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Ever wonder where all your money goes that you pay to the US Federal Government?   What are the big money suckers?  Are you eager to determine for yourself which political side of the spectrum is telling the truth about what will make our American economy “roll” again?  Do you know the difference between debt and deficit when policy makers speak?

The decisions that are being made on our behalf do affect us and the future of our children.  They affect our savings, our retirement, our mortgage, our health care, and whether or not our children can afford to go to college and if they will have a job available to them when they graduate.  Therefore, it is in our best interest to come to a basic understanding of the enormity of this issue so we can make an informed decision at the polls and when speaking with our political representatives.

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Monumental

Kirk Cameron

2012 Documentary Film

★★★★★

As a husband and father, Kirk Cameron’s concern for the failings of our society socially, spiritually, economically, and politically drove him to ask the question, “What’s wrong with America and how can we fix it?”  He embarked on a quest to retrace our forefathers steps during the founding of America to discover what made the United States such an exceptional country.  What he discovered would astonish you: a monument erected in Plymouth, Massachusetts, displaying the governing principles of which our nation was founded, principles that are not being taught in public schools today, but once were.  In the end he comes to realize that restoring our country doesn’t start in the Oval Office, but in our own families and at our own dinner tables.  This decision to act is monumental and the change we seek must come from the bottom up.

I honestly wondered whether this production would be worth viewing and if it would leave Mr. Cameron in a susceptible position to be negatively scrutinized by some in the public arena.  But I have to say, this film lives up to its title.  It was a large undertaking to create a documentary of this kind and I am pleased to say that I found Cameron’s film riveting, educational, and entertaining.  The editing was phenomenal, the sound at par with the best, and the collaborators and experts intriguing.  If you haven’t seen this, you’ve missed out, watch it now.  You will be refreshed and moved to excitement as you walk alongside Kirk, discover some important historical facts, and what your real national treasure is.  Kirk created a monumental film that will find it’s own place in history.

Geraldine Brooks

2011 Historical Fiction

Discussion Questions

★★★★★

Set in the latter 1600’s, Caleb’s Crossing took the highly intellectual women in my book club on an engaging adventure all our own.  Mrs. Brooks’ vivid account of the life of Bethia Mayfield, a Puritan young girl growing up in the newly settled Martha’s Vineyard, only unsettled our hearts and minds as we were forced to deal with what life for us would be like in her shoes.

Our rational and emotional facilities were brought to battle as we were theologically challenged along with Bethia, who was daughter of a strict Calvinist minister and missionary to the Native Wampanoag tribe.  Even though she was intellectually superior to many of the men in her life, Bethia was prohibited from the same education as her siblings, gleaning what she could from behind the curtains of oppression, but respect for God, her family, and the life she was handed.

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