Jack is loving helping daddy with the addition
He is really loving playing with powertools....
The Boytim Bunch
Monday, December 01, 2008
Jack the Carpenter
Jack is loving helping daddy with the addition
He is really loving playing with powertools....
Early Christmas Pictures
I took advantage of one of the cold days we had in November and took the kids Christmas pictures! Every time I would point the camera, Jack would yell "GEE!!!"
Friday, November 21, 2008
Books I've Read
Bev has been asking me to 'review' some of the books I've been reading. The following will not do the books justice but time to blog, is like time to read, very limited - maybe even more so as there are certain rooms in the house where I regularly read but cannot blog . . .
Kicking the Dragon, Larken Rose - The real life story of a man who followed his beliefs and was ground up by the wheels of 'justice' for doing so. Even if you don't agree with his legal conclusions, what the government did to him and the manner in which they did it is chilling - at least he's still alive. The land of the free is somewhere else. The Rule of Law has been overturned.
Many of his motions to the court make very interesting reading - especially if you have any interest in Arrest, Search and Seizure. I intend to copy them and send them to some of the guys I used to teach with at the Sheriff's Academy.
As Christians we can learn a lot from Larken about standing on our convictions and the cost for doing so. I don't believe Larken is a brother but, if he were, the Holy Spirit could use him mightily. The Holy Spirit may use him anyway.
Larken operates a free list server that he uses to distribute his 'rants'. For an Anarchist, he is an excellent student of the US Constitution. Let me know if you want subscription information.
Hiter's Cross, Erwin Lutzer - A history of WWII and the role the German Church played (or more to the point, didn't). Many parallels to the church in the US today. We hide our heads as OUR government murders babies, Afghans and Iraqis. (I've already been called a traitor by a man of the cloth - so save your breath.) We pretend not to notice as OUR government robs us blind and strips of us our 'God given' rights. We 'submit to authority' as that authority (OUR authority) restricts our ability to live out our faith and share the gospel. Just give us false affluence and a warm, fuzzy patriotic feeling and we can pretend all is well with world.
The Christian Life and Character of the Civil Institutions of the United States, Benjamin Franklin Morris - A heavy tome that was proving a difficult read - and that was just the introduction. Being one who seeks instant gratification, I skipped ahead to the section on the War of Northern Aggression (Civil War). Based on what I found there I doubt I'll read much more of the book. The deification of Lincoln and the almost Crusade mentality that is applied to the Northern heroes left me less than impressed. While this book is reported to make the ACLU shake, the bit I read left me shaking for another reason.
Christianity and War, Laurence Vance - A compilation of articles published on LewRockwell.com. Currently working my way through this. As it is a compilation, much of the information is repeated. Contains a number of references to some nut job named Ron Paul. A hard read for anyone still harboring patriotic feelings but an excellent antidote to the Republican War Machine and the Evangelicals that worship it.
As I re-read this I realize how far I've fallen. My military brat background has been tarnished. While I can still discuss the capability of most of the aircraft in the US arsenal I wonder why I would want to, and what else I could have done with the time I spent studying that stuff.
(I'm kinda sorry I published this as it kicks Jack down and off the front page.)
Kicking the Dragon, Larken Rose - The real life story of a man who followed his beliefs and was ground up by the wheels of 'justice' for doing so. Even if you don't agree with his legal conclusions, what the government did to him and the manner in which they did it is chilling - at least he's still alive. The land of the free is somewhere else. The Rule of Law has been overturned.
Many of his motions to the court make very interesting reading - especially if you have any interest in Arrest, Search and Seizure. I intend to copy them and send them to some of the guys I used to teach with at the Sheriff's Academy.
As Christians we can learn a lot from Larken about standing on our convictions and the cost for doing so. I don't believe Larken is a brother but, if he were, the Holy Spirit could use him mightily. The Holy Spirit may use him anyway.
Larken operates a free list server that he uses to distribute his 'rants'. For an Anarchist, he is an excellent student of the US Constitution. Let me know if you want subscription information.
Hiter's Cross, Erwin Lutzer - A history of WWII and the role the German Church played (or more to the point, didn't). Many parallels to the church in the US today. We hide our heads as OUR government murders babies, Afghans and Iraqis. (I've already been called a traitor by a man of the cloth - so save your breath.) We pretend not to notice as OUR government robs us blind and strips of us our 'God given' rights. We 'submit to authority' as that authority (OUR authority) restricts our ability to live out our faith and share the gospel. Just give us false affluence and a warm, fuzzy patriotic feeling and we can pretend all is well with world.
