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It's School Time Again...

2011-08-20T13:59:00.001-04:00

The children and I are excited to start another school year. We buy our curriculum from Rod & Staff. My eight year old is in 3rd grade, (he hates having his picture taken :D)

my five year old is in 1st grade,

and our three year old is in kindergarten.

I know that at first this will be a very pricey investment but only with the first child and after that all you need is to replace the workbooks. We have even bought by sections so that it wasn't such a large sum. I suggest trying to set schooling into your budget and take $10-20 whatever amount you can afford out of each check and this way it's not $300-x amount in a lum sum. We make the KJV Bible part of our schooling as well. We read stories and the children have to tell it back in their own little ways and we memorize different Bible verses. The children also love reading the God is Good series. My eldest has to read two chapters of his Bible every day. We also incorporate other things such as nature hunts, going to work with daddy, etc as added learning. Well that pretty much sums up our schooling. Have a wonderful and blessed day.

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2011-08-15T17:26:00.001-04:00

I just thought I'd share pictures of the progress of our new home. I pray that you all enjoy. It's called a timber framed home and it's built using NO nails. I've only seen two homes and a Bass Pro thing go up but it amazes me everytime. :)

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2011-07-08T14:09:00.001-04:00

I can hardly believe that it's been two years since my sweet princess went to Heaven June 29, 2009. When our home burnt down I was three and an half months pregnant and we miscarried shortly after the fire. My due date with that baby (of all days) was June 29, 2011. So when that day came I greived for Lydia and the baby that I was no longer carrying. I knew that I had to be strong and with God's help I was as I'm 26 weeks pregnant with a little boy that we plan on calling Jedaiah Samuel. I need to go decorate a cake for my baby sisters wedding but maybe I'll post pictures. Praying that God helps me decorate this too. :)

A Little Bit of Everything

2011-06-22T11:17:00.000-04:00

Hello all, it's been far too long since the last time that I posted a "real" post.

Daddy taking Hannah on a four wheeler ride. I thought she's be

scared but she loved it knowing that she was safe in daddy's arms. :)

The boys took turns driving and they too had a blast.

Isn't that pretty? Apple blossoms.

The beautiful spinning wheel that my hubby bought me. Now

to learn how to use it. :)

This is our newest (God willing) addition, Jedidiah Samuel. My due date is October 16th. Which is three days after hubby's birthday and one day before our eldest's birthday. :) We're extremely excited

This is the homemade pizza that we made for supper yesterday. My kiddos ate

all but six of the pepperoni. My family eats pepperoni like it's

going out of style. I guess I'll have to learn how to make it.

Hubby working hard (as usual) to get our home built. I'm really

so thankful to God to have such a hard working husband.

This is some of the wood work in the house. He's gotten more

done but I haven't gotten the chance to take any pictures.

The kids playing. It was so cute to watch them. What imaginations

they have.

Ain't no one going to see me behind this pole. ;)

Well I couldn't post about the family without posting about her. I'm trying to stay strong in this trying time not only for myself but for our unborn baby. Her birthday and crowning day is next Wednesday. I'm so happy for her, I just wish that I could hold her, kiss her, and hear her sweet voice like I do the other blessings that the Lord has given me. :*)

Well I think that's about it for the pictures. We was wanting to do a garden so badly this year but with everything that's going on that and the landscaping it's not going to happen. However, a sister in Christ and I have decided that since we neither could this year that we was going to go to the local farms and buy from them so that we may can this year. I'm excited.

I am in the middle of trying to write a small ebook and a recipe book. The progress is slow but with everything going on I kinda expected it to be. :)

I think I'll close with that for now. I pray that everyone has a wonderful and blessed day.

*If any of this sounds like boasting or bragging I deeply apologize for that was not my intentions. I've been accused before of it and if you know me at all I'm not a proud person at all. I know that I am blessed beyond what I deserve and punished far less than I deserve. There is no bragging meant on my side. I post as a blessing and an encouragement as others have been to me.

Long time not type

2011-02-10T11:28:00.000-05:00

Wow it's been a long time since I've typed something on blogger. Praying that all is well with everyone. I won't have much to write at this time but will try to make more time for blogger again. The reason for some of my tardiness is our home burnt to the ground, we miscarried at three 1/2 months, my grandmother (she was bio but I loved her just the same) died, and my mother had two acute stress attacks all within one month. From Dec 3 until Dec 31 that all went on. Things have been very difficult for us but I know that God has and always will give us the strength to pull through this as well.
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. I Corinthians 10:13 May God bless y'all.

Homestead Blessings Giveaway

2010-10-25T17:29:00.000-04:00

The West ladies are giving away a DVD. Yahoo!! Here is the website to go to http://thewestladies.blogspot.com/

Hurt Feelings?

2010-10-18T21:59:00.002-04:00

For whatever the reason I cannot post comments on my page but I (about six posts down) wrote about how Joyce Meyer was (as still is) a joke. I hurt one persons' feelings.

Anonymous said...

If you truly are a woman or man of God is it appropriate to try and destroy the reputation of another minister/ministers of God?
In all you have said, not once have you mentioned that not only was Joyce Meyer Ministry cleared by the IRS, she has also touched and changed lives (many lives).
I am quite upset with what you are doing here because Christ would never have acted this way. He says we should love one another, the Greatest commandment He left for us. We are one body and should remain united and not try and divide or tear down the Church of God.
You have a problem with Joyce Meyer, why not write her a letter telling her and rather use the opportunity God has given you (i.e. your website) to do something positive and constructive like spreading the gospel and changing lives instead of spreading strife.
just some christianly advice...

This was my rebuttal

Open rebuke is better than secret love. Proverbs 27:5.
I am assuming that you are a Joyce Meyers follower and that is why you feel the need to “defend” her. Here is my problem with Joyce Meyers besides the article that I found on the internet, assuming that you didn’t read that. If Joyce Meyers is a godly woman than why does she have short hair (But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering. I Corinthians 11:15), wear pants (The woman shall not wear that which pertained unto a man…Deuteronomy 22:5), wears makeup (And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face... II Kings 9:30), and forget about the verses I Timothy 2:12, But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence and I Corinthians 14:34, Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience as also saith the law. I guess we pick and choose what we like in the Bible.
I am so tired of hearing people saying that God is a loving God (which he is) but God has other emotions than just love. He gets angry (…God is angry with the wicked every day. Psalm 7:11), he hates (As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. Romans 9:13), he is jealous (Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God… Exodus 20:5), etc. I guess we’ll just throw those verses out too.
As far as writing her a letter, I wouldn’t get a remark from her and if I did it would be from an assistant. Does she ever send the thousands of people paying her car notes, her mansions (and her kids), etc thank you letters? Everyone really needs to get their heads out of the clouds, she in it for the money.
No where in the Bible is God for doing right the wrong way. So, whatever result(s) of her are NOT of God.

Matthew 7:22-23, Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? And in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

You have many people (in that verse) that are recognizing Jesus Christ as Lord, they prophesied in the Lord‘s name, cast devils out in the Lord’s name, and have done wonderful works in the Lord’s name.

Yet God said, “ Depart from me, ye that work inquity.”

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Matthew 7:15.

Trip to Texas

2010-09-05T18:57:00.000-04:00

Our trip to Texas was great. We got to meet family we never got to because some people are afraid that their dirty laundry will be excused (in-laws). You can't hide from your past only learn from it and make a better decision for the next time. Just got in, put all the clothing away, washed and drying the dirty, cleaned the car, and hubby ordered pizza. Thank God. I'm exhausted. :|

Update

2010-08-31T20:47:00.000-04:00

It's been awhile since I've last done a blog. I mainly go on Facebook now in order to keep in touch with family. We are presently in the beautiful state of Texas and then we are going to the ozarks (Missouri). Texas we are visiting family and the ozarks for a camping trip. :). Will have to put up pictures. Facebook will have them first. If you have facebook mine is hubbys helpmeet. Bye bye for now.

Sorry...

2010-07-28T19:40:00.000-04:00

I really had high hopes of writing a post. However, the injury was worse than we thought. Please pray for my husband. We would greatly appreciate it. I may not be able to post for some time.

Busy, busy, busy

2010-07-27T22:08:00.000-04:00

We're been extremely busy here at our humble, little home. We had an injury (nothing major, thank God) that has really messed up our schedule. It's been a while since I last posted anything. If the Lord will I planned on writing something or if I could remember do a day in the life of me post.

Joyce Meyers is a JOKE!

2010-07-13T10:35:00.000-04:00

While my husband was over in Uganda and Kenya (Africa) he came across a "missionary's" home. The missionaries had maids, a mansion, and a fence that had broken glass bottles on the top so that no one could get in. What kind of missionary is that? You are to be like them not have a summer house and not to act superior to them. I actually have pictures of his house and the fence but since the move I haven't organized photos. Oh and get this the missionary was white and the locals said that they haven't seen a white man in years. WHAT?!?! When my husband was over there preaching the "missionary" came out to see the "other white men" thinking that they were just like him. My husband stood up and blasted that man in front of everyone in front of the market place. : ) Enough of that story. Sorry sometimes I get to rambling.

This is Joyce Meyers estate but there are others.
The ministry's headquarters is a three-story jewel of red brick and emerald-color glass that, from the outside, has the look and feel of a luxury resort hotel. Built two years ago for $20 million, the building and grounds are postcard perfect, from manicured flower beds and walkways to a five-story lighted cross.
The driveway to the office complex is lined on both sides with the flags of dozens of nations reached by the ministry. A large bronze sculpture of the Earth sits atop an open Bible near the parking lot. Just outside the main entrance, a sculpture of an American eagle landing on a tree branch stands near a man-made waterfall. A message in gold letters greets employees and visitors over the front entryway: "Look what the Lord Has Done."
The building is decorated with religious paintings and sculptures, and quality furniture. Much of it, Meyer says, she selected herself.
A Jefferson County assessor's list offers a glimpse into the value of many of the items: a $19,000 pair of Dresden vases, six French crystal vases bought for $18,500, an $8,000 Dresden porcelain depicting the Nativity, two $5,800 curio cabinets, a $5,700 porcelain of the Crucifixion, a pair of German porcelain vases bought for $5,200.
The decor includes a $30,000 malachite round table, a $23,000 marble-topped antique commode, a $14,000 custom office bookcase, a $7,000 Stations of the Cross in Dresden porcelain, a $6,300 eagle sculpture on a pedestal, another eagle made of silver bought for $5,000, and numerous paintings purchased for $1,000 to $4,000 each.

InPlainSite Note: The Commode referred to above probably does not refer to a toilet. Commode used to refer to a cabinet, with one or more doors, that served as a washstand with a washbasin and water pitcher, and that also offered an enclosed area below for storing a chamber pot, but in contemporary English usually refers to a low chest of drawers on stubby legs.

Inside Meyer's private office suite sit a conference table and 18 chairs bought for $49,000. The woodwork in the offices of Meyer and her husband cost the ministry $44,000.
In all, assessor's records of the ministry's personal property show that nearly $5.7 million worth of furniture, artwork, glassware, and the latest equipment and machinery fill the 158,000-square-foot building.
As of this summer, the ministry also owned a fleet of vehicles with an estimated value of $440,000. The Jefferson County assessor has been trying to get the complex and its contents added to the tax rolls but has failed. [INDEX]

Stylish sports cars and a plane
Meyer drives the ministry's 2002 Lexus SC sports car with a retractable top, valued at $53,000. Her son Dan, 25, drives the ministry's 2001 Lexus sedan, with a value of $46,000. Meyer's husband drives his Mercedes-Benz S55 AMG sedan. "My husband just likes cars," Meyer said.
The Meyers keep the ministry's Canadair CL-600 Challenger jet, which Joyce Meyer says is worth $10 million, at Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield. The ministry employs two full-time pilots to fly the Meyers to conferences around the world.
Meyer calls the plane a "lifesaver" for her and her family. "It enabled us, at our age, to travel literally all over the world and preach the gospel" with better security than that offered on commercial flights, she said.
Security is important to Meyer, who says she has received death threats. She has a division of the ministry dedicated to her safety. Her officers wear pistols; they guard the headquarters' front gate, keeping out anyone but employees and invited guests. The ministry bought a $145,000 house where the security chief lives rent-free to keep him close to the ministry's headquarters. [INDEX]

The family compound
The ministry has also bought homes for other key employees.
Since 1999, the ministry has spent at least $4 million on five homes for Meyer and her four children near Interstate 270 and Gravois Road, St. Louis County records show.
Meyer's house, the largest of the five, is a 10,000-square-foot Cape Cod style estate home with a guest house and a garage that can be independently heated and cooled and can hold up to eight cars. The three-acre property has a large fountain, a gazebo, a private putting green, a pool and a pool house where the ministry recently added a $10,000 bathroom. See Aerial View of All Five Houses
The ministry pays for utilities, maintenance and landscaping costs at all five homes. It also pays for renovations. The Meyers ordered major rehab work at the ministry's expense right after the ministry bought three of the homes. For example, the ministry bought one home, leveled it and then built a new home on the site to the specifications of Meyer's daughter Sandra and her husband, county records show. Even the property taxes, $15, 629 this year, are paid by the ministry.
Meyer called the homes a "good investment" for the ministry and said the ministry bears the cost of upkeep and maintenance because the family is too busy to take care of such tasks. "It's just too hard to keep up with something like that when you travel as much as we do," Meyer said.
She said that federal tax law allows ministries to buy parsonages for their employees, so the arrangement does not violate any prohibitions against personal benefit. Meyer also said the decision to cluster the families together was a way to build a buffer to better ensure privacy and security.
"We put good people all around us," she said. "Obviously, if I was trying to hide anything or thought I was doing anything wrong, I wouldn't live on the corner of Gravois and 270." [INDEX]
The Irrevocable Trust
Meyer says she expects the best, from where she lives to how she looks. Much of her clothing is custom-tailored at an upscale West County dress shop. At her conferences, she usually wears flashy jewelry. She sports an impressive diamond ring that she said she got from one of her followers. Meyer has a private hairdresser. And, a few years ago, Meyer told her employees she was getting a face-lift.
Not everything is paid directly by the ministry.
Last year, the Meyers bought a $500,000 atrium ranch lakefront home in Porto Cima, a private-quarters club at Lake of the Ozarks. A few weeks later, they bought two watercrafts similar to Jet Skis and a $105,000 Crownline boat painted red, white and blue that they named the Patriot.
In 2000, the Meyers also bought her parents a $130,000 home just a few minutes from where the Meyers live.
The Meyers have put the Mercedes, the lake house, the boat and her parents' home into an irrevocable trust, an arrangement that tax experts say would help protect them from any financial problems at the ministry.
Meyer says she should not have to defend how she spends the ministry's money. "We teach and preach and believe biblically that God wants to bless people who serve Him," Meyer said. "So there's no need for us to apologize for being blessed."
Meyer's "Trusted" Board
For the most part, Meyer can spend the ministry's money any way she sees fit because her board of directors is handpicked. It consists of Meyer, her husband and all four of her children — all paid workers — as well as six of Meyer's closest friends. (Ministry officials said that daughter Laura Holtzmann has now resigned; state records still list her on the board.) "Our family is a huge help to us," Meyer said. "We couldn't do this if we didn't have somebody we trusted."
Board members Roxane and Paul Schermann are such close friends that for more than a decade they lived in the Meyers' home. The ministry employed both of them as high-level managers and in 2001 bought them a $334,000 home. Roxane Schermann no longer works at the ministry; her husband continues as a paid division manager. The Schermanns bought the house at the same price from the ministry in January. Delanie Trusty, the ministry's certified public accountant, also serves as the ministry board's secretary.
The board decides how the ministry's money is spent. The salaries of Meyer and her family are set by those board members who are not family members and are not employed by the ministry, Meyer's lawyer said. The arrangement meets IRS regulations, the lawyer said.
"We certainly wouldn't have enemies and people we don't know" on the board, Meyer said. "That wouldn't make any sense. Anybody who has a board is going to have people in favor of you."

