A Blessing!!

Children are considered a blessing to the Lord.
Children really are a blessing.
I love being with children! I love watching them play together.
I enjoy watching little girls pretend to take care of there little babies.
I also enjoy watching little boys play with their cars and trucks.
God loves children.
Jesus loves children as well, "He said, Let the little children come to me."
I thank God that he created and blesses us with children!!

Community organizers pray to their new deity, or something

Watch this video that my husband emailed me from Hot Air. Decide for yourself what is being said. Try to listen to it before you watch, as there are sub titles that might influence what you hear. We really need to pray for our country.

God Doesn't believe in Atheists

See this great cartoon at Dan's Pulpit.

Check out The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry

I am excited to share The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry website with you. It came to theaters September 18th and needs your help in spreading the word. Get your local church involved and help bring The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry to a theater in your area.

What can church and parents do to stop our young people from leaving?

by: Dr. R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

"Statistics indicate that around two-thirds of children who grew up in conservative churches are now leaving by the time they reach their twenties. What seems to be the problem?

The pattern of young people leaving the church is different than it was even in some recent generations, where it was more temporary. It now appears, in the lives of millions of young people raised in our churches, to be a rather permanent alienation from the church and from the truth claims of Christianity.
Their worldview was evidently not shaped adequately by biblical truths such that they were able to withstand the tide of the secular culture and the allure of the other worldviews around them."
To read the entire article go to Answers in Genesis.

The Spoiled Dog

"Boy, Dad, that bread pudding sure looks good."

"ho, hum, I sure would like some bread pudding..."

"is that my bite?"

"It sure looks good, but it is almost gone, I sure would like just a little bite."

"The last bite, I know that one is for me..."

"ahhh, ain't Dad great, he feeds me chocolate cake (ok, it is just bread pudding)"

"Can I have some milk with that bread pudding?"

My First Salmon- Fishing & Obedence Lessons

Today we went fishing for salmon. It was a lot of fun. We went to the Wallace river near Sultan. We left early this morning, after packing a lunch of sandwiches, carrots and nuts. The weather was nice and sunny. There were lots of fish jumping and we caught a lot of them, but they only broke our lines. I caught 4 fish and got them just about on shore when they broke my line. We forgot our nets at the car (all three of them) and we were quite a ways away from the car, so we did not go back to get them. But then I caught one! It was 21 inches from head to tail. I do not know how much it weighed. It was very slimy. It put up a good fight. When we got it on shore it was still flopping a lot, so I whacked its head on the rocks to knock it out. Then I put it in a plastic bag, and took the hook out of the fish. The fish woke up and started to bite threw the bag, so I wrapped it up in the bag and it flopped around for a while before it died. I know you are probably wondering what it has to do with obedience. When I had hooked the first few fish (the ones that got away) I was reeling them in at my own pace and speed and it got away. But then my mom instructed me on how to do it better. I followed her instructions, and I caught my fish (the one in the picture). So I learned it is better to trust my parents experience and obey them immediately. If I had not obeyed mom immediately I would not have caught my fish and would not have been very happy. But I am excited I caught my fish. But most of all I am happy for this lesson on the importance in trusting the lessons my parents teach me. I hope everybody will find the same joy, when they obey their dad and mom or God immediately.

Footnotes or Flowers?

What type of impact is the Church REALLY having today? Read this article to find out.

The American Vision- Footnotes or Flowers?

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Joy Is Better than Fun - Institute for Creation Research

Our world is inundated with entertainment, but what does the Bible say about fun and entertainment? Read this short devotional to find out.


Joy Is Better than Fun - Institute for Creation Research

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Our Encounter With Nature

Yesterday we set out to go fishing. While we enjoyed our day fishing (even though we did not catch anything, except for a few leaves and some branches), the best part of our day was our walk back to the car. As we went down this tree lined path, up ahead of us we saw a small doe in the middle of the path. As we came closer she just stood there and then we noticed a young buck off to the left. He was half hidden by trees and bushes. They just stood there watching us as we came closer and closer to them. We expected them to bolt, but they never did. We came so close to the doe that we could have reached out and touched her, but we did not. As we passed them by, much to our surprise they began to follow us. Ralph had the girls get between us, as we were unsure what the deer might do. The buck had been in a fight (he had a broken antler). As we continued down the path to our car they continued to follow us for a ways. We think they might have been hungry (we were carrying the remains of our lunch with us and they probably smelled it). They finally stopped following us, but we were quite amazed at the experience. God truly created a beautiful creature in the deer. Thank you, God for the blessing of Your creation, that You made for us to enjoy.

