President Donald Trump, United States of America

The White House

May 14, 2019

Dear Mr. President,

First of all, I want to tell you that I pray for you and our country every single day.  Secondly, I think you are doing an awesome job leading the U.S.A.

I am following your involvements in my Civics Class.  We do not have TV in our home, but I stay current via the internet news.  I was amazed at how some of the News People did not understand what the term “exonerated” meant.  I am sorry that they keep hashing and re-hashing this whole Russia Collusion thing.  I really want you to know that even a young man my age can spot a Hoax when I see it.  So can my peers.  We talk about current political events a lot, and we don’t like the way some political issues are going (i.e., socialism, the new green deal, and Medicare for all).  I do not support any of that.  It might interest you to know that the high school homeschoolers here in Searcy, Arkansas do not, either.  At least the ones who are my age (15).  I know that I don’t pay taxes yet, but I will begin working part time when I turn 16, and I plan to become much more vocal in politics at that time. 

None of this is in any way a criticism of you, Mr. President.  I believe you will be known as the century’s best president!  You are doing so many good things, and even a kid can see the struggles and challenges that you face on a moment by moment basis.  I encourage you to press on!  My grandfather always told me, “Don’t let the turkeys get you down.”  I tell myself that when I am opposed by foolish people.  I don’t know what you tell yourself when the opposition gets fierce, but perhaps this little mantra will bring a smile when the going gets tough for you.  I have your back, at least among the youth here in Searcy!  We support you. If there is EVER anything I can do for you, name it!  I would be proud to help you.  Until you name it, I will continue to do as I have been doing, educating the unwise, correcting political misconceptions, and standing up for Truth!

As in my previous letter, I ask you to please hold fast to your promise that the USA will NEVER be a communist country!  And press on to Make America Great Again.  I will do my part to help in this endeavor.  I have inserted some photos of myself and my activities in the left margin of this letter to help you know my heart.  I hope in some small way I can encourage you to know without a doubt that there are young people in this country who care about you, your work, and your leadership! 

I humbly thank you for taking time to read my letter, Mr. President.

Most respectfully,

Blaize Champion

Ninth Grade Homeschooler in Arkansas

I AM from Exodus 3

                                                                             

 

     Over four thousand years ago, a booming voice proclaimed two tiny but perplexing words to a humble shepherd in the wilderness.

“I AM”

 Moses was hiding in the land of Midian after he had murdered an abusive Egyptian slave driver.  While tending his father in law’s sheep on the edge of a mountain, Moses saw a bush that was on fire, but the branches of the bush were not consumed by the flames.  This made Moses curious.  As he cautiously crept closer to the fire, the flaming bush told Moses to take off his sandals.  The Voice in the bush told Moses that he was standing on Holy Ground. 

Exodus chapter 3 reads,

1.     Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

2    And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

4 And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said,

Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground 

 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

 

I AM… These two words are used many, many times in the Bible.  Jesus described himself using these two words over and over in the New Testament.   But what do they REALLY mean?  I have read that the meaning of these two tiny words may be the most perplexing of all the words in the Bible.

Exodus tells us about how the ONE TRUE and Living God revealed His NAME to mankind in the wilderness near Mount Horeb.  God told Moses who He was, and then commanded Moses to go to Egypt and deliver the Israelites from bondage.  Moses was to lead the Jews into the land God promised to Abraham.  This event became one of the most important things that happened in the history of the Jewish people, because during this talk that he had with Moses, the one true God described himself in his unique name, --------- “I AM.”   

My first Bible Study (Self Initiated)
age 6

 

     In our day and time, the words “I am” have a completely different meaning.  On any given day, I hear people proclaim, “I am hungry,” or “I am happy.”  When meeting a new person, I might say, “I am in 9^th grade.”  But we use these simple words differently than our Creator did when he used them.  We usually use the words “I AM” to describe our feelings or our position. 

There are lots of theories about what God meant when he spoke these two words to Moses, but I believe that we must look at the words and their meaning in the Hebrew language, which was the language of the Jewish people.  It was also the first language that Moses learned as a small boy.  The simplest explanation is that God was telling Moses, “I will be what I will be.”

Look at Exodus chapter 3 and verse 13:

And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?

14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

 This was an important message for the Israelite people because they had been treated terribly as slaves of the Egyptian people for four hundred years.  They knew the promises of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, but they were starting to doubt that this same God heard their prayers anymore. 

God told Moses to tell the Jews that “I AM” sent him to rescue them from their desperate life.  God wanted his people to know that HE was all they needed, that HE would give them what they needed to escape their slavery.  The one true and living God wanted Moses to tell them that He would deliver them safely to Canaan if they believed and obeyed. 