Meyer and her ministry refuse to tell how much the ministry pays Meyer, her husband, her children and her children's spouses. "I don't make any more than I'm worth," Meyer said. "We're definitely within IRS guidelines."

Such an overlap between top administrators and board members concerns the IRS because "the opportunity to manipulate and control the organization is easier to accomplish," said Bruce Philipson of St. Paul, Minn., the IRS group manager of tax-exempt organizations for this region.

Website from where you can see Joyce Meyers, Kenneth Copeland, Benny Hinn, and other's real estates.

Matthew 7:15, Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Picture of our car

2010-07-02T10:31:00.000-04:00

We've been waiting and waiting for this car to be fixed and fixed properly. We got it back yesterday and so far everything is fine. I thought I would share some pictures.

I'll be paying on this car for the next two years but we are trying to get credit. When you don't have any notes to pay for it hurts your credit and makes it seems as if you have no credit/bad credit. We just found that out. :) This is the newest car that hubby and and I have ever owned. Our other vehicle is a 1997 E250. She's a beast and a gas hog. Would else care to share pictures of their vehicles?

Happy Crowning Day!!

2010-06-29T13:14:00.000-04:00

At 1:14 P.M. Lydia has been in Heaven one year. We love and mmiss you. See you soon.

1st birthday

2010-06-29T05:37:00.000-04:00

Today is my beautiful daughter's (Lydia) birthday. Yet it is also her first year of crowing. Today is a bitter-sweet day. I know where she is at and I know that I will be with her again, however, that doesn't fill the hole in my heart for her. I find great peace in John 16:16, ...A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father? Have a blessed day.

Preaching Christianity is prohibited in Dearborn the city with highest d...

2010-06-25T13:59:00.000-04:00

Lets take America back. This is ONLY happening because we are allowing it to.

How to Make a Rugged Leather Journal Cover - CraftStylish

2010-06-25T11:21:00.000-04:00

I think this is really pretty, neat, and easy so I thought I'd share. Enjoy. How to Make a Rugged Leather Journal Cover - CraftStylish

What a week

2010-06-25T10:36:00.000-04:00

This past week has been trying for our family. Besides the fact that our daughter's first birthday and crowning coming up we bought a car last Friday. Which should be a good thing. Only on Father's Day (two days after buying the car) our car wouldn't start up. So, they picked it up and towed where we bought it from (an hour away) it ended up costing $800 for the fuel pump alone $1,200 total. Thank God we didn't have to pay that. We drove it home last night and it worked fine, however, this morning hubby went to take it to work and it did the same thing that it did the last time. So, they are coming out again to tow it. Lord willing they can fix it without any more problems in the future and to no cost to us. On the bright side of things, better now than on my dime. I'm so very grateful for that.

Sodomite Statistics

2010-06-23T17:45:00.000-04:00

Sodomite statistics it will sicken you once you've read this. Sodomites are not loving people but rather are an abomination unto the Lord. Levitcus 20:13, If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death...

What are your thoughts

2010-06-21T13:11:00.000-04:00

Tell me what you think of this web site. Everyday things are getting worse and worse. I am at a loss for words right now. I am so very thankful that the Lord has saved me from my wretchedness. Sodomy is an abomination unto the Lord.

What a Wonderful Morning

2010-06-21T12:58:00.000-04:00

I was super energetic this morning. I didn't get more sleep than usual but it was better sleep than here lately. I guess that's what made it better. However, at 6:30 this morning I was make a peach pie to surprise my wonderful hubby. It's his favourite. ;) I was going to take pictures and maybe even a video but my husband forgot to bring it in. So, hopefully before it gets devoured I will at least get a picture and post it. I don't claim to be a great pie maker but I do enjoy it. There's something about being in the kitchen doing something for your hubby. Have a wonderful day.

Happy Father's Day Daddy From Above

2010-06-21T11:56:00.000-04:00

Daddy,

I can't get you anything for the first Father's Day since my birth and crowning. I hope this poem will do. I don't think you'll ever understand just how much I love you. You're a wonderful father and not to just me but also to my brothers and sister. I really can't wait until we are all together again. I love you, daddy.

Love Always,
Lydia

A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.
John 16:16

Happy Father's Day Daddy From Above

Daddy I love you so much
I watch you all the time up here
I see how much you miss me
Daddy, please just know I'm always near

Daddy, please don't cry today
You'll make me so sad
Today is Father's day
And you should be glad

You loved me from the very beginning
I could tell that too
The way you gently talked to me
In everything that you'd do

I'm so thankful for what mommy and you did
You gave me life and a short while later gave me back to God
I didn't want to leave you, daddy
But I knew what I had to do so through the Pearly Gates I trod

Please be strong for mommy
She's still have a really hard time
We'll be together again soon
Just all in due time

Don't blame yourself, daddy
There was nothing you could do
I'm so happy here in Heaven
And one day mommy and you will too

So when you see purple (Lydia), think of me
So when you see a Rose, think of me
This way no matter where you are
There I'll always be

Love, Lydia Rose

This is the poem that I wrote for my hubby for Father's Day. I put her pictures all around it and put it in a picture frame. He really liked it. I don't profess to be a poet but he said it was really good. I cried the entire time writing it. For Father's Day it was all about daddy. We fished like the entire day. He had a blast. Thank the Lod for the fun-filled day.

Hubby at gay parade

2010-06-15T16:32:00.000-04:00

This and That

2010-06-14T11:09:00.001-04:00

While it's been crazy around here, I sure have enjoyed the weather. Even with all the rain. It gives the children and I time to bond. We've been wanting to go camping with tents and what we catch is what we eat. Hopefully this weekend will be nice and we will be able to. The kids are so excited.

Hubby went to a sodomite parade last night to preach the wonderful Word of God. Hubby said that it was crazy down there. Seriously what makes a 6'2" 400 pound man want to put on a dress. He said what's worse is that they truly think they're good looking. I saw some footage and the kindest thing I can say is EWWW! They all claim to know God but all the while they are using every profanity. Not God like at all. Well, enough of that.

One of my favourite verses is Psalms 27:10, When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.

Have a wonderful and blessed day.

The Niagara Falls

2010-06-02T11:15:00.000-04:00

Our Trip to Gettysburg and Niagara Falls

2010-06-02T08:41:00.001-04:00

My family and I went on a mini vacation this past weekend to Gettysburg and Niagara Falls. It was so much fun. I have so many pictures and videos it's unreal. God's scenic views are just mind blowing. My family and I desperately needed a vacation. We haven't really ever taken a vacation. However, we've always turned business trips and such into a vacation. This was the first real vacation. Even though it only lasted three days it's something I'll remember for years to come. My daughters 1st birthday and crowning is coming soon as well so this helped me in lifting up my spirits. If anyone else has any pictures or videos of their vacation(s) I would love to see them. I am trying to upload a video of the Niagara Falls but it's taking forever. :)

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Where Shades Of Love Lie Deep

2010-05-25T16:49:00.000-04:00

Warming Hymns

2010-05-25T16:45:00.000-04:00

My family and I will, Lord willing, be taking a mini vacation. We were wanting to find some Lester Roloff song and lyrics for the car ride. I found this web page. I also suggest going to YouTube and searching Lester Roloff and Rebekah Home Choir. Those people sang with passion and loved the Lord. Here is another website that I thought was really nice it is called Heart Warming Melodies. Here are two different web pages that I really enjoy that give you the lyrics of different hymns and play music to them Hymn Site and Net Hymnal. I hope you all enjoy these web pages as much as we have.

Flower garden

2010-05-21T11:00:00.000-04:00

I haven't been feeling the greatest here lately so I figured I'd at least do a this and that post.

I bought this microwave a year ago and it has sat in the base for that long. It originally was $400 but was on sale because someone bought it and returned it so I got it for like $60. I don't know how to but it's supposed to be able to rotisserie (I think) and all kinds of fancy things. I mainly had him put it up there for it's lights and the fan. However, I did cheat the one night I was sick and cooked the potatoes in there. A lot faster but you can definitely taste the difference. :) Also, sorry for the bad picture.

I thought I would share some pictures of my flower gardens. I did this last weekend. We have a nursery nearby us so we got all kinds of perennials for like $5.85 each. Which is a lot cheaper than any where else.

Our little side walk which goes into the kitchen.

My husband calls this the burning bush. LOL.

This one isn't doing as well as the other. Obviously. Hopefully we can get it to do better next year.

I left all the tags on there so if anyone asked what they were I could tell them with confidence.

This is my husbands next project. We have a little creek that runs near our house and he wants to dam it up and put in a goldfish pond and the excess will run over to create a waterfall. My husband is so gifted at that kind of stuff. God really gave him a gift at construction, timberframing, and landscaping. Thank you God.

It's that little lily so pretty.

The previous owner had a little herb garden growing. I really need to dig up and replant some of these but not today. I'm still not feeling the greatest.

I planted some flowers in here as well.

If I get to feeling any better I will go to the other side of our property and post some pictures of the bigger creek that is running on our property. It's absolutely beautiful. I really am so very thankful to God for allowing us to get this beautiful home. That and my husband whom works so hard for us to have the things we do. If any of you have flower gardens or gardens in general that you would like to share please leave your blog address. Thanks and have a wonderful day.

This and That Post

2010-05-11T14:22:00.000-04:00

Saturday was my hubby and I's anniversary. In so many ways it seems like just yesterday and in so many others it seems like centuries ago. So, these are cards of for our Anniversary as well as Mother's Day.

All of my cards meant a lot to me but this the first of many Mother's days I will not be able to spend with my precious Lydia Rose.

Here is what is says inside:
Mom,

You are the greatest mom. You gave me life. You allowed me to live in Heaven. I will always be blessed to call you mom. And one day we will be together forever.

Your Daughter,
Lydia

I'm crying just writing that. :)

Here is the rose that I bought for my wonderful husband for our Anniversary. We going to buy a wood shaper for his gift but that didn't work out so I have to get him something. I hate shopping for men. A woman would be happy getting a really nice candle but guys are veryparticular.

Here is the beautiful bouquet of roses that my hubby bought for our Anniversary.

My dryer finally gave it up so hubby bought me a new one. It's a $750 dry that we got on sale for...$250. It has a small dent on the corner in the back. Big whoop. I'll gladly take that dryer. My old one took three or four times to dry clothing I can't wait to see what my electric bill will be. My washer is acting up so we told them if they get one close to this and this price to let us know. I would like a front loader because I've heard so many good things about them.

This was something that was intended to be my Mother's Day gift. So this year I really made out. :) I fixed one of my daughter's dresses that fit her but was WAY too short.

Here's the flowers that hubby and the wee ones bought for me for Mother's Day. The pink roses are from Lydia Rose. The blue daisies are from my youngest son, white roses are from the oldest son, yellow roses are from my oldest daughter, and the purple carnations are from my hubby. So pretty.

This is something that I am working on. I am trying to make a braided rug out of our old clothing. Actually this will be like a doilie. I heard all different ways to do it. I think, however, I am going to get me a bias tape maker. My town doesn't sell the one that I need but I've been told that a bias tape maker is the same thing. Besides, I could use one for my sewing anyways. If you have any tips I would greatly appreciate them. Thanks.

Here's a Foxfire Book that I've wanting for a while. They are so interesting. It cost more for the shipping that it did for the books. One was $1.78 the other $1.31 and the shipping was $3.99. :)

I hope you all have a wonderful and blessed day.

Working through our trials

2010-05-10T16:42:00.000-04:00

I recently asked what everyone thought I should write and one lady said that I should blog about what the Lord is teaching me. Well right now the biggest thing that the Lord is teaching me is compassion and forgiveness. My daughter's headstone came in recently and when we went to put it in the people whom own the property said that we couldn't because they didn't approve it first. They only provided a place for our daughter's resting place and nothing else. We poured the footer twice and both times he dug it out. I felt like he defiled my daughter and spit in my husband and I's face. They later stopped at my house and dropped off a letter stating that we were never allowed on the property (which they have blocked access off) without them present, her headstone was not to have graven images, certain flowers weren't to be used, so on and so on. We went up as a family and they called the cops and tried to have us arrested. They actually stated that we destroyed their property. We had the local papers and news anchors involved and told them that if they didn't allow us to go to her grave site we would get everyone involved. So a day later they called my husband and left a message stating they were sorry for being stubborn but never apologized to his face and never apologized to me. Later I found out that they are telling everyone that the cops were called because of us destroying property and that they never did anything wrong. For Mother's Day we sent her a card and we called her as well. Hearing her voice and they way she acted as if nothing happened was so irritating. So, that is what God is dealing us to through. Have a blessed day.

2010-04-28T13:28:00.002-04:00

I kinda at a loss as to what to blog about. Any suggestions?

