Supporting our Troops, Gardening, Scrapbooking, Card Making, Sewing (almost any kind of crafting), Genealogy, Reading, Shabby Chic Decorating, History (especially Florida history) and going to the beach. I enjoy visiting old places with lots of history. I love Florida! My favorite place in the world is St. Augustine, Florida. It is the oldest city in the nation. It's full of history and beauty. www.oldcity.com
I enjoy doing whatever I can to support the Troops. My children and I make birthday bags and cards to send to Troops. We send care packages to the troops through www.anysoldier.com. We are also organizing a group of homeschool families to regularly visit the Troops in our local VA hospitals.
I love my many pets! I have 6 dogs: 1 Akita, 1 Border Collie, 1 Golden Retriever, 1 Pembroke Welsh Corgi, 1 Toy Poodle, 1 Pug/Maltese Mix. I have 3 cats, one of which just had 3 kittens!! I also have lots of pet chickens.
I love NASCAR. My favorite driver is Jimmie Johnson!
I love the Miami Hurricanes, the Florida State Seminoles, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
This year I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I am learning to live with this Fibro disease even though some days are really tough on me and my family.
Music
Michael Buble, Josh Groban, Third Day, Casting Crowns, Steven Curtis Chapman, Chris Tomlin, BarlowGirl, Chris Daughtry, Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Brad Paisley, Celine Dion, The Right Brothers and 80's music
Movies
Pride and Prejudice, The Philadelphia Story, Now Voyager, Love Affair, Gone With The Wind, To Kill A Mockingbird, Fried Green Tomatoes, I Remember Mama, Steel Magnolias, Star Wars, The Lord of The Rings Trilogy, Pirates Of The Caribbean, You've Got Mail, The Village, The Passion of the Christ
I LOVE classic films from the 30's and 40's! My TV usually stays on Turner Classic Movies (TCM). I love anything starring Cary Grant, James "Jimmy" Stewart, George Sanders, Charles Boyer, Gary Cooper, Tyrone Power, Clark Gable, John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, Joseph Cotten, Doris Day, Irene Dunne, Katherine Hepburn, Jean Arthur, Teresa Wright, Ginger Rogers, Bette Davis, Jane Wyman, June Allyson, Norma Shearer, Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney. Most of the movies they made from the 60's up until now are trash!
DWAYNE "THE ROCK" JOHNSON - BAD TO THE BONE
Did you know "The Rock" is a Conservative?
I love movies with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson or Dermot Mulroney.
Television
CSI: MIAMI, CSI, Project Runway, Monk, Without A Trace, The Closer, Top Chef, American Idol, Nashville Star, The Next Food Network Star, Design Star, Top Design, Shear Genius, The Baby Borrowers, Ramsays Kitchen Nightmares, The Dog Whisperer, FOX NEWS
I heard a comedian say a while back that we really shouldn't get too upset when terrorists burn our flag because they must BUY it first. So the joke is on them in one way isn't it? :) I like that at least one good thing comes out of it. I still don't like them burning OLD GLORY! What really infuriates me is when Americans burn the flag! I can't even put the words here to describe what comes to mind when I see that! One thing I can say is AMERICA: Love it OR Leave it! I'll help pay your ticket out!!
CITIZEN REIGN "FIGHT FOR ME"
Books
The Bible, To Kill A Mockingbird, Bringing up Boys, Redeeming Love, MaryJane's Ideabook, Cookbook, Lifebook: For the Farm Girl in all of us, Homeschooling: The Right Choice, Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations
Heroes
My Lord, Jesus Christ
My brother, Joe Bridges. A US Army 1-8 Cavalry Purple Heart wounded combat veteran who served in Iraq.
Taylor Burk a US Army 1-8 Cavalry Combat Medic who won the Purple Heart With Cluster and 2 Bronze Stars for saving my brother's life. Taylor loved his country and gave his life for our freedom. We will never forget him and his extraordinary bravery!
All US Troops around the world who are fighting and every single Troop who has ever fought for our freedom from the Revolutionary War to the current War on Terror, they are all my HEROES!
Power Lineman are heroes! They should be appreciated more for what they do. Not many people are brave enough to work with that many volts of electricty each day just so others can have "power". They go out into lightning storms and hurricanes when your lights are out just to turn your power back on. Next time you see a lineman, make sure you say "Thank you". Trust me, they never hear it.
Martyrs for Jesus Christ and the true God are heroes. *True martyrs lay down their lives for their God and Savior. They do not strap explosives to their bodies and blow other people up. Those idiots aren't martyrs, they are terrorists!
I am a Patriotic, Pro-Military, Christian, Conservative, Pro-Life, Southerner, Gun-Carrying, Homeschooling Mom of three kids. I am the wife of Jamie, a Serviceman Lineman for Clay Electric Cooperative.
I love America and everything she stands for! I believe even though America isn't perfect she is the best there is!
