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Do You Spank with a Spank Stick, Like I Do? Read Why Bill AB 755 is Out to Get Us 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Giving my child a swat on the bare behind with a wooden spoon is NOT child abuse. This bill means a lot to me as I personally deal with the issue of spanking on occasion. I'll be praying and watching with great interest to see how this all pans out. -Denise Bill Targeting Parents Who Spank with a Switch Passes Committee AB 755 biases authorities against good parents who use traditional discipline methods Thomasson: "AB 755 biases police officers, social workers, district attorneys, and juries to regard traditional methods of child discipline as hateful, harmful abuse. This irresponsible committee has passed a very irresponsible bill." SACRAMENTO, April 17 /Christian Newswire/ -- The controversial California spanking bill passed its first legislative hurdle Tuesday on a party-line vote, Democrats for, Republicans against. Despite a flood of opposition phone calls and emails from California parents, AB 755 continues to assume that good mothers and good fathers who discipline the ...

Our Sacrifice for Sin 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Our Sacrifice for Sin We've just got done praying for some sweet friends of mine and my daughter started asking me all kinds of questions about Jesus. "How was He nailed on the cross?" "Where did they put the nails?" "Why did He have to die?" She wanted me to show her exactly where the nails went. Then she said "And He came back to life!" She asked me what the sign said above His head on the cross and why they wrote that. We talked about how from the time when Adam and Eve sinned in the garden to the time Jesus died on the cross, people had to offer animals up to die and be sacrificed for their sin and they had to do it all the time because we sin constantly. We talked about how the animals that were sacrificed had to be without blemish and without broken bones; how Jesus came down from heaven and He never sinned, He was without blemish and never had any bones broken. He gave Himself as a sacrifice, once for all. He never had a sin nature because He was not born of the line ...

Our Blood Typing Experience Yesterday 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Two weeks ago I had the great idea for my daughter and I to go and test our blood because I always like for her to try or experience new and interesting things, and because I got an email, which was sent out to all the members of the SVHE, about a blood typing lab being held by the Biology Lab students. It was an open invitation for anyone to attend who might be interested. I thought to myself, "Interested?! Are you kidding?! Where do I sign up?!" The email said: The Biology Lab students would like to invite anyone who might be interested in finding out what type of blood they have to attend a Blood Typing Lab on Friday, April 13, 11:00 a.m. Lab students will be doing the actual blood typing which will tell if you have Type A, B or O blood and if you are Rh+ or Rh-.  There are  enough reactants for 30 people, first come, first served. So, being like I am, I called right away and left our names and contact info on the voicemail thingy and tried not to sound too eager... or dumb by ...

Faith2Action to Purchase National Airtime to Combat Hate Crimes Bill (Update to March 8th Posting) 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Faith2Action to Purchase National Airtime to Combat Hate Crimes Bill Update to Marth 8th Posting MEDIA ADVISORY, April 13 /Christian Newswire/ -- Faith2Action is announcing the immediate purchase of national airtime on Fox News Channel and locally in the Washington, D.C. market. "Our freedom is in peril," declares Faith2Action President, Janet Folger, host of a live, daily, nationally syndicated radio program, and writer of a weekly column for WorldNetDaily. On Tuesday, the U.S. House will begin hearings on a bill that would expand the definition of hate crimes to include "thought crimes" against homosexuality (H.R. 1592). The provisions of this bill make it a very serious threat to the freedom of speech for every American. Faith2Action will begin running ads featuring Philadelphia grandmothers who where thrown in jail simply for sharing their faith on a public sidewalk. They were accused of violating Pennsylvania's "hate crimes" law and faced the possibility of 47 years in pri ...

A Trampoline, Socks and Sand... What Can a 7 and a 4-Year-Old Do with These Things? 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Lo, children [are] an heritage of the LORD: [and] the fruit of the womb [is his] reward. Psalm 127:3 So, there I was, over at my sister's house today enjoying the wonderful Spring weather. It was like 74 degrees outside and the breeze was blowing through all the open windows in the house. Beautiful day. Absolutely BEAUTIFUL! I could hear the kids outside jabbering on about this and that and having a very... very good time in the backyard. I could tell they were intensely involved in something, but they were out in the backyard and I try to stay out of their way when they are out there because I love it when they play in the yard. You know... find worms, bugs, play with tree branches and get filthy. Kids stuff. Then it happened... Right on queue. Crying from the 7 year old. Turns out he got hit in the face. With what? A sock. I looked out the window at the trampoline they were now jumping on and I saw white bouncing socks, (filled with what I then realized was sand from the san ...