Basically, God was telling Moses that he would provide them---------- (“I will be)

--- with everything they needed to escape bondage, and then to go and live in the land of milk and honey. 

     “And God said to Moses, ‘I AM who I AM.’  And he said, ‘Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM’

has sent me to you” (Exodus 3:14).  These were ancient words to an ancient people, but today, they 

are meaningful to us all the same.  I AM has provided a way for us to be delivered from the bondage of our

sins through his son, Jesus Christ.  All we need to do is to believe and obey the gospel, and we will be

delivered, too. 

 

My Presentation for

L2L Speech 2019

 

 

 

Saddest Day this Year. My Pop Pop's Funeral

 

 

Celebrating the life of

Thomas G. Blaine

March 15, 1938 to April 29, 2018

 

Parthemore Funeral Home |New Cumberland, Pennsylvania | May 4, 2018 | 2 p.m

 

 

 

The Service

 

Welcome                                                                             Larry Mackey

Hymn  -  “Shall We Gather at the River?”                     Led by Blaine Chapman

Prayer                                                                                    Guy Sharp

Reading of the Obituary                                                    Steve Mabius

Hymn  - “It Is Well With My Soul”                                  Led by Blaine Chapman

Message and Tribute                                                         Isaiah Krauss

Closing Prayer                                                                      Grant Deitch

 

Pallbearers:  Jimmey Blaine, Randy Otstot, Jim Oakley, Andy Wolf, Christopher Werner, Jeff Harclerode, Blaine Chapman, Brayden Hawbecker

Special thanks to the Lower Allen Military Honor Guard and Bugler for their services at the graveside

 

 

 

Psalm 23

A psalm of David

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not be in want.

He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. 

He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

Evan though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.

You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

 

Thomas G. (Tom) Blaine, of Camp Hill, passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2018, at UPMC Pinnacle West Shore. Son of the late Vivian (Boles) and Clarence "Pete" Blaine, he was born on March 15, 1938, in Harrisburg.

     Tom was self-employed for most of his life; he was a real estate entrepreneur and continued working until about a week ago. He was an Air Force Veteran, and a retired state constable, both on the East and West Shores. He was a former member of the board at the East Shore YMCA, as well as a faithful, lifelong member. Tom was a member of the West Fairview American Legion, Post 984, Enola, and a supporter of various charitable causes in the area.

      In his early years, Tom excelled at defensive varsity football at Enola High School in Enola, PA.  He was a passionate and talented athlete, his favorite sports being football and handball.  He loved Penn State football, country music, and taking his family to the beach every year.

     Surviving is his wife, Jeanne R. Blaine; three children, Curtis L. Blaine (Debbra), Dawn Chapman (Mike), and Natalie Acri; grandchildren, Jessica, Barbara, Sarah, Katie, Eden, Brooke and Blaine; great-grandchildren, Aubree, Brayden, Sierra, Emma, Ava and Gabriel; and eight siblings, Nancy, Mildred, Jimmey, Glenn, Deborah, Diane, Gayelynn, and Alex. Aside from his parents, Tom was preceded in death by a sister, Linda, and his stepmother, Louree Stouffer Blaine.

 

Shall We Gather at the River?

 

Shall we gather at the river,

Where bright angel feet have trod,

With its crystal tide for ever

Flowing by the throne of God?

 

Yes, we’ll gather at the river,

The beautiful, the beautiful river,

Gather with the saints at the river,

That flows by the throne of God.

 

Soon we’ll reach the silver river,

Soon our pilgrimage will cease,

Soon our happy hearts will quiver,

With the melody of peace.

 

Yes, we’ll gather at the river,

The beautiful, the beautiful river,

Gather with the saints at the river,

That flows by the throne of God.

 

 

 

 

 

This was the final back page of my Grandfather's Funeral brochure.  It seems sad that  the event is over, he is in the ground, buried, and life seems to want to go on with him not here on this earth.  It is almost too much to bear.  I pray God will help me.

 

 

 

Loving Memories

 

Your gentle face and unique smile

With sadness we recall

You had an honest word for each-

And died beloved by all.

 

The voice is mute and stilled the heart,

That loved us well and true,

Ah, bitter was the trial to part

From one as dear as you.

 

You are not forgotten, Pop Pop,

Nor will you ever be,

As long as life and memory last

We will remember thee.

 

We miss you now, our hearts are sore,

As time goes by we miss you more,

Your loving smile, your all-knowing face,

No one can fill your vacant place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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