Thanksgiving blessings........

I have so many thoughts running in my hear that I could blog about but I'm not sure what one I want to start with. Since tomorrow is thanksgiving (and my birthday) I feel very blessed right now. Thanksgiving is a wonderful time but too many people like to act as if it is all about the food and friends and family, not about God. You know it really is about God though for without Him you wouldn't have the blessings that you have now. With out Him you wouldn't have anything for it is out of  His love and grace that we are blessed. :)

As you eat your turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce remember where your blessings really come from and thank Him most of all.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!!

today is a new day

So you wake up in the morning and think ok, so today is a new day. What will this day hold for me. I pray it holds wonderful blessings.

Some days that is not an easy thing to wake up and say. Some days I find myself struggling just to be happy. Now those days are not the usual anymore, thanks be to God but they still do happen.During my worst days it was hard to just get the household chores done, let alone anything extra, least of anything that brought happiness to me, or anyone else around me. It was during those times that God helped hold me together. He held me high and strong. In His arms was I comforted.

Those days are pretty much past now but I still have some bad days. When I do have the bad days I take time to recount my blessings.I remind myself how much God has blessed me and how much He loves me.

He does love me so much. He loves me so much that even if I was the only created being in the whole universe He still would have sent His son to die for me so that I can spend eternity in Heaven with Him. Wow.... I am in awe just thinking that....

This past Sunday church service was a bit unusual for us. Our pastor did a small teaching and then opened the service u to anyone who wanted to share their testimony or praise. It was wonderful. to hear others praise His name and thank Him for their blessings was at times a tearful thing to experience. Tears of joy and thanksgiving............. So many people were thankful for their families and for the church congregation, which is to be expected and is wonderful to hear. But one gentleman said something that will stay with me for quite some time.

"He saw me when he said let there be light.
He saw us, He saw me, when He went to make man in His image.
He saw us, He saw me, when he told Abraham to go make a sacrifice."
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but He did it anyway.......
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"One day we will get to see Him face to face.

One day we will get to throw the crowns at His feet...... "

To think that God knew how the world would turn out, He knew that people would not only disrespect Him and disobey him but that people, human beings, His creations, would belittle Him, hate Him, try to remove Him from all aspects of life and He still made each one of us so that one day we can spend time with Him in eternity.

Wow! No matter what anyone says to me, or to you, nothing will change that.  To think back and remember all the horrible things man has done, I have done, and all the selfishness humans, I have in them, in me. To think all the times we have turned our back s on Hm and He still loves us.

God loves each one of us more then we could ever imagine, more then our puny human minds can comprehend. God loves us despite our horribleness, despite our flesh and our constant disobedience to Him.


now I do not know about you, but I am in awe.........


The sad thing about this is that most people only think this way on Thanksgiving, maybe Easter and Christmas. So out of 365 days in each year God has been put on the pedestal only 3 days? That is so not right!!!!

So I challenge you to wake up each day thinking today is the day that God has made. Today is the day I live for Him. Go and make a difference in your life, in others' lives, just by living for Christ. Go spread His Word by living for Him. They will know you by your fruit so make sure it's good righteous fruit. :)

I challenge you to honestly wholeheartedly love for Him. :)

Voting..... why I think women shoudl not do it.

Ok, so the voting is over for now. In my last post I stated I didn't vote even though I agree that it is vitally important. If I think it is so important why do I not vote then? Does Mike vote? Yes, my husband does, each and every election he can. I do not. At all? ... why?

Well, that is the question I have been asked time and time again. I have also asked myself that very question over and over again. Each time I state my reason people think I am strange. I am strange but not because I do not vote. lol

Ok think about it. This country, the United States of America, was founded on the principle that men governed the house and the government, made the money to provide all the needs for the family and were the spiritual leaders in their homes. Women stayed home and took care of the kids, the husband, the house and the cooking. This country was founded on religious freedom. Yes, there were many people from other religions and other regions that came to the US to seek freedom but I am thinking mainly of the Pilgrims that came over to be free from the religious rule in England. Back then life seemed good, hard but good.  Men knew their role and women knew their role. These roles were designed by God. Women grew up knowing they would be mothers and housekeepers. Men grew up knowing they would work to provided for their families. There was not the competition for each others' job as each knew the importance of their own job. They knew that by doing their own jobs they were an important and vital part of the family and society.

