Hot Topic....the Secret.....

We don't watch television in our house ...well let me rephrase that...we don't watch cable, dish, or mainstream television .... we do own TV sets along with a VCR and DVD players and we watch movies and shows... but we have done without daily mainstream television for nearly 10 years now. We do watch with family when we visit but we really don't miss it at home.
So, this past weekend while we were visiting Eric's parents she had the Oprah show on... and the show was a "revisit" to an earlier show ...the Secret... I had not heard of this new book/movie/whatnot that is supposedly sweeping the nation so I listened.....and was saddened by what were simple Bible teachings being twisted in a New Age propaganda frenzie.... the more the guests spoke the more my MIL and I discussed what was being said.... yes, we agreed that it all looked and sounded great on the surface....but once you listened to the speakers and Oprah herself it was clear that although the simplest ideas of the Secret were based in Biblical principles that the deeper you delved in you found that it was more of an idea of its all bout me... there can be not judgment cause we are all gods.....like I said New Age propaganda. When a Christian woman asked about heaven/hell and Judgement Day...she was bombarded with it.... smoothly I'd have to say and really given what sounded like near truths but in the end it was just more of the same...Jesus was just a prophet....and we are all our own gods.

This verses just kept coming to me....

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world. They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them. We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; and he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. 1John 4: 1-6

It may sound good on the surface .... but we must always be vigilant in the testing of spirits and teachings .... does it come from God.... if it minimizes or denies Christ....it is NOT of GOD. Period. No matter how good it sounds.

Good Morning World.....

I know I've been away for a bit but I am hoping to get a good restart on the blog... I am hoping to be able to purchase a digital camera soon and look forward to adding pictures to my blog....I want to really get this thing up and going and use it daily as sort of a journal of sorts....and to let family keep up with us.....well....gotta get the kids up and going for school....check in later.

Sorry.......I promise to post soon....

Ya'll I am so sorry.....I know I've let the time just slip by....promise soon I'll be back and full force.

Let me leave with a new of baby Jed.....cutie ain't he......

I think I broke my toe yesterday......really. I hit it first thing yesterday morning in the bedroom fumbling around in the dark....I was trying to let the baby sleep......and it hurt quite badly, but I didn't think much of it until about an hour or so later I was doing something (I don't even remember what really) I hit it again....the very same toe....ouch!!! Needless to say I've been in some pain the last 24 hours....my toe is now swollen and purple and I'm just happy it is not my big or little toe (its the 4th toe....you know the one right next to the little toe...on my right foot). I got up this morning and it is still swollen...matter of fact feels worse than yesterday....and still purple. So that is why I think it is broken....oh well, I guess I'll suck it up and just deal with it....not much can be done for a broken toe......and I really won't be taking much for the pain cause I'm still nursing..... so...I'll just pray it heals fast.

Its time for Jed's six month shots....leaving in a bit so that we can get that done....he really has done well with them, not been overly fussy and he has only run a low fever for the day after the shots so far.....at our 4 month shots I nursed him through them....it really helped him....he only cried for just a second and then was back to nursing....so gonna try it again today. Tell you how it went later......

Back from our day out .... Jed did wonderful getting his shots....not once did he cry or shed any tears....he didn't even need to nurse....just hold me for a minute....then this afternoon I had to take Jed, Travis, and Amaris in for a wellness visit to the doctor.....all are looking good and growing well....not anything to be concerned with said the doc.....so we are good to go for a while....now I need to make dentist and eye doctor appointments.....

Teething....I had forgotten how hard that was to go through.....my poor Jed....he is just not happy. He wants only me....wants me all the time.... and wants to be held....last night I was bone tired....you know that tiredness that just overcomes you and you can do nothing to wake yourself up.....that was me last night....I called Eric in to take Jed just for a bit so I could close my eyes and not worry that Jed would fall out of bed....just a few minutes I pleaded..... and Eric is such a great dad....he came in and played with him and pet him and all until Jed just would not be happy any longer without me....it was enough....I could then do for him once more....just about an hour of rest and I was back on call....mommyhood at its best....

Wow, I cant believe that it has been so long since I've posted here......Well, let me catch everyone up so to speak.... We all have been sick in some form or another for the past couple of weeks....Jed is teething and very fussy so I've been dealing with that....Eric had a couple of bad migraines (due to weather changes) and was down and out for a few days.....the older kids have had stomach aches or colds going in some form for a while and are finally getting over that..... and I'm just trying to keep it all together....most days I can do it but the house has suffered.....

Eric is still without work......anyone need a good computer hardware guy????? He's out looking and seeking work but there is just not much around here......and I think he has decided that we need to get back to the farm and start preparing a place for our family there.....he is feeling the call of the land and a promise he made to his grandfather.....so we are putting our heads together to see if we can come up with ways to make the farm more productive.....we have about 40 acres to work mostly pasture and wooded.....we have between 10 and 20 head of cattle and just got rid of the old bull and getting ready for a new younger one.....(Eric's dad runs the farm right now) .....I've been thinking of going with organic meats ...beef, goat and not sure what else....also thinking of doing something for the local schools to come and visit for days like field trips....perhaps have a pumpkin patch or some such..... still looking into all sorts of things.....thing is the farm is in the middle of town....not out in the country....not right on main but only a mile from the local McDonalds.....

So for the parts of the family that are reading this....yes, it looks like we are moving back home....