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Lies Women Believe

Some friends and I started a small group that gets together once a week. We are currently going through the book

and it has been awesome so far. God is revealing such incredible stuff to all of us that we did not know about ourselves. We put this group together so as to have a safe place to go with our "junk," get prayer and to encourage each other to be more intimate with the Lord by being more intimate with each other.

The first week we started I considered using a highlighter to mark the things that really stood out to me.... I very quickly realized that this would be a futile cause for I would have highlighted the whole chapter.

There is a challenge at the beginning of the book to question everything that you think/do with
1. Is that true?
2. If it is not do I live like it is true?

We have deceived ourselves into believing lies that we don't even realize are lies. It is easy to think "no I don't have any issues with being deceived." Deception is just that.... you don't realize you have been lying to yourself. This book encourages you to search your heart on different issues in which people are deceived.

I would suggest this book to anyone... most of the stuff I have read applies to men as well!

Even if you don't ever read this book I challenge you to ask yourself "Is that true?" as often as possible. Make sure that your thoughts are of the Lord and don't let Satan slip lies into your head!!!!

Hi Ho Hi Ho It's Off To Work I Go!

I posted several times about how much I struggled with not being able to find a job so I figured that I would joyfully proclaim that I have a job now... or maybe a yob... it might be a soft "j."

Capture the Flag..... missed it by that much!

I am not sure that there is much to be said other than that I did not retrieve the flag from enemy territory after a very valiant effort if I do say so myself!!!!

Easter

Yesterday was Easter and we had a sunrise service in the back pasture with the Baileys, Ezzells, Griggs, Pullens and my mom. It was beautiful but... COLD! It was also wet. The Baileys and Ezzells showed up in Easter Sunday dress such as sandals and thin flowing dresses. We all wrapped in blankets and shivered as we worshipped. We decided that next year we are definitely going to mow beforehand and also build a fire.

After that we all went in and had a huge breakfast together. I love having such a close "family." I, unfortunately, went back to bed at 8:30 because I had a very bad headache. Later we did the leavened bread hunt as we have done every year since I can remember. The only difference was that adults did not participate. This is the first year that I have not "hunted." It was kind of sad but I am sure that we will do it again in years to come. Things are a little crazy right now so Easter was a little thrown together this year.

Conversation? with Mags

"Mags you need to eat your food fast. If you don't finish by the time Nana gets here you don't get to go to the office!"

"Nonnie, everyone calls me a slow po. They all say that I am just a slow po at everything. I am a slow po at eating, a slow po at playing.... I am just a slow po"

"You are not a slow 'poke' Mags"

"It's not my fault... everyone just attracts me!!!"

"Everyone 'distracts' you?"

"Yeah"

"I am sorry dude but try to finish quick!"

Great Falls National Park

Mom and I are in Maryland with Jess and Jen for a few days. Mom, Jesse and I went to see Great Falls yesterday... we had sooo much fun!!!!

Birth "Control"

Before you get your panties in a wad and start posting nasty comments... please realize that I am thinking aloud and I am not even sure how I feel about this subject!!!

A good friend of mine pointed out that the second word in birth control is control. I had never really thought about breaking down the term and analyzing it. We hear so much about how God is in control over everything and that we should not hold on to any hidden "closets."

Interesting that we talk so much about how we need to put God in control of our finances, relationships and our purpose and yet when it comes to having children, we want to schedule them to fit in our time frame.

-We don't have enough money
-We are not in the right place emotionally
-We need some more time to be together
-We don't have a big enough place
-I need to lose some weight
-We want the kids to be 2-3 years apart
-We can only handle one child (2,3,4,5,6...)

The list can go on forever and I am sure that you can add some of your own that you have said in the past. Why is it that we can't handle the idea that God is in control? Many people have gone off of birth control and not had children for years. Is it just because the sperm was not capable of meeting the egg? No, it is because God knows the best time for you to have a child.

But wait, other people have had sex one time and have gotten pregnant immediately. A friend of mine said that when it comes down to it, if you have sex without protection you are going to get pregnant... it's just science.

So, by thinking this way, we are saying that God is not in control...science is! Is God surprised when someone gets pregnant? We might not think that it is an ideal situation but God knows and designs every conception for a purpose. Who are we to say that God does not know best?

Another friend of mine said that if God does not specifically tell you to have a child... you are not doing anything wrong. The Bible says to "Be fruitful and multiply" Gen 1:22.
My question was, why are we waiting for God tell us to have children rather than listening for God in case He says to wait? God's command in the Bible should be the command to go by... bottom line! Although we should be listening for further instructions just in case He does change the rules for specific individuals.

Also, there are no references to birth control in any way (wait for awhile, don't have sex in marriage etc.) that I know of in the Bible. If you know of something please share. If this is a correct statement, we are regularly doing something that is not portrayed in our manual for life.

By controlling our births we are saying that we think we know the best time to have children better than God does.

Seems like a pretty lofty claim...

Canada?

Today I went to the doctor to find out if I am still plagued with Candida Albicans. I have been on the Candida starvation diet for 10 weeks now and I have been taking lots of meds so I figured it was time to see if my efforts have produced any results.

When the man walked into the room he greeted me with "Hey, whats going wrong?"

I started laughing and proceeded to say that only a doctor would change the common greeting of "What's going on?" to "What's going wrong?"

He stared at me with a deadpan expression and then repeated his question. Okay then...not one for jokes. I told him that I have Candida and that I would like to get better. He then asked "Where is Candida?"

Now, the condition is pronounced Can-deed-a so when he asked where Can-did-a was I told him that it was right above the United States. He did not laugh and then asked again where my Can-did-a is... in the legs, arms, intestines etc.

All in all, the man knew way less about Candida than I do and it was a complete waste of my time. AKA no report about the Candida status!

Swimming Lessons

Our resolve not to turn on the air this summer is now being put to the test... at least for Doug! Last night he had to take a shower because he had been drowning in his own sweat all day. But when your power bill goes from $100+ to $53.67 just by pushing up the lever... you learn to appreciate the breaststroke, the freestyle, the butterfly........