On August 17th, the National Right to Life PAC announced its endorsement of Steve Pearce for US Congress.

By: Steve Pearce

 Our grandson returned to Arkansas yesterday after spending 2 weeks with Cynthia and me in New Mexico.  About a month ago our granddaughter was with us for a couple of weeks.

We had him tag along to campaign events.  He got to meet Susana Martinez, Matt Chandler and a couple of the other candidates here in New Mexico.

We managed to work in a “couple” of grandson type things.  Joe and Sarah Yue have been long time friends of the family and have watched over our daughter like she was their own, she referred to them as “Uncle Joe and Aunt Sarah”. 

Now, they have a full relationship with our grandkids.  Two or three days Uncle Joe, Preston and I went fishing.

  There were bass and blue gill in abundance.  

 …and “big catfish”.  Preston landed this one.

Preston started this puzzle one night so almost every night our spare minutes found us puzzling over the pieces. 

This past Friday night the Swinney family hosted the Every Dollar Counts event at their beautiful home in Hobbs, New Mexico. With minor setbacks due to the rain, Kenneth and Evelyn did an outstanding job of accommodating every one of their guests. There were about 65 in attendance which was a significant turn out. I had the opportunity of speaking to each guest and taking any questions they had. Overall this event was a great success all thanks to Kenneth and Evelyn. Thank you so much for all your support!!

OVERCOMING CHALLENGES
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY...THESE ARE NOBLE PARTS OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT.

16 year old Jessica Watson completed her solo, non-stop sailing trip around the world today.

In her last blog post, on Thursday night, Jessica said she was looking forward to a hot shower and fresh food but would miss ''the kick I get from overcoming challenges by myself, flying along in the dark.''

My wife, Cynthia, deserved better than she got.  She is wonderful, caring, gentle and filled with light that on most days seems to come directly from God.  On rare occasions the source of that light may be a far different source.  I can never be complacent around her…

She says the funniest things and remembers forever.

Early in our married life I stopped along the highway driving from Albuquerque to Hobbs.  I had spotted an old car on top of a mesa as I flew over it years before. I wanted to hike up and look at the car.  I tried to convince her it would take only 30 minutes to get there and back.  She was never convinced; she just went along.  She was right…it took 3 hours.I have the memory of my new wife and this old rusted car body that I dreamed for years I would reclaim and it would be valuable.  I figured out quickly where the value was in this picture and concentrated on that.  We never did acquire the car.

After months of hedging on the Life issue, Congressman Teague showed his weakness on protecting the unborn in one of the Floor Votes last night.

The Motion to Recommit the bill essentially would have reinserted the the Stupak Amendment that was included in the original House Bill and thus clearly prohibit the public funding of abortions.

How My Mother Made A Statement About The Power Of Family Ties

You can like former President Bush or not like him.  I liked him.  I had friends who did not.  I did not always agree with him and sometimes we had sharp differences on policy, but he was always respectful and considerate even when he found my votes unhelpful to what he was trying to accomplish.

But this is not about Mr. Bush, or the Presidency, policy or any of the Washington hoopla.  This is about my Mom.  If any of you have a mother, I think you will get the drift pretty quickly.  You may have a story of your own about your mother to share.  Send it to the campaign at steve@peopleforpearce.com and we will post a couple of them.

Mother Teresa closed with these words at the1994 National Prayer Breakfast:

“From here, a sign of care for the weakest of the weak - the unborn child - must go out to the world. If you become a burning light of justice and peace in the world, then really you will be true to what the founders of this country stood for. God bless you!”

An atheist group, Freedom from Religion Foundation is actively urging their supporters to boycott the Mother Teresa stamp the U.S. Post Office plans to release August 26th. The stamp will recognize Mother Teresa on what would have been her 100th birthday for her humanitarian work that resulted in her being awarded the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize.