Our life will not be neutral. We will either point others away from God or show them that allegiance to God is important. Let's make an intentional effort today to shine the light of God's holiness and grace in all we do and say.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Matthew 5:14-16
[Jesus said] "You are the light of the world. Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven."
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
California Alert: Legislature Considers Anti-Family Bills During Budget Crisis
The California Legislature is currently considering three Senate bills that threaten California families. Meanwhile, the state faces a mounting $26 billion budget deficit.
California has begun issuing IOU notes for only the second time since the Great Depression. Rather than concentrating on the state budget, however, lawmakers are moving on three bills that undermine marriage and parental authority. SB 54, SB 543, and SB 572 have already passed the state Senate and are now before the Assembly.
The first bill (SB 54) requires California to validate out-of-state same-sex marriages performed before the passage of Proposition 8, which defines marriage as between one man and one woman. The second (SB 543) permits kids as young as twelve to receive mental health treatment without the knowledge or consent of their parents. And the third (SB 572) designates May 22 as Harvey Milk Day and encourages schools to include "commemorative exercises" honoring Milk, one of the first openly homosexual politicians.
Everett Rice, legislative coordinator for California Family Council, said all three bills are a direct assault on California families. "SB 54 disregards voters, the courts, and the constitution itself on the issue of marriage," he noted. "And SB 543 and SB 572 are just further examples of our legislators choosing special interests over parents and their children."
TAKE ACTION
Please help defend marriage and parental authority in California! Contact your state assembly member and ask him or her to oppose SB 54, SB 543, and SB 572. To find out who your assembly member is and to contact them on these bills, visit the California Family Council's Legislative Action Center.
California has begun issuing IOU notes for only the second time since the Great Depression. Rather than concentrating on the state budget, however, lawmakers are moving on three bills that undermine marriage and parental authority. SB 54, SB 543, and SB 572 have already passed the state Senate and are now before the Assembly.
The first bill (SB 54) requires California to validate out-of-state same-sex marriages performed before the passage of Proposition 8, which defines marriage as between one man and one woman. The second (SB 543) permits kids as young as twelve to receive mental health treatment without the knowledge or consent of their parents. And the third (SB 572) designates May 22 as Harvey Milk Day and encourages schools to include "commemorative exercises" honoring Milk, one of the first openly homosexual politicians.
Everett Rice, legislative coordinator for California Family Council, said all three bills are a direct assault on California families. "SB 54 disregards voters, the courts, and the constitution itself on the issue of marriage," he noted. "And SB 543 and SB 572 are just further examples of our legislators choosing special interests over parents and their children."
TAKE ACTION
Please help defend marriage and parental authority in California! Contact your state assembly member and ask him or her to oppose SB 54, SB 543, and SB 572. To find out who your assembly member is and to contact them on these bills, visit the California Family Council's Legislative Action Center.
Psalm 95:1
O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Psalm 101:3
/I will set no worthless thing before my eyes; I hate the work of those
who fall away; it shall not fasten its grip on me.
who fall away; it shall not fasten its grip on me.
/
Psalm 94:20
/Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which
frameth mischief by a law?/
frameth mischief by a law?/
What a minister does on his day off is his business Reverend Gray
was fuming. Members of his church had seen him go into a casino and
bar on his day off, and now the entire congregation was in an
uproar. He liked to fraternize with some regulars at the casino; old
friends from college days. There was nothing wrong with getting
together with old friends, and if a couple of coins hit the slots,
what was the harm? It was nobody's business but his own.
We need to be careful how we walk in our Christian lives. We are
examples to others of how Christ wants His people to be. That is the
big responsibility, and one that we must take very seriously. Our
business becomes the business of other people when it could possibly
affect their faith. Who we associate with matters very much to who
we want to be. It is good to remember that not only God watches the
faithful.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Psalm 119:60
/I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands.
/Obedience is faith put into practice. Without action, our faith is not
real, James 2 reminds us. So without arguing, let's quickly obey, even
when we don't fully understand why, because we've seen God's love
demonstrated to us in Jesus and we've seen the protection that his will
has for us when we obey him.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Hebrews 4:12-13
The Bible is the most amazing book ever written. God used human beings
to record His thoughts and words on paper so that we could know Him (2
Peter 1:20-21). The One who spoke the universe into existence still
speaks just as powerfully through the pages of the Bible that you hold
in your hands.
to record His thoughts and words on paper so that we could know Him (2
Peter 1:20-21). The One who spoke the universe into existence still
speaks just as powerfully through the pages of the Bible that you hold
in your hands.
At the moment of salvation, believers receive the Holy Spirit, and the
lines of communication with the Lord are opened. Whenever the Scriptures
are read, the children of God are capable of hearing His voice, and the
Spirit enables them to understand and put into practice what they have
heard.
The Lord says His Word is so effective that it always accomplishes the
purpose for which He sends it (Isa. 55:10-11). The Bible is not just a
good book with comforting verses. It is active and alive and "performs
its work in [those] who believe" (1 Thess. 2:13). The Word of God has
the power to change our lives if we will believe Him and do what He says.