The Christian Life and Character of the Civil Institutions of the United States, Benjamin Franklin Morris - A heavy tome that was proving a difficult read - and that was just the introduction. Being one who seeks instant gratification, I skipped ahead to the section on the War of Northern Aggression (Civil War). Based on what I found there I doubt I'll read much more of the book. The deification of Lincoln and the almost Crusade mentality that is applied to the Northern heroes left me less than impressed. While this book is reported to make the ACLU shake, the bit I read left me shaking for another reason.
Christianity and War, Laurence Vance - A compilation of articles published on LewRockwell.com. Currently working my way through this. As it is a compilation, much of the information is repeated. Contains a number of references to some nut job named Ron Paul. A hard read for anyone still harboring patriotic feelings but an excellent antidote to the Republican War Machine and the Evangelicals that worship it.
As I re-read this I realize how far I've fallen. My military brat background has been tarnished. While I can still discuss the capability of most of the aircraft in the US arsenal I wonder why I would want to, and what else I could have done with the time I spent studying that stuff.
(I'm kinda sorry I published this as it kicks Jack down and off the front page.)
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Why I am so tired....
I will let the pictures speak for themselves...
We will start with butter...
We will start with butter...
and end with smoothie.....
Roof Complete!!!
Dad came down last weekend and really cracked the whip with Will....
Well, after he and Bella rested a bit....
and they finished the roof! YEA!!
Sunday, October 19, 2008
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More Help
Zach came to help again today - thanks so much for the hard work!
Of course, he left my porch roof with an extra hole in it.... Will tells me I will lose the whole porch roof tomorrow! On to bigger and better porch roofs.......
Parking
The kids actually caught this picture. When we pulled into Kroger a couple days ago we were pretty amazed to see this guy parked this way. He was in a handicapped spot, with a trailer, and people were literally having to pull around the 6 ft (or less) area he left behind him. Forget two cars trying to get by. And oh , BTW, he walked out of the store just fine to jump into his very nice truck with the very nice trailer hooked up to it - not even a limp.......
The Flowers
My hubby brought me home the most beautiful flowers a week or so ago. The best part though, was that he had Card with him and a couple of nights later Card and I were in Kroger getting a few things when he says "Mommy, we have to get Katie and Bella some flowers"! I love that my wonderful, thoughtful hubby is rubbing of onto my already thoughtful little man!More Harris Visit
Look - one of Andrew AND Noah.....
Card joins the ladies for tea time.....
Even caught Glen on film
Katie and Eva making beautiful music - speaking of that, I also was blessedwith hearing Camille play - she plays wonderfully. I loved just listening while I was baking and cleaning.
Harris Boys & Girls come to help....
The Harris boys and girls came to visit us last Sunday and work on the roof. Here are some of them - Zach, Card (not a Harris boy), Nathan, and Joel are pictured here. I am not sure if we have pictures of all of them... Will have to see if I have one with Noah or Andrew in it....
Katie and Eva sweeping up....
YES , This makes mommy very nervous....
What it looked like when they left......
Friday, October 03, 2008
Couple of things we learned during Ike
6o MPH sustained winds do not deter hummingbirds or lovebugs!
Chickens can weather 60+ MPH winds the one night they decide to roost in a tree instead of their hen house.....
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody hears it, it really does fall.... sadly, this was the biggest tree (we have yet discovered!) on our property. Now that it has fallen, I can see that the trunk is bigger than I am tall!
Thursday, October 02, 2008
God's handiwork
Katie picked this for me - the petals were so beautifully made - to think of all the time God spends on His creation continues to amaze me.
Future Fireman
Our little man has decided he wants to be a fireman when he grows up - we shall see what the Lord has in store for this hero.....meanwhile - we visited the library for story time and visited with the fireman last week.
Well, there really is a fireman in the suit...
Card and his friend Josh Kuritza
The hat weighs almost as much as him!
We are hoping sometime soon we can talk our friend Bill into letting us come to his fire station and take a grand tour
Well, there really is a fireman in the suit...
Card and his friend Josh Kuritza
The hat weighs almost as much as him!
We are hoping sometime soon we can talk our friend Bill into letting us come to his fire station and take a grand tour
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