[app2us]

Finally figured it out, in home.php:
change
<?php $recent = new WP_Query("cat=".get_theme_mod('featured_top_left') ."&showposts=".get_theme_mod('featured_top_left_nu m')); while($recent->have_posts()) : $recent->the_post();?>

with
<?php $recent = new WP_Query("cat=".all."&showposts=".get_theme_mod('f eatured_top_left_num')); while($recent->have_posts()) : $recent->the_post();?>

Thanks Mr. Clarkson once again.