Peanut butter and chocolate fudge

2010-04-27T09:54:00.001-04:00

I have been feeling very energized here lately and I think it has a LOT to do with the fact that my family is finally getting back to schedule. We are all getting up at with daddy when he goes to work and eating breakfast with him. I really missed that. With all of my extra energy yesterday I made peanut butter and chocolate fudge, two loaves of bread and tried a making a frappuccino like Starbuck's (not bad but nothing like Starbucks). I forgot to take pictures of the bread, however, I did get pictures of the fudge. I also had to make my own evaporated milk.

This is the making of the evaporated milk
Directions:

1 cup of whole milk
1 tsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp cornstarch
Heat until thickened or simmers.

DO NOT BOIL!

Here are the ingredients for peanut butter and chocolate fudge
Directions:
2 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 cup (1/8 lb) butter
1 small can (5 oz) evaporated milk
1 jar (7 1/2 oz) Marshmallow fluff
3/4 tsp salt
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3/4 tsp vanilla
1 large (12 oz) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
OR
1 1/2 cups of peanut butter
(depending on whether you want chocolate or peanut butter)

1. Combine first 5 ingredients. Stir over low heat until blended.
2. Bring to a boil over moderate heat, being careful not to mistake air bubbles for boiling. Then boil slowly, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes.
3. Remove from heat. Stir in chocolate or peanut butter and vanilla until melted. Then turn into a buttered 9x9-inch pan and cool.

My family really enjoyed this. I don't make this very often because it's a lot of sugar. If anyone has a recipe for the Starbuck's french vanilla frappuccino, strawberry & creme frappuccino or the mint mocha frappuccino I would really appreciate it. Not to mention where can I buy a vanilla bean other than the Internet. Thanks for any all help.

Have a wonderul and blessed day!!

Update on My Dad

2010-04-26T07:50:00.000-04:00

Thanks so much for the much needed prayers for my father. His tests results can back really good. His cancer was founded in the first stage and I guess so early that the doctors told him that he would most likely die of something of than cancer. I asked him if he was afraid to die and he said no that he was letting it in God's hands. My dad is a really nice man but I have to wonder IF he is saved, why did he never tell me how to get saved? I heard from someone else in my later teens. I always thought I was going to Heaven because I got baptized three times. :) John 3:3, John 3:7 and I Peter 1:23 all say born again not baptized again and again and again.

Have a wonderful and blessed day.

Tornado

2010-04-19T16:26:00.000-04:00

We had a mini tornado come through our little town over the weekend. Knocking out our electricity. It was one of the nicest weekends we've had in a long time. Everything seemed to slow down a bit, using oil lamps and getting to bed at... P.M.!!!! My children loved it and have prayed every night for our electricity to go out again. We are striving to become a self sufficient family including no electricity except a work shop for hubby. Not here one day when we are blessed with a farm. Praying for it to happen next year. My children are bugging me to get them baby chicks and ducks that they saw at the local Tractor Supply but it's not really going to work where we are at this present time. I just keep telling them to pray, pray, pray. So, every time we eat, go down the rode, just because they want to, or at night time they are always praying for a farm, to be self sufficient, to have lots of animals, and be without electricity.

Worst In-Laws EVER

2010-04-15T13:47:00.002-04:00

My daughters first birthday and crowning day is coming up very soon. However, I may not be able to visit her resting place due to the fact that we were told that if we step up there again we would be arrested. All over the fact that we didn't allow my husband's father (the property owner) to approve the headstone that we paid for for our daughter. We poured a footer to put it up there, hubby was willing to go to jail, and his crazed father ripped it out. He later told his brother that he did it to teach my husband a lesson. Some Christians huh?! I've been so very worked up about this and I know that we have rights but I just don't feel like fighting for two years nor do we have the money to. Besides that, most lawyers won't touch it because they've never heard of something so ludicrous. We live in PA and I was wondering if anyone knows if we would have any rights. I will most likely be going to jail for visiting my daughters resting place on her birthday if need be.

My Father

2010-04-13T15:45:00.000-04:00

This has been a VERY trying time for my family and I. I will only tell of the one thing that has happened to us because as of right now hubby don't want me telling the one incident right at this moment. I just received a call from my lost father and he told me that he has cancer. At this time we don't know the stage or anything but I just cannot bare losing him knowing that there is a good chance I won't be with him again. Losing my daughter was so very difficult but I will be reunited with her again. My dad is a decent worldly man but I don't believe that he is born again. I ask you sisters in Christ to pray that he gets saved and that he doesn't die a long and painful death. His dad died of cancer and he was in a lot of pain for years until he died.

Beautiful Weather

2010-04-08T16:43:00.000-04:00

What a wonderful and glorious day. The weather is beautiful and I'm thanking the good Lord for the unusual warm weather. My hubby and I were planning on doing a garden this summer, however, we decided not to go through with one this year. Instead, we are going to devote that time to remodel the home we're now in hopes of selling and moving this summer to our home where we may be self sufficient. Not much time any more for Internet so I'll try to blog as often as it is possible for us. May God bless you all.

In Mourning

2010-03-28T22:26:00.001-04:00

Please, sisters in Christ, be in much prayer for the surviving Esh family. Their family members were on route to a wedding when 11 of the 13 passengers were killed not including the truck driver whom hit them. I have enclosed the news article from this web page. I didn't know the family personally, however, I did know some brothers and sisters whom did.

This undated photo provided by Lee Williamson shows back row from left: Anna Esh, John Esh, Amos Esh and his wife Mary and Abner Esh. Front row from left: Rachel Esh, Sadie Esh, Betty Esh and Rose Esh. Anna, John, Rachel, Sadie and Rose all died in the fatal vehicle accident on Interstate 65 early Friday morning involving a tractor-trailer and a van.

Scared but curious after surviving a horrific interstate crash in south—central Kentucky that killed 11 people, including eight from the Mennonite family that adopted him, Josiah Esh wanted to know where his parents were.

When the five-year-old from Guatemala was told they had gone to heaven, a pastor said the boy reacted almost as if he already knew.

“He seems to be kind of in shock - very quiet, very subdued, just watching what’s going on around him. Very heart—wrenching,” said Leroy Kauffman, pastor of Marrowbone Christian Brotherhood in Burkesville, Kentucky.

Pastor Kauffman said he and other church members rushed to Munfordville on Friday after hearing the news about a fatal collision there between a tractor-trailer and a large van carrying Kentucky Mennonites. He knew almost immediately the Eshes were involved because during a church meeting the night before, family members asked the congregation to pray for their safe travels to Iowa, where they planned to attend a wedding.

Police credited child safety seats for sparing Josiah and his brother, Johnny, 3, the lone survivors. Pastor Kauffman said the boys slept in a truck belonging to a man who witnessed the accident while the truck driver waited for officials to arrive at the scene.

Hearses brought some of the bodies back to Burkesville on Friday night, and church members were preparing to bury them in coming days at graves they would dig by hand at a churchyard cemetery. The only person currently buried there is another family member, John Esh Jr., who died in a snowmobiling accident during a mission in Ukraine.

Even as some fought back tears of grief, members of the close knit Mennonite community said they were convinced the deaths were somehow God’s will.

“It’s a little like a tapestry,” said Kai Steinmann, 25. “If you focus on one piece, it looks black and bad, but it has to be a part of a bigger whole.”

In Kalona, Iowa, a relative of the woman who was to be married said his sister was going ahead with her wedding on Saturday despite the tragedy.

Wayne Ropp said his sister, Lorena, had gotten to know the Esh family after meeting John Esh Jr. on the mission trip to Ukraine in 2006 or 2007 when he died in the snowboarding accident. The Esh family had made two previous trips to Kalona and was driving to Lorena’s wedding when they crashed.

“It is so extreme, so much bad,” Wayne Ropp said.

Mr. Ropp said the Eshes were Beachy Mennonites, a different branch from his. But he said both branches share the belief that entry into heaven is immediate and assured for their followers.

“It’s joyous, yet the loss of a loved one is sad, tough to bear,” Mr. Wayne Ropp said.

After the collision, the truck smashed into a rock wall and burst into flames. The driver, the lone occupant, was also killed. Police said he was from Alabama but didn’t immediately provide other information.

In addition to John and Sadie Esh, the dead included their children Anna, Rose, Rachel and Leroy and his wife Naomi. Johnny and Josiah are the adopted sons of Leroy and Naomi, along with Jalen. Their adopted son from Utah, Jalen, was also killed. .

Also among the dead was Rachel’s fiance, Joel Gingerich. The coroner said family friend Ashlie Kramer was also killed.

On the section of the highway where Friday’s crash occurred, crews installed cable barriers last year to prevent vehicles from crossing the median into oncoming lanes, said Ann Gibson, spokeswoman for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

Christopher Hart, the vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board who arrived in Kentucky on Friday to help investigate the wreck, said the cable barriers aren’t designed to withstand the force of a truck that size.

Mr. Hart said the investigation will look at the barriers as well as the company that owned the truck, Hester Inc. of Fayette, Alabama, and the driver. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s online records, the company’s 25 trucks and 30 drivers had been involved in two crashes in the past two and a half years, and only one of those resulted in any injuries.

State Transportation Cabinet spokesman Mark Brown, said the barriers are the strongest made and that no system exists to prevent a vehicle with the size and weight of a tractor—trailer from crossing them.
Gov. Steve Beshear said the entire state grieved. The Kentucky Senate observed a moment of silence on Friday for the victims.

So, please be in much prayer.

What's your opinion?

2010-03-24T14:28:00.000-04:00

I've recently been bothered with something that someone has stated several times. It has to do with Titus 2:3-5, The aged women likewise that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. Well, what they are trying to excuse is the fact that their wife is working from outside the home. Their statement was that the verse said that aged women are to teach not saying that they must do. Ok, if we take that then we MUST also remember the rest of the verses. Which would mean that we are allowed to be bad, we no longer have to listen to our husbands, we may get drunk, we may falsely accuse and so on. Not only that but also an aged woman according to the Bible is 60 years old. Am I the only person whom disagrees with their theory? In my opinion they are twisting those verses to fit their lifestyle. Which is also wrong.

A Tour of my Purse

2010-03-23T15:49:00.002-04:00

I saw on My Blessed Home that she did a tour of her purse since I've never done it I thought would today. I also decided to do a tour of the travel/diaper bag. First I will do my purse.

I bought this at the Thrift store for $1.99. I really like this little purse.

This is what it looks like inside.

My date book, wallet, check book and coupon holder which also hold my monthly budgeting.

Here is my brush, lotion, finger nail clippers, perfume and many lip glosses and chap sticks. I don't wear makeup so I really enjoy buying lip glosses. ;)

My keys, knife (right by my keys so that no one may see my mini cards) and my pens.

Here is the travel/diaper bag. It is such a life saver. I also keep in there drinks and snack bags, however, I don't make that up until we leave.

Here is the tiny pocket that I keep my gospel tracts, my daughters little hair ponies and my medical terms in.

Here is the large side bag.

It also has an attached diaper changer. I don't need it right now since my daughter (thank God) is potty trained but I would love to have more children.

It consists of stuff for the kids as well as for myself. Lotion, sanitizer, store bought deodorant (I know aluminum is bad for me), comb, band aids, body spritzer, tooth brush, tooth paste, large comb and orajel. I think I got it all.

Here's the inside of the bag.

Here is my daughters extras just in case of an accident.

Here are the books that I keep in there and they get changed frequently. There's also flash cards, coloring books, a tablet, crayons, and a wiggle pen in the purse.

This is my newer KJV Bible. So it's not as broke in as my other one. I use just a plain black one.

Well I hope that you enjoyed my little tour. If you decide to do one let me know. I really enjoy seeing what designs or ideas others may have. God bless and praying that you have a wonderful day.

Trying to make a Classic Italian Sub

2010-03-19T07:30:00.000-04:00

If you're like me then you really enjoy Arby's fresh subs. I really enjoy the Classic Italian. However, too expensive for my family to eat their. About $20, my family thank God are big eaters with high metabolism. Well, I made one yesterday and it was good but I thought the bread recipe was kinda blah. Good texture but not much taste. Everything else was really good to my surprise. Does any one have a recipe for ciabatta bread? That's the bread that they use for their subs.

I just sent hubby off to work and thought I'd write down a jot. I'm not very talkative in the mornings. I've been up since six but the sleep wasn't the greatest so I'm a little worn today. God bless.

What's wrong with my tour?

2010-03-15T16:28:00.000-04:00

Maybe it's just on my computer but some of the pictures are out of sync with everything else. Like on my secreen the couch is in the bathroom and the kids room is in my room. If this is happening on your screen it's in order on the offical webpage so I don't know what the problem is. All I can do is laugh at it. :D

Update on My Mom

2010-03-08T15:00:00.001-05:00

Well, my mom has several gall stones and a severely infected gallbladder. So, instead of trying to cure the infection and go from there...they are going to try to heal up the infection and take out the gallbladder. My dad was telling me about how the doctor said that you don't need your gallbladder. Well, God made it for a reason and I wouldn't just take it out over something like that. It's not like she's had gall stones before. I didn't really get a chance to talk to my mom because she had so many visitors. To top it off the hospital that she is at is over an hour away and with only one vehicle I won't be able to see her until the weekend. Surgery is supposed to take place Wednesday. Please pray.

I also met my niece yesterday. She is SOOO beautiful. She's already five months. Her and Lydia are three and an half months different. I cried at first and scare the poor thing terribly. After that I held her for almost three hours straight. From the time that I got to the hospital until the time I left. I even carried her out to the car. The whole time realizing that I would have one just a little older with me if only... However, I know that that was not the plan for Lydia or for my family. It really made me want to have more children. Not that another child will ever be able to fill the part of my heart that Lydia took with her. Well, enough of that. I'm really upsetting myself.

I really appreciate everyone that is praying for my mom. I pray that your day goes well.

Please Pray for...

2010-03-06T16:12:00.002-05:00

I would greatly appreciate it if you would keep my mother in your prayers. She is in the hospital and they are not sure if it's her gallbladder, appendix or something else. My mom is not saved and was in really bad shape before this. I am going to the hospital in a little while and try to witness to her once again. I'm just praying that she's O.K. and if not that I can lead her to the Lord before she can't change it.

NLT "bible"

2010-03-06T15:27:00.001-05:00

I was wondering if anyone reads the Living bible. If so, have you ever seen the 1972 edition? If not, it says in Samuel 20:30, Saul boiled with rage. "You son of a b!*$^!" Am I the only floored at the wording? Also, the New Living Translation (NLT) is a revision and updated version of the Living bible. This statement wasn't the only inappropriate wording in that bible either. John 9:34 is another one.

