Here is a brief look at our Thanksgiving for 2008. We hope you all had a blessed day and much to be thankful for.
May the Lord bless you for another year!
______________________________________________________________________We are an unaverage American family living on 2.5 acres in Texas with our 5+ homeschooled children and a handful of farm animals. We are taking one day at a time and living under the Lord's grace. May you be blessed as you read and learn more about "our road."
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Thankgiving Joys!
Friday, November 21, 2008
Above Rubies-Home Destroyers (2a)
HOME DESTROYERS
Part 2a
Jeremiah 4:22 RSV, "For my people are foolish, they know me not; they are stupid children, they have no understanding."
Today we continue talking about things that destroy the home.
2. FOOLISHNESS
Proverbs 14:1, "Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish plucks it down with her hands."
What does it mean to be foolish? Simply, it means to do it my way rather than God's way. God's way, although different to my way always ends in blessing. My way, although it may look good, always ends in destruction.
If we are not building our home, we are pulling it down. How do we pull it down?
We pull it down by vacating the home. God wants the mother in the home--nurturing, nourishing and training her children. We can't do everything successfully. We either build up a business (usually someone else's business) or we build up our home. God has given us a full time job to tend our little flock. God gives a warning to the mother shepherdess when He says in Zechariah 11:17, "Woe to the worthless shepherd, who leaves the flock!" Notice that this Scripture has an exclamation mark!
We pull it down by our words. Negative words. Critical words. Reactive words. Spiteful words. Angry words. And on it goes.
We build our home with words or
we destroy our home with words!
When God allowed Satan to get at his servant Job, he smote him with terrible boils from the top of his head to the sole of his feet Job was in agony and pain. Instead of encouraging him, Job's wife said, "Do you still hold on to your integrity? Curse God, and die." Job replied, "You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?" (Job 2:9-10)
Do you speak as one of the foolish women, or one of the wise?
Sometimes it may not be negative words. It may be wasteful words. Proverbs 15:2 says, "The mouth of fools pours forth foolishness." Often we speak unnecessary words when we should keep out mouths shut. I am always challenged by Proverbs 10:19, "In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise." The more we blab on about anything and everything, the more opportunity there is to sin with our mouth. The NLT makes it clearer, "Don't talk too much, for it fosters sin. Be sensible and turn off the flow!"
We pull it down by spending frivolously and unwisely. The foolish woman buys according to her whims and what takes her fancy. She buys groceries without thought for nutrition or without reading the ingredients. She fills her cupboards with devitalized packaged foods instead of cooking from scratch. She purchases unnecessary "things" to fill her home which could be used for wiser needs.
Proverbs 21:20 says, "There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man (or woman) spendeth it up." The foolish woman spends more than her husband can afford. The wise woman lives frugally within her means. I often have to remind my new adopted daughters that we don't have to eat what we want whenever we want. We must learn to live thriftily rather than extravagantly.
We pull it down by wasting. Many women not only waste time but waste products. They throw out everything. It is not wise to be a hoarder and clutter up your home, but there are many things that can be re-used to save re-spending.
Many mothers allow their children to pick at their food and leave it on their plate without teaching them to eat what is in front of them. Good food is thrown in the trash. This is wasteful.
May God deliver us from being in the "foolish women category" that pulls down their home.
Love from NANCY CAMPBELL
PRAYER:
"Father, please touch my lips with coals from off the altar. I don't want to speak negative words. Fill my mouth with encouraging and life-giving words that will build up my husband and my children. Amen."
AFFIRMATION:
Building up my home with uplifting words,
To do anything else is utterly absurd!
Part 2a
Jeremiah 4:22 RSV, "For my people are foolish, they know me not; they are stupid children, they have no understanding."
Today we continue talking about things that destroy the home.
2. FOOLISHNESS
Proverbs 14:1, "Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish plucks it down with her hands."
What does it mean to be foolish? Simply, it means to do it my way rather than God's way. God's way, although different to my way always ends in blessing. My way, although it may look good, always ends in destruction.
If we are not building our home, we are pulling it down. How do we pull it down?
We pull it down by vacating the home. God wants the mother in the home--nurturing, nourishing and training her children. We can't do everything successfully. We either build up a business (usually someone else's business) or we build up our home. God has given us a full time job to tend our little flock. God gives a warning to the mother shepherdess when He says in Zechariah 11:17, "Woe to the worthless shepherd, who leaves the flock!" Notice that this Scripture has an exclamation mark!
