text: I, like so many have a question about restrictive covenants. I was thrilled when I found out our city of Fargo, ND allowed chickens. I had no idea that the neighborhood we lived in have covenants, as apparently it is not customary to receive a copy when you close on your house. (Shouldn't that be required?) We have no HOA, but it sounds like neighbors and the developer have the right to sue if they choose. We recently received a visit from the developer b/c he received a couple calls about our structure. Apparently we are in violation of a building covenant that requires our buildings match the style of the house. Even he admitted that he liked what we had done, but I guess that is beside the point. At this point we have decided to repaint and hope that resolves the issue. However, when we were talking about this it came up that we were getting chickens (incidentally, shipping THAT very day!) He mentioned that he wasn't even aware that this was a coop, and that chickens would not be allowed in this neighborhood. The covenant regarding pets reads as such: "No horses shall be kept or stabled on the Premises. No animals of any kind other than customary household pets (including birds) shall be kept or allowed on any part of the Premises. No kennel or other facility for raising or boarding dogs or other animals for commercial purposes shall be maintained on any portion of the Premises." I have read a lot on this on this forum about various wordings of covenants, but am still unsure how successful people have been in winning against 'vague' language like this. I am not entirely sure this will become an issue, but I have a feeling it will. Like so many, I am devastated b/c my whole family has been looking forward to getting chickens, and it looks like we are in jeopardy of giving them up even before they arrive! We do in fact view these as family pets, but I fear that will not really matter. I am a little hopeful in that our covenant states nothing about livestock or poultry specifically, but wow 'customary' household pet... not sure if chickens fit into that definition either. Any help on this issue would be greatly appreciated. I just want to make sure we do the right thing. I am not the kind of person who likes to cause trouble, but I also don't liked to be bullied, and with all the barking dogs and such in the neighborhood, I just assumed people would be a little more open minded. <sigh>


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Do you do this sometimes; lie in bed at night and replay the events of the day in your head? Sometimes it makes you smile, other times you're just grateful that day is over and you have the privilege of a gift called tomorrow.
That's what I'm doing now and I just thought I should run it by you (maybe you can share yours with me too…but only if you want to ok)? And yes, the day in question is Saturday, the 1st of May (my birth month)!
Ok, so I was up at 6.30am (funny since I could barely sleep the night before)! I loaded some stuff in the washer and then gave myself 101 reasons to get on the treadmill.
43 minutes and a soaked outfit later, I was feeling high! Drank two glasses of water and watched 1gospel for about twenty minutes; there's something about South African choirs that always starts my day on the right note. Made breakfast for my people, hung out my clothes to dry and then barely had enough time to get ready for the 5th Annual HIV and AIDS Conference holding at International Conference Center.
About the conference, do you agree that the level of disorganization we display sometimes can be amazing? Earlier in the week, my organization applied for media passes to the event. We were asked to download forms from their site, fill, attach our passports, get the head of our unit to countersign, and then scan the documents back to them. We did all that and they sent us a mail saying they had received our information and were looking forward to receiving us.
Men and brethren, my colleague and I got to the venue of the conference that beautiful Saturday morning feeling confident and extra sexy. We sashayed to the registration desk only to be told "I don't know what BBC WST is, it's not on my list of accredited media". What!!! I was upset on two levels:
• She didn't know the BBC? Seriously?
• What was the reason for the bottle necked registration we were made to do if it wouldn't be used?
It was finally sorted out and we were shown the hall where the conference would be holding. Let me ignore the group of people we saw facebooking on a laptop inside the hall (not even on a phone) and say that we were in there till tea break.
In the break out session after tea, we sat in on a 'designing and implementing youth focused programmes for and by young people' presentation done by Fadekemi Agarau, the beautiful lady behind Education as a Vaccine. Let me just say this, I enjoyed it. As for the really silly questions some of the participants asked afterwards….what can I say!
Ok, so I left the place soon after and settled in at my favorite Chinese spot, OX. Debie and Debola (should I have said D2) came soon after and we left for Wonderland!! Speaking of which, Debola and Debie….hmmm…….
At Wonderland we had to wait for the rest of the cabal (Amara and Blaze) and there was the thing about them taking a picture of the signage outside Wonderland just to convince us they were really here!
They came in (with pretty Hauwa) and we went on the roller coaster ride. Apart from the fact that it wasn't fun for me (I was practically hyperventilating by the time we got out), Blaze (in his wisdom) was tweeting when we were on the ride so…. (you guessed right), his BB fell and he lost his ball(s)!