Sorry for the indiscretion, however, I tried to cover up the improper. I really pray that if anyone reading this whom has a NLT or Living bible will reconsider why they use that bible. Here's a webpage that shows why so many other "bibles" are wrong. I strongly recommend the KJV 1611 version and NO not the NKJV. If you would like to read this on the websites page which will give pictures (they wouldnt download) the web page is NKJV is counterfeit. I didn't get to read all of it but what I read I really enjoyed.

The greatest method of deception is to counterfeit.

And the master of counterfeit and deception is Satan.

The Bible in 2 Corinthians 11:14-15 warns of Satan's counterfeit: "And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness;. . ." Isaiah 14: 14 tells of Satan's ultimate counterfeit: ". . . I will BE LIKE the most High."

And among his greatest counterfeit's is the New King James Bible (NKJV). Christians that would never touch a New International Version (NIV), New American Standard (NASV), Revised Standard (RSV), the New Revised Standard (NRSV) or other per-versions are being "seduced" by the subtil NKJV.

And though the New King James does indeed bear a "likeness" to the 1611 King James Bible, as you'll soon see, there's something else coiled (see Genesis 3:1) "underneath the cover" of the NKJV.
WHAT ABOUT THAT MYSTERIOUS MARK?
Symbols are used throughout the occult. Harpers' Encyclopedia of Mystical & Paranormal Experience (p.594) says, "Symbols are important to all esoteric teachings, for they contain secret wisdom accessible only to the initiated."

Many people have asked about the mysterious symbol on the NKJV.

Thomas Nelson Publishers (publishers of the NKJV) claim, on the inside-cover, the symbol, ". . .is an ancient symbol for the Trinity." But Acts 17:29, clearly FORBIDS such symbology: ". . . we ought NOT to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, GRAVEN BY ART and man's device."

And why does The Aquarian Conspiracy, a key New Age "handbook", bear a similar symbol? New Agers freely admit it represents three inter-woven "6"s or "666".

Constance Cumbey, author of The Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow and a notable authority on the New Age Movement, said, "On the cover of the Aquarian Conspiracy is a Mobius, it is really used by them as triple six (666). The emblem on the cover of the New King James Bible is said to be an ancient symbol of the Trinity. The old symbol had gnostic origins. It was more gnostic than Christian. I was rather alarmed when I noticed the emblem..." (The New Age Movement, Southwest Radio Church, 1982 p.11)

The three esoteric "6"'s separated.

Plainly displaying the interlocked "666".
The Triqueta is used as the centerpiece for the logo for The Institute of Transpersonal Psychology (ITP). The ITP is a new age school following the Jungian Psychology [occultist Carl Jung]. One of their stated goals is ". . . to reach the recognition of divinity within"(www.itp.edu/about/tp.html) (see Genesis 3:5, "...ye shall be as gods...")

The same symbol (with a circle) is displayed by the rock group Led Zeppelin. Members of Led Zeppelin are deeply involved in satanism and the occult. Guitarist Jimmy Page, so consumed with satanism, actually purchased satanist Aleister Crowley's mansion. Most believe the symbol is from the teachings of Aleister Crowley and represents 666.

The following picture is "The Hierophant" taken from the Tarot card set designed by satanist Aliester Crowley. The "Hierophant" is a priest in the occult and Eleusinian. Notice the "three circles" at the top of the wand or rod in the Hierphant's hand. Inside the the three intertwined circles is the "NKJV symbol".

To the right is the top of the wand enlarged. Notice the "NKJV symbol" (upside down) inside the three circles.

One of the most occultic television shows ever aired is "Charmed". "Charmed" details the spells and occultic practices of three witches. The "NKJV symbol" is the show's primary symbol of witchcraft and is splattered throughout the series. Notice the "NKJV symbol" displayed on "The Book of Shadows". The Book of Shadows is commonly used in withcraft and satanism:
Book of Shadows: Also called a grimoire, this journal kept either by individual witches or satanists or by a coven or group, records the activities of the group and the incantations used. (Jerry Johnston, The Edge of Evil: The Rise of Satanism on North America, p. 269)

THE NKJV & WITCHCRAFT?

The Craft: A Witch's Book of Shadow
The Witch's Book of Shadows or Grimoire is a book of spells, enchantments, and rituals. Includes Rituals, Spells, and Wicca Ethics
The Craft Companion: A Witch's Journal
By Dorothy Morrison, a high priest of Witchcraft.
NOTE: We circled (in YELLOW and RED), and also enlarged to the side The NKJV symbol.

Here's some examples of Satanic and Pagan Jewelry which includes the NKJV logo.

LEFT BOX: Notice the satanic pentagram ring in the top right corner. The ring with the NKJV logo is the fourth down on the left, we highlighted it with a yellow circle.

BOTTOM BOX: Notice the very satanic Baphomet Goat.

We broke out and colored the NKJV symbol found in the other two satanic pieces of jewelry.

LEFT: The image on the left is from the rock group Deicide's album "Once Upon the Cross". It is a triquetra (the NKJV logo) with pentagrams and upside down crosses. The group Deicide members are very serious Satanists. Lead Singer Glen Benton has an upside down cross branded on his forehead. The inside cover of the album "Once Upon the Cross" has the Lord Jesus Christ, sliced up the middle, with his insides removed. The name Deicide means the death of God.

RIGHT: The triquetra (the NKJV logo) is also the logo for the Rap / Metal band P.O.D.

The book "Blood on the Doorposts" by former Satanists, Bill and Sharon Schnoebelen, also documents the "trio of sixes (666)" in the "NKJV symbol" and goes so far as claim it is "symbolic of the anti-christ":

"A disguised interlocked trio of sixes, symbolic of the anti-christ. Also symbolizes the triple goddess of Wicca (three interlocked vesica pisces together). Commonly used in Catholic liturgical iconography, and has recently found its way into the logo of the New King James Bible." (Bill and Sharon Schnoebelen, Blood on the Doorposts, p. 150)

Dr. Cathy Burns writes in her book, Masonic and Occult Symbols Illustrated, concerning the "NKJV symbol":

"Marilyn Ferguson, a New Ager, used the symbol of the triquetra (another name for the triskele) on her book The Aquarian Conspiracy. This is a variation for the number 666. Other books and material have a similar design printed on them, such as books from David Spangler, the person who lauds Lucifer, and The Witch's Grimoire. As most people know, the number 666 is the number of the beast (see Revelation 13:18) and is evil, yet the occultists and New Agers love this number and consider it to be sacred.

As stated earlier, many organizations, such as the World Future Society and the Trilateral Commission, incorporate this symbol into their logo. I think it is quite interesting to see that this same symbol appears on the cover of the New King James Bible as well!"(Dr. Cathy Burns, Masonic and Occult Symbols Illustrated, pp. 242-243)
For more info on the NKJV "mark"
Would God "mark" His word with a symbol in the occult?
The Preface to the New King James Version (NKJV) reads, "A special feature of the New King James Version is ITS CONFORMITY to the thought flow of the 1611 Bible. . . the new edition, while much clearer ARE SO CLOSE to the traditional. . ."
Among the first changes that greets the reader of the NKJV is the removal of the much maligned "thee, thou and ye". The Preface to the NKJV states, ". . .thee, thou, and ye are replaced by the simple you,. . .These pronouns are no longer part of our language." But "thee, thou and ye" were "NO LONGER part of the language" during 1611 either. (just read the intro to the 1611 King James, there are no "thee", "thou" and "ye"). In fact, Webster's Third New International Dictionary, says of ye: "used from the earliest of times to the late 13th century. . ." (p.2648) And yet the 1611 King James was published 400 years later in the 17th century!

So why are they there?
The Greek and Hebrew language contain a different word for the second person singular and the second person plural pronouns. Today we use the one-word "you" for both the singular and plural. But because the translators of the 1611 King James Bible desired an accurate, word-for-word translation of the Hebrew and Greek text - they could NOT use the one-word "you" throughout! If it begins with "t" (thou, thy, thine) it's SINGULAR, but if it begins with "y" (ye) it's PLURAL. Ads for the NKJV call it "the Accurate One", and yet the 1611 King James, by using "thee", "thou", "ye", is far more accurate!
By the way, if the "thee's" and "thou's" are ". . .no longer part of our language" - why aren't the NKJV translators rushing to make our hymnbooks "much clearer"? "How Great Thou Art" to "How Great You Are", or "Come Thou Fount" to "Come You Fount" Doesn't sound right, does it? Isn't it amazing that they wouldn't dare "correct" our hymns - and yet, without the slightest hesitation, they'll "correct" the word of God!

The NKJV claims to make the "old" KJV "much clearer" by "updating obsolete words" (New King James Version, 1982e. p. 1235)
How about that "obsolete word" - "hell". The NKJV removes the word "hell" 23 times! And how do they make it "much clearer"? By replacing "hell" with "Hades" and "Sheol"! Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary defines Hades: "the underground abode of the dead in Greek MYTHOLOGY". By making it "much clearer" - they turn your Bible into MYTHOLOGY! Not only that, Hades is not always a place of torment or terror! The Assyrian Hades is an abode of blessedness with silver skies called "Happy Fields". In the satanic New Age Movement, Hades is an intermediate state of purification!
Who in their right mind would think "Hades" or "Sheol" is "up-to-date" and "much clearer" than "hell"?
Matthew 16:18

KJV: "And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."

NKJV: "And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it."

Luke 16:23

KJV: "And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom."

NKJV: "And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom."

Hell is removed in 2 Sam. 22:6, Job 11:8, 26:6, Psalm 16:10, 18:5, 86:13, 116:3, Isaiah 5:14, 14:15, 28:15,18, 57:9, Jonah 2:2, Matt. 11:23, 16:18, Luke 10:15, 16:23, Acts 2:27, 31, Rev. 1:18, 6:8, 20:13,14.
Then the NKJV decides that maybe "Hades" should be "grave"! So the NKJV makes 1 Corinthians 15:55 "much clearer" by changing "grave" to "Hades"! ". . . O Hades, where is your victory?" Clear as mud. . .
Another one of those "obsolete words" is "repent". They take it out 44 times! And how does the NKJV make it "much clearer"? In Matthew 21:32 they use "relent". Matthew 27:3 it's "remorseful" Or Romans 11:29 they change "repentance" to "irrevocable".
The term "new testament" is NOT in the NKJV! (see Matt. 26:28, Mark 14:24, Luke 22:20, 1 Cor. 11:25, 2 Cor. 3:6, Heb. 9:15,) The NKJV replaces "new testament" with "new covenant" (ditto NIV, NRSV, RSV, NASV). An obvious assault at the written word!
The word "damned", "damnation" is NOT in the NKJV! They make it "much clearer" by replacing it with "condemn" (ditto NIV, RSV, NRSV, NASV). "Condemned" is NO WHERE NEAR AS SERIOUS as "damned"! Damned is eternal! One can be "condemned" and not "damned". Romans 14:22 says, ". . . Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth." Webster defines "condemned": to declare to be wrong, but the much more serious and eternal "damn": "to condemn to hell".
The word "devils" (the singular, person called the "devil" is) is NOT in the NKJV! Replaced with the "transliterated" Greek word "demon" (ditto NIV, RSV, NRSV, NASV). The Theosophical Dictionary describes demon as: ". . . it has a meaning identical with that of 'god', 'angel' or 'genius'". Even Vines Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words (p.157) defines "demon" as: "an inferior deity, WHETHER GOOD OR BAD". Webster defines "demon" as: "divinity, spirit, an attendant power or spirit", but "devil" as: "the personal supreme spirit of EVIL. . ."
In 2 Timothy 2:15, the NKJV (like the NIV, NASV, RSV, NRSV) remove that "obsolete" word - "study"! The only time you're told to "study" your Bible. AND THEY ZAP IT! Why don't they want you to "study" your Bible? Maybe they don't want you to look too close - you might find out what they've ACTUALLY done to your Bible! The "real" KJV is the only English Bible in the world that instructs you to "study" your Bible!
That "obsolete" word "virtue" is replaced with "power" in Mark 5:30, Luke 6:19, 8:46! How does anybody confuse "virtue" with "power"? Simple - by being "bosom-buddies" with the NIV, NASV, RSV, NRSV! That's what they did!
One of the most absurd changes ever made is changing the word "servant" to "slave"! The NKJV in Romans 6:22, reads: "But now having been set FREE from sin, and having become SLAVES OF GOD. . ." The NKJV, in 1 Corinthians 7:22, calls the Christian, "Christ's slave". Talk about a contradiction! John 8:36 says, "If the Son therefore shall make you FREE, YE SHALL BE FREE INDEED." But isn't a Christian supposed to serve? Yes, in love. Not as a slave! Galatians 5:13 explains it, perfectly: "For, brethren, ye have been called unto LIBERTY;(not slavery!) only use not LIBERTY for an occasion to the flesh, but BY LOVE SERVE one another."

In order to "harmonize" with the satanic New Age Movement (and of course the NIV, NASV, RSV, NRSV!), the NKJV changes "end of the WORLD" to "end of the AGE"! And in it's no longer the "WORLD to come" but "AGE to come". The New Age Movement teaches a series of ages (hence the name: New AGE). See Matthew 12:32, 13:39, 13:40, 13:49, 24:3, 28:20, Mark 10:30, Luke 13:30, 20:34,35, 1 Cor 1:21.
The New Age Movement and the occult are longing for one called the Maitreya. The Bible calls him the Anti-Christ. New Ager's refer to him as the "the Coming One" - AND SO DOES THE NKJV! In Luke 7:19, 20 (see also Matt 11:3) John told his disciples to ask Jesus: "Are You THE COMING ONE. . ." In the "The Great Invocation", a "prayer" highly reverenced among New Agers and chanted to "invoke" the Maitreya, says, "Let Light and Love and Power and Death, Fulfil the purpose of the Coming One."
And to REALLY show their sympathy with the satanic New Age Movement - BELIEVE IT OR NOT - in Acts 17:29 the New Age NKJV changes "Godhead" to "Divine Nature"! ( ditto NIV, NASV)
And if you think the NKJV just "innocently" updated the "obsolete words", removed the "thee's and thou's" - here's what the translators proudly admit: "IT IS CLEAR that this revision REQUIRED more than the dropping of "-eth" endings, removing, "thee's" and "thou's," and updating obsolete words." (The New King James Version, 1982e. p. 1235)
AND THEY AIN'T JUST A KIDDIN'!
Here's a sampling of the required changes:

Genesis 2:18: The NKJV ought to make Hillary Clinton proud: "And the Lord God said, It is not good that man should be alone; I will make a helper COMPARABLE TO HIM"
Genesis 22:8: One of the greatest verses in the Bible proclaiming that Jesus Christ was God in the flesh: "God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering:" The NKJV adds that little word "for": "God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering" And destroys the wonderful promise! Where'd they get their little "for"? From the NASV!

