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For today…October 26, 2009

Outside my window…the glorious colors of autumn.

I am hearing…the sounds of breakfast being made.

I am smelling…apple butter in the crock-pot * oatmeal with cinnamon.

I am thinking…how majestic is His Creation!

I am remembering…a colonial Saturday * early morning coffee on the front porch with hubby * family Bible study on the Law and the Gospel

From the kitchen…apple butter * apple  pie filing * apple sauce

Around the house…puppy toys littering the family room floor * muzzle-loaders in the corner * basket of apples in the kitchen

On my mind…a new cross-stitch pattern to start called, ‘His Name is Jesus’

From the learning rooms…time management skills

Pondering this Scripture…”Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.  Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.”  Romans 3:20

I am looking forward to…coffee with a friend today * our new homeschool band starting this week

One of my favorite things…an evening sky in winter

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Grace and peace!

 

 

 

 

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For today…October 19, 2009

Outside my window…a bright, autumn morning * sunshine for the first time in six days!

I am thinking…my garden needs tending after all the rain we have had.

I am remembering…colonial dances * afternoon naps * dinner with friends * daughter’s PSAT testing

I am hearing…the whirr of the fireplace fan.

I am thankful for…the Holy Spirit’s guidance as I deal with personal struggles.

From the kitchen…grilled tomato flatbread * marinated salmon * discovering the benefits of cooking with coconut oil * some bread experiments

From the learning rooms…having kids write their own weekly plans for lessons * Postmodern Times by Gene Edward Veith * catching up on grading * lots of life lessons * Deuteronomy

On my mind…husband’s new job * mom considering major surgery

Around the house…puppy snuggled in her bed by the fire * footsteps down the stairs * colonial garb lying around * a full drying rack of clean dishes to put away

Some plans for the week…homeschool co-op meeting * coffee with a friend * fall housecleaning jobs * shopping for formal attire

Pondering these words…”Zeal for the truth has become politically incorrect.  There is actually zero tolerance for biblical discernment in a ‘tolerant’ climate…”  John MacArthur in Truth War p.189 

From the photo file…a colonial lady

 

 

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Have a blessed week!

 

 

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For today…October 5, 2009

From my comfy chair…a quiet morning * an autumn sunrise on the horizon * sleepy children

I am thankful for…early morning devotions * a life full of loving family & friends * peaceful night’s sleep

I am hearing…the house beginning to wake up

Around the house…boxes from hubby’s old office * hunting gear * lots of laundry to put away

Memories from last week…grandma flying home * black-tie banquet with hubby & farewell luncheon with his co-workers * success for daughter at sewing expo

I am looking forward to…normal school routine * finishing the  painting on the garden shed * our local Fall Festival this weekend

From the kitchen…veggie soup * Irish Soda Bread * salads made with lettuce from the garden

I am reading…’The Quarterly Journal’ from Personal Freedom Outreach

Some GrifNet humor…Husband says: When I get mad at you, you never fight back. How do you take
out your frustration and control your anger. 

 Wife says: I clean the toilet. 

Husband says: How does that help? 

Wife says: I use your Toothbrush.  

One of my favorite things…watching my son play with his dog

I am hoping…to find time to work on some crafting projects

Pondering thoughts on…how Jesus is refining His Church in these last days

A Scripture thought to share…”For in Him (Jesus) dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily…”  Colossians 2:9

A lovely start to the day…

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Blessings!

 

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For today…August 3, 2009

From my rocker…the whirr of the ceiling fan * watching my son create things with clay * my puppy snoring in her bed

I am hearing…the sounds of morning * the coffee pot cycling * the air-conditioning working hard on a steamy, August day

I am remembering…the quick visit to Florida to check on moms * walking on the beach with my children * swim finals * making pickles * dinner with home grown foods * making progress on the new shed * the arrival of our new mattress set

I am thankful…for my faithful, merciful Savior * flexible schedules * homeschooling * healthy children * loving family * fried okra

Around the house…lots of clutter from last week * remnants of pickling * baskets of laundry that need attention * children gathered in the family room eating their breakfast cereal

From the kitchen…sweet corn soup with home grown corn * zucchini bread * barbecue sandwiches with leftover smoked pork * experiments with bread machine

From the learning rooms…continuing with lessons * placement test for local community college * Christianity and Liberalism by J. Gresham Machen * starting new math curriculum * lots of home economics  ;-)

Currently reading…continuing Truth War * catching up on WORLD issues

  One of my favorite things…a clean house–a rare pleasure.   

A few plans for the rest of the week…lots of cleaning & cooking * school * two swim parties * catching up with girlfriends * 4H meeting * homeschool co-op business

A picture thought to share…bountiful blessings!

May the Lord bless you and keep you this week!

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Grandmother Wren is hosting the Daybook for the summer.

 

 

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For today…July 13, 2009

From my chair…a totally different view in our re-arranged living room. * I’m not sure I like it because I no longer face the windows where I can look out and see the sky and trees. 

Outside my window…a gray, still morning * birds waking up

I am hearing…my puppy, breathing softly as she sleeps * the whir of the ceiling fan * the coffee pot cycling * a blessed, peaceful morning after a busy weekend * my son playing with his Playmobil soldiers.

