Folks in Boise pulled the stops out to help the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Idaho make a dream come true for a little girl. Bravo, Boise.
Hat tip: The Paragraph Farmer
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Visit the annex
Or visit...
Weather
Updates in the neighborhood
-
-
Journalism tips from (Mollie) Hemingway - Our friend Anthony Sacramone sends a link to a snarky column at Intercollegiate Review: "How to Be a [...]6 hours ago
-
Having Babies - We live in a world where people take great pains and lots of pills to prevent babies when they don’t want them, and spare no expense to get them when they ...7 hours ago
-
Long Island Bombers: Blindness Can’t Hold Them Back - Imagine you are blind person who loves baseball. Too bad, huh? You can’t even watch a baseball game, let alone enjoy playing the sport yourself. Might as w...9 hours ago
-
After the attack & devastation, Pakistani collegians impart hope - Pakistani college students undertake relief work in Lahore's Joseph Colony after an attack that destroyed 180 homes on March 9. The new relationships teach...11 hours ago
-
Black America, ‘We’ve got no time for excuses’ - President Obama, on Sunday, delivered a touching autobiographic commencement address at Morehouse College, an all-male historically black college that is...14 hours ago
-
Abuse of Reasons - Here’s a letter to the Wall Street Journal: Gordon Crovitz reports that Pres. Obama’s “longtime adviser David Axelrod last week blamed a too-big government...17 hours ago
-
The Last Plea Bargain by Randy Singer - This legal thriller may have begun with the question: “What if all of the prisoners in a jurisdiction got together and went on strike? Specifically, what i...1 day ago
-
Embryonic Stem Cells From Skin - The latest breakthrough in stem cell research turns skin cells into stem cells just as useful as embryonic stem cells, without the ethical issues. Adult st...3 days ago
-
Live streaming at General Assembly - Worship services and business meetings at the Church of the Nazarene's 28th General Assembly will be broadcast live on the assembly website.5 days ago
-
"Forgive Us Our Boo-Boos" - My friend Anthony Sacramone of Strange Herring blog posted a rare serious article today, expressing his dismay over recent statements by Father Benedict Groe...8 months ago
-
The Popularity And Importance Of College Today Is Evident Through The Various Education Options - As job marketplaces are becoming progressively aggressive factors are getting more and more complicated. The economic downturn triggered many extremely c...9 months ago
-
Restaurants responding to PP support backlash - Keep those phone calls and emails rolling. Sometimes it works, like at this Chili’s in California.1 year ago
-
Haunted Hollywood - Tweet In 1925, on Stage 6 of the MGM lot, electrician Carl Barlow was working on a lighting platform when one of the supports fractured. The entire platform ...1 year ago
-
-
A New Home - Aside from the occasional visit to the States, our entire married life has been lived in the Wife’s Britain. Time moves so relentlessly, in writing this I...3 years ago
-
Praying in Perilous Times - Pastor and missionary Gene Cunningham has written a timely piece on what we can learn from Elijah as we pray for our nation. You can read "Perilous Times Pri...3 years ago
Links
- 25 Things for Charity
- A Certain Slant of Light
- A Chair, A Fireplace and A Tea Cozy
- A Circle of Quiet
- A Maiden's Wreath
- Abiding Radio
- Acton Institute
- Adam Smith Institute
- ADF Alliance Alert
- aish.com
- Albert Mohler
- Alibris
- All recipes
- Alliance Defense Fund
- American Anglican Council
- American Memory
- American Profile
- American Rhetoric
- Americans United for Life
- Ancient Faith Radio
- Anglican Mainstream
- Anglican Mission in the Americas
- Anglican Province of Christ the King
- Archdiocese of Denver
- Arma Virumque
- As Cozy As Spring
- As I See It Now
- At A Hen's Pace
- Baker City Herald
- Baptist Press
- BBC History
- Best of History Web Sites
- Beth Spera in Domino
- Betsy's Page
- Biblio
- Bill Cotter
- Blessed Among Men
- Blogs For Terri
- Bloom!
- Book Moot
- Bookfest
- Books, Inq.