Coram Deo Fellowship - Lindsborg, Kansas - Covenant of Membership 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Covenant of Membership for Coram Deo Fellowship For the purpose of being yoked together in covenant and for the sake of unity and protection, we acknowledge and submit to the Coram Deo Fellowship Vision Statement, Doctrinal Statement of Faith and the Mission Statement for its elders as the parameters in which this body of believers is to function. We further acknowledge that the elders have the jurisdiction of oversight for this local assembly to insure purity of doctrine and practice according to the Word of God. Therefore, we covenant together in the bonds of love to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together. Signed    ___________________________________________________ Date        ___________________________________________________ ...

Making a Spider's Web 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Making a Spider's Web Today, my daughter was outside playing when she spotted a spider web with a spider in it. She watched it for a while, but because it was between her bike and her little chair she had to move it somehow. She relocated the web so that the spider could re-make the web, "out of it's patootie" she said. She then came into the house and got into the old play-yarn I have and had me cut her off a really long piece of yarn so that she could make a web of her own. Realizing that she did not know exactly how to make a web, she wanted to watch the Charlotte's Web movie so she could learn how. At this very moment she is watching the movie while holding a very long piece of pink yarn. I am looking forward to seeing what she creates after all her "research" is done. Update: Here is the web that we made. It's harder than it looks, but it's done! ...

I am Going to Covenant with My Church Group 0000-00-00 00:00:00 I am Going to Covenant with My Church Group Recently I asked to "covenant" with my church group. The word was mentioned to be before when I asked about membership things and I backpedaled because it sounded like too much of a commitment for me and it almost made me hyperventilate. My commitment to the whole topic was a definite maybe. I was not exactly sure what it meant to covenant with my church group and its all going to be officially explained to me next week, tentatively, by the elder group. Right now though, I have been given some documents on the subject to read through, ponder and pray about. I do know that to covenant with my church group is just a more descriptive way to describe the commitment between two parties. I think in this scenario I will be accountable to others and that is good even though my flesh is screaming to avoid it. I looked up some things on "covenant" in the bible and this is a summary of what I found. Just reading through this description of what a ...

Coram Deo Fellowship - Lindsborg, Kansas - Elder’s Mission Statement 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Coram Deo Fellowship Elder’s Mission Statement For both, growth and peace in the assembly, the saints and especially the elders must make every effort to emulate the Lord Jesus Christ Who is full of grace and truth. (John 1:14) Fullness of truth means that we should be willing to teach and discuss all passages of Scripture and all topics related to life and godliness to which the Scriptures speak, not avoiding even the most controversial, uncomfortable of self-condemning subjects. We must speak, not only of the love of God, but also of His holiness and the holiness He desires in His people. This is a joyful holiness because it is convicted (i.e., convinced in one’s heart) by the Holy Spirit, empowered by the Holy Spirit, motivated out of a growing love for Christ and rooted entirely in Scripture not straying into prideful legalism which goes beyond the Word of God. Full of Grace means we should make every effort to deal humbly, char ...

Massive Arrest of Chinese and American Christian Leaders in Xinjiang 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Massive Arrest of Chinese and American Christian Leaders in Xinjiang MIDLAND, Texas, April 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- China Aid Association has learned though credible sources that on April 19, 2007 in Akesu city, Xinjiang province, about 30 major house church leaders were arrested when they met with four American Christians. The four Americans were also arrested. Included among the arrested Americans are a senior pastor and an associate pastor of an American church. Sources tell CAA that the four Americans arrived at Akesu airport on April 17 and fellowshipped with the house church leaders on April 18 at a local church family house. At the time of this press release the four Americans are still being held for questioning in an undisclosed hotel. The translator for the Americans, Mr. Jinhong Li from Beijing, is also still being detained. On April 23, the PSB confiscated the luggage of the four Americans from the house of their host, a local church family. Eight Chinese pastors wer ...