What is wrong with our Nation...our boys are not being raised with a vision to be a Man of God

Please listen to this radio broadcast from Generations with Vision. We need to have our eyes opened to what we can do to make a difference for our future and the future of our children and grandchildren.

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Be Like David...Not Like MIke

Find a true hero for your children to emulate. Read this wonderfully written article by Dr. Voddie Baucham.

Panoramic Photo of September 12th March on Washington DC

Check out this photo of what Washington DC looked like on September 12, 2009. Make sure you click on the photo so you can get a better view. It is really amazing. Wish we could have been there, it would have been awesome.

Thankful Pup

Yesterday the girls and our dog were playing outside. One of the girls accidentally threw the ball over the neighbors fence. The dog went wacky trying get the ball back. She tried to jump the fence, then whined and whined when her attempts failed. I was busy canning, so told them it would just have to stay there. Well today, one of the girls was outside and heard a dog whining. She looked over to a hole in the fence and saw the Boxer next door with the ball in his mouth. He then dropped the ball back into our yard. What a good dog, returning a toy that wasn't his. Needless to say, our dog was very happy, as you can see by the photos.

Here she is moping without her ball to play with

Another photo of her looking dejected

Finally...I am so happy

My favorite toy...I will never let you go again!

(don't I look ridiculous!?!)

Birthdays and Horse lessons

Last week, we celebrated the girls' 14th and 15th birthdays. It was a lot of fun. They also wore their new riding boots they bought with money from their Grandpa and Grandma Noa, during their horse lesson last week.Now, Hannah, make sure you share with your sister:)

Alicia enjoying her lick of the cake batter

Hannah talking to Grandpa Noa while reading the card he sent her

Alicia getting a kick out of something Grandpa Noa said

The girls holding their lit candles so they don't fall and start a fire:)

The birthday girls proudly wearing the crowns Dad made for them



Horse Lesson Time

cleaning the horses hooves

Time to saddle up

making sure the straps are tightened just enough

riding high in the saddle

Check out those cool new riding boots, they won't look that good for long:)

Prayer in School Joke

My husband received this via email, so I am not sure who wrote it, but I just had to share it.
After being interviewed by the school administration, the prospective teacher said: “Let me see if I've got this right. 'You want me to go into that room with all those kids, correct their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse, monitor their dress habits, censor their T-shirt messages, and instill in them a love for learning. 'You want me to check their backpacks for weapons, wage war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, and raise their sense of self esteem and personal pride. 'You want me to teach them patriotism and good citizenship, sportsmanship and fair play, and how to register to vote, balance a checkbook, and apply for a job. 'You want me to check their heads for lice, recognize signs of antisocial behavior, and make sure that they all pass the final exams. 'You also want me to provide them with an equal education regardless of their handicaps, and communicate regularly with their parents in English, Spanish or any other language, by letter, telephone, newsletter, and report card. 'You want me to do all this with a piece of chalk, a blackboard, a bulletin board, 'You want me to do all this and then you tell me. . . I can’t pray?’

Have You Ever Experienced God's Banquet Table?

by Nancy Campbell of Above Rubies

Song of Songs 2:4, "He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love."

Did you know that God loves feasts and banquets? He invites us to come to His table of food, feasting and fellowship?

Actually, the word 'banqueting house' in this Scripture is yayin and means 'to effervesce, fermented wine, intoxication.' The New English Bible translates it, "He took me into the wine garden..." Isaiah 25:6 tells of a great feast that God is one day going to prepare for all His people in Jerusalem, "And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wine on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined." Who is going to make this feast? The Lord of hosts himself! Does this sound like the God that you know? Yes, this is your God. God's house is a house of nourishment and His table is laden with abundant food and intoxicating joy. Moffat's translation describes it, "a banquet of rich food and of rare wines, of marrowy dainties and of choice old wines..." Read the description of Solomon's table (who was a type of Christ) in 2 Chronicles 9:4-5.