- BooksForKidsBlog
- Bookworm Room
- BooMama
- Brandywine Books
- BreakPoint
- Breeds of Livestock
- Brits At Their Best
- Brothers Judd
- Buried Treasure Weblog
- Cafe Hayek
- Campaign Life Coalition
- Capital Commerce
- Capital Press
- Care Net
- Carol Platt Liebau
- Castle Coalition
- Catholic Culture
- Catholic News Agency
- Catholic.net
- CatholicVote.com blog
- Center for a Just Society
- Charis Connection
- Charlotte Was Both
- Charming the Birds from the Trees
- Cheat-Seeking Missiles
- Christian Heritage Cambridge
- Christian Women Online
- Cinnamon Stillwell
- City Journal
- Collecting my Thoughts
- Colorado for Equal Rights
- Common Grounds Online
- Considerettes
- Constitutionally Correct
- contentions
- Craftie Ladies of Suspense
- Crossroads Pro-Life Blog
- Danielle Bean
- Defend America (DoD news site)
- Deliciously Clean Reads
- Democracy Project
- Deutsche Welle
- Dewey's Treehouse
- Dr. Sanity
- Dwell in Possibility
- Earthquake Center
- Eastern Oregon Information
- Enterprise Africa!
- Especially Heather
- Et tu?
- Ethics and Public Policy Center
- EU Referendum
- EUobserver
- Evangelism Today
- Expat Yank
- Exultate Justi
- Exultet
- Father Chavez, Solt
- Feminists For Life
- Fernnook Farmgirl
- Ferraris for all
- Findings
- First Things
- FlyLady
- Forgotten Classics
- Four Crying Out Loud
- Framed and Booked
- French Word-A-Day
- Fried Okra
- From Where I Sit
- Gerard Baker
- Get Religion
- Gina Cobb
- Girl Detective
- Greg Walden
- Happy Catholic
- Happy Virtue
- Head Noises
- Heart of Africa
- Here in the Bonny Glen
- Higher Up and Further In
- History on Trial
- HistoryLink
- Historyteacher.net
- Holy Experience
- HolyCoast
- Hoover Institution
- How Appealing
- I have to say...
- I Remember JFK
- If Sam Tarran Were In Charge
- Imprimis
- InciWeb
- Instapundit
- Institute of Economic Affairs
- Iraq the Model
- Jen Robinson's Book Page
- Jennifer's Favorite Links
- Jewish World Review
- JivinJehoshaphat
- Joe McKeever
- John Day Fossil Beds
- JollyBlogger
- Joni and Friends
- Josh Harris
- Joust the Facts
- Just Another Day of Catholic Pondering
- Just Muttering By Myself
- K's Cafe: The 30 Second Blog
- Karen Edmisten
- Keep Me In Suspense
- Kicking Over My Traces
- Kindness Happens
- KKAD
- La Shawn Barber's Corner
- Laura Williams' Musings
- les Davey de France
- Less than the Least
- Liberty and Lily
- Life in the Shoe
- LifeSite
- Like Merchant Ships
- Living The Life
- Looking for Hope
- Mackinac Center for Public Policy
- MapQuest
- Margaret Daley
- Mark D Roberts
- Mary Meets Dolly
- Melanie Phillips
- Mental multivitamin
- Mere Comments
- Michael J. Totten's Middle East Journal
- Michael Novak
- Michael Yon: Online Magazine
- Minding the Campus
- Mirror of Justice
- Mommy Life
- Moralia
- More Moms for McCain
- Mrs. Happy Housewife
- Murdoc Online
- My Part of Colorado
- NASA/New Technologies
- National Center for Policy Analysis
- National Interagency Fire Center
- National Library of Australia
- National Review
- Nazarene Communications Network
- neo-neocon
- Network of enlightened Women
- New York State Catholic Conference
- Newseum
- No Left Turns
- Northwest Ag Information Network
- Not Alone
- Notes in the Key of Life
- Novel Journey
- OgBlog
- One News Now
- One80
- Opinion Journal
- Orthodox Church in America
- Orthodoxy Today
- Our Blue Castle
- Our Treasures From Afar
- Out of Control
- Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
- PalmTree Pundit
- Patricia E Bauer
- Patterico's Pontifications
- Pentagon Channel
- People of the Book
- Photios
- Physicians for Compassionate Care
- Poohsticks
- Popular Mechanics
- Power Line