Audu (bullet dodger and leader of the cabal) showed up at this point with the delectable Zel (fresh from the 'East') and we moved (gingerly) to the pirate ship. "What happens in the cabal stays in the cabal right"; meaning I won't tell you of the cabalians who were praying and reciting different Psalms while the ship was swinging precariously and then bragging when we got off! It's more fun for me to tell you of the oldish man who sat with us and how I prayed his heart wouldn't stop! Come to think of it o, even if it had stopped, we had Dr. Zel on board!
We met Leslie, Chichi, Chioma Ejidike (was great to see the lawyer in the making especially after so long) and Folusho (who graciously captured the fear on 'their' faces while we were in the pirate ship)!
Ah ha! I forgot the bumper cars we rode in (and the males who wouldn't stop hitting us with their cars! Somehow I thought pranks by males ended with the advent of manhood but nooooo, not these ones!!!! Any wonder why there are so many accidents on our roads today)?
After that we moved to the water slides and one of us said he was so terrified his name was Terry! And we had to keep him with us by holding his wife… I didn't call any names o! By the way I forgot to mention the couple we saw on the 'endurance bicycle' (for lack of a better name), and the theories on relationships just looking at them inspired!
Then we moved to the……guys what was the name of that last ride? It had a 5 bit harness so I knew it would be the koko! And it was o, round and round and upside down, I was puking by the time we came down!
And then we left, happy, grinning, and very excited! To the members of the cabal who made it, you are 'bankable'! To Stanley, Matilda, Nze and the other cabalians who didn't make it, YOU MISSED!
Moral of the story? The cabal had fun! Seriously though, take some time off to relax. It is necessary; make sure to utilize the weekends you're not at work (since most of us don't have weekends anymore)! Be with your friends and share laughs, jokes, hugs; whatever you do, just have fun!
By the way, have an extra refreshing weekend!
P:S – I actually wrote this on the 1st of May this year (2010). I chanced upon it this morning and it made me laugh so hard, I had to share!


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United States District Court, S.D. Indiana, Terre Haute Division
September 8, 2017
JUSTIN CASTELINO, Plaintiff,v.ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Defendant.
William T. Lawrence, United States District Court Judge
cause is before the Court on the Plaintiff's motion to
reconsider (Dkt. No. 91). The motion is fully briefed and the
Court, being duly advised, DENIES the motion
for the reasons set forth below.
As an
initial matter, the Plaintiff either misunderstands or
purposefully mischaracterizes the relief he sought in his
previous motion. In the instant motion, the Plaintiff
"moves this court, under and pursuant to F.R.Civ.P.
59(e) for reconsideration of the Entry of August 16, 2017,
Docket No. 88, on Plaintiff's Motions to disqualify the
magistrate and terminate Defendant's deposition of
Plaintiff to prevent manifest injustice . . . ."
Dkt. No 91 at 1 (emphasis added). The Court has not ruled on
any motion to terminate the Plaintiff's deposition and
therefore cannot reconsider any such ruling. Whether the
Plaintiff's deposition should be terminated is the
subject of a still pending motion which, like the other
non-dispositive motions in this case, has been referred to
Magistrate Judge Dinsmore for ruling.[1] In addition to the motion to
disqualify, the Entry the Plaintiff now asks the Court to
reconsider (which is found at Docket No. 88) resolved the
Plaintiff's objection to Magistrate Judge Dinsmore's
Order Rescheduling Preliminary Injunction Hearing (which is
found at Dkt. No. 70).[2] Those are the only rulings that the Court
has made, and therefore the only rulings the Court could
Plaintiff inexplicably begins the argument portion of his
brief with the following:
To address a clear error of law, we would remind the Court
that the "Eggshell Skull" rule applies to more
that [sic] actual head injuries. It applies whenever a
defendant is surprised by the extent of the damage its
actions caused. "If a tortfeasor inflicts a graver loss
on his victim than one would have expected because the victim
had some pre-existing vulnerability, that is the
tortfeasor's bad luck; you take your victim as you find
him. That is the famous "eggshell skull" rule of
tort law, illustrated by our decision in Stoleson v.
United States, 708 F.2d 1217 (7th Cir.1983)"
Schmude V. [sic] Tricam Industries, Inc., 556 F.3d
624 (7th Cir. 2009).
