Anyone who is anyone knows what that is from!! OK...Really when we were in Guatemala in March that was the "joke of the week" And it was one of those jokes that the more you said it the funnier it was! So, when it was said last night we laughed out loud!! Good stuff...I am not going to turn this into the lost forum though so...If you are reading this BMT, get on it! :)
here are a couple new Clairisms...I thought they were cute and I would share them
Candles translation flowers
puppies translation puddles
I know short and lame! But hey at least I updated it...Oh, we still have a huge puddle in the back yard. Only about a foot deep now, maybe by the weekend it will be gone!
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
A little rain...
Well, unless you have been under a rock somewhere you have heard of the rain and flooding in NE. Nothing compared to other parts of the states in the past year, but it is unusual for us to get so much rain! We have had more rain in the past week than we usually get in a 4 month period, over 5 inches by Sunday night. I am not sure what the total was when it finally finished.
Craziness in the house, we were all going a little stir crazy, the walls were a little too close, and there were not enough rooms for the kids to be in! So, last night I had it and sent them out in their rain gear (some of them) to run off a little energy! It was sprinkling a little when they went out and about 20 minutes later it was SUNNY!!! Whoa... We all stopped and stared at the sun!
Phil put his row boat into the "pond" that we have in the back yard now, we are thinking of selling our house, it is water front property now, it should sell for a lot! :)
Check out some of the pictures, and just remember that we are pretty high up where we are, there was a lot of devastation in other parts of our little town and state. We didn't have any damage to any of our property!
Craziness in the house, we were all going a little stir crazy, the walls were a little too close, and there were not enough rooms for the kids to be in! So, last night I had it and sent them out in their rain gear (some of them) to run off a little energy! It was sprinkling a little when they went out and about 20 minutes later it was SUNNY!!! Whoa... We all stopped and stared at the sun!
Phil put his row boat into the "pond" that we have in the back yard now, we are thinking of selling our house, it is water front property now, it should sell for a lot! :)
Check out some of the pictures, and just remember that we are pretty high up where we are, there was a lot of devastation in other parts of our little town and state. We didn't have any damage to any of our property!
Monday, May 08, 2006
Where do YOUR convictions lie?
Recent discussion on other blogs really made me think...
How do you feel about different areas in your life? Soap Boxes we all have them. We feel very strongly about an issue, give all of our points why everyone else should believe what WE believe. Don't get me wrong some soap boxes are good! Some however can just be too silly to even fathom!
So, here is the question I am sending out there. Where do your convictions lie? Are you holding the Bible to it's truth. Not taking verses out of context just to fit into your situation? Are you studying The Word to get the answers that you need to find out what God is saying to you. How is He speaking to your heart? Do you feel strongly about something and yet turn the page of the Bible and not think that God really meant to say what was written on that page too? Are we to pick and choose our convictions?
I know people out there believe that women should only wear skirts or dresses. I don't see it in the Bible. I know there are people out there who believe that we should not watch TV. I don't find that in my Bible either. I know there are people out there that don't believe in medicine. I don't see that in my Bible either. I know that the Curse and the Fall of Man are a BIG topic. We need to hold our convictions to what we feel the Bible states, and not just take it to what we feel it should say just for us. Yes, God is speaking to us and we need to listen to Him, we need to be sensitive to what our convictions are and what other people have for convictions as well. And respect one another for our different convictions. NOT try to make the other people feel that they don't know what they are talking about.
Don't get me wrong. Sin is SIN there is not getting around that one. BUT, just because I don't choose to homeschool my children and my neighbor feels that it is the ONLY way, God's way. Their convictions are different from mine. Am I going to try my hardest to convince them that a Christian School (or a public school) is where their kids should be (just because that is our conviction) NO...Just the same I don't want them to tell me that I must homeschool because it is THEIR conviction.
Using my neighbor just as an example my neighbor does not tell me I am wrong by not homeschooling! I don't think she would ever do that. Why? Because we both have different convictions.
Now, if my other neighbor was having trouble with a sin in her life. Let say she is shoplifting (just as an example) I know that she is doing this I have seen her. Do I leave her alone because she has a conviction about it and thinks that it is right for her? NO WAY...She is openly stealing breaking one of the 10 commandments. I would have to talk to her about it. Lovingly, and Biblically! Because it is what the Bible says to do.
So, where do your convictions lie? Are you only on a soap box for your own good or are you on a soap box or Gods Good?
How do you feel about different areas in your life? Soap Boxes we all have them. We feel very strongly about an issue, give all of our points why everyone else should believe what WE believe. Don't get me wrong some soap boxes are good! Some however can just be too silly to even fathom!
So, here is the question I am sending out there. Where do your convictions lie? Are you holding the Bible to it's truth. Not taking verses out of context just to fit into your situation? Are you studying The Word to get the answers that you need to find out what God is saying to you. How is He speaking to your heart? Do you feel strongly about something and yet turn the page of the Bible and not think that God really meant to say what was written on that page too? Are we to pick and choose our convictions?
I know people out there believe that women should only wear skirts or dresses. I don't see it in the Bible. I know there are people out there who believe that we should not watch TV. I don't find that in my Bible either. I know there are people out there that don't believe in medicine. I don't see that in my Bible either. I know that the Curse and the Fall of Man are a BIG topic. We need to hold our convictions to what we feel the Bible states, and not just take it to what we feel it should say just for us. Yes, God is speaking to us and we need to listen to Him, we need to be sensitive to what our convictions are and what other people have for convictions as well. And respect one another for our different convictions. NOT try to make the other people feel that they don't know what they are talking about.
Don't get me wrong. Sin is SIN there is not getting around that one. BUT, just because I don't choose to homeschool my children and my neighbor feels that it is the ONLY way, God's way. Their convictions are different from mine. Am I going to try my hardest to convince them that a Christian School (or a public school) is where their kids should be (just because that is our conviction) NO...Just the same I don't want them to tell me that I must homeschool because it is THEIR conviction.
Using my neighbor just as an example my neighbor does not tell me I am wrong by not homeschooling! I don't think she would ever do that. Why? Because we both have different convictions.
Now, if my other neighbor was having trouble with a sin in her life. Let say she is shoplifting (just as an example) I know that she is doing this I have seen her. Do I leave her alone because she has a conviction about it and thinks that it is right for her? NO WAY...She is openly stealing breaking one of the 10 commandments. I would have to talk to her about it. Lovingly, and Biblically! Because it is what the Bible says to do.
So, where do your convictions lie? Are you only on a soap box for your own good or are you on a soap box or Gods Good?
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
What to post...
Yes, I have been trying to think of what to write about. There are a lot of things I could be on a soap box about BUT I will save you all from that right now! I am trying to think of some cute things that the kids have done, or some wonderful thing we did over vacation. Alas, I am at a loss...I have been cooped up in the house for nearly 2 weeks with sick kids...My mind is getting a little foggy! So, just for the few people who read this, I really don't want you to think that I have abandoned my blog. I have been trying to think of something...Maybe it will happen soon!
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