Spring Cleaning to the Site and Stuff in General 0000-00-00 00:00:00 This Mark Keathley print is called Spring Cleaning and I just love it. He has some others, too that remind me of my daughter. From what I understand, they are hard to get a hold of... I can see why! I have been doing a bit of cleaning, straightening, re-organizing and beautify-ing of the site lately. I am having to re-focus my attention on the theme and topic at hand. This is a homeschooling site with a Reformed, Christian, single-WAHM, rural Kansas-y flavor. So, I am going to focus more on Reformed links that have been hard for me to find that other Reformed homeschoolers may really enjoy checking out. I am also trying to make things more organized and interesting to look at. I really would like to do more with this template, like put another column in, but don't want to rock the boat too much and screw the whole thing up. :) At the moment I am going through some growing pains with my daughter and it is because we are having to temporarily live at my sister's house and there are ...

Thank You for the Prayers, Call Volume was Wonderful Today! 0000-00-00 00:00:00 First off let me say thank you for the prayers. And Karisa, you sweet thing, you are a dear. Today's call volume has been amazing. Back-to-back all day! I just have to smile and thank the Lord for wonderful answer to prayer. What a blessing! Another blessing is it turns out I am actually getting money back from my taxes! Who'da thunk it? They told me I should be receiving it like the middle of May. I already have plans for it. It is going towards curriculum. :) My car did die on my on my way leaving the tax office, but I always have my handy-dandy can of starter fluid under the passenger seat of my car along with my little minus (I call the screwdrivers "plus" and "minus") screwdriver I keep in the glove box for just such an occasion. Only this time my car was extra stubborn and I had to grab a passing mailman to help. See, normally I just squirt the starter fluid in and then start my car up. Only this time, it would not work. The mailman had to stand there squirt and squirt the fl ...

Butter, Cheese, Yogurt, Cream, Eggs, Soap, Bread, Flour & More www.fullerfamilyfarms.com 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Butter, Cheese, Yogurt, Cream, Eggs, Soap, Bread, Flour & More www.fullerfamilyfarms.com Things we need and use. Ever think about getting them from someone local? Getting to know the actual place and people who would be making and supplying these things for you is a great thing! The warm fuzzy is a bonus. There is a super family farm called Fuller Family Farms located just outside of McPherson, Kansas that is now running full steam ahead and would like you to know about what they supply to the local community. Fuller Family Farms provide: Butter (frozen and salted) Cheese: Cheddar, Gouda, Colby, Romano, Monterey Jack - Aged and must be ordered in advance! - Mozzarella is currently available. Yogurt Cream (Heavy or Thin) Whey Eggs Colostrum Farm Fresh 100% Stone Ground Bread: Oatmeal, Whole Wheat, Cinnamon Swirl w/ or w/o Raisins Farm Fresh 100% Stone Ground Flour & More!!! It ...

The Kansas Milkmaid's Online Country Store 0000-00-00 00:00:00 The Kansas Milkmaid's Online Country Store: My friend Christina Fuller of Fuller Family Farms in McPherson, Kansas also has an online shop called The Kansas Milkmaid's Online Country Store where she offers up all sorts of products she has lovingly made. As a matter of fact, we just had a discussion about how she makes soap earlier today. Did you know that soap has to cure for about 4 weeks? Who knew? Well, The Kansas Milkmaid's Online Country Store offers to you a variety of products like: lip balms, salves, lotions and... soaps! The soap versions are: Lavender Calendula Luxury Bar Citrus Deluxe Peppermint Tea Tree Rosemary Mint Loopy Limon Basic Boring Bar Lemon Grass Spearmint Prairie Rose Twin Mint Gentleman Farmer Any support you give to this online store is greatly appreciated. Why not try something different and made with care? Clicking on the link below will take you right to her ...

Potluck and Skeet Shooting 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Sunday after our church meeting we had a potluck. The food was an interesting mix. I brought my polish sausages, but there was also, chicken, deer and I got to try some goat meat! The fellowship was absolutely wonderful and it truly was a treat to sit down with everyone and share a meal. The kids played all around the yard on the trampoline, the swing set and the animals were also an attraction. The adults socialized all over the place, but I ended up watching the skeet shooting going on... the noise attracted me over to watch what they were doing. There were about 5 shotguns and 3 or 4 at a time would shoot. We took turns shooting over an open field. Everything is so green right now because of Spring and it was just a perfect day for some outdoor fellowship. (More pictures can be found on the http://coramdeolindsborg.org web site.) The picture above is of me taking my turn at skeet shooting. I just did what they said and matched the little dot on the end of the shotgun with the ...