The cited Stoleson case involved a suit to recover for
hypochondria induced by the Government's failure to
protect the plaintiff from over-exposure to glycerine; the
Court of Appeals cited Prosser, Handbook of the Law of Torts
261 (4th ed. 1971)) as authority for applying the Rule
against the Government. As in this case, Stoleson did not
involve a head injury or any physical injury directly caused
by a rude, angry or violent touching. It involved a
preexisting susceptibility.
Justin had a pre-existing susceptibility. It was documented.
See Exh. 1, 2 attached to Plaintiff's Brief in Support of
Preliminary Injunctive Relief, filed on July 10, 2017, as
Docket No. 56. The Eggshell Skull Rule applies to this case,
especially since the Defendant's actions or inactions in
denying Justin his accommodations caused him greater injury
than a normal student would expect. That is precisely why
they had to accommodate him.
Dkt. No. 92 at 2-3. There is nothing in the Court's
previous ruling that remotely suggests that the Court
believed the eggshell skull rule to be limited to
"actual head injuries." Rather, what the Court
said was the following: "That doctrine relates to the
proper determination of the proximate cause of injuries to a
person with a preexisting condition and the proper
calculation of damages in such cases; it has no application
to the conduct of a deposition by counsel." Dkt. No. 88
at 7. That remains the case, and the Plaintiff has made no
cogent argument to the contrary.
Plaintiff correctly notes that the Court referred to the
basis for his original arguments as "a bit murky"
and states that this "suggest[s] strongly the
possibility that the Court did not understand us
properly." Dkt. No. 92 at 1. However, the Plaintiff
then proceeds to simply reiterate the arguments he made in
his original brief. Inasmuch as these arguments were fully
addressed in the Court's previous ruling, it is
abundantly clear that the Court did not misunderstand the
Plaintiff; rather, the Court simply found the arguments to be
without merit. The Court still does.
Plaintiff argues that "[a]s evidence of impermissible
partiality, we offer[ed] the several occasions when
Magistrate Dinsmore has favored the Defendant by disregarding
the Federal Rules of Procedure." Dkt. No. 92 at 3. The
Court examined each of these alleged violations of the rules
in its original Entry and explained at length why each was
not, in fact, a violation, concluding that "Magistrate
Judge Dinsmore has not disregarded either applicable prior
case law or the applicable rules." The Court stands by
its prior ruling. The Plaintiff apparently continues to
believe that the fact that Magistrate Judge Dinsmore has
addressed discovery matters and deadlines in this case by
means of informal status conferences rather than formal
motion practice is somehow improper. The Court reiterates
that, for the reasons explained at length in its previous
Entry, that belief is simply incorrect. Magistrate Judge
Dinsmore has addressed the issues that have arisen in this
case in the same manner as all of the magistrate judges in
this district address issues in every case. As explained in
the Court's prior ruling, and wholly ignored by the
Plaintiff, using informal conferences to discuss and attempt
to reach consensus regarding discovery issues and deadlines
is contemplated both by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
and the Court's uniform case management plan. Indeed, it
is a necessary component of the administration of justice,
especially in this district, which has one of the highest
weighted caseloads per judicial officer in the nation. The
Plaintiff's continued insistence that the fact that
Magistrate Judge Dinsmore did not require a formal motion for
every extended deadline somehow indicates a lack of
impartiality is frivolous and suggests a real or feigned
misunderstanding of the applicable rules by Plaintiff's
Court further reiterates that the real source of the
Plaintiff's consternation is the granting of an
agreed motion-specifically Magistrate Judge
Dinsmore's order, found at Docket No. 42, that the
Defendant's discovery was to be due on July 14, 2017, or
seven days following the Plaintiff's deposition,
whichever was later. The Plaintiff did not file an objection
to that order and by his silence acquiesced in defense
counsel's statement in the motion that she "ha[d]
spoken with Mr. Castelino's counsel, and he does not
object to this motion."[3] Dkt. No. 40 at 2. The Plaintiff
still does not acknowledge, let alone refute, this statement.
