I need to write down all the funny words my kids say on a regular basis.... so I'll remember them. I wish I had been better about this all along. Camden had some really adorable "word-substitutes" when he was little. Here a few that they use right now.
1."Sposed to" instead of used to. (Camden) "I sposed to have a bruise on my leg." instead of I "used to" (now I'm wondering if "used to" is even really a correct phrase)
2. "Ring-bell" instead of door bell
3. "Blow-nex" (Hope) instead of Kleenex
4. "Rest over" This is a snack in between meals. It came from me asking them if they need something to "hold them over" until dinner. Now they just tell me they need a "rest over." I've adopted this one - I call snacks "rest overs" now too without even thinking about it.
I know there is a lot more -- I'll have to keep adding on as I think of things.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
results
Well, my post on the moms board finally made it to the second page which means it probably won't be brought up again. I had 843 views and about 25 comments. I spent our homeschool day doing school for about 20-30 minutes and then running in to check if anyone else had commented. It was a nerve-wracking day because I HATE to upset people and I HATE for people to be upset with me even more. I was just afraid I would get a mean reply and then be upset for days or weeks..... but the replies were almost ALL positive. I really only got two "not so nice" replies. Most of the replies said something along the lines, "Words are not necessary - just let your words, your attitude be an example and that will open up doors." The most interesting thing that came of it was a lady that I respect a lot from the message board made a comment that she understood what I said, but that her views differed from mine on hell. I honestly HATE (gosh I'm using that word alot!) what I believe about hell and the possibility that I might be wrong.... well that definitely piqued my curiosity. I sent her a private message asking her to tell me what she believed about hell and scripture she backed it up with. She sent me a little over three pages of her beliefs with ALOT of scripture. To sum it up she believes that all those who are dead are just "resting" now, and that after the judgement those who have not accepted Christ will be thrown into hell.... but not to forever burn.... but until consumed. How long it takes you to consume depends on the life you lived here on the earth. You know, I would really like to believe this. I have asked some people to look over this paper and I am studying up on it.... I don't want to believe things just because that's what I've always "heard". I want to believe them because they are the TRUTH. The problem is that the English Bible is hard to really interpret unless you know what all the words mean in Greek/Hebrew. Like this lady told me that this certain verse that says they will burn forever...... that the word forever if you go back to the original meaning means: until consumed. Also she showed me a vs. in Malachi that says that the wicked will be "ashes" under the soles of our feet. She uses that vs. to help back up her belief that the "wicked" will not continue to burn and burn and burn. Now for me, if I had been reading in Malachi in the Old Testament it wouldn't cross my mind to think of it talking about after the Judgement. I feel very ignorant - but that's why I am asking for help from other people. If anyone is interested in reading the information, as well, let me know and I'll email it to you.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
side note
for those that read the below post: I just have to add that MY kids DO eat fast food. (sshhh don't tell anyone_
out of my comfort zone
I frequent a moms message board. I don't post often - just read a lot, but late tonight after I was already in bed I decided to get up and post and I am hoping and praying I did the right thing. I prayed, "God please show me if I need to do this or not?" I started feeling kind of shaky which usually means God wants me to do something that is hard for me or it could mean that I am very emotional and am about to do something I'll probably regret. It was a toss up - but I went with it and posted. I decided to post it on here too and will update everyone on the replies I get. I titled the post "A thought provoking question for Christian mommies" but I am sure that others will open it that are not Christians. For the most part this a pretty liberal group of women. (by the way my name on this board is stina - gotta remain anonymous you know!)_Ok here's what I put:
Fellow Mommies who love Jesus,
I wanted to know if there are any other mommies on this board that have pondered this, or would like to respond to my thoughts. It is something I have debated asking on here for awhile but was apprehensive about the repercussions it might cause. There are topics that come up with the moms on this board that cause so much passion - such as the forward facing car seat issue thats been going on recently, others off hand include - solid foods too early, CIO debates, breastfeeding, just to name a few. Women say that they can't help but be vocal about these issues because they know how vital they are for childrens health and/or safety. And you know.... none of these things keep me up at night. I don't lay in bed at night worrying about Ovusoft moms that are doing things that don't line up with the AAP. But what does just pierce my heart and is making my hands shake so hard right now that I can hardly type is the fact that so many moms that love their children so much and are trying to keep them safe in every possible way - do not believe in Jesus Christ and are not teaching their children about Jesus Christ. Jesus has changed my life - I can feel Him, I can sense Him, he has taken away fear from me so many times, provided for me in miraculous ways, given me direction that could have only come from Him that lead to deliverance or opportunities for me in many areas of my life. Its not that I've just decided to believe the Bible - its that I have experienced him for myself and know without a shadow of a doubt that He is real and because of that I believe His Word - I believe that if you reach the age of accountability and do not surrender your life to Jesus Christ you will be separated from Him when you die and abide in the torment of hell forever. And because of this my heart is so heavy for children all over this world. There is a statistic, not sure what it is, but if you do not receive Christ before the age of 16 your chances of turning to him later on drop very significantly. We can breastfeed, answer their every cry, not let them eat fast food, make sure their car seats are always buckled in properly but..... if we don't teach them about Jesus Christ wow ........ how much more "risky" is that - eternally risky. Moms on here have said, they can't help but not speak out about what they feel is so important to children yet I have stayed quiet so so many times when it would have been on topic to share my belief of Jesus Christ and salvation. Is it because its not politically correct to talk about one "religion" being the only way and I don't want to offend? Is it because often times outspoken Christians seem to push people away from the Lord rather than drawing them to Him? Is it because I won't let myself stop and think about how absolutely life and death important this issue is? Its not just on this board - its in real life too. What should we as Christians do? Keep quiet and pray and hope that our life is "light" enough to reach people? Or be vocal and share our deep concern for the souls of everyone we come in contact with, knowing that we will be ridiculed and persecuted or even scarier push people even farther away from the truth. I couldn't sleep tonight asking myself these questions. So I got up to post this on here and on my blog. If any non-Christians opened up this post please know my heart - I feel the same away about my beliefs of Jesus Christ as many of you do about what you are passionate about. I don't want you to be angry. And Christian moms have you thought of this before - what do you think?
