Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:4-7
4/29/08
4/28/08
God's promises
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10
Isaiah 41:10
4/27/08
Our baseball player
E had his first baseball game on Saturday. He did great. He hit a home run and his team won!
4/21/08
Internet withdrawl...
Our phone and internet have been down since Friday. It is finally up now. I guess I can live without the phone. At least we had the cell phones. But no internet was killing me! I can't believe how much I get on "real quick" just to check something. Mostly email. News and weather too since I do not watch tv enough the catch the news. I get online way too much. But it is so good to have it back!! :)
I also need to comment on AK's comment on my last post. My bragging about the costume was a JOKE! I cannot sew either. It is something I really really wish I could do, but I have never tried to learn. The felt spots were TAPED onto the sweatshirt with masking tape. And the ears were put on with safety pins! I am so NOT crafty. I did not take that after Mom. I do not have the patience I guess. Or maybe I am just too lazy.
Also, just mentioning that we have less than 2 weeks until L leaves. So please remember him in prayer. Us too. The kids don't really comprehend it yet. And I am trying not to think about it too much. But the time is going way too fast.....
I also need to comment on AK's comment on my last post. My bragging about the costume was a JOKE! I cannot sew either. It is something I really really wish I could do, but I have never tried to learn. The felt spots were TAPED onto the sweatshirt with masking tape. And the ears were put on with safety pins! I am so NOT crafty. I did not take that after Mom. I do not have the patience I guess. Or maybe I am just too lazy.
Also, just mentioning that we have less than 2 weeks until L leaves. So please remember him in prayer. Us too. The kids don't really comprehend it yet. And I am trying not to think about it too much. But the time is going way too fast.....
4/16/08
A play and a science fair
E had a play at school Monday night. He was a dog. He chose the character because the class helped write the play. It did not turn out as planned since out of 17 kids in his class only 6 showed up. I managed to video it with my camera but you could not hear him at all. He only had one line anyway. I am a terrible mother because I can't help but think those things are hardly worth the trouble of the 20 minute drive to get there. I am bad. But it is usually true anyway. I guess I am not all bad though, as I did go to the trouble of "making" him a costume. I am just so talented (HA HA!). I spent one dollar on felt and took one of the unused dog collars out of the building. Magic, he was a dog. I think I went to more trouble than most of the other parents though from the looks of it. I would show pictures but don't feel like editing out strange kids faces right now. Trust me, he was the cutest!! And there were 2 or 3 other classes that performed after his class, so it wasn't just those 6 kids!!
It was also the science fair. Our first one--and quite possibly our last. Thank goodness, Daddy was home to help him make a project, as I don't do that stuff very well. He did not even get an honorable mention and we don't know why. They announced the winners at the end of the evening and did not tell which projects were the winners, only the kids' names. So we do not even know how good the projects were. That was disappointing. Some were obviously done by parents, but I do not think those were winners. The contest rules were very specific that the child had to do the project himself and it must be age appropriate. E was not happy that we made him write the whole thing out and he saw that most others were printed on computers. Cheaters! LOL
It was also the science fair. Our first one--and quite possibly our last. Thank goodness, Daddy was home to help him make a project, as I don't do that stuff very well. He did not even get an honorable mention and we don't know why. They announced the winners at the end of the evening and did not tell which projects were the winners, only the kids' names. So we do not even know how good the projects were. That was disappointing. Some were obviously done by parents, but I do not think those were winners. The contest rules were very specific that the child had to do the project himself and it must be age appropriate. E was not happy that we made him write the whole thing out and he saw that most others were printed on computers. Cheaters! LOL
4/10/08
Oprah
Do you watch Oprah? I forwarded an email recently about this but I just now found this video. OH MY GOSH! I had no idea. I know it is long but PLEASE watch it if you can. I really had no idea Oprah said these things. It is scary to me how many people watch and love her so much....
4/4/08
Evolution
This morning on Christian radio they were talking about evolution and about the new movie coming out called--Expelled. They were saying that the evolution debate will be coming up alot more in the next month or so because of that and the anniversary of Darwin's theories or something. Anyway, since I put my modesty article on here, I thought I would share the one that I wrote for the March issue of our newsletter too. I was asked to write it because of the election and the issue on the school board members.