A judicial officer is entitled to rely on such
representations by counsel; that reliance, in the absence of
any contrary information from the Plaintiff, cannot possibly
serve as evidence of any bias on the part of Magistrate Judge
Court's original ruling fully explained its reasons for
overruling the Plaintiff's objection to Magistrate Judge
Dinsmore's order continuing the preliminary injunction
hearing, and nothing in the Plaintiff's motion to
reconsider merits any additional discussion on that issue.
does merit additional discussion are statements made by
Plaintiff's counsel in his reply brief. Plaintiff's
counsel, John Thrasher, characterizes defense counsel's
ability "to predict the outcome of our choosing to
limit her deposition with surprising, or suspicious,
accuracy, when compared to the Magistrate Judge's latest
Order, Docket No. 70." Dkt. No. 98 at 3. Mr. Thrasher
When the Magistrate warned me that processing our Motion to
Terminate or Limit Justin's deposition would necessarily
require that the hearing date be set back, he at once
presented a false fork and repeated almost exactly what
[defense counsel] predicted at the deposition, Tr. Vol 1 page
236 lines 3-13. This gives the appearance of ex parte
communication between them in violation of Canon 3(A)(4) of
the Rules of Conduct for federal judges; it is a judge's
duty to avoid ...
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Gulf War Vets Need to Know: Several Big Meetings Upcoming -- Outside of D.C.; be there!
Some vigilant veterans are concerned that federal officials are not doing nearly enough to get the word out about important upcoming meetings concerning research and treatment of sick veterans.
Former gulf war Air Force nurse Denise Nichols, Vice Chair of National Vietnam and Gulf War Veterans Coalition, is strongly concerned that not enough veterans will show up for these meetings, including the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses meeting in Dallas, Texas Feb 23-24, 2009; and the meeting of a newer committee in Decatur, Georgia on Feb. 18-19.
The first of the two committees, whose July 2007 and November 2008 meetings were covered by AFP, also meets June 29-30, 2009 in Boston, and Nov. 2-3, 2009 in Washington D.C. again. The D.C. meeting last November featured the long-awaited release of the committee's special report that moved gulf war illness from the status of "it's all in your head, soldier," to an array of physical symptoms linked to certain causes in the gulf war theater of military operations in the early 1990s.
The second panel (www1.va.gov/gulfwaradvisorycommittee) will meet at the VA Medical Center in Decatur, Georgia; that panel will meet again March 18-19, 2009 in Waco, Texas; and April 7-9, 2009 in Washington, DC (last two venues TBD)
"In April 2008, the Secretary of U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs established the Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans," notes an official VA statement on the newer committee. "The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to provide advice to the Secretary on the full spectrum of health care and benefits issues that confront veterans who served in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the 1990-1991 period of the Gulf War. To carry out these duties, the Committee is expected to assess both the effectiveness of existing benefits and services and to determine the need for new initiatives and/or policies that relate exclusively to this population of veterans."
Nichols added: "Committee meetings are open to the public and include time reserved for public comments. A sign-up sheet for five-minute comments will be available....veterans, veteran family members and members of the public who speak are invited to submit a 1-2 page summary of their comments to Lelia.jackson@ va.gov before the meeting so that committee members will have it at the meeting or at least present the documents and copies(15) at the time of the meeting for inclusion in the official meeting record. Individuals do not need to preregister to attend or speak.... However, when meetings are held at VA headquarters or facilities, all attendees will be required to check in and show valid ID at the security desk."
"This is your chance gulf war veterans!" Nichols continued. "We have had only at most half
a dozen vets show up in D.C., Baltimore, Seattle [other recent meetings]. So if you have problems, now is the time to come forward. Have your input [ready]. Family members, too!"
"Nichols continued that elected officials of state and federal level should also send their staff members to see how the process is going in accessing the needs of gulf war veterans! "This process needs to include US Senators, US Reps, State Reps, State senators, state departments of veterans affairs, veteran service organizations Commanders at state level and their service officers so they can input and see for themselves the needs that exist. These individuals need to be notified by the VA but sadly the VA does not use their extensive public affairs to communicate with veterans or the elected or appointed leaders from Federal to local levels. "
Nichols has asked the committee to open the VA's vast teleconferencing network at each VA hospital across the nation to facilitate a more rapid and open dialogue. In this manner, the advisory committee could quickly access all across this country veterans, care providers, all officials, and veterans' family members in a more cost saving method to find out the facts and needs. Nichols states "veterans and their families have been disenfranchised over 18 years, the gulf war veterans tried repeated to access the VA system and were denied!" Now they are expecting veterans like that to travel and spend money they don't have to again try to get the system to respond! If they would open the door to each VA auditorium across the country and turn on the videoconferencing system we could accomplish this more quickly and hear the veterans.
Nichols states that she is "in despair that the gulf war illness has been so neglected by the media, public officials, and the common citizen." "She goes further to state that it is an outright crime that VA/DOD and our government that has public media resources and assets fails so miserably in sharing communication of utmost importance to these veterans and expects the ill and often dying veterans to do the public relations work and outreach that is so urgently needed."