Thank you,
Stina
Fellow Mommies who love Jesus,
I wanted to know if there are any other mommies on this board that have pondered this, or would like to respond to my thoughts. It is something I have debated asking on here for awhile but was apprehensive about the repercussions it might cause. There are topics that come up with the moms on this board that cause so much passion - such as the forward facing car seat issue thats been going on recently, others off hand include - solid foods too early, CIO debates, breastfeeding, just to name a few. Women say that they can't help but be vocal about these issues because they know how vital they are for childrens health and/or safety. And you know.... none of these things keep me up at night. I don't lay in bed at night worrying about Ovusoft moms that are doing things that don't line up with the AAP. But what does just pierce my heart and is making my hands shake so hard right now that I can hardly type is the fact that so many moms that love their children so much and are trying to keep them safe in every possible way - do not believe in Jesus Christ and are not teaching their children about Jesus Christ. Jesus has changed my life - I can feel Him, I can sense Him, he has taken away fear from me so many times, provided for me in miraculous ways, given me direction that could have only come from Him that lead to deliverance or opportunities for me in many areas of my life. Its not that I've just decided to believe the Bible - its that I have experienced him for myself and know without a shadow of a doubt that He is real and because of that I believe His Word - I believe that if you reach the age of accountability and do not surrender your life to Jesus Christ you will be separated from Him when you die and abide in the torment of hell forever. And because of this my heart is so heavy for children all over this world. There is a statistic, not sure what it is, but if you do not receive Christ before the age of 16 your chances of turning to him later on drop very significantly. We can breastfeed, answer their every cry, not let them eat fast food, make sure their car seats are always buckled in properly but..... if we don't teach them about Jesus Christ wow ........ how much more "risky" is that - eternally risky. Moms on here have said, they can't help but not speak out about what they feel is so important to children yet I have stayed quiet so so many times when it would have been on topic to share my belief of Jesus Christ and salvation. Is it because its not politically correct to talk about one "religion" being the only way and I don't want to offend? Is it because often times outspoken Christians seem to push people away from the Lord rather than drawing them to Him? Is it because I won't let myself stop and think about how absolutely life and death important this issue is? Its not just on this board - its in real life too. What should we as Christians do? Keep quiet and pray and hope that our life is "light" enough to reach people? Or be vocal and share our deep concern for the souls of everyone we come in contact with, knowing that we will be ridiculed and persecuted or even scarier push people even farther away from the truth. I couldn't sleep tonight asking myself these questions. So I got up to post this on here and on my blog. If any non-Christians opened up this post please know my heart - I feel the same away about my beliefs of Jesus Christ as many of you do about what you are passionate about. I don't want you to be angry. And Christian moms have you thought of this before - what do you think?
Thank you,
Stina
Saturday, April 12, 2008
nevermind...
Well the strawberry farm is south of Arlington..... so nevermind. Considering we paid 3.34 for gas this morning - I'm considering not going anywhere that we can't walk!!! When will it stop going up? And groceries - is it just me or is something wrong with the calculators on those registers! Maybe I'll start growing produce in MY backyard and charging people in the neighborhood to come pick it. I'll get homegrown produce plus some extra income to buy gas so I can go to church once a week and pick up some bread, milk, and meat on the way home. OK, enough of that - I'll blog later about how the Lord convicted me of my whining and reminded me of how blessed we are...
strawberry picking
I got an email today about a local farm that lets you come pick your own strawberries. They sell for 2.50 a pound. Now if I am remembering right that's what they sell them for at WalMart. Now you know that WalMart bought them from the farmers for half that at the most - so I'm thinking these farmers are getting a pretty good deal. They are getting paid twice as much and they don't have to pick them or hire anyone to pick them. Well their brilliant idea worked for me, I think we're gonna go pick us some fresh strawberries!!!
Thursday, April 10, 2008
The Triune God
We talk to the kids a lot about how they should take time to listen for God's voice. We let them know that He will speak in their hearts to guide them, to comfort them, to tell them that He loves them. Well awhile back, Camden told us that one night in his bed when he was praying that he heard God say his name. Then a few days ago he said that God talked to him two more times. He said, "So now God has talked to me 3 times." Then he said, "I really don't know if it was God talking or Jesus - I just couldn't tell." That lead to an explanation from me that amounted to more sputtering on my part than anything else. Its hard to explain something to a five year old when you really don't have it figured out for yourself.
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