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The debate on evolution is very complex. There are many opinions. There are extremely intelligent people and many scientists on both sides of the issue. But, the fact that God is the Creator is clearly taught in scripture: Genesis 1 and 2, Job 38-41, Psalm 104, Romans 1:18-20, and Col 1:16, 17.
There are reports of more and more respectable scientists abandoning the theory of evolution. There is the belief of Creationism and also the theory of Intelligent Design (which suggests God, but also allows even that aliens could be responsible). Darwin himself said “we cannot prove that a single species has been changed” and that the eye could not possibly have been formed by natural selection.
Evolution has many weaknesses debated by scientist such as: “evolution has never been observed; evolution violates the 2nd law of thermodynamics; there are no transitional fossils; the theory of evolution says that life originated, and evolution proceeds, by random chance; evolution is only a theory; it hasn't been proved.” To me, those big words mean that there is no proof of evolution. There can be changes, or modifications within a species, but not change from one species to another. And it cannot be said where the life first came from to begin the evolutionary process.
Looking up information on evolution for this piece has made my heart hurt. It is amazing to me that so many highly educated people have such differing opinions. Then again, it does not amaze me. Evolution is one attempt at explaining away God, disproving Him. I read more than one quote that called evolutionism a religion. Not one single thing I have read could make ME believe that God did not create us all, all of this entire solar system. I do not know how He did it. Is some form of evolution involved? I do not know. He does not give us those details. There ARE details of the creation of man. That is enough for me. Everything in creation, to me, is a miracle and the thought of it just happening by chance, is ridiculous.
America has a government system based on a biblical view, but it also tolerates and protects other viewpoints. High school and college biology textbooks do not provide students with evidence against evolution. Some examples in textbooks have been proven to be false, yet they are still in the textbooks. So instead of teaching our children in school that evolution is the only way, a fact that has never and cannot be proven, the other views, or the weaknesses should be presented to our children also. When my children come to tell me that the teacher said we were once apes, I will once again read Genesis to them. I do not expect the schools to do that for me, but I do hope that they do not try to teach my children that our beliefs are ignorant and there is no other explanation other than random chance…
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The debate on evolution is very complex. There are many opinions. There are extremely intelligent people and many scientists on both sides of the issue. But, the fact that God is the Creator is clearly taught in scripture: Genesis 1 and 2, Job 38-41, Psalm 104, Romans 1:18-20, and Col 1:16, 17.
There are reports of more and more respectable scientists abandoning the theory of evolution. There is the belief of Creationism and also the theory of Intelligent Design (which suggests God, but also allows even that aliens could be responsible). Darwin himself said “we cannot prove that a single species has been changed” and that the eye could not possibly have been formed by natural selection.
Evolution has many weaknesses debated by scientist such as: “evolution has never been observed; evolution violates the 2nd law of thermodynamics; there are no transitional fossils; the theory of evolution says that life originated, and evolution proceeds, by random chance; evolution is only a theory; it hasn't been proved.” To me, those big words mean that there is no proof of evolution. There can be changes, or modifications within a species, but not change from one species to another. And it cannot be said where the life first came from to begin the evolutionary process.
Looking up information on evolution for this piece has made my heart hurt. It is amazing to me that so many highly educated people have such differing opinions. Then again, it does not amaze me. Evolution is one attempt at explaining away God, disproving Him. I read more than one quote that called evolutionism a religion. Not one single thing I have read could make ME believe that God did not create us all, all of this entire solar system. I do not know how He did it. Is some form of evolution involved? I do not know. He does not give us those details. There ARE details of the creation of man. That is enough for me. Everything in creation, to me, is a miracle and the thought of it just happening by chance, is ridiculous.
America has a government system based on a biblical view, but it also tolerates and protects other viewpoints. High school and college biology textbooks do not provide students with evidence against evolution. Some examples in textbooks have been proven to be false, yet they are still in the textbooks. So instead of teaching our children in school that evolution is the only way, a fact that has never and cannot be proven, the other views, or the weaknesses should be presented to our children also. When my children come to tell me that the teacher said we were once apes, I will once again read Genesis to them. I do not expect the schools to do that for me, but I do hope that they do not try to teach my children that our beliefs are ignorant and there is no other explanation other than random chance…
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