this, or at least it’s in no writings. Yes Patrick Henry wanted this to be a Christian nation, he fought hard to make it one but he lost.
What about what John Tyler (our tenth president if you really didn’t listen in history class)
“The United States have adventured upon a great and noble experiment, which is believed to have been hazarded in the absence of all previous precedent — that of total separation of Church and State. No religious establishment by law exists among us. The conscience is left free from all restraint and each is permitted to worship his Maker after his own judgment. The offices of the Government are open alike to all. No tithes are levied to support an established Hierarchy, nor is the fallible judgment of man set up as the sure and infallible creed of faith. The Mohammedan, if he will to come among us would have the privilege guaranteed to him by the constitution to worship according to the Koran; and the East Indian might erect a shrine to Brahma, if it so pleased him. Such is the spirit of toleration inculcated by our political Institutions.” This was in a 1843 letter.
So why do we feel this must be a Christian nation? How does it hurt you if someone is not a Christian? Do you really want the government to be apart of religion? Do you want someone tell you what you must believe? Isn’t that largely why we left England in the first place?
My Garden
| May 18, 2009 | Posted by Lisa Sharp under Uncategorized |
The big plants are lavender. I planted two more this year which are the little green things next to them. It’s going to be so pretty when they bloom!
My veggie and herb garden. It’s hard to see the very little seedlings.
Marigolds waiting to go in the veggie/herb garden to keep the rabbits and bugs away.
This barrel is by the porch. I should have put more dirt in it this year but oh well.
There is a barrel like this on both sides of the driveway.
This garden was in need of major help this year.
This is the garden after a few hours of work. It will look better when everything blooms.
I will post again when everything is blooming and prettier. What have you been planting this month?
Elitist Garden
| May 17, 2009 | Posted by Lisa Sharp under Uncategorized |
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ACSH’s views wouldn’t be because of their supporters like Dow and Monsanto could it?
I’m proud of Michelle Obama for doing an organic farm for the health of her family and the earth. It’s also going to save the White House money.
What did people do when they couldn’t ship food? They weren’t all starving.
So how do you garden? Do you use chemicals? Do you think organic farming and local food would be a health problem?