God uses Scripture to transform us from the inside out. His Word has the
quality of a sword that cuts through our hearts and judges thoughts and
intentions, delivering light to the darkness hiding in our souls. This
Book tells us not only who God is, but also who we are.
Sometimes life's concerns can deafen our spiritual "ears." Before
reading Scripture, ask God to help you hear and understand what He's
saying. As you believe and obey, your spiritual hearing will become more
acute, and your time in the Word will be an intimate conversation with
the Lord.
(James 3:5-6)
A lying tongue destroys trust in another person's word. Just one
conversation can do evil that will last a lifetime though the lying
tongue is */but for a moment. . . . Lying lips are abomination to the
Lord: but they that deal truly are His delight/* (12:19-22). */The
tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great
a matter a little fire kindleth! And the tongue is a fire, a world of
iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole
body, and . . . it is set on fire of hell/*
conversation can do evil that will last a lifetime though the lying
tongue is */but for a moment. . . . Lying lips are abomination to the
Lord: but they that deal truly are His delight/* (12:19-22). */The
tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great
a matter a little fire kindleth! And the tongue is a fire, a world of
iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole
body, and . . . it is set on fire of hell/*
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Vitamin Suppliment-EmpowerPlus-3
The company that we purchase the supplement from also has people that you can talk to about the supplement and discern whether or not it would be of a value for you. I have found them to be honest people and they really are in the business of helping you not just pushing something on you that really has no value to the situation at hand.
Mark 9:37
Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Vitamin Suppliments-EmpowerPlus-2
In my previous blog I gave you the website for the vitamin supplement that my special needs child is taking. This child has been on this supplement for about 3 months. We are no longer giving any more drugs, and this child is more stable at present than when on drugs. At night when there is difficulty in getting to sleep we have bought an herb form to assist in getting to sleep when necessary. The supplement has done wonders and we can see the improvements not based on self will but in real life. A child with a mental illness can not will themselves to be better.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Future Home
For any and all who will be following me here I am planning to start my own service website at www.iamultimatemarketplace.com. My hope is that those who visit here will let me know how I can help them.
Vitamin Suppliments-EmpowerPlus
For those of you on the net looking for a possible and I think safe alternative to drugs. I would encourage you to investigate the product that we presently use for one of our special needs children. The product name is Empower Plus. If you look @ www.truehope.com you will find the history behind this product and how this product helps special needs people.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Update-Empower Plus
In my next segment I will start talking more about the present. For a couple of years we have known that one of our adopted children has a mental illness. When we adopted the child we didn't know that this was an issue. Since the diagnosis, the child has been on a wide range of drugs for this illness, and none really or consistently provide relief. Several months ago I found a website that had multiple positive clips or videos concerning this ailment. My wife and I discussed the possibility of using the vitamin supplement in lieu of the drugs. We decided that since the drugs were of no benifit to our child that we would be willing to try it after all vitamins do not hurt the human body.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Babylon Affiliate Program-A Must See!!!
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The X's
To be fair to everyone involved in divorces, each side will have a or multiple complaints about their respective ex's. So to eliminate any confusion about events or to point fingers of guilt to any one individual, let's just use the line from "Seinfeld", Yada Yada Yada.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
HHO&H
For the first few years of our marriage, life was difficult when it came to her child and my two. We had to contend with issues relating to visitation with the ex’s. This type of transition was very difficult for the children. It was very hard on us as well since we had to reassure the kids and comfort them after their visits. All three children lived with us full time.
HHO&O
We both have experienced broken homes. We both have been divorced. Her parents are still married, my parents divorced when I was very young. Both of my parents remarried, so I have experienced the broken home from both points of view.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
HHO&O
My wife and I have been married for 18 years. We have learned a great deal about each other and ourselves. We are both Christians and we do our best to rear our children with our agreed values. I was raised in a home that had regular church attendance, she did not. It doesn’t mean that my parents were Christians or not, hers are not at least as of today.
Monday, July 13, 2009
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HHO&O
Today I want to talk about my need to be at home. As I have said in previous blogs we have adopted children. And both have special needs and my wife has faithfully been caring and educating them. They alone are hand fulls each, and my wife does need help with them. Plus she educated the 3 older children in the house as well. I would like to be home to help divide and conquer the children so that life at home flows smoother.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
HHO&O
To understand my blog I will need to tell you about the characters in my home. There is my Wife, Son 1, Daughter 1, Son 2, Daughter 2, Daughter 3, Daughter 4,Son 3 and Daughter 5. The 3 oldest children are adults and are living their own lives. These are the children that are the His and Hers of HHO&O. The next 3 girls are the first O in HHO&O, they are ours. The last two children are the last O in HHO&O they represent the Others in the slogan. Several years ago we adopted these two from the foster care system.
HHO&O
To start off, I would like to say that my family is a melting pot to a certain degree. My wife and I have 8 children, we have His, Hers, Ours and Others, hence the HHO&O logo. Three of our children are adults making their own way in the world. We have five remaining so far and we have a long way to go before we are empty nesters.
