Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Community
Just wanted to share this video about community. It is such an eye opener and an example of what the body of Christ should reflect. This video was shared at our Family Church Retreat as a reminder and for encouragement (It is also one of the most watched video on YouTube). Its 8 minutes, but totally worth watching! Check out this community:
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
The Bible and Presidents
George Washington
"It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible."
"Do not let anyone claim tribute of American patriotism if they even attempt to remove religion from politics."
Thomas Jefferson
"The 1st amendment has created a wall of separation between church and state, but that wall is a one directional wall, it keeps the government from running the church, but it makes sure that Christian principles will always stay in government."
"I have always said and will always say that the studious perusal of the Sacred Volume will make better citizens, better fathers, better husbands, the Bible makes the best people in the world."
James Madison
"We have staked the whole future of American civilization not on the power of government, not in the Constitution, but upon the capacity of each and every one of us to govern ourselves according to the Ten Commandments."
John Quincy Adams
"The first and almost the only book deserving of universal attention is the Bible. I speak as a man of the world . . . and I say to you, 'Search the Scriptures.'"
"My custom is to read four or five chapters of the Bible every morning immediately after rising. it seems to me the most suitable manner of beginning the day. it is an invaluable and inexhaustible mine of knowledge and virtue."
"So great is my veneration for the Bible that the earlier my children begin to read it the more confident will be my hope that they will prove useful citizens of their country and respectable members of society."
"From the time of the Declaration of Independence, the American People were bound by the laws of the gospel of Jesus Christ, which they all acknowledge as the root of their conduct. We all came together to obey the word of God."
"I reverence God as my creator. As creator of the world. I reverence him with holy fear. I venerate Jesus Christ as my redeemer; and, as far as I can understand, the redeemer of the world. "
Andrew Jackson
"The Bible is the Rock on which our Republic rests."
Abraham Lincoln
"I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given man. All the good from the Savior of the world is communicated to us through this book. But for it we could not know right from wrong."
"It is the duty of nations as well as men to recognize the truth announced in Holy Scriptures and proven by all of history that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord."
"My concern is not whether God is on our side. My great concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right."
Ulysses S. Grant
"Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet anchor of your liberties; write its precepts on your hearts and practice them in your lives. To the influence of this book we are indebted for the progress made, and to this we must look as our guide in the future."
William McKinley
"The more profoundly we study the Bible and the more closely we observe its divine precepts, the more better citizens we will become and the higher will be our destiny as a nation."
Theodore Roosevelt
"To every man who faces life with real desire to do his part in everything, I appeal for a study of the Bible."
"A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education."
Woodrow Wilson
"I have a very simple thing to ask of you. I ask every man and woman in this audience that from this day on they will realize that part of the destiny of America lies in their daily perusal of this great Book (the Bible)."
Calvin Coolidge
"The government of a country never gets ahead of the religion of a country. There is no way by which we can substitute the authority of the law for the virtues of men."
Herbert Hoover
"The study of the Bible is a post-graduate course in the richest library of human experience."
Harry Truman
"The fundamental basis of this nation's law was given to Moses on the Mont. The fundamental basis of our Bill of Rights comes from the teaching we get from Exodus and St. Matthew, from Isaiah, and St. Paul. I don't think we emphasize that enough these days. If we don't have the proper fundamental moral background, we will finally end up with a totalitarian government which does not believe in the right for anybody except the state."
Ronald Reagan
"Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face."
"It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible."
"Do not let anyone claim tribute of American patriotism if they even attempt to remove religion from politics."
Thomas Jefferson
"The 1st amendment has created a wall of separation between church and state, but that wall is a one directional wall, it keeps the government from running the church, but it makes sure that Christian principles will always stay in government."
"I have always said and will always say that the studious perusal of the Sacred Volume will make better citizens, better fathers, better husbands, the Bible makes the best people in the world."
James Madison
"We have staked the whole future of American civilization not on the power of government, not in the Constitution, but upon the capacity of each and every one of us to govern ourselves according to the Ten Commandments."
John Quincy Adams
"The first and almost the only book deserving of universal attention is the Bible. I speak as a man of the world . . . and I say to you, 'Search the Scriptures.'"
"My custom is to read four or five chapters of the Bible every morning immediately after rising. it seems to me the most suitable manner of beginning the day. it is an invaluable and inexhaustible mine of knowledge and virtue."
"So great is my veneration for the Bible that the earlier my children begin to read it the more confident will be my hope that they will prove useful citizens of their country and respectable members of society."
"From the time of the Declaration of Independence, the American People were bound by the laws of the gospel of Jesus Christ, which they all acknowledge as the root of their conduct. We all came together to obey the word of God."
"I reverence God as my creator. As creator of the world. I reverence him with holy fear. I venerate Jesus Christ as my redeemer; and, as far as I can understand, the redeemer of the world. "
Andrew Jackson
"The Bible is the Rock on which our Republic rests."
Abraham Lincoln
"I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given man. All the good from the Savior of the world is communicated to us through this book. But for it we could not know right from wrong."
"It is the duty of nations as well as men to recognize the truth announced in Holy Scriptures and proven by all of history that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord."
"My concern is not whether God is on our side. My great concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right."
