Never thought of a 'washer' in this light before..what a blessing!
'Warshing Clothes Recipe' -- imagine having a recipe for this ! ! !
Years ago an Alabama grandmother gave the new bride the following recipe: This is an exact copy as written and found in an old scrapbook - with spelling errors and all.
WARSHING CLOTHES
Build fire in backyard to heat kettle of rain water. Set tubs so smoke wont blow in eyes if wind is pert. Shave one hole cake of lie soap in boilin water.
Sort things, make 3 piles
1 pile white,
1 pile colored,
1 pile work britches and rags.
To make starch, stir flour in cool water to smooth, then thin down with boiling water.
Take white things, rub dirty spots on board, scrub hard, and boil, then rub colored don't boil just wrench and starch.
Take things out of kettle with broom stick handle, then wrench, and starch.
Hang old rags on fence.
Spread tea towels on grass.
Pore wrench water in flower bed. Scrub porch with hot soapy water.
Turn tubs upside down.
Go put on clean dress, smooth hair with hair combs. Brew cup of tea, sit and rock a spell and count your blessings.
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Paste this over your washer and dryer Next time when you think things are bleak, read it again, kiss that washing machine and dryer, and give thanks. First thing each morning you should runand hug your washer and dryer, also your toilet---those two-holers used to get mighty cold!
Today I visited my friend James' blog. He is the pastor of a church in Illinois. You can see his entry here at Family Reformation. He has some eye opening information as well as a CBN video. I hope it will encourage you.
Dh and I decided to take the boat out and go fishing together one night while the kids were in VBS.
Dh caught a nice size bass on a crankbait. And as he was trying to get him off the bait, the fish jumped and the hook flew out of the fish's mouth and into dh leg...through his jeans and hooked him.
He cut the hook off the bait and then rolled up his pants to get the hook out and it was gone. He tried unsuccessfully to get the hook to come back through the skin in his leg, but he couldn't. It was making me pretty sick to watch him.
So anyway we had to go to the emergency room. They had to take an x-ray to find the hook and then cut into him to get it out and then give him 7 stitches. He said the worst part was the shot to deaden the area. Oh and the 3 hours at the ER waiting....
He will have a scar forever now to show how hooked he really is on fishing.
It hasn't detered him though...The next night he was on the water again...Fishing!
My mother brought the kids this cute farm furniture set a few years ago. They have really enjoyed eating on it over the years. I felt it was due for a makeover and decided this week was the time to do it. Here are the before pictures. I lightly sanded the furniture down.
If Congress would have decided 10 years ago to drill. Current gas prices would not be where they are today. We would be much less dependent on foreign oil today.
I keep hearing all the analysts that tell us it won't even matter at the pump for 10 years. (Which is partially speculation.) I have heard some analysts say 5 years and others say 10.
But let me add a few things that would matter NOW.
Many jobs would be created overnight and over the next 10 years and beyond-in our pursuit of becoming more energy independent. So more jobs creates more tax dollars paid in, more social security money available. More money being spent in the market place. More families being able to provide for themselves and get health insurance. More jobs = less WELFARE. Which we are currently paying for through our tax dollars.
Being from Texas I am really struggling to understand the Democratic position to NOT Drill the oil we already have. I know many people that came from many states (back in the 80's) to gain Texas oil field related jobs that paid very well. I am equally tired of hearing all about how all that drilling is going to destroy wildlife. Meanwhile we become slaves to the Middle East.
If Americans can't afford to drive to work the Eco system is going to be very low on the list of priorities.
So even if we don't see the reflection at the pump today. We are still better of securing the future of our children and their children for the years to come. And also provide jobs for people at HOME here in America.
The benefit to opening up the reserves would be IMMEDIATE.
If you want to see where your local representative stands on the issue you can visit this site here.
If you want to urge Congress to hear us on the Drill Now Issue here is a petition that Newt Gingrich put in place for you to add your name to.
The republicans are on the floor today urging the democrats to sign the petition and agree to vote for drilling oil here.
Keep in mind-this does not stop the US from seeking alternative forms of energy. Energy independence would be best from a variety of sources. But lets face it-gas, and the need for oil is not going away any time soon. So while we are looking at other sources of fuel lets go ahead and use the oil resources we already have.
We finished up our school year May 16th. So now we are enjoying a summer break. This is the first year
we have actually taken a summer vacation. Last year we did school year round.
This year I needed a break. I think the kids were ready for one too. So what are we doing?
Here is a partial list of things we have planned.
1. Spend a lot of time at the swimming pool. at least 2-3 times per week.
2. Play in the sprinkler alot.
3. Get a raft for the boat so we can ride on it in the lake.
4. Grill alot of food.
5. Add a roof over our upper deck.
6. Stain the deck.
7. I just finished updating the decor in the main bathroom.
8. I have steam cleaned all the carpets.
9. Work on cleaning and readying the school room for fall semester.
10. Read a few books. (Fiction)
11. Burn some bon fires and roast some marshmallows and make smores.
12. Fish, Fish, Fish.
13. Plan some playdates.
14. Attend VBS.
15. Attend some of the JR. Ranger programs.
This was the one they sent today. I just had to pass it on.
The Lord is my Shepherd. I shall not want.
He maketh me to live on less sleep:
He leadeth me through the noise of many voices.
He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me to teach
The right lessons each day, for His name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of undone
Laundry and kitchen messes, I will fear no evil:
For thou art with me, my teacher's guides and
Answer keys, they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence
Of threatening school officials and critical family members:
Thou anointest my head with heavenly wisdom, my cup runneth over.