Then came this notion of "woman's equality", as if being a mom or a housekeeper was of no importance. Without moms where would we all be? Without support, comfort, nurturing, prepared food, washed laundry, cleaned houses, where would we all be? Without moms I know I would be a big fat mess, literally.... I mean it. I wouldn't know how to eat properly, clean and maintain my household, raise my children to respect adults, and to work hard in everything they do. Without mom, I would probably overeat because it would seem ok. I would probably live in a messy house because I wouldn't know the importance of cleaning and the benefits of living in a clean house. Without moms I would be lost.

So anyhow, back to the voting issue. As you can see mom's place in the house is very vitally important. As is dad's role. He provides the income to buy the necessities we need and want on a daily basis. He protects us from harm and helps us stand up proud and respectable. He teaches us scriptures (hopefully) and to love but fear the Lord. He teaches us manners and respect of authority by being humbled in your job and doing your job for God not man.

As I said men had their place and women had their place and life was good. Then came 'woman's rights". Women, as God cursed them to be, wanted to be equal if not better then men. Let them work in the man's world of employment. Treat them the same even though they are proven to be a physically weaker and more emotionally unstable (or prone to be at times). Treat them to stand on their own two feet without the support of men. Let them work hard, shout their opinions loudly and vote in politics. Raising a family became less important during this time and since.....Woman have put their own desires and emotions above the needs God has ordained them to fulfill.

Where has this gotten us in the many years since woman's equality has been gained? Women still are not equal, in any true sense of the word, to men. Women typically get paid less for the same job a man does. Women are typically over looked and refused employment if a man is available and willing to do the job. (Yes, it is illegal but I know it still happens) Women need maternity time off, which is a downfall on their part. More women take sick days then men when a child is home sick from school. Women have developed many more health problems, related to physical and emotional stress, over the years that women in decades past did not have. Women have suffered in so many ways due to this woman's right to equality was "won". Men still see women as weaker and not as capable to complete the job needing to get done. Men still drool and pant over women. (Don't tell me you don't cause I happen to know you do! Even if it is in your mind.) Men still see women as sex tools and "property". Men still try to control women whether you believe it or not.

So, again, we are back to why I do not vote a I have yet to explain that. lol

As you can see I do not like the fact that women have put their foot down and demanded the same equality as men. I feel women, in general, should NOT vote. But this is my opinion and I have yet to meet a person who thinks this also and that is ok with me. I feel women should mind their God given place and stay out of man's affairs, including government issues.. I think women should stay home and raise their kids themselves rather then shoving them off to day care. I feel women should treat their husbands with more respect and make the home a stress free environment for their spouse to come home to. I think women should not do things that distract them from their God given role as caretakers.

I think by voting women are still trying to get the upper hand. Women are still trying to show the world that they are equal to men. But we are not really. Yes I did just say that. Women as just as important but not equal. How can they be just as important but not equal? Well, let's see, god has joined man and woman in holy matrimony but the man is the head of the household just as Christ is the head of the church. With out woman, man would be lost still out there trying to seek some way to satisfy his longing and desires. With out men women would be out their looking for someone to fulfill their need to be loved. Men and women are made (literally and metaphorically) for each other in every sense of the way. They complete each other but have two different roles in the household and in society.

I think the country really needs to get it's knees to the ground and spend some time in repentance and humility before God. I think one step in the right direction would be for women to focus on their families and not on themselves or their society. If you are not married, or have no kids (and cannot have them) then maybe, just maybe I could see a woman voting, but to me it is not necessary or prudent.

If men would stand up and take their role seriously, and women would let them do so, then thins country wouldn't be in the problems it is in now.

I know lots of people will look  at this blog and think I am nuts, and maybe I am. I am standing strong on the Word of God and taking my role as a wife, mother, nurse, maid and teacher very seriously. I encourage my husband to take his role as the spiritual and financial provider for our family just as, or more so, serious as He will be accountable for his family before God when the day comes.

I know there are many unmarried single moms out there. I also know that some wives (and mothers) have lost their spouse in a death or divorce. They have to work to provide for their family. But in most cases this needn't be so. If the men would stand up and do as God asked them to then women wouldn't be "forced" to work to provide for their family.

Ok, I am off my soap box now. Thank you for letting me explain my thoughts.

why I hate halloween...

Ok, so there is no big news when I saw that I hardly ever HATE anything...... but here I am putting it out there for the world to see, I HATE HALLOWEEN!!!! But why? It can be very innocent and many wonderful people celebrate it, right? Well, I guess that is one way you could put it. It's not what I would agree to though.