Genesis 24:47: The "old" KJV reads: "I put the earring upon her face". But the NKJV has different plans for beautiful Rebekah: "I put the nose ring on her nose". Where did it get the ridiculous idea to "cannibalize" Rebekah? Just take a peek at the NIV, NASV, RSV, NRSV!
Ezra 8:36: The KJV reads, "And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's lieutenants. . ." The "much clearer" NKJV reads, "And they delivered the king's orders to the king's satraps. . ." Who in the world thinks "satraps" is "much clearer" than lieutenants? The NIV, NASV, NRSV, RSV - they do! They put in the same "much clearer" word!
Psalms 109:6: removes "Satan". (NIV, NASV, RSV, NRSV).
Matthew 7:14: change "narrow is the way" to "difficult is the way". There's nothing "difficult" about the salvation of Jesus Christ! Jesus says in Matt. 11:30, "For my yoke is EASY, and my burden is light." THE EXACT OPPOSITE! Boy, you talk about a contradiction!
Matthew 12:40: change "whale" to "fish" (ditto NIV) I don't guess it matters (what's the truth got to do with it?), the Greek word used in Matthew 12:40 is ketos. The scientific study of whales just happens to be - CETOLOGY - from the Greek ketos for whale and logos for study! The scientific name for whales just happens to be - CETACEANS - from the Greek ketos for whale!
Matthew 18:26 & Matthew 20:20: The NKJV removes "worshipped him" (robbing worship from Jesus) (NIV, NASV, RSV, NRSV)
Mark 13:6 & Luke 21:8: removes "Christ" (NIV, NASV, RSV, NRSV)
John 1:3: change "All things were made BY him;" to "All things were made THROUGH Him" (NIV, NRSV, RSV)
John 4:24: change "God is a spirit" to the impersonal, New Age pantheistic,"God is spirit" (NIV, NASV, NRSV, RSV)
John 14:2: (NKJV 1979 edition) change "mansions" to "dwelling places" (NIV, NASV, RSV, NRSV)
John 14:16: change "comforter" to "helper"(refers to Holy Spirit) (NASV)
Acts 4:27, 30: change "holy child" to "holy servant" (refers to Jesus) (NIV, NASV, NRSV, RSV)
Acts 12:4: change "Easter" to "Passover" (NIV, NASV, RSV, NRSV)
Acts 17:22: changes "superstitious" to "religious" (NIV, NASV, NRSV, RSV)
Acts 24:14: change "heresy" to "sect" (NIV, NASV, NRSV, RSV)
Romans 1:18: change "hold the truth" to "suppress the truth" (NIV, NASV, NRSV, RSV)
Romans 1:25: change "changed the truth" to "exchanged the truth" (NIV, NASV, NRSV, RSV)
Romans 5:8: change "commendeth" to "demonstrates" (NIV, NASV)
Romans 16:18: change "good words and fair speeches" to "smooth words and flattering speech" (NIV, NASV, NRSV)
1 Cor. 1:21: change "foolishness of preaching" to "foolishness of the message preached" (ditto NIV, NASV, NRSV, RSV) There's nothing foolish about the gospel of Jesus Christ. Unless you're not saved! 1 Cor. 1:18 says: "For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish FOOLISHNESS. . ." I wonder where that leaves the translators of the NKJV, NIV, NASV, RSV, NRSV?

1 Cor. 1:22: change "require" to "request" (NASV)

1 Cor. 6:9: removes "effeminate" (NIV, NRSV, RSV)

1 Cor. 9:27: change "castaway" to "disqualified" (NIV, NASV, NRSV, RSV)

2 Cor. 2:10: change "person of Christ" to "presence of Christ" (NASV, NRSV, RSV)

2 Cor. 2:17: With all the "corruptions" in the NKJV, you'd expect 2 Cor. 2:17 to change. IT DOES! They change, "For we not as many which CORRUPT the word of God" to "For we are not, as so many, PEDDLING the word of God" (ditto NIV, NASV, NRSV, RSV)
2 Cor. 5:17: change "new creature" to "new creation" (NIV, NRSV, RSV)
2 Cor. 10:5: change "imaginations" to "arguments". Considering New Age "imaging" and "visualization" is now entering the church, this verse in the "old" KJV just won't do. (NIV, RSV)
2 Cor. 11:6: change "rude in speech" to "untrained in speech" (NIV, NASV, RSV, NRSV)
Gal. 2:20: omit "nevertheless I live" (NIV, NASV, NRSV, RSV)

Phil. 2:6: (NKJV 1979e.) change "thought it not robbery to be equal with God" to "did not consider equality with God something to be grasped". (robs Jesus Christ of deity) (NIV, NASV, RSV)
Phil. 3:8: change "dung" to "rubbish" (NIV, NASV, NRSV)
1 Thess. 5:22 change "all appearance of evil" to "every form of evil" (NASV, RSV, NSRV)

1 Timothy 6:5: The NKJV changes "gain is godliness" to "godliness is a MEANS OF gain". There are NO Greek texts with "means of" in them! Where, oh where, did they come from? Care to take a wild guess? YOU GOT IT! The NIV, NASV, RSV, NRSV!

1 Timothy 6:10: The NKJV changes "For the love of money is the root of all evil:" to "For the love of money is a root of all KINDS OF evil". The words "KINDS OF" are found in NO Greek text in the world! Where did they get them? Straight from the NIV, NASV, NRSV!

1 Tim. 6:20: change "science" to "knowledge" (NIV, NASV, RSV, NRSV)

Titus 3:10: change "heretic" to "divisive man" (NIV)

Hebrews 4:8 & Acts 7:45: "Jesus" is changed to "Joshua". (NIV, NASV, RSV)

2 Pet. 2:1: change "damnable heresies" to "destructive heresies" (NIV, NASV, RSV, NRSV)

1 John 3:16: remove "love of God"; (NIV, NASV, RSV, NRSV)

1 John 5:13: The NKJV reads: "These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may CONTINUE TO believe in the name of the Son of God." They add "CONTINUE TO" without any Greek text whatsoever! Not even the perverted NIV, NASV, NRSV and RSV go that far! A cruel, subtil (see Genesis 3:1) attack on the believer's eternal security!

Rev. 2:13: change "Satan's seat" to "Satan's throne" (NIV, NASV, RSV, NRSV)

Rev. 6:14: "Heaven" is changed to "sky" in (NIV, NASV, RSV, NRSV)

AND THAT DOESN'T SCRATCH THE SURFACE OF ALL THE CHANGES!

The NKJV removes the word "Lord" 66 times!

The NKJV removes the word God 51 times!

The NKJV removes the word "heaven" 50 times!

In just the New Testament alone the NKJV removes 2.289 words from the KJV!

The NKJV makes over 100,000 word changes!

And most will match the NIV, NASV, RSV, or RSV!
And Thomas Nelson Publishers have the audacity to claim in an ad for the NKJV (Moody Monthly, June 1982, back cover), "NOTHING HAS BEEN CHANGED except to make the original meaning clearer."
The New King James is a COUNTERFEIT!
It's NOT NEW! The changes are already in the NIV, NASV, NRSV, or RSV!
And it's certainly NOT true to the 1611 King James Bible!
Friend, I want to ask you the most important question anyone will ever ask you:

It's simple to be saved ...

Know you're a sinner.
"As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:" Romans 3:10
"... for there is no difference. For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" Romans 3:23
That Jesus Christ died on the cross to pay for your sins.
"Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, ..." 1 Peter 2:24
"... Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,"Revelation 1:5

And the best way you know how, simply trust Him, and Him alone as your personal Savior.

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16

This was copied from this webpage. 1611 KJV Bible

Body wash and lotion

2010-03-05T17:01:00.000-05:00

I don't know if I'm the only person whom scratches their dry skin until it bleeds. I am so sick and tired of always scratching. Bath & Body Works has some really wonderful stuff that works but at the rate that I use lotion it WAY too expensive. I googled it today and plan on making it, Lord willing, this weekend. I thought I'd share this web page since 'm sure that I'm not alone. I'm really praying that this works very well.

How to make your own body lotion

Learn how to make body lotion at home with cheap, all natural ingredients in this simple recipe.
There is no question that properly moisturized skin looks and feels better, especially during the chilly winter months when it is prone to flaking and itchiness. The problem is that it can cost a fortune to keep a supply of body lotion on hand. From the price, it is easy to wonder if the secret ingredient in some moisturizers is gold dust. What few people realize is that the basic recipe for any lotion is incredibly simple: Oil and water are combined and bonded together with an emulsifier. In fact, anyone can create a month's supply of luxurious body lotion in his or her kitchen for around a dollar. Even more exciting is the fact that you can make a moisturizer that is perfectly suited to your skin type, fragrance preference, and budget. If you want to keep your skin looking silky smooth and want to hold onto more of your hard-earned money, try this simple recipe.
As mentioned earlier, all you need to make body lotion is a skin nourishing oil and pure water. The emulsifier will help you create a more professional product, but you do not even need this if it does not bother you to shake up your moisturizer before applications. However, emulsifiers often have a second benefit that may make a trip to the store worthwhile. They also have preservative qualities that keep oils, which can go rancid over time, from spoiling. In some cases, they can dramatically extend the shelf life of a cream containing fragile ingredients like fruit juice. Before we get into all of the many possible additives, though, here is the basic recipe for homemade body lotion.

Combine a half-cup of your chosen oil and two tablespoons of an emulsifier (usually beeswax) in a microwave safe container like a glass measuring cup. Heat the mixture on the medium temperature setting, checking every thirty seconds until the ingredients have completely melted. Pour distilled water into the mixture, going slowly and stirring briskly with a fork or whisk until everything has blended together. For a fluffier cream, you also have the option of using a stick blender. Just be sure to use a low setting and to submerge it before turning it on. Otherwise, you could splash hot beeswax and oil everywhere. Let your lotion cool down, during which time it will become thicker, and spoon it into a clean jar of your choice. If you like, you can double this recipe and transfer it into an old lotion bottle with a pump or squeeze lid for easier access. Put a lid on your moisturizer and enjoy!
Oils: Now that you can see how easy the process is, it is time to talk about ingredients. The most vital part of the mixture is the oil, which will transfer its beneficial properties to your skin upon application. Depending on your skin type, some oils may be better than others, but vegetable-derived oils are always the best for cosmetic purposes. For extremely sensitive skin, grapeseed oil is an ideal choice. It absorbs quickly, leaves no greasy residue, and never causes allergic reactions. If you have trouble finding this oil in the cooking section, look in cosmetic departments or natural health food stores. For most people, almond oil is a favorite oil because it has a light nutty scent and softens dry skin wonderfully. Coconut oil is also great for the skin, but you should combine it with another oil or avoid it altogether if your skin is especially oily since it has a high fat content. Likewise, cocoa butter and avocado oil are extra rich oils best used with lighter vegetable oils like sesame or almond. If you are going to use your lotion on an extremely dry spot like feet and elbows, try using one part lanolin to two parts of a lighter oil for supreme nourishment.
Extras: While a basic three-ingredient moisturizer is excellent in itself, adding special ingredients will help you create a more personalized blend. To give your lotion a boost, considering adding one or a combination of these ingredients. Vitamin E, extracted from a supplement capsule, will preserve the life of the blend and increase its moisturizing power. There are also several plant-derived products that are useful in cosmetic applications. For instance, rose is a powerful skin softener and relieves inflammation. Witch hazel, when added in amounts of about one teaspoon per cup of lotion, is mildly astringent and creates a cool feeling, which can be helpful during the stifling summer months. Pot marigold (calendula), yarrow, and lavender promote healthy skin and smell divine. Either buy floral water from your local health food store (or possibly the liquor store for rose and orange water) or add two drops of an essential oil per cup of lotion.
Fruit juices contain beneficial enzymes that get rid of dead skin cells and help the new ones emerge. Depending on the type you use, they can also give your lotion a delicious scent, but remember that lotions containing them have to be refrigerated. Try a teaspoon of papaya juice, which alleviates dry skin, or cucumber juice, which is mild and soothing to itchy skin. For a splash of fragrance, add a few drops of vanilla extract, fragrance oil, or essential oil once the blend has cooled completely. Experiment with blends to create the perfect enriching lotion for your body.
The cheapness and simplicity of creating handmade lotions makes it easy to cook up new recipes any time you want. By using lighter oils and different additives, you can even create special facial lotions that will leave you looking radiant. The only problem you are likely to encounter once you begin this craft is stopping. Not only will you want to make more lotions constantly, but you will also be filling orders for all your envious friends.

I got this recipe from this web page.

Here is a recipe for making your own body wash.

Body Wash Recipe

The simplest recipe involves Ultra Ivory Pure dishwashing soap (the clear kind, and the only affordable liquid soap available in stores with no coloring, dyes, fragrance or surfactants).
Diluted about four to one with mineral water (depending on your preference and the amount of dirt and body oils you want to remove), it makes a remarkably effective body wash that leaves skin feeling both clean and soft, but you can add more softening properties by dissolving one-quarter cup of Epsom Salts in the mineral water and adding this to one gallon of the soap mixture.
Why salt? Because salt, and not oil, is what truly hydrates skin. Salt is hygroscopic; that is, it absorbs moisture from the air, and skin, with the right amount of salt, absorbs moisture more readily. This is why, when you sweat a lot, your skin looks clearer and firmer.
Adding Fragrances

If you must, you can also add fragrance, but please do not use essential oils. Instead, go to your nearest whole foods or herbal store and buy dried leaves, of lavender, bergamot, geranium, rosemary or mint, or grow you own and dry over winter. You can also use pure extracts, of vanilla or almond, for example (though just a few drops, because the alcohol-based carrier is very dry), or you can save orange or lemon peels, or rose petals from your favorite, fragrant roses.
Some people pulverize the herbs in a coffee grinder and add them to the soap mix. I prefer to steep them, over low heat and with very little distilled water, for 24 hours, and then drain them through cheesecloth or an old t-shirt. Add one teaspoon of rubbing alcohol for a carrier, and add the result to the soap mix. Because the fragrances are water-based and toxin-free, you can use as much or as little as you want.
The recipe also works for shampoo, leaving hair silky soft and manageable, and you are not limited in your choice of fragrances or additives from the natural world. Creeping oxalis, a reddish-leaved plant that looks like clover, is a wonderful astringent and skin tonic. Rose mallow will help skin irritations, and lovage – which was believed in ancient times to remove freckles and dark spots caused by aging – will, in fact, reduce the appearance of liver spots and firm older skin, though no claim can be made for freckles.
In fact, once you've perfected your body-wash manufacturing skills, you might want to get a book on herbal cures and experiment for yourself. If you come up with anything really good, please let us know by submitting a comment below.

