Category Archives: America

YIKES! ANOTHER KATHY RANT

The internet is amazing tool.  You can find information in the blink of an eye.  You can spend hours absorbing information and drawing your own conclusions . It also has  a dark side – when a news item can be blown … Continue reading

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HEAL OUR LAND – HEAL US!

Over the past weekend, I thought about what it took to establish this great nation.  Within its short history, we’ve seen a steady decline in morality, a lack of trust in God and a change in attitudes towards a government that was built through … Continue reading

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GIVE ME YOUR TIRED, YOUR POOR

When I  visited New York several years ago, there were cows everywhere. I ‘m not referring to herds of them running through the streets.  Artists had painted these whimsical creatures to highlight some of the landmarks. My sister and I took photos standing in front of them, (before … Continue reading

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WE THE PEOPLE …

  Please forgive my reposting this post from 4-3-14.  My garden is keeping me busy so I’m cheating and using an old one.  It’s still pertinent in light of all thEchaos in our country. I am very concerned about the state … Continue reading

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OLD GLORY

  I am proud to be an American! 

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CHIEF OF SINNERS

I’m tired. I need to be renewed.  My strength is waning.  The world is making me faint.  I feel I can’t take another step. Then I realize that I can’t take a single step forward until I acknowledge that I … Continue reading

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HOW DO WE AVOID THEM?

The world has been evil since the first act of disobedience in the Garden of Eden.  Every generation since has become imbedded with Satan and his minions and become more and more corrupt and degenerated.  I don’t like being the gloom … Continue reading

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PRAY

   Do you ever wonder if your prayers are being heard or if they even matter?  When you think about it, there are over seven billion people in the world.  Not all of them pray, but if even half of … Continue reading

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LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT PARENTING

Proverbs 29:15 – The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left [to himself] bringeth his mother to shame. Today is Dr. Benjamin Spock’s birthday. This popular author of the 1960s became famous with his best selling book on childrearing.  His … Continue reading

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AND THEY’RE OFF!

   I don’t think there’s a person in our country that doesn’t know the 2016 presidential race is now officially underway.  The first potential female president threw her hat into the ring via a tweet and social media has exploded … Continue reading

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TIME FOR A KATHY RANT

Have we been overtaken by fear of an unknown enemy? Are we reluctant to speak out because we are afraid what we say may go viral and have negative effects to our reputation or our families? If this is the … Continue reading

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SELF-LOVE

Narcissism has been around since the fall of man.  When we place ourselves on a pedestal and think we deserve something just because we are – we are succumbing to one of Satan’s biggest lies.  He wants us to feel like … Continue reading

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WHAT’S THAT SMELL?

Peace officers are dying or getting injured in the line of duty. Men & women in the armed forces are still putting their lives on the line every day, despite the fact that our president says we are no longer … Continue reading

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HISTORY LESSONS

I wasn’t much interested in history as a child.  I should’ve been.  I had one of the most dramatic history teachers ever.  He would actually rise up on his desk and relive every battle of the Civil War right before … Continue reading

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THE WILD FRONTIER

Picture a time where guns were a part of your daily apparel – where they were used to put food on the table, go to war and defend yourself.  Now think about the outlaw who used his guns to terrorize the community – to hold up … Continue reading

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PASSING THE BUCK

I blame you, You blame someone else, They blame another and eventually it comes back to me. Maybe it would save a lot of time and trouble If I took responsibility in the first place. KATHY BOECHER

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We are a Christian nation

During the nine months since starting this blog I have found an amazing group of fellow believers in Jesus, Christ our Savior. It warms my heart to know that there are so many Christians out there. Somehow the media has … Continue reading

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FLAMES OF PROTEST

Burning in the night – a blazing image of protest. Flames lick the sky as people chant and cry. Voices screaming for vengeance – hearts broken. A life lost – another saved – an angry crowd. God tells us that … Continue reading

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CAMELOT

“Unless we change our ways and our direction, our greatness as a nation will soon be a footnote in the history books, a distant memory of an offshore island, lost in the mists of time like Camelot, remembered kindly for … Continue reading

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HEAL OUR NATION!

I was only 21 years old – full of hope and promise – planning a wedding – ready to start a new life.  It was a wonderful time to be alive.  Americans were living in a self-proclaimed “Camelot” with a … Continue reading

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