Not only does the Bible describe God as a chef preparing delectable delicacies to nourish our bodies and delight our taste buds, but with rich food to nurture our souls and spirits. Proverbs 9:1-6 says, "Wisdom has built her house, she has hewn out her seven pillars; she has slaughtered her meat, she has mixed her wine, she has also furnished her table." Do you lack wisdom? God's table is filled with wisdom. Do you seek after knowledge? All knowledge, understanding and revelation are in God and Christ and He lavishly spreads his table for you.

But you have to come. I have to come. We don't automatically receive without coming to dine at His table. Let's feel God's heart as we read the Message Bible of Proverbs 9, "The banquet meal is ready to be served, lamb roasted, wine poured out, table set with silver and flowers... Are you confused about life, don't know what's going on? Come with me, oh come, have dinner with me! I've prepared a wonderful spread--fresh-baked bread, roast lamb, carefully selected wines. Leave your impoverished confusion and live."

We read the same invitation in Isaiah 55:1-2, "Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money, come ye, buy and eat, yea, come buy wine and milk without money and without price... hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness."

When I come to God's table, the table of His rich Word, I can delight myself in fatness. I don't have to be impoverished. I don't have to be hungry and thirsty in my soul. I don't have to be malnourished in my spirit. I can eat 'till I'm full. There's more than I need. The table is laden! But I have to come. I have to sit at the table. I have to dine. This table is not for fast foodists.

Oh how sad to live an impoverished life when God has provided a table that is dripping with all we need. Will you come and feast each day?

God's table is also an example for the way we should spread our table. Food is to be eaten at a table, not in front of the TV, on the sofa, or in the car looking at the back of someone's head. God planned for us to sit at a table where we can not only eat leisurely but look at one another and communicate.

God sets His table. Do you set your table? The New Living Translation says, "Wisdom has prepared a great banquet, mixed the wines, and set the table..." If God, the God of Wisdom takes time to prepare delicious food and set His table, don't you think it would be wise for us to do the same? Preparing food for our family and setting the table beautifully is not a chore. It's a God thing. It's a ministry. When we sit at the table together as a family, not only do we feed our physical bodies, but we provide opportunity to feed the soul and the spirit too. Especially, of course, as we crown the meal with the Family Altar, opening the Word of God and praying together.

As God furnishes a delightful table for you, will you prepare and set a delightful table for your family?

Love from NANCY CAMPBELL, ABOVE RUBIES

PRAYER:

"Oh God, please save me from passing by your bountiful table of wisdom and knowledge. I don't want to be an impoverished soul. I want to be filled to overflowing so I can bless others too. Amen."

AFFIRMATION:

I'm setting the table for my wonderful brood,

I'm furnishing it with love and nourishing food,

I'm making it a place where they all love to be,

A place of enrichment, joy and a lasting legacy!

What Obama Says vs. What He Does

by Thomas Sowell

"The most important thing about what anyone says are not the words themselves but the credibility of the person who says them.

The words of convicted swindler Bernie Madoff were apparently quite convincing to many people who were regarded as knowledgeable and sophisticated. If you go by words, you can be led into anything.

No doubt millions of people will be listening to the words of President Barack Obama Wednesday night when he makes a televised address to a joint session of Congress on his medical care plans. But, if they think that the words he says are what matters, they can be led into something much worse than being swindled out of their money."

Read the entire article here.

Fines proposed for going without health insurance

"Just as auto coverage is now mandatory in most states, (Sen. Max) Baucus (D-Mont.) would a require that all Americans get health insurance once the system is overhauled. Penalties for failing to get insurance would start at $750 a year for individuals and $1,500 for families. Households making more than three times the federal poverty level - about $66,000 for a family of four - would face the maximum fines. For families, it would be $3,800, and for individuals, $950."

Is this REALLY what we need and/or want in our health care insurance!?!

Go here to read the entire article.

Matriarch, 94, leaves nearly 300 grandkids

"Gregoria Martinez, 94, might seem like your typical grandma. She made quilts for her grandchildren, encouraged them to go to church, prayed for them and gave advice.

Except the Vernon, Texas, grandma didn't have just a handful of grandchildren when she died late last month.

She had nearly 300."

To continue reading this heart-warming story go here. I wouldn't recommend reading the comments afterward, they are not uplifting at all.

My Favorite Thing To Do

My favorite thing to do with my Dad is to play checkers. He is really good at it!
I have only beaten him once.
It does not matter to me if I win or lose, as long as I play with him.
Here is a picture of us playing...