Good Old Fashion Letters

2010-03-03T13:32:00.000-05:00

I don't know if I'm the only one whom has gotten so used to the convience of emailing over hand writting a note. I recently got pretty paper, wax envelope seals and the wax. It encourages me to start writting again. It has also helped me to practice writing more elegantly. The wax envelope seals are not that expensive either, they're five dollars at Michaels. The wax is the same price. Which you don't have to purchase, you could use good old candle wax. I actually got them in the wedding department. They have two little hearts. I thought it was beautiful. Well that's about all I have to talk about right now. Have a wonderful day.

Dress or skirt

2010-03-02T12:02:00.000-05:00

I've been wanting to talk about this topic for a while. What is your opinion...a skirt or a dress? I personally wear both. I've heard some people state that if you wear a skirt that it makes you more worldly. My comment to that is if I am fully covered and modest why should it matter whether it is a dress or skirt? Also, what about when all the world wore dresses? They were modest and yet both the lost and saved wore near the same. So, again what is your take on it? Also, I am definitely not set in stop on my opinion. Maybe one day I'll have a completely different one. :) Thanks for reading.

Trying to lose weight

2010-02-25T19:54:00.000-05:00

I am trying to lose some weight...I still have some fat from the last baby. Almost eight months ago. I would have to lose 29.5 pounds to be what I was before I ever had children. However, I'm not sure if I'll ever be my pre-pregnancy weight again. :) I may never have my "six pack" again or be as fit as I once was but every stretch mark and every extra pound was well worth it for my four beautiful children. A realistic weight loss for me would be 15-20 pounds and I would be perfectly satisfied with that. Anyone else trying else trying to lose some extra weight that they are carrying around? Well, I'm exausted from the overhaul I did on the attic/storage room. Got rid of a lot of stuff we didn't really need. THANK GOD!!!! Hope you all have a wonderful evening.

I lost two pounds in two days just praying that I don't gain it back.

Grandma's Poem for Lydia Rose

2010-02-12T12:37:00.003-05:00

SAVING YOU A PLACE

For almost nine months, I lived with my Mom and Dad...
My home was just below my Mom's heart, I shared all the love they had...

So many times, I felt all their hands as I moved about...

As they felt me turn an move, so happy they would shout...

Little hands and small voices, could it possibly be?

Two big brothers and a sister, waiting for me...

As I slept, Mothers hands were always there...

So busy was she, but always time to share...

As Mother worked...she was so protective of me...

She watched me grow, a better Mom you'll never see!

They made me a place to share their world...

Never mattered who I'd turn out to be...even another girl!

Then the time to join my happy parents you see...

Of all the hugs and kisses...just for me!

As I opened my eyes and gave them a smile,

I felt like a Princess for awhile.

Hours were passing too quickly, as I heard a voice...

My Heavenly Father was calling...I knew I had no choice...

God needs an ANGEL and I must do my share...

A home for my family...I must also prepare...

Mom and Dad, my final journey came so soon...

Jesus was busy preparing me room...

When it was time...I had to go...I could not stay...

OH! How you all tugged at my heart, as God prepared my way...

He promised we would all be together and share a Heavenly home...

The beauty of our place...will make all of you want to come...

So please don't cry...and never be sad!

I am with our Saviour, Mom! He is so glad!

He will always hold my hand and hug me tight...

Watch over me, Dad, both day and night...

The greatest substitute, for my Mother and Dad...

You'll see one day our beautiful home...the prettiest we ever had!

I'll never be sick, and never be alone,

So when you are ready, I'll show you our home...

I must be at my angel work, and wait patiently for

you all as you finish your earthly chores...

When we together will discover the happiness, God has for us in store...

OH! Mom and Dad...I love my name...

Lydia Rose, in Heaven is the same...

As you look up... You'll see me smile...

For I'm sure you'll all join me...after awhile...

I love you all so, Lydia Rose

By Lydia Rose's

Great-Grandmother Helen

19 December 2009

I thought this was such a pretty poem and it really means a lot to me. However, it makes me cry while reading it and even more so when typing it.

Thanks Grandma for the beautiful poem.

Two men preaching religion shot to death in Boynton Beach

2010-02-09T10:51:00.000-05:00

I just found out last night that two street preachers were killed while serving the Lord in Florida.The talked to their killer for 15 minutes before he received a phone call and returned to martyr both of them. Here's the article on it

Two men preaching religion shot to death in Boynton Beach

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I ask that we all pray for their families. They were martyred for our Lord and Saviour. May God bless you and your families.

Isn't God's creatures wonderful??

2010-02-05T15:15:00.000-05:00

Last night as I was watching something on Animal planet when I saw something that I think is amazing...a siberian salamander. These little guys can be completely frozen in temperature of -50 degrees for YEARS!!! They actually showed one unfreezing. It was so neat. I tried for about an hour trying to find the video online, however, I couldn't find one. I'm really pressed for time now and I must be getting ready to go to town. Have a blessed day.

Making Simple Soy Milk

2010-02-03T14:03:00.001-05:00

Things have been crazy around here again. So, I figured I'd put this post up. I've been wanting to try and make soy milk since on of my friends told me all about it. If you try it please let me know. Have a wonderful day.

Just a Jot

2010-01-25T14:37:00.005-05:00

Here is a beautiful poem called Others May-You May Not. I really have to remind myself when I see what other Christians "get away with." However, my husband gives some of the best advice, he said instead of worrying about what they are doing that I should pray for them. It really helps. I can't make them do right. I tell them what I see wrong and leave the rest up to the Lord. When I see a Christian doing things that they know are so wrong instead of getting bothered I excuse myself and pray for that person. That the Lord would bother their heart(s) and to have them start living for the world instead of their worldly flesh and the world. I don't really have anything as of right now to post so this is just something I thought I'd share. :) I pray that you have a blessed day.

My Opinion on Herbs

2010-01-22T14:19:00.001-05:00

I am really interested in herbs. I'm not certified but I still enjoy studying them. My mom just called me and and was asking me about different things that she could take to replace the medicine that she no longer can afford. I highly recommend Calcium-Magnesium (liquid form) and Acidophilus bifidus. Calicum is very good for you bones, joint, hot flashes, headaches, and so much more. Acidophilus is good for heart burn, upset stomaches, a life saver when pregnant ;), helps to fight off bugs, and much more as well. If you have liver promblems milk thistle, dandelion and all natural tea (add cloves or cinnamon for extra detoxing). I can give more of my personal opinions but it's just that my opinion.

**********I am NOT recommending that you quit taking your medicines. I am not to be held responsible for anything that you willing do. This is my personal beliefs and just my opinion.*******

Here's a picture of our puppy

2010-01-20T12:12:00.003-05:00

Here's a picture of our puppy Biscuit. He's about a year old and he's not done growing. He's already a huge dog. He's a pure bred German Shephard. He enjoys bringing all the stick from the woods behind him up to the front. Once a week we must go out and get rid of the sticks or they'll be overwhelming. We are really blessed to a dog and the room for him. I would love to see your dog(s). Leave a comment with your blog on it. Thanks.

Look at this Bible

2010-01-12T14:55:00.000-05:00

My husband and I got this beautiful Bible for only $25. No I didn't forget to add a zero to the end. We really enjoy going to antique store and this beauty was waiting on us to pick up. Praise God for it. :) We went to an auction and got one similar but we paid $200 for it. As my husband and I excitedly went through this our excitement turned to sorrow when we came across the death page. She has a total of five children and 1887 she had a boy and he passed when he was almost 2 years old. Then her second to the oldest was born in 1889 and passed when he was almost five. There was nothing else in there about her other children. It was something that definitely grabbed at my heart so closely. Well, I'm so thankful for this Bible as well as so many other things that the Lord does for us each and every day that we may not even realize. May God bless you all.

Sour Dough Bread

2010-01-11T16:15:00.000-05:00

Well, I finally made my first batch of sour dough starter bread and it was yummy. Next, I'm wanting to make some sour dough pancakes. We go through a loaf every day or every other day and yeast isn't the cheapest. It guess it is cheaper than buy a loaf of bread but if I can save money I definitely will. :) I'm trying a different bread recipe tomorrow, Lord willing. Trying new recipes to see which one my family like the best. They liked this one but it had cinnamon in it so I really need something for hubby's sandwiches.

I'm still doing my course for medical transcription and praying that God gives me the knowledge to learn it and to get a job. It's a really good paying job, it's just finding the work that will be the problem.

We are spursing up the house in preparation to sell it either this summer or next. We are praying that the Lord's will is for us to be off the grid and self sufficient. We are so very thankful for our home here and if it is the will of Thee for us to be here than so be it but we (my husband) feels that this is just to fix up wait it out and buy property. The Lord works in mysterious ways so we won't know until that day comes to pass.

I must be getting off here and making supper. May God bless you and your family.

Inspiring Quotes

2010-01-08T16:02:00.000-05:00

I've been looking for different saying, peoms, ect for myself and others. I feel that sometimes (to me) the biggest encouragement comes from the men and women whom served the Lord so diligently. These days it's hard to find anyone whom serves the Lord like the men and women years ago. Not saying that there is none just that it's harder. In my opinion the best hymns are written before the 1900's. There are some decent one written after that time period but... I thought today I would share different things that I found to be encouraging.

“Take this rule: whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes off your relish of spiritual things; in short, whatever increases the strength and authority of your body over your mind, that thing is sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself.”

Susanna Wesley (Letter, June 8, 1725)

“Do all the good you can,
By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the people you can,
As long as ever you can.”
John Wesley

"A little faith will bring your soul to heaven, but a lot of faith will bring heaven to your soul."
Dwight L. Moody

Employ whatever God has entrusted you with, in doing good, all possible good, in every possible kind and degree...
John Wesley

Help me, Lord, to remember that religion is not to be confined to the church... nor exercised only in prayer and meditation, but that every where I am in Thy Presence.
Susanna Wesley

God cannot reveal anything to us if we have not His spirit.
Oswald Chambers

O Lord, may I be directed what to do and what to leave undone.
Elizabeth Fry

We must know God experientially for unless the heart perceive and know Him to be to be the supreme good, her only happiness, unless the soul feel and acknowledge that she can have no repose, no peace, no joy, but in loving and being loved by Him.
Susanna Wesley

"If we only have the will to walk, then God is pleased with our stumbles."
C.S. Lewis

“Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn.”
John Wesley

“When I have money, I get rid of it quickly, lest it find a way into my heart.”
John Wesley

“Once in seven years I burn all my sermons; for it is a shame if I cannot write better sermons now than I did seven years ago.”
John Wesley

“The Bible knows nothing of solitary religion.”
John Wesley

"My ground is the Bible. Yea, I am a Bible-bigot. I follow it in all things, both great and small.”
John Wesley

“There's no better book with which to defend the Bible than the Bible itself.”
D. L. Moody

“A rule I have had for years is: to treat the Lord Jesus Christ as a personal friend. His is not a creed, a mere doctrine, but it is He Himself we have.”
D. L. Moody

“Where one man reads the Bible, a hundred read you and me.”
D. L. Moody

“We talk about heaven being so far away. It is within speaking distance to those who belong there. Heaven is a prepared place for a prepared people.”
D. L. Moody

“When I get to heaven, the first face that shall ever gladden my sight will be that of my Savior.”
Fanny Crosby

Hope these encourage you like it does myself.

Sorry for my tardiness

2010-01-06T13:48:00.000-05:00

I would like to appologize for my tardiness. My husband and I have been trying desparately to get my daughter a beautiful headstone. We drew up what we wanted and didn't like that and that happened like three times. It has been very difficult for me with all the holidays. I will try to at least update everyday.

Conspiracy Theory Secret Societies Episode 5 Jesse Ventura Part 6 of 6

2009-12-31T13:03:00.001-05:00

What do you think about all this. I think we need to start getting prepared for the worst. We are trying to fix up our home and are preparing to, Lord willing, sell it this summer. My husband feels the Lord has a place prepared for us where we can be self sufficient. Things are not looking too good for country. Sorry again that it took me so long to continue with the topic of happiness. We have been so extremely busy with so many different things.

Some more on happiness

2009-12-31T12:23:00.003-05:00

However, true success in Jesus Christ is not the "Joel Onsteen" success. No matter what level of success you are at in your life, happiness can be attained no matter how well off you are. My personnel experience lends me to believe that the more you have in worldly possessions the less happy you truly are.

Proverb 3:13 "Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding."

Proverb 3:18 "She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

Those two verses really show that happiness is truly mingles with wisdom, fear of the Lord and knowledge. It seems that if you have one you most times will have the other.

We have looked at a few of the more obvious things that accompany our topic of happiness but there are a few more less obvious or rather less talked about as things that lend to happiness.

John 13:17 "If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them."

This is one verse that may be the single solution to fixing so many christians that are miserable.

I will try to finish later tonight or tomorrow.

Sorry...

2009-12-23T22:54:00.000-05:00

Sorry I haven't finished my topic. I had some teeth pulled and then got sick after that. I will try to finish tomorrow or the next day. I won't be sick forever but AGH!!!! When will it end. :)

With Much Love,
His Helpmeet

Note from hubby (part 2)

2009-12-17T10:29:00.000-05:00

Continued from yesterday.

We find that you should be happy if and when you are chastened by the Lord. Job 5:17 "Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth..." This at first glance may seem odd, to be happy that God has chastened us. However, if we go to Hebrew 12:6 "For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth." Even though God may pinish us, we should take comfort and be happy knowing that we are one of God's children. Too many times people live their life in disregard of God Almighty and some may be church goers. However, they live in sin or worse yet secret sins and not once does God lift a finger to correct them. If you are one of these "christians" that has never seen God's disclipine you may want to check your salvation.

