Honoring Our President

I. When was our president sworn into office? January 20, 2009

II. Tell me about our president's parents and background. With a father from Kenya and a mother from Kansas, President Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961. He was raised with help from his grandfather, who served in Patton's army, and his grandmother, who worked her way up from the secretarial pool to middle management at a bank.After working his way through college with the help of scholarships and student loans, President Obama moved to Chicago, where he worked with a group of churches to help rebuild communities devastated by the closure of local steel plants.

III. Tell me about the first lady Michelle Obama. She is a mother of two kids, Malia and Sasha. She lived in Chicago and was a laywer for some time. She is very fashionable and known for that.

IV. Tell me about the issues going on in our nation. Education: It is going down, down, down. And good education is essential to our nation's prosperity. Family: The middle class families are the ones that make up this country and with all of the economic trouble our country is coming up on 'third worldness' hehe. Healthcare: The are trying to make a healthcare reform to 'spread the wealth', not a good idea. :)

V. I loved the pictures of the old man and his dog. The information posted is kind of like fun, interesting facts, people want to see. :)

Honoring Our Pastor

I. Tell me about your pastor. Dino and his wife DeLynn started their church in 1993 with the single focus of being a healing place for a hurting world. They have grown to be in the top 25 most innovating churches. Giving is extremely important to them and their view.

II. Why is he important to you? He is important to me because he teaches me and directs me in my walk with christ. He is also a role modeal to myself, as well as many other people.

-Lauryn

I. Tell me about your pastor. Pastor Larry and his wife have established an amazing church with many goals. They reach people all over the world and have greatly inpacted the nation with their views. Pastor Larry is a great role model, leader, and man of God.

II. Why is he important to you? He is important to me because he helps me and my family head in the right direction. And also sets a wonderful example for me and my family to follow.

-Mikki

Honoring Our Governor

About Bobby Jindal:

i. When did Bobby Jindal become LA governor? January 14, 2008

ii. Who is his wife? His children? Supriya Jindal, they have three children, they are 2, 5, and 7.

iii. Tell me about his wife, Supriya.She is the youngest first lady in the nation and very interested in child education, she has lived in louisiana her entire life and has a degree in engineering. :)

Honoring Our Mayor

i. When did Kip Holden become BR mayor? January 1, 2005

ii. What is his goal as mayor? to build an administration that will be a green light for solutions to traffic, safe neighborhoods, a quality education system and open government.

iii. Where did our mayor go to college? LSU and Southern

:)

Smilebox- Mikki Mclendon

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SCRIPTURES ABOUT FAMILY!! ♥

Colossians 3:18-21:
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them. Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.

-My life does not always mirror this scripture, by looking to God and seeking him i can find discipline to honor my parents -Lauryn

3 John 4:
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

-I for the most part walk in truth, every now and then i slip up though. By relying on God I can always be completely truthful and know what God has for me. -Lauryn

Psalm 122:8 (Whole Chapter)
For the sake of my family and friends, I will say,“May you have peace.”

- I do try to spread peace around my family and encourage them to always be happy and be grateful for what God has given us, for his abundance flows. -Lauryn

1 John 3:9 (Whole Chapter)
Those who have been born into God’s family do not make a practice of sinning, because God’s life [ Greek because his seed.] is in them. So they can’t keep on sinning, because they are children of God.

-Everyone sins. I can try to act like Jesus and be very consious of everything I do, so i can be more like him everyday. -Lauryn

Mark 5:19 (Whole Chapter)
But Jesus said, “No, go home to your family, and tell them everything the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been.”

- Telling people about what God has done from them can often be a light to someone in need. so I should often tell of Gods mercy and love. -Lauryn

Smilebox- Lauryn Middleton

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