What an awesome day! Even though we all slept in til 9am, I enjoyed such a good day! by noon, I had my Bible reading done, bread rising, 2 loads of laundry done, kitchen nice and clean and picked something up from freecycle!
It is now 4 pm, bread is in the oven, a huge garbage bag of toys is purged along with another garbage bag of clothes. The kids are happy, I am happy...what more can you possibly want??!! Well, other than winning the lottery, but you have to actually buy lottery tickets to win...lol
I was nervous this morning though and wondered what my day was going to be like...Malachi right from getting out of bed was literally running from one bad thing to the next, looking at me with a question in his eyes..."are you paying attention to me mom?" yes...I was nervous indeed! He's been a good little guy though with his new toys from freecycle! Yes this is why I purged a huge garbage bag of toys...lol to make room for more...but I DID get rid of more than I brought home! Yay me! lol
Off to make supper and brave the park later on!
30.6.10
28.6.10
A short and sweet explanation of things!
Yahshua is the groom. Israel was the bride. They were married at Mount Sinai. Did he throw away his bride and replace her with another? Or did he remarry his bride? He REMARRIED his bride. I praise YHWH that I am Israel! Through faith I am joined to his family and become his bride. Who was the law given too? ISRAEL.. his bride.
25.6.10
Who's in Your Home?
This was on a blogger friends blog, she had read it in a newspaper
and it was submitted anonymously.
A few months before I was born
my Dad met a stranger who was
new to our small town.
From the beginning, Dad was
fascinated with this enchanting
new comer and soon invited him
to live with our family.
The stranger was quickly accepted and was
around to welcome me into the world a few months later.
As I grew up , I never questioned his place in my family.
In my mind he had a special niche.
My parents were complementary instructors: Mom taught me
the word of God, and dad taught me to obey it.
But the stranger? He was our story teller.
He would keep us spell bound for hours on end
with adventures, mysteries and comedies.
If I wanted to know anything about politics,
history or science, he always knew the answers about
the past,understood the present, and even seemed to be able
to predict the future!
He took my family to the first major league ball game.
He made me laugh, and he made me cry.
The stranger never stopped talking, but my Dad didn't seem to mind.
Sometimes Mom would get up quietly while the rest of us
were shushing each other to listen to what he had to say,
and she would go to her room and read her books.
( I wonder now if she ever prayed for the stranger to leave.)
Dad ruled our house hold with certain moral convictions,
but this stranger never felt obligated to honor them.
Profanity, for example, was not allowed in our home...
not from us, our friends, or any visitors. Our long time visitor,
however, got away with four letter words that burned my ears,
and made my dad squirm and my mom blush.
My Dad was a teetotaler who didn't permit alcohol
in the home, not even for cooking. But the stranger
encouraged us to try it on regular basis.
He made cigarettes look cool, cigars manly and pipes distinguished.
He talked freely ( much to freely) about sex.
His comments were sometimes blatant,
sometimes suggestive,and generally embarrassing.
I know my early concepts about relationships were influenced
strongly by the stranger. Time after time, he apposed the values
of my parents, yet he was seldom rebuked..... and never asked to leave.
More than fifty years have passed since the stranger
moved in with our family. He has blended right in
and is not as fascinating as he was at first.
Still, if you were to walk into my parents den today
you would still find him sitting over in his comer,
waiting for someone to listen to him talk and watch him draw his pictures.
His name? We just call him T.V.
(I'm happy to say that when we move next month, TV will not be coming with us!)
and it was submitted anonymously.
A few months before I was born
my Dad met a stranger who was
new to our small town.
From the beginning, Dad was
fascinated with this enchanting
new comer and soon invited him
to live with our family.
The stranger was quickly accepted and was
around to welcome me into the world a few months later.
As I grew up , I never questioned his place in my family.
In my mind he had a special niche.
My parents were complementary instructors: Mom taught me
the word of God, and dad taught me to obey it.
But the stranger? He was our story teller.
He would keep us spell bound for hours on end
with adventures, mysteries and comedies.
If I wanted to know anything about politics,
history or science, he always knew the answers about
the past,understood the present, and even seemed to be able
to predict the future!
He took my family to the first major league ball game.
He made me laugh, and he made me cry.
The stranger never stopped talking, but my Dad didn't seem to mind.
Sometimes Mom would get up quietly while the rest of us
were shushing each other to listen to what he had to say,
and she would go to her room and read her books.
( I wonder now if she ever prayed for the stranger to leave.)
Dad ruled our house hold with certain moral convictions,
but this stranger never felt obligated to honor them.
Profanity, for example, was not allowed in our home...
not from us, our friends, or any visitors. Our long time visitor,
however, got away with four letter words that burned my ears,
and made my dad squirm and my mom blush.
