Certified Genealogy Addict

I've done research on my family history since I was a teenager. My mom and dad couldn't tell me much - some names and birthdates of grandmas and grandpas, but that's about it. Neither my mom's or dad's side were close with extended family - I didn't grow up with any cousins, rarely saw grandparents, didn't hear from uncles and aunts very often. So I started with these few names and today I've got 3000 plugged into Ancestry.com. I found my father-in-law's siblings, family he didn't know he had. I found my grandma's half-sister, whom she didn't know existed. I've talked to distant cousins, encountered people extremely generous with their information, resources and documents, and learned about my Godly heritage (strong roots in a huge Church of the Brethren community in Pennsylvania who came from Germany). It's exactly like putting a puzzle together - the feeling is AMAZING when you've finally found that one piece that fits among a million 'close but no cigar' possiblities. Unlike a puzzle, I'm investing my time in something I can give my kids: knowledge of their heritage.

Prayer warriors, time to pull out the stops!

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/01/justice.souter.retiring/index.html

Supreme Court Justice David Souter is stepping down in June....amazing opportunity for Obama to choose the RIGHT person! I don't see him choosing an extreme left kinda person...please don't choose an extreme ANYTHING...and I love his stance on compassion, as long as it's tempered with keeping the individual accountable. I read a disturbing article about Judge David Hamilton, Obama's first judicial appointment to the appeals court called 'What's the matter with empathy?' (Wendy Long with NRO). Hamilton, formerly chief judge of the district court in Indianapolis, has run roughshod over rational compassion and has practiced what Long calls 'lawless empathy' in some of the cases he ruled in. The Washington Post says 'The White House held out Hamilton as a prototype for the nominees Obama will seek as he reshapes the federal appeals courts' so my project today is to research this guy - I don't want to base my opinion on one article, as compelling and persuasive as it is. I love Obama - I've supported him throughout his candidacy and agree with much of his platform (abortion is my primary bone of contention) and want to believe he'll make the right decision, WITH God's help!