- PowerBlog
- Principled Discovery
- ProLifeBlogs
- Promptings
- Public Discourse
- Publius Pundit
- QandO
- Reading Matters
- RealClear Politics
- Reasoned Audacity
- Religion Clause
- RememberingTheArgus
- Retro-Food.com
- Reuters Foundation AlertNet
- Rick Dancer
- Rock for Life
- Rocks In My Dryer
- Ronan Mullen
- Rosetta Stone
- Rough Type
- Sacred Space
- Samaritan Guide
- Sand in the Gears
- SCOTUSblog
- ScrappleFace
- Searching a Little More Everyday
- Seasonal Soundings
- Secondhand Smoke
- Semicolon
- Sense of Events
- SerandEz
- Seraphic Secret
- SFO Mom
- Signs of the Times
- Silent No More
- Simple Pleasures
- Sir George Young
- Slobokan's Site O' Schtuff
- Soccer Dad
- Society for the Protection of Unborn Children
- Spirit of America
- Spyglass Lane
- St Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
- Standing on My Head
- Stones Cry Out
- Strawberry Lane
- Suitably Flip
- Take Time to Smell the Coffee
- Tax-News
- Tech Central Station
- Terri Miller: On Paintings, Photos and Dressage
- Texas Public Policy Foundation
- The American Culture
- The American Thinker
- The Avalon Project at Yale Law School
- The Aviation History Online Museum
- The Beehive
- The Beginning Farmer
- The Beginning Farmer's Wife
- The Book Den
- The Brussels Journal
- The Cafeteria Is Closed
- The Christian Institute
- The Common Room
- The Diplomad
- The Edit Cafe
- The Evangelical Outpost
- the girl with a 'fro
- The Heritage Foundation
- The Independent Institute
- The Kept-Up Academic Librarian
- The Kitchen Madonna
- The Library of Economics and Liberty
- The Linacre Centre
- The Love2learn Blog
- The Mad Tea Party
- The Mesopotamian
- The New Atlantis
- The Old Coot
- The Ornery American
- The Paragraph Farmer
- The Publishing Contrarian
- The Rebelution
- The Recliner Commentaries
- The Sacred Everyday
- The Seekers
- The Shining City
- The Suitable For Mixed Company Annex
- The Virtual Kitchen
- The Volokh Conspiracy
- The Wesleyan Church Online
- Thou and Thou Only
- Thoughts of a Regular Guy
- Tom McMahon
- Tongue in Cheek
- Townhall.com
- Transatlantic Intelligencer
- TripCheck (Oregon travel conditions)
- Twenty Three and Soaring
- Uffda-shop Books and Stuff
- Uffda-shop.com
- Umbert the Unborn
- Unity of Truth
- US Newspaper List
- USA.gov
- Vital Signs Blog
- Vox Vendsel
- WallBuilders
- Watts Up With That?
- Weekend Stubble
- Weekly Standard
- West Bank Mama
- What Athol Wrote...
- What I Saw in America
- Wind Scraps
- Wisdom has two parts
- Wittingshire
- Woodlands Web
- Words
- World War II Cruiser Operations
- WorldViews
- Worthy Read
- Writing and Living
- Yesterday's News
- Young Life
- Zenit
About Me
Labels
- books (197)
- America (114)
- current events (107)
- Christianity (101)
- history (88)
- life around here (80)
- government (79)
- culture wars (65)
- United States history (59)
- faith (59)
- family life (56)
- everyday life (50)
- book reviews (47)
- worldviews (47)
- pro-life (46)
- religion (42)
- life lessons (40)
- politics (40)
- parenting (38)
- movies (37)
- authors (36)
- popular culture (36)
- fun stuff (35)
- kids (35)
- house and home (34)
- culture (33)
- boys (30)
- language (30)
- UK (28)
- education (28)
- sanctity of life (28)
- blogging (27)
- humor (27)
- abortion (26)
- living with disabilities (26)
- Europe (25)
- military (25)
- science (25)
- good stuff (24)
- children's books (23)
- human dignity (23)
- cooking (22)
- news media (20)
- entertainment (19)
- health care (17)
- human rights (17)
- nature (17)
- resources (17)
- Catholics (16)
- academia (16)
- blogs (16)
- Western Civilization (15)
- learning (15)
- values (15)