My Dad was a teetotaler who didn't permit alcohol
in the home, not even for cooking. But the stranger
encouraged us to try it on regular basis.
He made cigarettes look cool, cigars manly and pipes distinguished.
He talked freely ( much to freely) about sex.
His comments were sometimes blatant,
sometimes suggestive,and generally embarrassing.
I know my early concepts about relationships were influenced
strongly by the stranger. Time after time, he apposed the values
of my parents, yet he was seldom rebuked..... and never asked to leave.
More than fifty years have passed since the stranger
moved in with our family. He has blended right in
and is not as fascinating as he was at first.
Still, if you were to walk into my parents den today
you would still find him sitting over in his comer,
waiting for someone to listen to him talk and watch him draw his pictures.
His name? We just call him T.V.
(I'm happy to say that when we move next month, TV will not be coming with us!)
24.6.10
20.6.10
Paralyzed by Grace....by Sombra Wilson
Paralyzed by Grace?
"In most churches we’re not
The gift of Grace is not an excuse to cease from doing – yes DOING what we are commanded to do once we have received salvation. Grace empowers us, sets us free so that we can step out of the ways of this world and be God’s peculiar people, walking in His ways, not a Christianized version of secular ways. Read from Matthew 5 and see who it is who is blessed. These are the righteous who are living by Torah, and being persecuted for it. And the next part of scripture is the one about salt not losing it’s saltyness. What is salt without flavour? It’s like a Christian who has no impact on this world because really, he looks just like the world. But what about the fellow who believes in Christ, and walks just as Christ did, as the Torah teaches us, wow oh wow do we stand out from the world, and wow oh wow are we persecuted for it, with words like “trying to earn your salvation” or “forsaking the gift of grace”, persecuted for the way we look and the way we live and what we believe and what days we keep.
No, I’m not paralyzed by grace, nor have I forsaken the gift of grace, rather, I have been set free to keep the righteousnesss and wisdom that is found in the Torah. Grace has set me free and I am DOING the will of God. "
I love it when I find words from others that mirror my heart and thoughts! Bless you Sombra!
Ergo baby carrier giveaway!!!
http://raisingolives.com/2010/06/ergobaby-carrier-review/#comment-23635
Seriously! This is awesome! I've heard no bad reviews for an ergo yet!
Seriously! This is awesome! I've heard no bad reviews for an ergo yet!
18.6.10
The Shema
The children and I are learning The Shema.
We will start with the first verse for now and learn the English words as well, since we don't know much Hebrew as of yet and it's important to know what we're saying even if we like how Hebrew "sounds"...lol
We will start with the first verse for now and learn the English words as well, since we don't know much Hebrew as of yet and it's important to know what we're saying even if we like how Hebrew "sounds"...lol
17.6.10
Very cool thread on facebook today!
So.. since the common theme of thought among the world is that Paul taught the law was a burden, done away with, and taught against it.. lets make a collection of all the verses where he says the total opposite of that. Just add one's you have on the top of your head to the comment. :)
16.6.10
Got a question for you!
Can you prove what you believe from the old testament alone? That's all Jesus and Peter and James and John and Paul had.
13.6.10
Fresh Starts...
They're really nice aren't they? I find I need one every once in awhile. Recently I deleted my facebook account, but found I really missed the fellowship of my TO friends! So I rejoined. My handle there is the same as my blog, so go find me if you like!
The verse I posted above is a verse that is new to me....and hadn't realized (I have no idea why!) that word battles about Torah were wrong. I would have people challenging something I posted on facebook and I always got caught up in the fight, in the desire to be "right"...it's not worth it. I can only read Scripture and obey. Others can (if they want to) learn from me by example, keeping in mind I'm human!! I will try to spread the Word of God where ever I go because there are so many that are struggling to find meaning in life! I MUST encourage them to seek God! But to argue with other Believers is pointless and not godly! Scripture speaks for itself. I try so hard not to read it with man's doctrine in my head but because I was raised in it, it's hard to unlearn! I am a work in process....we ALL are! I hope you will be blessed by the things I post, whether my own thoughts or others that I wish to share with you!
The verse I posted above is a verse that is new to me....and hadn't realized (I have no idea why!) that word battles about Torah were wrong. I would have people challenging something I posted on facebook and I always got caught up in the fight, in the desire to be "right"...it's not worth it. I can only read Scripture and obey. Others can (if they want to) learn from me by example, keeping in mind I'm human!! I will try to spread the Word of God where ever I go because there are so many that are struggling to find meaning in life! I MUST encourage them to seek God! But to argue with other Believers is pointless and not godly! Scripture speaks for itself. I try so hard not to read it with man's doctrine in my head but because I was raised in it, it's hard to unlearn! I am a work in process....we ALL are! I hope you will be blessed by the things I post, whether my own thoughts or others that I wish to share with you!
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