Im really not in the mood....

 I should really change our 'intro' to say the number of children is 15, as we lost another one just recently. Frankly I am not in the mood.
 Not that I don't trust the Lord and His Sovereignty in all things...part of it is, my lack of appreciation for others views on it. I recall when I had my first miscarriage and a friend(?) said that I was cursed. Boy, that didn't build me up much:)
  Then when I think of the loss that some friends, bloggers and my son has experienced in the last year I feel ashamed to even think twice about my loss.
  Strange thing, these emotions. They are never consistent , reasonable or the same. I am so thankful for the example of our Lord and His unchanging Word and ways. We are so blessed to have the perfect teacher to pattern our lives after:) May we take opportunity to do so today~
 

Easter by JR Miller

 Easter comes in the calendar only once in a year—but for the Christian, every day is an Easter. Each morning we should rise to newness of life. In midwinter we do not need to wait for the coming of springtime, to get the lessons of Eastertide. Christ arose once for all and the glory of his victory shines everywhere, and the power of his resurrection is felt wherever he is known and loved and followed.

  Easter ought to leave in every Christian heart—new inspirations, a new uplift, new revealing of hope. It ought to be easier for us to live nobly and victoriously after we have enjoyed another Easter with its great lessons. A wave of comfort should roll over the world, as the day bears everywhere its news of resurrection. Death has been conquered. A grave is no longer a hopelessly sealed prison—its doors have been broken. This is the message which Easter carries to every home of sorrow, to every lonely, bereft heart.

  But that is not the whole meaning of the Easter lesson. Perhaps we narrow it too much. We keep its comfort for the days when death is in our home, when we are standing beside the graves of our loved ones. Blessed is its message then! It tells us that what to our blinded eyes seems death—is life; and that the grave is but a little chamber of peace where our dear godly one shall sleep until the morning....

  We pray that you all enjoyed a sweet Resurrection Sunday with family and friends. May those who are dear to us, who have suffered such loss this year, be reminded of the life and hope we have in Jesus. Those who have gone before await us in glory.

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Robert Murray McCheyne quotes:

1. For every look at self--take ten looks at Christ!

2. The greatest need of my people--is my personal holiness. Take heed to yourself. Your own soul is your first and greatest care. Keep up close communion with God. Study likeness to Him in all things.


3. Unfathomable oceans of grace are in Christ for you. Dive and dive again--you will never come to the bottom of these depths!


4. Get your texts from God--your thoughts, your words, from God. In great measure, according to the purity and perfections of the instrument, will be success. It is not great talents God blesses--so much as great likeness to Jesus. A holy minister is a powerful weapon in the hand of God.


5. A man is what he is on his knees before God--and nothing more.

6. Live near to God--and all things will appear little to you in comparison with eternal realities.


7. Lord make me as holy as a pardoned sinner can be!

                                                                        Amen!

Sons of Georgia trailer....

The official 'Sons of Georgia' trailer! Check it out!

http://vimeo.com/39646093  Our reenacting tent is famous! LOL!

Adrenal Recover Journey

  I purpose to share my journey of 'recovery', and share what I am learning with others. I have been so blessed by my dear friends sharing what they have learned with me, about adrenal dysfunction, that I can do no less than share as well.
  First of all, if you are like me, repetition is a good thing:) A bit of a definition; Adrenal fatigue is a pre runner to Adrenal exhaustion. It is a result of the adrenals being over taxed~by injury , distress, chronic infection etc..Adrenals being over taxed simply means that they have put out an over abundance of 'cortisol' for an extended amount of time and they are tired now. Cortisol is very important in that it dictates to your ovaries (for one) how much progesterone to produce. When the adrenals are not functioning at full capacity as they should, they fail to tell the ovaries to produce progesterone, thus estrogen is the dominant hormone running through your body. This is called the condition of 'Estrogen Dominance'. Estrogen dominance is the cause of cysts, endometriosis, ovarian cancers etc....
  I believe the Lord has created our bodies to be extremely resilient. So why is 'Estrogen Dominance' so prevalent? Here is a brief explanation;
  Many of the chemicals and pesticides in our environment , mimic the hormone Estrogen in our bodies. We are completely surrounded by all of these invaders. So though our bodies were created to withstand a normal amount of 'stress', 'trauma' etc...it was not designed to be constantly bombarded in every direction by circumstances which create this imbalance in our bodies.
  Dr. Mercola put out an interesting and very informative newsletter yesterday that names some of the additives we use in everyday items that mimic Estrogen in our bodies. Here is the article
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/04/02/toxic-parabens-on-breast-cancer-patients.aspx?e_cid=20120402_DNL_art_1.
  Another interesting fact that I would share with you...in hopes that you can help yourself to lower your Estrogen levels is this; Women who intake 500m of coffee daily have a 70% increased level of Estrogen than women who intake 150m! Wow. Thus falls one of my morning joys!
  It seems that this entire recovery program is all about...doing what I don't want and not doing what I do want. For example, I want several cups of coffee in the morning..nope! I don't care to eat breakfast...I am eating it anyways! I take multiple supplements and vitamins throughout the day...for the first time in my life!...I eat 2 bowl of fresh vegetables and at least a cup of nuts daily in addition to my regular meals! Ive never eaten so much in my life! As well, though my figure is becoming a bit 'filled out'...I can in no way limit what I am doing...everything I do and don't intake right now is deliberate and has a purpose!
So, even in our trials we see that the Lord is able to work according to His good pleasure in our lives. It is always a blessed discipline to deny the flesh and grow in maturity so that we can do unpleasant things because it is right....So through all of this; Blessed be the Name of the Lord for loving me enough to train me up! Never too old to learn right?
 

Sunday Afternoon Entertainment....

  Ok, so the Patriarch is gone; the mice will play while the cat is away right?? Does it count that we are going to listen to Voddie Bauchum later?
  Being a lazy Sunday afternoon, since our garden work is done for the morning we are perusing Pinterest and making egg rolls. (disclaimer: I do not recommend children perusing Pinterest ...there are usually at least one or two inappropriate pictures and many inappropriate comments)We ran across some really funny quotes in reference to cell phones and texting that my daughters say 'characterize mom'. So we will add in a few of our own humor stories and see if you can glean a laugh from it...Happy Lord's Day!
 
When I noticed that my teen was texting in the middle of the day, I was immediately concerned and rebuked her saying "We do not randomly text throughout the day, there are far more profitable things we should be doing during the day". My daughter looked back very seriously and said "Yes mom....Ill tell grandma that I cant talk to her right now"....
 
You know there is a problem when the kids text 'grandma' and she responds back with "Wassup?"

Son-"Mom, where are you?"

Mom-"I Just left Walmart honey. What do you need?"

Son-"I went to Walmart with you."

Mom- "What does IDK, ILY, and TTYL mean?"

Son- "I dont know, I love you, talk to you later."

Mom- "ok, I'll ask your sister."