Surely educated and godly children shall follow after me
All the days of my life: and I will dwell again one day
In a clean house with the Lord forevermore.
I thought this was very interesting. One of the things that really stood out to me in this discussion was Joel stating that the Birth of the Nation of Israel makes this TIME different from any other time since Jesus. Another sign is a Russian -Iranian alliance. Joel has a few fiction books out and you can find out more about him here on hisblog. There are actually 5 parts to this interview and you can find those at www.YouTube.com
I was able to get a copy of his book, the Ezekiel Option. I read the whole thing over the last few days. Which is not normal for me. I began reading it and was hooked, always wanting to find out
what would happen next. Plus, the Bible prophesy part of it is really interesting.
Here are a list of his books, I am trying to get the others from my library but there is a long
line on his latest "Dead Heat".
Here are some picture of one of my flower beds. I had a couple of azaleas die over the last year.
I decided to replace them with a kind I just found out about. It is called an Encore Azalea and it blooms spring to fall and then the leaves turn red in the winter.
Over the past few days I have really had time for reflection. I have been thinking back about that night we were robbed. Today is the court date. From what I understand this is one level of court and the DA plans to ask the judge to send the case before the grand jury, which I assume has power to try him criminally and sentence him to prison. He is also in need of Drug rehabilitation. From what I understand he has had thefts prior in 2006 and 2007. In the past he received probation and a slap on the wrist and was sent back out into society.
When does it stop? Who is really paying here? If he does get prison time and drug rehabilitation. We still have to consider who is paying for this. Is he paying for his sins (punishment for his crime)?
Now if he does go to prison then he will pay, by losing some time away from his family, lose some temporary freedoms, for a short time. But then again he CHOSE this. Even if the drugs are a big reason. One has to choose to try them before they can become addicted.
The more I think about it, the more I realize that I am actually paying for this. Not only I, but all the people out there that go to work every day to earn money so they can provide a home for their family, pay for the health care needs of their family, try desperately to save for future college so their children can go out and do the same to make a positive influence on our culture. And we pay taxes. We pay. We pay. We pay. We have paid in time and money and in tax dollars.
In time-we paid the first week after the robbery. Closing accounts, getting new Drivers License, and Social Security cards., getting new fishing and hunting license. My dh is spending hours transferring over our bank accounts. I have spent hours calling and driving around to change the account we get many of our bills drafted from, etc. My dh has had to take time off work for many things and then again today for the trial. Not only that but his company suffers when he is not there. So even his employer loses. If another hearing is scheduled in a higher court, we will lose more time attending that trial.
We lost a week of school over it. In sleep lost-countless hours. (Little pieces of our lives-stolen)
In money- directly stolen, yes we have insurance. but homeowners insurance has a $500.00 deductible. So my camera and cell phone came up to that amount. (So we don't even get reimbursed for those items, and we had to go buy them again. ) That is $1000.00 right there. Not to mention that in my wallet were pictures of my children and I when they were both 7 months old. They were sepia toned pictures-wallet size and I cannot get them back. My little girls' diary with pictures of the family she drew-taken. They mean nothing to him, but so much to her. She actually cried over the diary and not over her Leapster he stole. My dh had a note from his daughter that said " I love and miss you daddy!" She wrote it when she was 7 years old and he has carried it in his wallet since then. He will never see that note again. She isn't 7 anymore, she is grown. A memory of her girlhood stolen.
The insurance company loses by having to pay a claim. Then you and I (we) pay again for the increase in insurance rates.
In tax dollars-you and I pay. Our tax dollars hire the police, who must come out and file the report. We pay for the detectives that have to investigate. We pay for the extra officers who spent extra time coming out into our neighborhood to patrol our streets. We pay for the jail, the courtroom, the clerks, the lawyer that represents him, the DA and the judge. We pay, we pay, we pay. We pay for the drug rehab and the prison time. He gets 3 meals a day, TV, a warm bed. We pay through donations for prison ministries that go in and try to help these people see that there can be a better way.
His family pays. They will pay by not having their son with them for a period of time. They will pay by the shame they will feel. They may pay because he is not home now to help his parents who are older. But they will also gain some relief. Perhaps the drug selling out of their home will cease. Perhaps he will actually become drug free and perhaps a prison sentence will help him have a change in heart to make a better life for himself. (But the statistics are unfavorable that will happen.)
So it all still comes down to choice. We pay for the poor choices others in society make. I know that many times people make choices and they don't realize how many people that choice can affect. We pay and pray that they will turn to Jesus and see that God loves them, he forgives them, but they must turn from evil and make good choices.
My prayer is that this young man will beat the statistics and come to trust in the Lord and be able to make good choices in the future. I pray he can be a blessing to his family and not a shame. I pray that good can come of this. I pray that he will go to prison. Perhaps there he will allow God to get his attention.
I can tell that right now he is not at all sorry for what he did. Only sorry that he got caught. Which is an even scarier place to be than jail.
So the next time you hear about a crime, someone dealing drugs, etc. Just remember WE -the people- that go to work every day to support their families, to support our churches, to support our communities through tax dollars. We are paying for it. And we wonder why we can't seem to get a new city hall built, or a street that desperately needs paving paved. We cannot seem to understand why the firefighters can't get the equipment they need, and why we can't get a library appropriate for our population.
We are paying for the poor choices people make. We pay when people choose to become part of the problem instead of part of the solution in our communities.
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