Keep Calm and Carry On

Forgive me for interrupting your awesome day, but I wanted to share with you a bit of inspiration and fun!

I recently came across this poster, and decided to find out its history. It really quite interesting, and you can find the complete article here.

This poster was originally created by the UK in 1939, during WWII. It had a very small distribution, but was used to raise the morale of the troops, along with two variations:

Book List : "Anthem" Part 2

Here are the videos from the second half of Anthem, by Ayn Rand.
Click here to see our vlog: SweetCranberrys
Click here to see the videos from Part 1.

My video from Monday, August 27:

The Potter's Clay Waste Bin

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function." - F. Scott Fitzgerald

In our American culture, we have been told since we were little that you can be whatever you want to be. If you were born a janitor living off of welfare, you still have the opportunity to be the President of the United States if you want. As my youth pastors pointed out this morning, though, that hasn't always been the case. Before the 1700's, if your father was a carpenter, you were too. And if you were a girl-- you were just out of luck. Even in communistic countries, freedom of choice is nonexistent. The concept of free will is a new development.

Candle Inspiration

We are moving in a few weeks, and we've been burning out our candles so we don't have to put them in storage. As any excellent picture moment, I whipped out my mom's Nikon D90 and snapped some pictures. Of course, I heavily adjusted them in iPhoto. Enjoy :)