Ulysses S. Grant
"Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet anchor of your liberties; write its precepts on your hearts and practice them in your lives. To the influence of this book we are indebted for the progress made, and to this we must look as our guide in the future."
William McKinley
"The more profoundly we study the Bible and the more closely we observe its divine precepts, the more better citizens we will become and the higher will be our destiny as a nation."
Theodore Roosevelt
"To every man who faces life with real desire to do his part in everything, I appeal for a study of the Bible."
"A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education."
Woodrow Wilson
"I have a very simple thing to ask of you. I ask every man and woman in this audience that from this day on they will realize that part of the destiny of America lies in their daily perusal of this great Book (the Bible)."
Calvin Coolidge
"The government of a country never gets ahead of the religion of a country. There is no way by which we can substitute the authority of the law for the virtues of men."
Herbert Hoover
"The study of the Bible is a post-graduate course in the richest library of human experience."
Harry Truman
"The fundamental basis of this nation's law was given to Moses on the Mont. The fundamental basis of our Bill of Rights comes from the teaching we get from Exodus and St. Matthew, from Isaiah, and St. Paul. I don't think we emphasize that enough these days. If we don't have the proper fundamental moral background, we will finally end up with a totalitarian government which does not believe in the right for anybody except the state."
Ronald Reagan
"Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face."
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Back to Bloggin'
YAY! A break in this craziness! VERA is coming in from California for our 10th High School Renunion! I get to pick her up tonight at Midnight from the airport! So I'm taking off tomorrow! I can't wait!
Accrediation is over with! The best part is, it went GREAT! I was shadowed on one of my home visits. I can finally breath again and be back in the blogging world! Yay! I missed my journaling time, and missed my friends! So check back soon, I have lots to share!
Accrediation is over with! The best part is, it went GREAT! I was shadowed on one of my home visits. I can finally breath again and be back in the blogging world! Yay! I missed my journaling time, and missed my friends! So check back soon, I have lots to share!
My hubby has been the best dad this past week taking care of the kids, getting supper, cleaning up supper, baths, and taking care of me! I've missed out on some of the fun...like Monday, they were all out of school, and I was working! But now I can get back to my family. I'm just glad this craziness isn't an ongoing thing! Here's some pictures of the fun I missed out on:
He put them to work!!
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Country Livin'
So I've been strapped down with work this week! Catching things up for "year end?" I don't know since it's my first time doing this, but it's been crazy this week! But I had to take a little break and share a picture.
We always joke about how different life is in the "country" even though we only live 5 minutes from town. This will be our third year living here and we thought we were really getting used to "country livin'." We've noticed after all the rain we've had at the beginning of fall from the remnants of the hurricanes, our neighbors grass has been getting very long. Since our yards touch, Angel was just going to cut it himself, but thought they should since they have a riding mower. So this evening we were making supper and looked out the window when what to my wondering eyes should appear? THIS:
Is this really the "hilly-billy" style for mowing? We already feel sorry for these horses! They have such a tiny space to run in and eat behind our house. The grass is all chewed down. When the neighbor saw us taking pictures, he ran them back in the fenced in area. Poor things.
We always joke about how different life is in the "country" even though we only live 5 minutes from town. This will be our third year living here and we thought we were really getting used to "country livin'." We've noticed after all the rain we've had at the beginning of fall from the remnants of the hurricanes, our neighbors grass has been getting very long. Since our yards touch, Angel was just going to cut it himself, but thought they should since they have a riding mower. So this evening we were making supper and looked out the window when what to my wondering eyes should appear? THIS:
Is this really the "hilly-billy" style for mowing? We already feel sorry for these horses! They have such a tiny space to run in and eat behind our house. The grass is all chewed down. When the neighbor saw us taking pictures, he ran them back in the fenced in area. Poor things.
Friday, October 3, 2008
When Words Aren't Enough
Grandparents day is coming up at school where the grandparents are invited to spend the day with the kids. They are making invitations to send to their grandparents. Well, Abuelito, Angel's dad, lives in Mexico and Alisia has never even met him. She's talked to him on the phone a few times and we send pictures back and forth but that's it. At first Alisia wasn't sure how she felt about making him an invitation. She knew he won't come. I told her it would be a good idea to still send him an invitation and tell him a little bit about herself. And it would be a good way to share Jesus with him.
Alisia made him the sweetest card and has been praying everyday for him that he will know how much God loves him. She also told me it was much more important to pray for him than to send him a card, or even talk to him on the phone since she doesn't speak very good Spanish. She said God could help him understand what she's trying to say. Then she very wisely said, "Sometimes, when I don't know what to say, I just pray and God helps me."
"For the Lord is good; His steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations."
Psalms 100:5
Alisia made him the sweetest card and has been praying everyday for him that he will know how much God loves him. She also told me it was much more important to pray for him than to send him a card, or even talk to him on the phone since she doesn't speak very good Spanish. She said God could help him understand what she's trying to say. Then she very wisely said, "Sometimes, when I don't know what to say, I just pray and God helps me."
"For the Lord is good; His steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations."
Psalms 100:5
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Gotta Check This Out!
Thinking about Christmas yet? I know, neither am I! But, I ran across this great offer and wanted to share it! It's a chance to recieve custom-made Christmas cards! Even though we don't live anywhere close, she has a great new Etsy shop that has awesome cards good for any occasion! Go on over and check it out!
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