Around the house…jars of zucchini relish * basket of cukes, beans & more zucchini to process * organized clutter here & there to put away

I am thankful for…my health & that of my family * a lovely chat with my sister-in-law * the flexibity that homeschooling affords * the cool temperatures we’ve enjoyed lately

I am remembering…a busy weekend of canning, gardening, working on the shed * a lovely dinner with my husband * early-morning coffee on the front porch * hard-working children * making plans for a trip to Florida to check on my mom

I am reading…Truth War by John MacArthur * What Love is This? by Dave Hunt

One of my favorite things…finishing projects. 

A few plans for the rest of the week…returning library books * swim practice & a meet on Wednesday * berry picking with friends * a trip to town for fabrics/notions, new swim goggles & other ‘necessities’ * playdate for son * eliminating all the piles of clutter

Some humor in honor of John Calvin’s 500th birthday…How many Calvinists does it take to change a lightbulb?   None.  Lights will go on and off at predestined times.  (from Grif.Net)

A picture thought to share…our beloved Sam, who recently passed away.

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Hope you have a lovely week!

 

Karen is hosting the Daybook for the summer at Grandmotherwren.com.  

 

 

 

 

 

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For today…July 6, 2009

From my comfy chair…birds singing * an unusually cool morning * a bright morning sky

I am thankful for…a faithful Savior * vacations * loving friends * routines

I am remembering…our family vacation * kayaking * cool mountains streams * amusement parks * white-water rafting * fireworks * pickling green beans * lots of games of Sequence *

Around the house…stacks of mail to sort * suitcases & clutter that need organizing

I am thinking…of my family–my mother-in-law’s, brother’s & nephew’s birthdays * that I would love to catch up with my sister-in-law * of all the things on my ‘to do’ list * how I miss our old cat that passed away recently

I am reading…Truth War by John MacArthur * Proclaiming the Gospel newsletter * Daniel

I am creating…lots of zucchini bread * a new living room design * daily bread recipe with home-milled wheat flour * lesson plans for the next six-week period

From the learning room…back to lessons Tuesday * incorporating some new record-keeping techniques gleaned from convention

A few plans for the rest of the week…clean camper * errands in town * swim meet on Wednesday * catching up on insurance filing * lots of laundry * weed pulling in garden

One of my favorite things…coming home after vacation.

A Scripture thought to share…”But You, O LORD, are a shield for me, my glory and the One who lifts up my head.”  Psalm 3:3

A snapshot of our vacation…Sha-Kon-O-Hey–Land of Blue Smoke

Have a blessed week!

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P.S.–Grandmother Wren is hosting The Simple Woman’s Daybook while Peggy takes the summer off.  You can visit her site at http://grandmotherwren.com/.

 

 

 

A Vulnerable Heel

From:  Letters of John Newton

“In order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are very familiar with his evil schemes.”
2 Corinthians 2:11

Satan knows knows how to suit his temptations to our personal tempers and circumstances. And if, like Achilles, you have a vulnerable heel–the old serpent will be sure to strike there!

“Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies and tricks of the Devil.”
Ephesians 6:11

HT: Grace Gem

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For today…June 1, 2009

Outside my window…a lovely, cool, sunny morning. * Birds are singing and a slight breeze is blowing.

I am hearing…my son getting his breakfast.

Around the house…coolers, clothing and others remnants from the weekend’s camping trip * a baby box turtle sleeping under the warm light of his new home. * lots of clutter.

I am thankful for…the start of a new day which promises Grace from the Lord, which I need moment by moment * friends who lovingly exhort  * weekends away.

I am remembering…the sound of rain on the camper in the middle of the night * relaxing visits with friends at a beautiful state park * heartwrenching issues concerning my daughter and a ‘friend’ * difficult conversations * huge snapping turtles laying eggs in my gardens * my children enjoying colonial dancing * finding sharks teeth at the beach * watching the dog enjoying the water.

I am hoping…to accomplish many things today * for guidance from the Holy Spirit in all aspects of my life * for more hours to be added to the day 

I am attempting to create…a clean & tidy house. 

I am reading…The Backyard Homestead, finishing up Hitler’s Cross and hoping to start John MacArthur’s Truth War.  (With my husband on travel for half the week, I might actually get some time to read!)

A few plans for the rest of the week…lots of cleaning * pricing my curriculum to sell at the homeschool convention * pulling weeds * making a cucumber trellis.

One of my favorite things…sitting around the campsite with good friends studying/discussing Scripture and life.  What a blessing!

 A question to consider…How do we know if the peace we feel is from the Lord?  (1 Corinthians 14:33)

A picture thought to share…a snapping turtle similar to the ones that decided to make my garden their nesting site. 

 

Have a marvelous week!

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Random Thoughts

Our world is changing very quickly.  It is quite challenging to keep up with it all.  So I’m just going to write about some of the many thoughts swirling through my head in hopes of making room up there for some peace of mind to enter in. 