MY BROTHER, A SOLDIER'S STORY:
I'm the proud big sister of Spc. Joseph Bridges, a US Army 1-8 Cavalry (Purple Heart) Soldier wounded in Iraq! He was the Gunner on top of an unarmored hummer and was shot twice once in the leg which blew his leg apart and once in the jaw which shattered it. We were told by Spc. Taylor Burk (the medic in his vehicle) that the men in the vehicle panicked for a moment. My brother shouted to them that everything was going to be fine, that they weren't going to die they were going to live through this. He told them all what to do and they all pulled together. My brother continued to shoot his gun on top of the hummer. All this while wounded and literally bleeding to death! When he had lost so much blood that he could no longer stand up Taylor pulled him down and while he lay in the back of the hummer my brother pulled out his hand gun and started firing to save his men. We were told by his commanding officers that he had 30 confirmed kills that evening. Later that evening my brother died and had to be brought back to life.
He was in many battles before that bad one (some hand-to-hand) in Iraq and God brought him through them all. My brother is one tough Soldier! He would LOVE nothing better than to join his buddies back in Iraq. That would be his dream. He has been through many surgeries and is recovering thanks to God's wonderful grace! But he has a long road to recovery and won't ever be 100% well again. But we are blessed to have him here. If you ask him about his actions over there he will not talk about them and will tell you about the other men and their heroic actions instead. If you ask the others they will tell you he is the hero. This is exactly why they are ALL HEROES!
OUR FRIEND TAYLOR'S STORY, THE ARMY MEDIC:
Our friend and brother Spc. Taylor Burk a US Army Combat Medic 1-8 Cavalry was killed in Iraq. Taylor helped save my brother's life in Iraq. He worked on my wounded brother while he was wounded himself. He never told anyone he had been hit. He continued to work on my brother while wounded himself. Taylor stood up to his Commanding Officer and insisted that my brother be taken to the hospital as it was the only way to save his life. But this would mean going back through unfamiliar enemy territory at night. Taylor was right. He got my brother there just in time. He never left my brother's side until they were sure my brother would live. When Joe came to Taylor was sitting in a chair bedside with his wound bandaged and that's when my brother found out Taylor had been shot after he had been.
Taylor requested to be sent back to Iraq after healing. Then they gave him a job at headquarters. That would not work for Taylor. He kept pushing until he was back out on the frontlines. He was driving a humvee in a convoy when a powerful roadside bomb made from a 155 mm artillery shell exploded next to his armored Humvee. Taylor was killed on January 26, 2005.
Taylor received the Purple Heart With Cluster and 2 Bronze Stars for his bravery in helping to save my brother's life. Taylor was asked to stay here but wanted to go back for himself and my brother since my brother could not go back. Taylor was a brave young man. We miss him badly!
If you'd like to be a part of Taylor's Memorial page please visit this URL: http://www.myspace.com/inmemoryoftaylorburk
*DO NOT send a friend request to view your "hot pics" or your CDs or to promote yourself or anything you are selling! It is disrespectful to this Soldier's memory and I will deny your request!
MY FAMILY - PATRIOTS -
I'm the proud Sister-in-law of Jimmy a Marine from Desert Storm and proud cousin of Marcus, an Air Force vet of over 22 years of service.
I come from a long line of Patriots! Almost every male on both sides of my family has served in some branch of the military as far back as I can trace my genealogy...which goes back to the Revolutionary War, the Civil War to Desert Storm and the current Operation Iraqi Freedom. I have lost many of them in those battles. I am proud and thankful for them all. Generations of my family's blood has been spilled to protect this great country! It's in my DNA and part of who I am. I know of no other way than to love America AND to love those who fight to protect her.
MY SUPPORT OF OUR TROOPS
I love making friends with our Troops here on My Space. Any chance I get to thank one personally I will not pass up.
To put it simply... I PROUDLY STAND BEHIND OUR TROOPS with every breath in my body!
I do not tolerate anyone talking about our troops or putting them down. If you don't agree with them or their mission you had better take your opinions far away from me!
"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him."
---GK Chesterton
You are a 100% True Southerner
True southern through and through. Glad to have you. You are a card carrying southerner and can boast of your heritage.
If you missed the premiere of Mr.L’s Tavern Episode 44: Palin Reloaded on ChimpsyRadio last night, It's here:
In this episode, I will talk about how PC kills and how the left is ok with depicting veterans as potential killers and not Muslims, Hispanic gangs, Blacks or _____. Also, Sarah Palin is back and I will talk about her new book “Going Rogue” and will smack around both the RINO’s that thumb their noses at her and the leftist commies in the media who defile her. Finally, why is Arianna Huffington considered releva
I hope your Labor Day is a wonderful one. We aren't doing anything special, just a quiet day at home together...(hopefully, lol!) It's kids here nearly every day these days though!