Then we see a very important ingredient to being happy which is found in Psalms 128:1 & 2 "Blessed is everyone that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways...happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

It is hardly possible to be truly happy no matter what your success may be without both fearing God Almighty and walking in His ways.

Look for more tomorrow.

A note from Hubby

2009-12-16T13:05:00.000-05:00

I asked my husband if he would mind writing something for the blog and he finally did. This is what he had to say:

Happiness

It's the season to be jolly and everyone is wishing each other a "Happy holiday". However as we go through the holidays exactly how happy are we? And what are the secrets to happiness?

Before we look to the Bible for what God says about happiness, we should point out the following; Christmas is the saddest time of the year. Evidence of this would be that suicides are at an all time high during the holidays. It has been that way for years. Also, if you want to see the spirit of Christmas firsthand, just try going Wal*Mart. The actions of people most times do not disply the "spirit of Christmas".

The first thing we learn from the Bible about happiness is found in Genesis 30:13. Leah is happy because of two reasons; The first is the obvious...children are the first thing to cause happiness. This also matches what Psalms 127:5 says about children, likening them to arrows and saying "Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them". Don't miss also the perimeter that is put up that they are children of youth. There is a time for childbearing and rearing and that is when you are young. Back to where we started, Leah was also happy because of what other daughters would call her. Always being careful to not be like this, letting your emotions be affected by what others may think and say. Too many times our emotions are like a roller coaster as they are affected by what others are say. However, children are not the only cause for happiness.

There is more, however, I will post a little each day as I don't want it too long. I hope you enjoy and come back tomorrow to read some more. Thanks so much.

Joys of singing and playing for the Wonderful Lord

2009-12-10T15:41:00.002-05:00

I am trying to learn to play the piano. In the midst of that I am trying to teach my children what I already know. I really enjoy playing the piano. I'm not sure if I have a good voice or not, however, I am singing for the Lord. The Bible says to make a joyful noise. It doesn't say make a joyful noise only if you have the voice of an angel. In our church we sing for the Lord and many neighbours can hear us a mile away. Even though we are only a four family church. So, I say unto you sing for the Lord no matter where you are. If it's in your heart let it out. My children often sing (loudly) in the middle of a store and you wouldn't believe the responses we get. Some smile, some join along, etc. Every once in a while you get a grinch who looks at you as if your children are being a nuisance. I kindly smile and sing along. The best remedy for unkind people is to be overly nice to them. I must be going, hubby will be home shortly. If the Lord will.

Lester Roloff - End Times - Part 1

2009-12-08T17:22:00.001-05:00

Lester Roloff was a wonderful preacher. What are your opinion(s) on Lester Roloff? Feel free to post your thoughts.

Lester Roloff - End Times - Part 2

2009-12-08T17:18:00.003-05:00

Lester Roloff - End Times - Part 3

2009-12-08T17:18:00.001-05:00

9/11 CONSPIRACY: WAS FLIGHT 175 A MILITARY PLANE?

2009-12-07T12:25:00.001-05:00

Crazy huh? Would the government lie to us? If so, WHY? Tell me what you think.

The kids are sick and I'm exhausted

2009-12-06T11:23:00.002-05:00

Well, we didn't go to church today because the children were sick. However, we did have devotions. I will try to get back on here but I'm not sure if I will. I was up well past 3 o'clock this morning with the children and then they still were hacking their little heads off. I got about 2 hours of sleep. They seem to be doing a LOT better this morning but I'm still going to give them acidophilus bifidus. We hardly ever get sick but when we do we pass it around for quite so time. Please pray for my little ones. Thanks so much.

Children and their Duties

2009-12-04T13:30:00.000-05:00

Watching my children has really made me realize that they are growing up so fast. I can sit there with each and every one of them and remember when I first had them. So, I figured I do a post on children.

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. Exodus 20:12

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise. That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. Ephesians 6:1-3

Your childrens day will actually be prolonged if they honour thy father and mother.
There are many different verses that tell your children to obey their parents such as:

Children, obey you parents in all theings: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Colossians 3:20

Honour thy father and thy mother. Luke 18:20

Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee. Deuteronomy 5:16

Here are some other good verses:
A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heatheth not rebuke. Proverbs 13:1

A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. Provers 15:5

Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. Proverbs 20:11

Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father. Proverbs 28:7

Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it no. Proverbs 8:32-33

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. Proverbs 23:22

I know that this is a lot of verses but what better why to explain things than to use the trusty KJV Bible.

My Utmost for Hish Highest

2009-12-03T12:36:00.000-05:00

This is a nice book to read every morning. I would like to get the book Morning and Evening by Charles Spurgeon. This book only has one reading per day and Charles' book has two. However, I'm thankful for this book. I got it at an auction as well. :)

Bible Readings for the home

2009-12-03T12:33:00.000-05:00

This book is so nice and I got it at an auction for bascially nothing. It has 200 Scripture topics in a question and answer forum.

The Bible Promise Book

2009-12-03T11:47:00.004-05:00

My husband and I really enjoy reading this. It's also nice to include the child(ren) in on this such as asking them what they would like to hear verses on. Whether it's children duties, parent duties, joy, or whatever it may be. We had this but must of left it during our move. We replaced it at the Christian Book store for $3.97. I highly recommend purchasing this book because it has some many different topics. Enjoy.

What the Bible says about...Child Training

2009-12-03T11:47:00.001-05:00

I've been reading this book and find it encouraging. No parent enjoys spanking their child(ren) but the Bible is clear that we are supposed to. I pray that you find this encouraging.

Tuna Patties and my childhood :)

2009-12-03T11:19:00.000-05:00

When I was growing up my parents hardly ever made me try something that I didn't like. So, I grew up missing an entire world of different foods. I never ate tuna before getting with my husband. Here are a list of other things I never tried Velvetta chesse dip, rice, any Mexican other than a taco, liver, fish (other than fish sticks or something like that), watergate salad, and the list just goes on and on. Once I got with my wonderful husband he showed me that there was a world that revolved around more than just mashed potatoes and pork chops. :) I've actually tried octopus. I really wasn't that bad. It didn't really have any flavour and is extremely chewy. I now will try just about anything and I expect the same from my children. I believe that children don't know what they like and if you give them too many choices then they will go to the extremes. I know as a child I did. Well, enough about my childhood even though it does bring up some funny memories. :) I don't know what made me bring this up. Maybe it has to do with the fact that I'm about to make something that I would have never tried as a kid. Tuna Patties. They are so good. I figured I will share the recipe with you as well.

Tuna Patties

1 egg, beaten
1 (6 oz) can of tuna, drained and flaked
1/2 cup of rolled oats
1/3 cup of shredded carrots
1/4 cup of mayo
2 Tablespoons of onion soup
dash of pepper

Combine all ingredients and mix well. Shape into patties. Brown in olive oil over medium heat for about 3-4 minutes or until a golden brown. Turn and cook the other side the same way.

I hope you enjoy.

But everyone else gets away with it.

2009-12-01T16:07:00.001-05:00

What should you do when everyone else gets away with doing wrong? Keep on the straight and narrow path towards Jesus Christ. They may "get away" with it but it still goes in their book. I've had to learn this lesson and quickly. Doing wrong is much easier than doing right plus you make more "friends". However, your worldly wants will not compare to what God will reward you with. So no matter what everyone else is doing just make sure you are doing right. You won't be judged for their wrong doings but for yours.

Hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful

2009-11-27T13:57:00.000-05:00

I pray that everyone's Thanksgiving was a wonderful event. With much time with your family, thanking and praising God. I was so worried that things wouldn't turn out but they did. For years I didn't have more than a conventional oven so I never needed a turkey pan. About 1:30 in the morning (the day of Thanksgiving) I realized that I didn't have a roasting pan. AGH!!! Well, it was too late to go anywhere so...I prayed. The turkey was supposed to cook for six hours (it was a 24 lb turkey) but I over slept with being up so late. Of course. Also, part of me wasn't wanting to celebrate because our beautiful daughter wasn't with us. So, again I prayed and wrote a "letter" to God telling him how I feel. That helped a lot and made me realize that she was there. It wasn't that I wasn't wanting to thank God for his many, many blessings but that I didn't want to celebrate "without" her. After a rough start, things were finally coming along. My pie turned out beautifully and the turkey was done in four hours.

I had the kids draw turkeys using their hand and ccolor them. They loved it. We had a long devotions before eating. After eating, we sat around and we had to tell each other what we were thankful for. Which there was so many. :) My oldest said that he was thankful for fruit, our new home, Lydia (which made my husband and I tear up), and daddy's job. My youngest son said that he was thankful for Lydia (he talks about her all the time), his toys, and daddy's job.

Even though we hit a rough patch in the beginning and part of me was sad, yesterday was such a wonderful day. It really was a day to be thankful for.

Also, here are the picture of the roses which my husband bought for my birthday. It was so sweet. He is such a wonderful man and I am truly blessed to be one with him.

May God continue to bless every one of you.

Happy Thanksgiving

2009-11-26T09:42:00.000-05:00

I have but just a minute and wanted to wish everyone a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving. We normally run from family to family but I asked hubby if we could start our OWN tradition of Thanksgiving at our home. So, this is my first year of having Thanksgiving at my home. Even if no one shows it's so much less stressful not running every where and having to eat two complete turkey meals. :) Well, I have pies in the oven that need attended to. I pray that everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving.

This and that

2009-11-17T19:35:00.001-05:00

Well, just an update on my fingers, they are not broken just badly sprained. I have cuts and bruises on them. I actually called my husband at work to ask if my hand should be completely numb. We don't have insurance so he said that I could make the call on that one. I didn't get feeling bad into them until yesterday. I can move them but not the whole way. Enough of that.

We finally got a piano and I'm ever so grateful. I've been wanting a piano but our house was either too small or we didn't have the money. Now I just have to teach myself to play. :)

My youngest son is upset because he doesn't understand why everyone has a birthday but him. I've been trying to explain it to him that his will be coming soon enough. Hubby's is the October 13th, 1st is October 17th, oldest daughter is November 10th, and mine is the November 19th. His isn't until January 25th. :) Kids are so cute. I just can't get enough.

Hubby has a good job and we are so thankful for that. However, we are praying that he can get his own business up and running so that he doesn't have to work with the lost world all the time. My husband is v-e-r-y opinionated and tells his co-workers about Jesus and gets on them for their cursing. :) I am trying to do medical transcription. I enjoy it but it's a lot of memorization. I would also like to get my own bake shop up and running. We live near a major road but off a back road. So…who knows what may happen.

Try to live for the Lord

2009-11-17T19:18:00.001-05:00

Have you ever known someone whom is saved and not living for God even though they think they are? I think it's so sad to see people whom have been saved for years and know so much about the Bible that they actually start to use it to excuse their wrong doings. Why not just admit that you're not doing right in that area. No instead twist and misuse the Bible. Which is so much worse because then you are doing two things wrong. I just cannot stand the double standard thing. The Bible calls that an abomination.

Proverbs 11:1, A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.
I know that in that situation he was talking about an actual weight but I think that we should interweave that into our lives. I don't believe that stating that is untrue in any way.

It is really so painful to see your brother(s) and sister(s) in Christ behaving in such an unruly behaviour but to try and justify it is a little upsetting. The reason that I get upset is because we are to set a good example and to separate ourselves from the lost.
II Corinthians 6:14, Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
I really pray that instead of trying so hard to NOT do what is right that we try to do that which is well pleasing unto the good Lord. Our time here but for a moment. Why not live for the Lord. If we would try as hard to please the Lord as we do to please our flesh we would be in good shape.

I broke three fingers

2009-11-12T15:34:00.000-05:00

Well this post will not be long due the fact that I think I broke three fingers. Dummy me wrapped the dogs chain around my hand and he got a little excited and ran a little faster than I could keep up...so they are either broken or dislocated. I can't feel my hand and I'm a little worried but it is what it is. You don't realize how badly you rely on both hands until one is not usable. Sometimes, I have to wonder (and laugh) at the things I do. Well, I'll close with that and try to find some way to take the pain away.

2009-11-11T15:34:00.001-05:00

It was pointed out to me that there was a picture of a Mormon temple on my blog. OPPS. I never even saw the picture. When someone pointed that out I actually was going to ask them what they were talking about. It was until I went to my blog that I saw it. Hey, I'm human and I do make mistakes. I kinda even think it's funny. Sorry about that. The layout was pretty though. I changed it and now things are "better". ;)

2009-11-09T13:48:00.001-05:00

Here's a picture of Obama in his Muslim clothing.

Here is yet another picture of our "president" in his Muslim faith clothing.

Everyone gets so offensive when the subject of him being a Muslim is brought up. First, Obama's father was a known Muslim and his worthless mother was a atheist.

Words from Obama;

Obama is pretty sure that his mother, who died a non-believer, is in heaven. He says his late mother was the kindest, most descent and generous person he ever knew. While she was not "A believer like I am", he says, "I'm sure she is in heaven".

So, if you believe a non believer than anyone and everyone goes to Heaven. She didn't "believe". Why would God send someone where they don't "believe" in? That is ludacris.

Here is yet another statement from our "president"

"Which passages of scripture, should guide our public policy? Should we go with Leviticus which suggests that slavery is ok?... Or, we could go with Deuteronomy which suggests stoning your child if he strays from the faith? Or should we just stick to the sermon on the mount, a passage that is so radical, that its doubtful that our own defence department would survive its application? So before we get carried away, lets read our bibles now. [Some] folks havn't been reading their bible."

2009-10-16T14:40:00.003-04:00

Does God really love everybody? No he don't. You can't tell me that God Almighty can only have one emotion and that is love. Number one verse that everyone seems to run to is John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, the he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Please take notice of the word lovED. The past tense is a verb tense expressing action, activity, state or being in the past of the current moment , or prior to some other event, whether that is past, present, or future. Taken from Wikipedia. God stated that before the death of his Son, Jesus Christ. Besides, if you look in I John 2:15 & 16 (after Jesus' death) "Love not the world , neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world." I'm not saying that God hates everyone just that he doesn't love everyone.

Here are some examples:

Romans 9:13 "As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated." God talking.

Psalms 5:5 "...thou hatest all workers of iniquity."