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Earlier this week I was listening to Janet Parshall’s America radio program.  She was interviewing Henry Blackaby, who has released an updated version of a book he wrote with his son.  I don’t remember the name of the book they were discussing, but I do know about his most popular book, Experiencing God.   I have never read this book, so I cannot speak to its contents; however, if I just think about the title, red flags begin to fly. 

How does one know that what one experiences IS from God? 

Sola scriptura means ‘by Scripture alone.’   In other words, ‘No experience needed!”

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In the latest ‘Israel My Glory’ magazine, Thomas Ice writes about preterism.   I first heard this term years ago, when Hank Hanegraaff  finally decided to come clean on his eschatological views.   For a long time, he would not answer people’s questions on his radio program concerning his personal view of end times; he would just say he was in the process of writing a book about it.   Then I listened to a debate with Dave Hunt and Gary DeMar between the Futurist position and the Preterist position.   I’m sticking with Dave and the Futurist position! 

According to Theopedia,

Preterism is a view in Christian eschatology which holds that some or all of the biblical prophecies concerning the Last Days refer to events which took place in the first century after Christ’s birth, especially associated with the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. The term preterism comes from the Latin praeter, meaning past, since this view deems certain biblical prophecies as past, or already fulfilled.

Preterism is most dramatically contrasted with Futurism, the view that most prophecies regarding the End times, and passages referring to Last Days, Great Tribulation, and Judgment are still future and will immediately precede the return of Christ. Proponents of preterist views generally fall in one of two categories: Partial Preterism or Full Preterism.    SOURCE

I believe preterism leads to or is the result of Dominionist theology, Replacement theology and/or Reconstructionist theology.   Very dangerous thinking for Christians!

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Did you hear that Darwinists have found the ‘missing link’?  Her name is ‘Ida’ and she is being promoted as a transitional fossil between animals  and humans.  Apparently, there is a documentary about it, as well as a new book.  The Institute for Creation Research has a brief article about it at their website:  http://www.icr.org/article/4637/.

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I received this email from Mike Gendron’s Proclaiming the Gospel Ministry recently: 

Many evangelicals are unaware of the Vatican’s relentless strategy to unite all of professing Christianity under the power and authority of the pope. Everywhere we look we see a compromise of the Gospel for the sake of ecumenical unity. Following are just a few of the several disturbing events that we have experienced:
We were asked to counsel a Christian young lady, and her Roman Catholic boyfriend of two years, who were contemplating marriage. After 90 minutes of presenting the light of the true Gospel against the errors of Catholicism, the young Baptist lady was very disturbed. It was clear that no one had ever warned her that the gospel of Catholicism is fatally flawed.
I was asked to counsel a student at Dallas Theological Seminary who had decided to join the Roman Catholic religion after he had been told it is the one and only true church.
A pastor asked me to meet with his youth pastor who was leaving to join the Roman Catholic religion. He was told they offer “the fullness of salvation” because without the Eucharist, no one could be fully saved.
A young lady came up to me in tears after one of my seminars. She was so distraught because she recently married a Catholic and no one had ever warned her of Rome’s false gospel. She had been in an evangelical church all her life.
After teaching a seminar at Moody Bible Institute, a student asked me to talk to an “born again” Catholic accountant in Moody’s business office who was proselytizing the students. Within minutes into the conversation, the Catholic accountant offered me a 4-page publication that explained why the Eucharist is necessary for salvation.
It is for reasons like these that we all need to be educated and equipped to earnestly contend for “the faith” and to proclaim the true Gospel to souls who are lost in this huge mission field. May I encourage you to ask your church leadership to do the following:

1) host a Proclaiming the Gospel seminar
2) put our web site (www.pro-gospel.org) in your church bulletin to give people access to important information concerning Roman Catholicism.
3) offer our six different Gospel tracts in your bookstore or tract racks. Five of them were created specifically to reach Roman Catholics.
4) obtain our video series on DVD and my book Preparing Catholics for Eternity for your church library and/or bookstore.

  Serving you as you serve our Lord Jesus Christ!
Mike Gendron
Director, Proclaiming the Gospel

We must pray for our Catholic family members and friends!  Mike’s ministry has been instrumental in helping me understand the RC church’s teaching.  Please consider visiting his ministry’s website which is listed on the left side of this blog. 

 

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“…God is not a God of confusion, but of peace…”
1 Corinthians 14:33

 

 

 

 

Favorite Things

20 Of My Favorite Things

1. Color-hunter green
2. Dessert-Chili’s Raspberry White Chocolate Lava Cake
3. Smell-fresh brewed coffee
4. Flower-daisy
5. Animal-chipmunks
6. Month-April
7. Beverage-sweet iced tea
8. Pair of shoes-crocs
9. Snack-pecans
10. Song-’Life of Praise’  by Casting Crowns  (You can listen here.)
11. Book-Hidden Hand by A.L.O.E.
12. Fruit-raspberries
13. Hairstyle-short & sassy
14. Piece of clothing-favorite blue jeans
15. Store to clothes shop- Lands End
16. Season-Spring
17. Hobby-cooking & gardening
18. Thing to collect-shells
19. Movie-Pride and Prejudice – A & E version
20. Restaurant-Bonefish Grill

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