We pull it down by our words. Negative words. Critical words. Reactive words. Spiteful words. Angry words. And on it goes.
We build our home with words or
we destroy our home with words!
When God allowed Satan to get at his servant Job, he smote him with terrible boils from the top of his head to the sole of his feet Job was in agony and pain. Instead of encouraging him, Job's wife said, "Do you still hold on to your integrity? Curse God, and die." Job replied, "You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?" (Job 2:9-10)
Do you speak as one of the foolish women, or one of the wise?
Sometimes it may not be negative words. It may be wasteful words. Proverbs 15:2 says, "The mouth of fools pours forth foolishness." Often we speak unnecessary words when we should keep out mouths shut. I am always challenged by Proverbs 10:19, "In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise." The more we blab on about anything and everything, the more opportunity there is to sin with our mouth. The NLT makes it clearer, "Don't talk too much, for it fosters sin. Be sensible and turn off the flow!"
We pull it down by spending frivolously and unwisely. The foolish woman buys according to her whims and what takes her fancy. She buys groceries without thought for nutrition or without reading the ingredients. She fills her cupboards with devitalized packaged foods instead of cooking from scratch. She purchases unnecessary "things" to fill her home which could be used for wiser needs.
Proverbs 21:20 says, "There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man (or woman) spendeth it up." The foolish woman spends more than her husband can afford. The wise woman lives frugally within her means. I often have to remind my new adopted daughters that we don't have to eat what we want whenever we want. We must learn to live thriftily rather than extravagantly.
We pull it down by wasting. Many women not only waste time but waste products. They throw out everything. It is not wise to be a hoarder and clutter up your home, but there are many things that can be re-used to save re-spending.
Many mothers allow their children to pick at their food and leave it on their plate without teaching them to eat what is in front of them. Good food is thrown in the trash. This is wasteful.
May God deliver us from being in the "foolish women category" that pulls down their home.
Love from NANCY CAMPBELL
PRAYER:
"Father, please touch my lips with coals from off the altar. I don't want to speak negative words. Fill my mouth with encouraging and life-giving words that will build up my husband and my children. Amen."
AFFIRMATION:
Building up my home with uplifting words,
To do anything else is utterly absurd!
Friday, November 14, 2008
Fall Fest Fun!
I have officially decided that Fall is my favorite season.I love the smells of Fall best-apples, pumpkin, and spices!
I also love the cooler weather, especially after our hot 90-100+ degree days of summer.
I love the few trees with leaves that change color around here too! Kenneth recently planted a tree in the front yard that he transplanted from a job he was working on. One morning as we were leaving the house I actually drove through leaves on our driveway. For those of you who know me well, know how much I have longed for trees on our property. I was so excited to see those leaves! No matter that they were probably just falling off the tree from the shock of transplanting, I had a Fall moment in my driveway! I am so thankful to have a handy hubbie who can do things like moving 20 foot trees!
I also love how motivated we get to make things during the Fall, like breads, cookies, art projects, and yummy smelling soups. We also get motivated to have a Fall Festival at our house.
Today was our 2nd Annual Davis Fall Festival and what fun it was! We had around 90 Moms, Dads and children outside at our house-whew! We had bobbing for apples and caramel to dip them in, a calk walk, a leaf pool to frolic in, crafts, and pin the hat on the turkey. After all of the booth games, we did relay races. We did sack races, 3-legged races, and pumpkin rolling races. It was a treat to watch some of the moms join in the fun! After the races everyone enjoyed a healthy and nutritious lunch of hotdogs and chips and desserts. Hopefully everyone left with a belly full of lots of yummy treats and was so tired they slept well for their mothers??
For those who couldn't make it, we missed you, and hope to do it again next year!
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Dish Detergent
Here is a recipe for Dish Washer Detergent. I haven't tried it yet but have bought everything to make it and plan to soon! It is so simple. Anyone can do this! I am still making and using clothes detergent too. It works great and I haven't had any problems with it at all. Look under my recipe tab on the right side for that recipe.
Dish Detergent
1 cup Borax
1 cup Baking Soda
Orange or lemon essential oil
Mix in a small container with a TBS measure inside. Use 3 TBS per load. You can use vinegar as a rinse aid if you like.
Happy Homemaking!
Dish Detergent
1 cup Borax
1 cup Baking Soda
Orange or lemon essential oil
Mix in a small container with a TBS measure inside. Use 3 TBS per load. You can use vinegar as a rinse aid if you like.
Happy Homemaking!
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