But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance
This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every moring: great is thy faithfulness. The Lord is my portion saith my soul: therefore will I hope in him. The Lord is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD. Lamentations 3: 21-26
When we pray as a family at night before the boys go to bed we all have our personal thanks and petitions to add. The boys also have a Scripture verse that they say each night. They've said these verses for maybe six years now. I think they "get" it.
Roo, "As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. Joshua 24:15."
Boo, "I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You, O LORD, will keep me safe. Psalm 4:8."
I've debated back and forth what to post on my blog. Some of the "big" bloggers, the mega-bloggers who have thousands of readers have suggested it is not good manners to talk about politics and religion.
Well...for today, I am going to lay the manners aside. So if you don't want to talk about politics you won't hurt my feelings. Come back on Wednesday or Thursday of next week and we'll move on to some more "joyful" pursuits.
Really. I do have some ideas. . .. .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ..... ...... ....... ........ ......... .......... ...........
Okay...Is everyone gone who wants to steer clear of the big red, white and blue elephant and donkey dancing in the corner of the room?
If you are still here, you may or may not want your children to read with you.
So for today...
I kept trying to NOT write this. I kept thinking that someone else would do a much better job. But the burden of silence physically hurts these days.
My heart is so heavy with the upcoming election. America is at a turning point. The mainstream media has become a propaganda tool. I graduated with a degree in advertising and public relations from the College of Journalism at my university. So there were lots of news-writing classes, along with marketing, ad writing,and publicity classes. Had I or any of my classmates turned in articles most journalist today are publishing we would have gotten a big fat "F."
I totally get pundits, op-ed pieces, slants and endorsements. I get advertising. I know what the PR people for the candidates get paid to do. But only a few times before in history have we seen media sliding down a slope with potential leaders. And the outcome hasn't been pretty.
Thankfully the internet has provided some balance (and I know that is slanted,) too!! But there are questions unanswered and topics untouched by MSNBC, NBC, CBS, CNN and ABC. FOX is dependent on the show's host. One thing the mainstream media does not want to talk about is abortion. Basic human rights.
So I've decided to share links and videos that deal with the issues of abortion and the rights of unborn children. Feel free to click on the links, please be kind if you disagree with anything. I'm betting I am preaching to the crowd (if anyone's still reading). But, you never know.
God is in control. There is nothing that happens without His knowledge. Why should I bother? One person is not going to change anything. Alone. But one person standing with another, and another...well we can move mountains.
Really the subject is not funny, but sometimes a joke will illustrate as well as something more serious.
A man was sitting on his front porch when it started to rain. The rain came down harder and harder and the man realized that it was a flood. So the flood waters were rising and when the water started to spill over the porch, a man in a rowboat comes by. And the man in the rowboat says, "Need any help?"
But the man said, "Nope, the Lord will take care of me!" A few hours later, the man was standing on a chair on his front porch and another rowboat comes by.
And the man inside yells, "Need any help?"
But the man smiles and says, "Nope, the Lord will take care of me!"
A few hours later, the man is on his roof and a helicopter comes by and the pilot inside yells, "Need any help?!"
But the man just says, "Nope! The Lord will take care of me!"
A few hours later, the flood gets to be too much for the man and he drowns. When he enters Heaven, he asks the Lord, "Lord, why didn't you take care of me?"
The Lord says, "Well, I sent you two rowboats and a helicopter!"
First and foremost our prayer and then our vote are our rowboats and helicopter.
Today's been kind of nice. Ballet was canceled and we had no where to go. It seemed like the weekend--only a little early. So, since we are boring today I will share what happened one year ago today:
AmazinglyReally the bill had been paid. But somehow the water department had not credited customers who had paid on line.
So they had shut off several of their customers. The paying kind. Oooops. Their bad.
Ummmm…my mad.
The good news was no one here was in need of a shower and the kitchen was only mildly disgusting a little messy. We had plenty of clean clothes, because I got motivated for once am such a good housekeeper.
The bad news was Boo was sick. Chicken noodle soup was the lunch order of the day. His appetite is still good. That is more good news.
I did an easy stir-fry last night. One dish included a Toad Food I mean Tofu. Because Roo hatesdislikes has requested an alternative to chicken.
Yeah, whatever. It is a good thing he looks a lot like me and acts like me in other ways (well sometimes he should NOT act like me--but that is another story that I will never share), because I am still shaking my head saying, “That is SOOOOOO not my child, eating Toad Food I mean Tofu. The Cave Geek and I are all about carnivorous eating here.
Then I needed to run to the grocery store last night.
So I walk out the door of my duplex last night to be greeted by forty something man. (Who I didn't know.) With two or three days beard growth. Dressed in a fairy outfit with a tutu (and boxer shorts under). Smoking a cigarette.
Apparently my neighbor was having a party. I hope it was a costume party. I'm just saying...
Well alrighty then. Halloween…ya never know what is going to happen.
And if you have any good Toad Food recipes for Tofu, could you let me know because it seems Roo is becoming a vegetarian. And I am such a supportive parent. Really.
There are several different tests that can be found here. Let me know what you came up with & tell me if you posted results on your blog. I'll come check it out.
Your result for The Who Would You Be in 1400 AD Test...
The Prioress
You scored 5% Cardinal, 72% Monk, 53% Lady, and 41% Knight!
You are a moral person and are also highly intellectual. You like your solitude but are also kind and helpful to those around you. Guided by a belief in the goodness of mankind you will likely be christened a saint after your life is over.
You scored high as both the Lady and the Monk. You can try again to get a more precise description of either the Monk or the lady, or you can be happy that you're an individual.
You are bold with a dark side. You make clear lines wherever you go, though you color outside of the lines. Many people may just see the surface of you and think you are merely plain, but you have a lot of depth to you as well.
