Happy Birthday to....me!!

Happy Birthday to me,
Im now 43,
I feel like Im 70,
So dear Lord Help me!

LOL! I had a wonderful birthday, family! Thanks so much for making it special! Littles you made mommy some beautiful cards, thank you! Girls you made daddy and I a lovely dinner and bought me everything I wanted!!!  Hairbrush, candy and socks~who could ask for more? Thanks for remembering to call you 'grown' ones! I love you all! Blessings!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL!

  The 4th has a duo special meaning for us! The birth of our country (so to speak) and the birth of a son! Michael turned 11 on the 4th! Happy Birthday Michael! He got a cool new bike, and as is the new custom, I write a book for the kids for their birthdays...his is nearly finished! It is about John Knox and predestination. I admit Im 'stealing' alot of the content from Douglas Bond' book 'The Mighty Weakness of John Knox!" Its ok, the book wont get published:) Just enjoyed by an 11 year old! We love you Michael, Happy Birthday son!!!!

Todd Akin for U.S Senate



Some of the Akin team.

What a great time we had at the parade in Marshfield on the 4th of July! It was such a pleasure for me to meet Mr. Akin in person! Brett and the girls had already done so of course, being on his team and having gone to the state convention earlier this year.

All of the Akin team were full of energy and passing out popsicles, gum and best of all the 'Conservative fighter jets', as Brett dubbed them! They are the coolest paper airplanes you have ever seen and I have never seen one fly better! If you would like one, leave us a comment and let us know!


This Marshfield parade was only one of several parades going on in the state. Of course this was the funnest because Todd was there! It was so exciting to see him repeatedly stop in front of  crowds and say "Hi there, my name is Todd Akin and I'm running for US Senate against Claire McCaskill"...the crowd would cheer and hoot and clap when he said that! So many people came up to him and shook his hand and said 'Thank you sir!! So I believe it is safe to say that he has a LOT of support in these here parts!

If you would like to learn more about Todd Akin, you can visit his website here; http://www.akin.org/ . Happy Independence!

The Fourth of July....

  I must say it is with a bit of heaviness that I approach this 'Independance Day' celebration. It even seems a bit hypocritical to celebrate our freedoms when we have lost so many. With Agenda 21, and the passing of the dreaded O bama Care, it seems as though we may look forward to losing even more freedoms in the days ahead.
  However, I cant help but have Hope. Hope and faith that God is Sovereign over the affairs of men, and that He has not left us to sit here and worry. As a matter of fact , repeatedly in Scripture , He tells us to fear not, be not afraid...be comforted.
  So this year, I think the greatest thing our family can do on this 4th of July, is be active in promoting the ideas of freedom and godly men and good government.
  We are going to go to a parade to campaign for TODD AKIN for US Senate. As well, everywhere we go, we promote Bob Parker for Congress, and Jack Hines for TX County Treasurer. What do all of these men have in common? They are God fearing men, so though they may not be perfect (as none of us are) they have the benefit of the Holy Spirit on their side to continually lead and direct their lives.
  I always say, the men in the govt are the men in our homes. If we dont like how things are going, it would seem appropriate to get involved and promote godly men as they attempt to get elected. After all, they will be doing all of the work and fighting for us. All we are doing it trying to get them elected so they can make the difference.
  So there is hope in this 4th of July after all! May God Bless America, my home sweet home.

Japanese Beetles

  Well we are thoroughly enjoying this time of year where the garden provides so much of our 'goods'!
  Green beans are coming on at a yield of 21/2 lbs every couple of days, the blackberries the same..squash is always a big producer!
  Has anyone had trouble with those japanese beetles? Well since we are continually doing our 'attempt at organic' (a phrase stolen from our family blog!)...we are using only natural ingredients to handle destructive bugs in our garden.
Milky spore for one, Pyrithrens which is essentially geranium liquified; and....japanese bettle traps..~
 We had learned of these a couple of years ago yet they were unpopular as they attracted beetles from other areas. Well, it took me a while to realize, we have 10 acres and the bags only attract up to a 10000 sq ft area. No poison, and resusable. I just wanted to let folks know, who may be fighting these 'wicked' varmits, that the bags work GREAT! They release pheremones on a card attatched to the top of the bag...you litterally will get hit in the face with these bugs if you stand in the way of the bag! We are so happy with it and it is non toxic to boot.
So we encourage you in your 'attmept at organic' and to save your garden! These things work really great!
Happy gardening!

What is your standard?

The world's standard of Christianity

(J.C. Ryle, "Holiness, Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots" 1879)
"If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me." Matthew 16:24

Let me warn everyone who wants to be saved--not to be content with the world's standard of Christianity. Surely no man with his eyes open, can fail to see that the Christianity of the New Testament is something far higher and deeper than the Christianity of most professing Christians. That formal, easy-going, do-little thing, which most people call 'religion'--is evidently not the religion of the Lord Jesus. The things which He praises--are not praised by the world. The things which He blames--are not things in which the world sees any harm. Oh, if you would follow Christ--do not be content with the world's Christianity! Tremble, tremble and repent!