So, why do I abhor this particular holiday so much? Could it be it's pagan origins? Could it be that it is against my "religion"? Could it be that I am against kids having fun? Maybe I didn't celebrate it as a kid. But wait! I did. My parents let me and my siblings go trick or treating every year. They even encouraged us to go when we thought we were too old to go. I dressed up for school and loved coming up with costume ideas. So, if I celebrated it when I was young why do I hate it now that I am grown? Don't I want my kids to have innocent fun? I mean I could only allow them to dress up as innocent things such as angels, cowboys and puppies but instead I take away all that enjoyment. WHY?


Well, it could be traced back to it's pagan origins, but although they are not good that is not the true reason for my hate. One could say that it's just a dark holiday and my religion is against it. They would be right but again that is not my reason either. Remember I grew up Christian and still celebrated the holiday.


Ok, enough beating around the bush, here it is in a simple explanation. It is evil. It is dark. It is satanic. It is gruesome and just plain awful. The costumes and decorations have all become too graphic and encourages ghost and goblins, witches, scary movies, and making little ones scared. Yes there are some "innocent" families that do participate in the holiday with the good intentions of letting their kids have fun. I have a huge problem with this. Would you let your kids use swords to play fight each other? No, why not? It could hurt them right? Would you let them run across the street without looking? No, why? It could hurt them, right? Well, the same goes true for halloween. It could hurt them.


No I am not talking about them actually getting hurt, kidnapped or receiving tainted candy. I am talking about their spiritual health, not their physical health. Although there are many reasons that halloween could physically hurt your child, that is not very common anymore. Law enforcement has taken great steps to help ensure your child's safety, from x-raying candy to having kids trick or treat in malls instead of outdoors. They even go around and check on sex offenders to make sure they are home that night and that they do not entice children to knock on their doors. These are all wonderful steps to take, however, they are not enough.


What needs to be done is the responsibility of the parents, and the parents alone. Are you raising your child, no matter his/her age, in the way of the Lord? Are you raising them to love and fear God Almighty? Are you teaching them to avoid sin and repent when you fall into temptation? If you are then that is wonderful, but it is not enough. Not by far. As a parent we need to guide them not to easily be led into temptation. We need to show them how to avoid temptation. We need to avoid things that are not edifying or uplifting in the Lord.


So, is halloween edifying? no! not in the least in any sense of the imagination. Yes, it did start out with pagan gods and it did start out with satanic rituals but now it has become an easy way for kids to gather candy and companies to make money. What is so wrong with that? There isn't anything evil in that is there? Well, not on the surface but look around you on halloween night. What do you see? Ghosts, goblins, scream characters, gory & scary movies, haunted houses, witches, more paranormal shows and so on. Are these edifying? no! not in the least. What if your child is dressing up as an angel is that ok? no, and here is why. Would you justify your child going to a party that the parents weren't present at? Why not? Would you allow your child to go to a concert that you know drugs will be used at? No, why? Because you do not want your child have anything to do with that. You do not want them to be tempted and you do not want them to be guilty by association, right? EXACTLY!!! That is my point. Why would you allow your child, or yourself, to participate in a holiday that you know has evil origins? Even if those origins aren't very visible you know that they are there. You know in your heart that halloween, being the high holy day of the satanic cult, is a evil day. It is the day that the most sacrifices are made on. People protect their animals most on that night because of the threat of sacrifices. So tht is the reson we decide not to participate in the holiday. but not the reason I hate it so much.


Ok, everyone knows I love love love (did I say love? chocolate and you would think I would be in my glory having a night that seems to worship the love of candy, specifically chocolate, right? Well, no I do not. Even though I love chocolate so much, my love for Christ is bigger then my love for chocolate. On halloween companies and people have profited off of the commercialism that the evil holiday has produced. Companies know that people will buy candy, decorations, costumes, and many other things, all in the name of having fun wiht the kids. (What is so fun about scary things anyway?) I hate that the U of A and many other countries around the world love to commercialize, and therefore take the original meaning from, practically everything. I hate that! we have become such a commercialized, gimme, I want and I "need" type of society. What we really need is to seek Him, Christ. For only He can fill that void we are so desperately trying to fill with items and activities.


I hate the origins of the holiday. I hate the darkness the holiday exudes, I hate the commercialism it produces and I hate the love affair America seems to have with it all. Most of all I hate how the holiday tricks good christian folks into celebrating the holiday on terms claiming "it's not so bad...."

So, that is my soap box for now. I'm not saying I'm off my soap box for today as I might right why I hate women voting later today. That is a whole other post.....