- World War II (14)
- bookselling (14)
- technology (14)
- virtue (14)
- Nanny State (13)
- good guys (13)
- manners (13)
- music (13)
- quotes (13)
- 'global warming' (12)
- civility (12)
- economics (12)
- ethics (12)
- fatherhood (12)
- food (12)
- frugality (12)
- television (12)
- useful stuff (12)
- Middle East (11)
- feminism (11)
- freedom (11)
- missions (11)
- perspective (11)
- videos (11)
- Oregon (10)
- gardening (10)
- health (10)
- law (10)
- morality (10)
- obits (10)
- philosophy (10)
- travel (10)
- community (9)
- economy (9)
- effective compassion (9)
- publishing (9)
- sports (9)
- teens (9)
- Iraq war (8)
- aviation (8)
- back yard (8)
- business (8)
- classics (8)
- engineering (8)
- family-friendly stuff (8)
- information sought (8)
- inspirational (8)
- literature (8)
- marriage (8)
- poetry (8)
- theater (8)
- women (8)
- Japan (7)
- Jews (7)
- cats (7)
- citizenship (7)
- free speech (7)
- media (7)
- religious liberty (7)
- war (7)
- Africa (6)
- Alaska (6)
- Christian fiction (6)
- France (6)
- art (6)
- civil rights (6)
- civilization (6)
- enviromentalism (6)
- motherhood (6)
- odd stuff (6)
- recipes (6)
- Germany (5)
- Russia (5)
- dogs (5)
- family (5)
- manliness (5)
- political correctness (5)
- schools (5)
- transportation (5)
- valor (5)
- Canada (4)
- Scotland (4)
- agriculture (4)
- anti-religious bias (4)
- awards (4)
- disasters (4)
- euthanasia (4)
- girl talk (4)
- horses (4)
- invention (4)
- libraries (4)
- pets (4)
- regulations (4)
- right to life (4)
- terrorists (4)
- China (3)
- England (3)
- Latin America (3)
- compassion (3)
- contests (3)
- crafts (3)
- deer (3)
- fashion (3)
- fiction (3)
- food for thought (3)
- gospel music (3)
- multiculturalism (3)
- mysteries (3)
- property rights (3)
- psychology (3)
- ships (3)
- sociology (3)
- traditions (3)
- travel safety (3)
- writing (3)
- Asia (2)
- California (2)
- Hawaii (2)
- Mexico (2)
- New Zealand (2)
- Poland (2)
- South Korea (2)
- Texas (2)
- United Nations (2)
- Washington state (2)
- astronomy (2)
- bad ideas (2)
- charity (2)
- climate (2)
- colleges (2)
- color feast (2)
- communism (2)
- crime (2)
- diplomacy (2)
- farming (2)
- firefighting (2)
- geology (2)
- heritage (2)
- hobbies (2)
- innovation (2)
- international cooperation (2)
- judicial activism (2)
- kindness (2)
- law enforcement (2)
- legends (2)
- legislation (2)
- memoirs (2)
- modesty (2)
- museums (2)
- nonfiction (2)
- oceans (2)
- research (2)
- technical difficulites (2)
- toys (2)
- trends (2)
- volcanoes (2)
- wildlife (2)
- world war one (2)
- "It's not fair" project (1)
- Australia (1)
- Britain (1)
- French (1)
- Idaho (1)
- Israel (1)
- Kentucky (1)
- Korea (1)
- Montana (1)
- Mormons (1)
- Orthodox (1)
- Scots (1)
- Soviet Union (1)
- St. Patrick's Day (1)
- USA (1)
- Utah (1)
- Vietnam (1)
- activities (1)
- animal rights (1)
- animals (1)
- baseball (1)
- boy scouts (1)
- busybodies (1)
- celebrations (1)
- dance (1)
- dangers (1)
- design (1)
- drama (1)
- eminent domain (1)
- energy (1)
- fishing (1)
- folk music (1)
- folklore (1)
- forestry (1)
- groupthink (1)
- hunting (1)
- kudos (1)
- land use (1)
- math (1)
- nostalgia (1)
- petitions (1)
- photos (1)
- polar bears (1)
- practical skills (1)
- privacy (1)
- professional victims (1)
- radio (1)
- reading lists (1)
- seasons (1)
- sewing (1)
- shipping (1)
- stem cells (1)
- stewardship (1)
- storytelling (1)
- thinking outside the box (1)
- urban legends (1)
- urban planning (1)
- zoos (1)
1 comment:
Great story, thanks for posting. It was nice to see that superheros still exist.
Jeffrey
www.burwell.ca
Post a Comment