We did this project for Jacob's math. It involved making a graph of all the different hair colors in your family. It was so easy and fun, any kindergartner would enjoy it. Would you believe in all my family we only have ONE blond? Poor Auntie Jamie :(
side note: you can also do this graph with pictures. Just cut out pictures of that persons face (which of course includes their hair), and put them on the graph like I did with the pieces of colored construction paper.
side note #2: Yes my daughter is in her pajamas, we are homeschoolers, what can I say? And YES she is posing instead of my kindergartner because she LOVES having her picture taken. ;)
A dying breed.
Mislead
Things these days are misleading, there is no doubt about it. I personally have been mislead many times. I don't like the feeling of it. The most dangerous kind of misleading though happens within the church body. I was a HUGE fan of an online church until tonight. The pastor was biblical and spot on. Of course as with ANYONE we did not see eye to eye on everything, but those things were "gray area" things. However tonight I was watching one of his sermons online and he had a guest speaker. A man who he praised for being an amazing pastor and a personal influence in his life. I listened as this man began to speak, I had great anticipation for the message he would bring. The message He brought however left a bad taste in my mouth, and a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. To sum it up, he used Acts 15, in which there was great discussion going on about putting a heavy yoke upon the gentile believers by telling them they must be circumcised and obey the laws of Moses, or they were not saved. So the discussion in Acts continues until finally James makes the command, after listening to Paul and Barnabas, that the gentile believers should not have to have stumbling blocks, such as circumcision and total obedience to laws, put in there walk with Christ. The "guest speaker" then goes on to say, and I am totally being honest, that the cross of Christ and even Jesus himself, is a stumbling block to some people in church and should not be put upon them so that they can continue to draw closer to God. UMMMMMMMM we CANNOT draw closer to God without CHRIST!!!!!! wow, I am totally upset about this. He, this pastor, also says that churches need to be open to every single person because the gospel is for everyone. Even those who hate Christ, should be welcomed and NOT offended by having Crosses up and such.
POINT #1 In Acts 15 they were talking about putting a yoke on those ALREADY saved. Not on the unsaved "seekers".
POINT #2 The "Church" is not a building, it is a gathering of BELIEVERS. True, the gospel is for everyone, the entire world actually. But the Church is the body of Christ, comprised of his followers, his believers. We bare no responsibility in making Christs body, our church, seeker friendly to those who hate Jesus.
POINT #3 IF you remove Jesus and his Cross, because he is a stumbling block on their way to God, you have then just removed THEIR ONLY WAY to God. Jesus said I am the WAY the TRUTH and the LIFE. If people are offended by Jesus, and/or the cross, then they need to be at home in prayer, or reading their bibles, and listening to God who is drawing them to Christ, not IN CHURCH!
POINT#4 It is the job of God, via the Holy Spirit, to draw people to God, using whatever means He deems necessary, including, but not limited to, our lives as Christians, our mouths, and God's Word. It is not the job of the church to have the right atmosphere, of non offensive wall decor, or music, in order to make people comfortable with God.
POINT#5 To be perfectly clear, I would NEVER turn away a person who wants to be in church to learn more. However, I would never change, worship or doctrine, to better suit the unbeliever, in doing so making myself believe that somehow that might help give them a "leg up" to Christ.
A note of apology.
I am sorry, number one if this was written in a way that has offended anyone. I do not apologize for my content, but if it is written in rude way, I apologize. But most importantly I apologize for having the link to this "online church" on my blog. I truly hope I have not played a role in the misleading of any new believer. I am praying for the pastor of it, whom I still love, and know has a heart for God. I am very concerned about this pastor whom he watches and learns from though. Tonight I am praying for them both,and all the thousands of people who attend these campuses and watch online.
STOCKINGS!!
Are we too early to be talking about stockings???? Well, some say yes some say no. To me, it is not too early to be talking about MAKING stocking because it will take me that long to do any project!!! lol
Anyhow, join this blog in her attempts to make HANDMADE Christmas stuff. I LOVE the stocking idea that I linked you to. I am definitely going to do it.
ENJOY!
Heartache
Nothing gives a swift painful kick to a Mamma's heart like watching her child suffer. On the same note, a ripple effect of heartaches go out to other Mamma's who feel for this mom and her child. We cannot help but picture ourselves in the same situation. And we ache right along with her. Please read about this precious boy and his sweet family, and if God leads you to pray for them, please please do.
Rainy day snowmen
I have a confession to make.....I am a homeschooling mother who does not like to do crafts with her kids(gasp!). There, I said it. Shhhhhhhh don't tell anyone! It seems to me, and I may be mistaken, that every homeschooling mommy I know, is great about doing crafts with her kids. They all seem to be so inventive and genius at it. They throw caution and glitter into the wind and fill their houses with beautiful creations. I look at paper,glitter and glue, and all I see is a very big mess. How very sad, right?? I really an working on it. I do break my "bad mothering" habit every once in a while and then I feel so proud of myself that I have to take pictures! So here they are, our snowmen (and snow ladies).
Trouble Hearing?
My daughter "I"...."thanks Jacob, your a lifesaver!"
My son "J"...."Where's a light Saber?"
"I"....."never mind"
"J"......"wait where is the light Saber????"
"I"......"Nooo J, I said 'LIFESAVER' "
"J"...... "Oh, what is a 'Lifesaver'?"
"teeheeeteehheee gahhhhahhhahha".......mommy giggling in the background.
I love him
I find it hilarious that whenever I am feeling particularly "in love" with my hubby I sing an old old song in my head that I remember my dad playing when I was a kid. It was NOT from my generation, but my dad and mom happened to be big fans of "oldies but goodies". So I sing this sing in honor of my hubby, who has done so much lately for our family. Love you sweetie!~
"I love Him, I love Him, I love Him,
And where He goes,
I'll follow, I'll follow, I'll follow.
he'll always be my true love, my true love, my true love
from now until forever, forever, forever
I will follow Him,
Follow Him wherever He may go,
There isn't an ocean too deep,
A mountain so high it can keep,
Keep me away, away from His love..."
Can you hear me singing? OH no? well I am really good! sorry you missed out...