Proverbs 6:16 "These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren."

This doesn't give you the right to hate everyone that disagrees with you or that looks at you in the wrong way. There is only one person (to my mind) that I hate and that is because he is a liar, proud, always starting trouble, and has treatened to shed innocent blood. No he is not a brother either.

2009-10-15T10:27:00.004-04:00

Mothers we need to be more involved in our children's lives. The statement of "If we don't let them be themselves then we will hurt their character." We are NOT to be their friends but their mothers. I just don't understand these parents that state, "I tell my kids that if they are going to drink do it at our house." Two things wrong with that: First, you're assuming that your child is going to do wrong and second, you're basically telling him/her that it's O.K. to drink. Not to mention with the fact that it's I-L-L-E-G-A-L. We are trying so hard to befriend them. I have never read anywhere in the Bible that tells us to be their friend. The definition of friend doesn't state anything about a mother or a parent.

Children were never as bad as they are now. Does anyone think that it may have to do with the fact that we allow them to be themselves? The Bible is clear when it states that a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame "Proverb 29:15." Why is it that some think that they can get away with not punishing their child and they'll be good? The Bible states in many different places that you are to correct your children.

Such as:

Proverb 13:24-He that spareth the rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

Proverb 22:15-Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Proverb 23:13-Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. There are more but I will not list them all unless someone requests that I do. I am not feeling the greatest today so I think I will close with this.

Thanksgiving Décor: Make your own Garland

2009-10-13T13:42:00.001-04:00

The only holidays that we celebrate are New Years, Thanksgiving, our birthdays, and of course hunting season. :) So, when it's time for one of those holidays I try to go all out with decorating. We don't celebrate Christ M-A-S-S because it is a catholic holiday. Along with the fact that Jesus was born either June or July. We don't celebrate easter because that was celebrated by the men whom KILLED Christ my King. Passover is what is to be celebrated. I will try to take the time to give more details on our belief after our move. Until then check out this webpage for a Thanksgiving garland. Any other Thanksgiving decor (that you can make on your own) ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanksgiving Décor: Make your own Garland Shared via AddThis

The Poisoning of America's Water Supplies

2009-10-12T14:44:00.000-04:00

The Poisoning of America's Water Supplies Do you ever wonder how the government knows when the flu virus or other illnesses are going to hit? One has to wonder, how do they know for sure. They are NEVER 100% right on weather but they can tell when a virus is going to hit. I truly believe that they poison our water supply with that illness. I think this web page is great. Let me know what your opinion is on this web page as well as this blog. Thanks.

2009-10-10T09:30:00.000-04:00

If you or a loved one have suffered from....whatever medicine(s) you are taking. Everytime you turn on the television you see those kinds of commercials. I'm so sick of seeing them not only because they are over played but also because when are people going to learn?
My family and I don't take (for the most part) take prescription drugs or over the counter drugs. We don't get flu shots, the children don't get the "recommended" vaccination shots, etc. We believe that God has given us the proper medicines to heal us. They have more risks than benefits. I know that there are some situations that you have to take medicine. Like when my arm was dislocated and they had to set it back in place. However, I believe that Americans have gone over board with legal drugs that they "have" to have.

I kid you not I know a woman that comes out with a brown paper FULL of medicine. Her only defense is that there was four boxes of stuff for her breathing machine. Which she continues to smoke. She has been on this one drug since she was 16. It's a nerve pill because she cannot handle "real life". She's on three different pain killers (they don't call them killers for nothing), nerve pills, two different kinds of depression pills, hormone balancer, two different inhalers, a breathing machine, and I'm not sure but there may be more. I am amazed that so many doctors prescribes all these different drugs to this one person. These medicines have so many side effects with just that one drugs but you don't know how that drug is going to react to the other drug(s). Not only that but they can liver failure, strokes, kidney failure, etc.

I am floored that in one month of a new prescription coming out that so many people have had terrible reactions to them. Yet some many men and women continue to use them. If you are using an antidepressant you have the chance of becoming more depressed or even commit suicide. If you are using something to help your bladder control problem it may become worse. The list of possible complications are endless.

Think about this...you never heard of ADHA until the last one hundred years. Autism is caused by vaccination shots. Yet, we continue to get our children vaccinated.

Just think about your child(ren)s health. Not what everyone else wants you to do. My family thinks I'm crazy and a "terrible parent" because our children don't get those death shots. My children are healthy.

2009-10-08T15:56:00.000-04:00

Sitting here holding my daughter wondering if what some other christians said are true. When my husband was growing up he was never allowed to play "worldly" games. My son is involved in a flag football team, he's the quarteback. I've been told that he's interacting "too much" with the lost world. My look at it is we need to be around the lost world. How would the lost world hear the wonderful Word of God if we do not go out and tell them. I know first hand that I wasn't raised in a Christian home so if the lady whom led me to the Lord never "interacted" with me than I would probably still be a lost soul. I do, however, believe that we need to set a balance in that. Meaning, I don't think that we should spend more time with lost "friends" than we do with brothers and sisters in Christ. My reason for saying that is, if you were telling your lost "friends" the Word of God every time that you saw them, they would be one of three things 1) Saved. 2) You're not witnessing to them. 3) Or they are reprobate(s). I believe that most times it's the second one. What we as born again Christians need to see is that their souls (if lost) will burn in hell for eternity. What type of friend are you if you don't tell them that they are going to suffer for ever and ever? I'd have to say the hardest thing was telling my family that they were lost and going to spend eternity in damnation. They thought that I was being mean and that I thought that I was more Christian than them. Which was not the case. I (for the most part) am no different than most lost sinners only difference is that my sins are forgiven. My son has only been in football for like two months but I really think that we stand out. People ask, "Why do you wear a dress everyday?" I want to tell them the Word of God in a nice way. So, I tell them that the Bible tells us women to not wear things that pertain to a man or something close to that. My husband has been extremely bothered by not enough preachers out on the streets and so that is where I get my topic for today. We need to get back out there ladies. We need to stand there with our husbands and witness (NOT preach) and hand out gospel tracts. There are souls that are going to hell every minute. I really pray that we can start leading more people to God's wonderful glory. We are never guarenteed a tomorrow or for that matter a today. I know that I don't want to get to Heaven and have blood on my hands. What my family and I have been doing more so is putting gospel tracts out at the grocery stores that we go to, hand them to the cashier/bagger, and my children have even been questioning a woman on why she has short hair and wears pants. I know that we could all do so much more but I think that any little effort is better than none. My family and I only grocery shop once a month so when we get out we put quite a bit of gospel tracts out there. Tell me what you and your family do to help get the Word of God out there. Thanks and may God bless you and your family.

2009-10-07T09:38:00.000-04:00

My husband has been suffering from ulcers for quite some time now so I've decided to try to start eating and cleaning healthier. I've been looking for recipes for a natural detox. I've found that Kombucha tea and kefir drinks are healthy. I've looked all over the place looking for a scoby around my area. Without such luck, I'm not really fond of purchasing it from the internet. I did find a recipe that might work for making a scoby from scratch. I plan on ~~making~~ trying this recipe I'm not sure if it works but I've read that if you boil 3 qyarts of water, mix one cup of sugar, and take four black tea bag. Brew it and then allow it to cool to room temperature. Next pour in one cup of apple cider vinegar. Cover with a double cheese cloth and stick it in a dark warm closet for about one month. They say to try to use ALL organic. I'm definitely not comfortable with buying them on the internet. Here is a web page on kobucha tea.
Now I found a woman whom might sell me some kefir. If not, I, again, am not fond of buying on the internet. I'm only aware of water, milk and coconut. If you know of any more or know more information on either kombucha or kefir grains, please, email me. I've found that there are some really good recipes for kefir soda. I'm not sure if they are actually good but... here is a web page on kefir grains. Here's a website called Dom's kefir. Hopefully these web sites will be helpful. Here are some web page on kefir drinks, sodas and other types of recipes. Heise Health Clinc, Your Kefir, Kefir.net and I know that there are A LOT more. I will definitely be trying all this once we move into our new home. Lord willing, in five days.

2009-10-06T15:15:00.000-04:00

I found some really cute "recipes" so I figured I'd share them with you. I plan on putting a cute little painting/picture with it, framing them and putting them throughout my house.

Recipe for a Happy Home

Half a cup of friendship, a cup of thoughtfulness, creamed together with a pinch of powerdered tenderness, very lightly beaten in a bowl of loyalty with a cup of faith, one of hope, and one of charity. Be sure to add a spoonful of gaiety that sings, also the ability to laugh at little things. Moisten with sudden tears of hearfelt sympathy, bake in a good-natured oven and serve repeatedly.

Recipe for a Happy Marriage

1 cup consideration
1 cup courtesy
2 cupfuls flattery carefully concealed
1 gallon faith and trust in each other
2 cupfuls praise
1 small pinch of in-laws
1 reasonable budget, a generous dash of cooperation
3 teaspoon pure extract of "I’m sorry"
1 cup contentment
1 cup each confidence and encouragement
1 large or several small hobbies
1 cup blindness to the other’s faults

Flavor with frequent portions of recreation and a dash of happy memories. Stir well and remove any specks of jealousy, temper or criticism. Sweeten well with generous portions of love and keep warm with a steady flame of devotion. Never serve with cold shoulder.

Recipe for a Happy child(ren)

1/2 t.care
1 C. kindness
2 C. security
2 T. safety
1 C. love
2 C. loving parents
1 C. religion
Boil together with care, kindness, security, safety, love, loving parents (mom-woman and dad-man)
and religion. Keep hot at all times, never let get warm. Mix thoroughly. Bake forever. Makes one happy child.

If you have any other cute "recipes", please, post them. Thanks so much and may God bless you and your family(ies).

2009-10-05T14:01:00.000-04:00

I've recently heard a message that really got my heart. It's about compassion. I think a lot of times when we see someone whom is not saved or doing right in the Lord we are quick to "blast" them. I think that we should tell them the truth but do it in a manner to help them not to belittle them. Since I've been saved that was not what I was taught and so now I am having to go back to try and fix what I was so wrongly taught. The Bible states Ecc. 3:8, A time to love, a time to hate... I understand that some people need firmness. I know that the people that lead me to the Lord was NOT kind about some of my sins. However, I was someone that needed to be firmly told where I was doing wrong. I on the flip side do not believe that you should not tell someone their sin(s) because "you might hurt their feelings." Some where we have to balance things. People still need to hear the Word of God through witnessing, teaching, and/or preaching.

2009-10-02T11:28:00.000-04:00

I often sit and wonder as to why so many people are quick to blast men and women whom are trying to serve the Lord. Then I have to tell myself that's exactly what they did to Jesus Christ. Not that I'm comparing any of us to Jesus. I was looking up Candy from Keeping the Home and one of the first things that popped up was a site with ludacris accusations. I don't really know this woman, however, I think she loves the Lord very much. At first, I was upset at such a thing but then I realized that people will always be like that to those whom are trying to serve the Lord. Call it "being mean" but I like to call it Telling the Truth. I think that we should all strive on the path that she's on. Who cares if she is meticulously clean. God Almighty is clean so we should as well. I personally don't think she's over board on her cleaning. I think instead of accusing her of being too clean (is there such a thing?) you should ask yourself if you are NOT clean enough. Also, I cannot blame her for screening her webpage. Her web page is for Christian woman and if you don't like what she has to say go to another page. Well, I think I'm done ranting. :) Sorry for the people that didn't say anything.

2009-10-01T13:23:00.000-04:00

What does the Bible say about sodomy? Well, lets take a look. Genesis 13:13, But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before he Lord exceedingly. The first people that God called wicked. That there should tell you something. They were wicked in the beginning of the Bible and the still are even to this very day. Also, look at Leviticus 20:13, If a man also liewith mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. Leviticus 20:15 & 16 also say, And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast. And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. The Bible even tells the sodomites not to lay with a beast. Here is a web site that shows you how wicked sodomites are Jesus is Savior. I'm also a firm believer that people whom support sodomites are sodomites themselves. A true Christian is against sodomy and would never support such a bunch of people. I mean what kind of people would have the NAMBLA standing for North American Man/Boy Love Assocation. Just look up the definition of boy. Wikipedia's definition of a boy. Only a pervert could look at a precious, innocent child and find "attraction". What's with this statement that "God made me this way." If God made you that way then let all the murderers out, the rapists, etc because "God made them that way too." Not that I believe any of that, I'm just trying to prove a point. Well, that's it for today.

Barack Obama is a Muslim, says Libya's Qadhafi..lol

2009-09-30T13:46:00.001-04:00

All I can say is wow!

Re: Obama Admits Muslim Faith

2009-09-30T13:44:00.001-04:00

I thought that you might enjoy this video. I know that I thought it was very...interesting. Everyone can say what they like and he can try to fix the mistake but I've NEVER in my life say my catholic faith or any other faith. I am a Christian and I would never make the mistake of calling myself a murdering muslim. Obama is a Muslim and in my opinion is a terrorist. Our past presidents have had their issues (adultery, liars, etc) but Obama was the worst mistake that we've ever made as a country. I'm praying that he is NOT reelected in 4 years. Hopefully he hasn't made too big of a mess by that time. He states his muslim faith at about 1:21.

2009-09-29T13:17:00.000-04:00

I've really become fond of making my own everything. :) Anything and everything from rice a roni, hamburger help, taco seasoning, hidden valley's ranch dressing, laundry and bathing soap, etc. If you have a recipe that you would like for me to find just ask and I'll do my best to find it or maybe I already have it. I figured I would give you the newest recipe that I found which is Chicken or beef rice a roni. My family and I really like chicken rice a roni but it's 65 cents a box and we eat two boxes. $1.30 for just one part of the meal is an more expensive meal at least for us. I try to save in every way that I can. You have to on one salary. So here'ss the recipe;

Chicken or Beef Rice a Roni
2 cups uncooked rice (NOT instant)
1 cup vercicelli pasta-broken into half inch pieces
1/4 cup dried parsley flakes
6 tablespoons onion powder
1/3 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme

Directions
Mix all the ingredients and store in an ait tight container. To use:
Shake the dry mixture well. Place 1 cup mix and 2 Tablespoons butter in a skiller. Cook until vermicelli is browned. Add 2 1/4 cups of water. Brfing to a boil , cover and reduce heat. Let it simmer for about 15-20 minutes or until the rice is tender.

That's all there is to it. I got this recipe at thriftyfun.com.