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While most families take a summer break from school our government is hard at work in Washington. Sadly many of the things they are working on at this time are legislation that will erode our freedoms even further than they already have done. I just want to remind everyone that our responsibility as citizens does not end with a vote on election day. We have a privilege of living in a free nation with a representative government. We need to take every opportunity to express to our representatives our desires concerning legislation being considered. Here is an issue that is in the "drawing room" at this point. If we take action now and let our leaders know where we stand perhaps we can avoid the passing of legislation down the road that will restrict the freedoms we now enjoy. Health Care Reform - http://www.freeourhealthcarenow.com/ And here is an interesting article to read. It reminds me of how little we actually know about what our constitutional rights are in this nation, and how long we have stood by in constitutional ignorance while our government did what it pleased. Census questions are unconstitutional - http://newswithviews.com/Roth/laurie171.htm (Someone sent me the one about the census, so rather than copying the entire article here I've given you the link. This does not constitute an endorsement of the author or website linked.)
Some food for thought - We need to ask for wisdom from God and His intervention to keep this from happening, though we are already well on our way. "The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism. But under the name of 'liberalism' they will adopt every fragment of the Socialist program, until one day America will be a Socialist nation, without knowing how it happened." by: Norman Thomas, (1884-1968) six-time U.S. Presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America Watch this video from the past and see how well it relates to our current nation ( I do not know anything about the person/organization who introduces the video so I am therefore not offering my support to that entity).
Bottom line? Get involved! We can save our nation from ruin and destruction, God willing, but only if we get involved and take a stand. Pray for our nation's people and our leaders: 1) Repentence - the turning away from sin and to God's ways 2) Blessing - that God would bless us and that we would bless other nations 3) Wisdom - God's wisdom for individuals, families, and our leadership to honor God in all areas of life We can make a difference. Blessings, Missy |
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Last night on American Family Radio we listened to the coverage of the State of the Nation with Ken Ham. If you didn't hear it on the radio it's not too late, you can still listen or watch the video at the Answers in Genesis website. Here is the link: www.answersingenesis.org/events/state-of-the-nation. Come back here and leave a comment after you listen. I would love to hear your thoughts. Blessings, Missy
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A few weeks ago we had a free DVD give-away sponsored by Vision Forum Ministries. At that time I got one of the DVDs that were offered in the contest for our family. I chose the "Top Ten Questions About Genesis and Creation" DVD by Ken Ham from Answers in Genesis hoping it would be educational for the children. My family has watched this DVD several times since, and I thought it would be relevant to report to you what we think of it. I wasn't sure what to expect because I knew that it would be a lecture from one of his speaking engagements, but I must say that we all enjoyed it greatly. Ken Ham is an excellent speaker and is very engaging. He provided a great deal of information on related to the top ten questions he gets asked frequently about Genesis. He deals with questions like Where did Cain get his wife? and How did all those animals fit on the Ark? Some of the information was a little to deep for our 10 year old, but our 13 year old son found it fascinating. I think we all enjoyed it a great deal and learned a lot. The information was helpful in learning how to explain to people that the book of Genesis is not a fairy tale, but can be backed up with scientific evidence. Now if I could learn to articulate this information as well as Ken Ham does that would be awesome, but since I'm not a scientist I'll just have to make this DVD available to friends and family so that they can get the information straight from the man himself. He does a much better job of it that I ever could. Blessings, Missy   |
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We have a Winner!!
It's time to announce the winner of the Vision Forum Ministries DVD give away. Thank you to everyone who entered the contest. I wish I could give each of you the DVD of your choice, but alas there can be only one winner. And speaking of the winner....drum roll please!!!  The winner is....Olga B. Congratulations Olga!!  I've zipped Olga an e-mail to notify her that she has won the contest, and now she can look forward with anticipation to the arrival of the DVD of her choice - "Top Ten Questions About Genesis and Creation" from Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis!I have ordered my own copy of the very same DVD and can't wait to get it. Perhaps after viewing it I will come back here and post a review. If you want more information on the 5 DVD set "Reclaiming the Culture" just click the link or the image below.  Blessings,
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Leapin' lizards, what is this creature? My kids found him on the driveway a few days ago and snapped a picture, then he slunk off into the grass. I have no idea what kind of lizard he is, so if anyone out there knows please tell me. I suppose with all the rain we've had the past few weeks he's on the move, or maybe he just came out into the sun to warm up.  Then today I found this little guy on the carport. I've always heard these called blue-tailed lizards, but I'm not sure if that is their common name. He wasn't camera shy as DD9 was able to get very close to get the photo.  Finally our little garden is planted...well re-planted.  We don't have a large garden space but we were able to plant some cucumbers, straight neck squash, okra, purple hull peas, tomatoes, lettuce, chives, mint, and some insect repelling marigolds. In addition we have several small blueberry bushes we planted last year. For this years garden DH planted the lettuce first while the weather was still mostly cool. The morning after we found that our dear dogs had "helped" during the night by digging in the spot the lettuce seeds were planted. About a week later the lettuce was coming up in patches rather than a straight row. We decided it was going to be too hot where the lettuce was planted, so we moved it then planted the other plants. The next morning our dear dogs had "helped" again during the night (aren't they sweet). This time the okra had been uprooted. We battled this situation all summer last year, and even though we put up a fence around the garden they still managed to get in and dig. This year DH found the answer - an electric wire around the bottom of the fence. They won't go near it now, but have protested by chewing on the wood trim on the french doors (sigh). One of the dear dogs used to (before the electric wire on the fence) stand in the middle of the garden and bark during the night. When we would look out our bedroom window (down 2 stories into the back yard) we would find her in the middle of the garden looking up at us. I don't know why she had to stand in the middle of the garden in the middle of the night to talk to us, but it seemed to make her happy. We spoiled her fun when we electrified the garden fence. Now we sleep peacefully at night, and our garden may actually survive this summer. Other plants around our home are blooming and doing well after the rains. This has been great to see and has given us the opportunity to see and apply some of what we have learned this year in Exploring Creation with Botany by Jeannie Fulbright. Here are some of the plants in their glory. Clematis  Petunia  Succulent (unsure of the specific name)  Chives- The ice cubes are a good slow watering system for potted plants. They are able to utilize more of the water as it slowly melts into the soil, rather than a large quantity being poured in at once and some of it running out of the bottom of the pot.  Mint - I've heard that ants do not like mint, so in an attempt to keep the ants away I have mint on the deck near the kitchen. If anyone has a good recipe for using fresh mint to make mint jelly I would love to have it.  Moss (?) growing beside the house and moss (?) magnified (if you know what this plant is leave me a comment please)   Strawberries  Amaryllis  We have enjoyed planting and growing our own food, and many other plants, over the years. Now we are able to include our children, and they are learning and enjoying it as well.
Blessings, Missy http://homeschoolhisway.blogspot.com |