Nichols used her most recent communication from just one of thousands of gulf war veterans to highlight problems. The message text she received is one of thousands she has received and reflects how the gulf war veterans are suffering.
"I am unable speak for other Gulf War Vets, but I can tell you how I feel about the meetings and such. I am not able to attend the meetings because they are so far away, either lack of funds or my illness prevent me from attending. I know that we have waited a long time to be heard, but I know of some; like me, who have lost everything! If it was not for family I would be just another homeless Veteran. My elderly parents have taken me in, and I still have my claim on appeal."
All veterans and their local leaders, said Nichols, should place postings on grocery store bulletin boards, email networks, write letters to the editor to local papers, call radio shows, get public service announcements on the air, discuss the upcoming meetings at local veterans' posts and do all they can to get the word out and boost attendance and input for both committees.
"We need every gulf war veteran and their families notified of these meetings," Nichols continued. "They need to write a summary including: name, former rank, unit, location in theater, when and what symptoms occurred, when and what happened when they went to VA for help, how/if was their VA claims were handled, where did they turn next to get help, what state their health is in right now, and any problems that the spouse and family may have had -- and suggestions for changes."
For more specific information on places, times, schedules, etc. go to www.va.gov and proceed to "search," and enter "advisory committees." For the latest casualty figures, see that same website and enter GWVIS in the search box.
Suggestions and information from veterans, physicians, scientists, and members of the general public are welcome at these committee meetings.
Key VA contacts are: Laura O'Shea, Designated Federal Officer, Laura.O'shea@ va.gov; and Lelia Jackson, Alternate Designated Federal Officer, Lelia.jackson@ va.gov
Denise Nichols, MAJ,USAFR(ret), Gulf War Veteran and Veteran Advocate can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com
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This week on Relic Radio Science Fiction, X Minus One returns with its episode from December 7, 1955, titled, Nightfall.
What weirdness can be found betwixt the pages of The Sealed Book? Tune in to Devil Island, its episode from April 8, 1945, on this week's Strange Tales.
A little Canadian flavored horror for today's episode. We'll hear from Theater 10:30 with their story titled, Trespassers Will Be Experimented Upon.
Opening music: Constancy Part 2 by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Our horror story comes from The Mysterious Traveler today. This episode, Death Comes For Adolf Hitler, was originally aired March 24, 1945.
A little intrigue with The Man Called X on Relic Radio Thrillers this week. We hear his episode from January 1, 1948, titled, Spot The Eight Ball.
This week, we hear first from The Adventures Of Philip Marlowe with, The Lady In Mink. That episode first aired April 30, 1949. Then, Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator brings us Scream For Murder, his case from July 19, 1953.
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Faith Works by Love # 1
The word "Avails" in this V means "Have power or has Power." So what Paul's saying is that circumcision doesn't Have Any Power, uncircumcision doesn't Have Any Power, But what does Have Power is faith, faith in God, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, Faith in the Word of God.
I. Faith is powerful. Faith sees the invisible, hears the inaudible, touches the intangible, it moves that which is unmovable, and accomplishes the impossible. Unfortunately, some faith is all talk and never really gets down to action. True faith is active, powerfully active.
A. Many people are missing it by saying "I'm believing for this and I'm believing for that."
1. It doesn't matter if you're believing for a personal a need, or for someone else.
a) There's something missing when you say you are believing for this or that. We need to be believing God for different things.
B. When the faith message was 1st revealed to us from the Word of God, people began to try to believe God for things that are outside the Word. (Something that was not promised by God or not in His Word.)
1. People are doing something similar today, just not as extreme.
2. Often people say that they are believing God for something but all too often it's not really in their heart.
1. Notice the part in this V that says "And shall not doubt in his heart."
2. Faith does not come from the head it comes from the heart. (1Pet 3:4 Hidden man of the heart) (Rom 10:9 talks about believing in your heart)
D. There are times we are trying to believe God with the head and not the heart.
1. We might hear a sermon that talked about the promise we are in need of.
a) Or we might have read it in someone's book.
2. That can cause head faith, but that's not the kind of faith that works.
3. We have to know God's Word for ourselves and meditate on it.
E. Many times people have forgotten the meaning of the phrase "I'm believing God for this and that."
1. We need to get back to Believing God's Word and His promises to me from His Word."
2. God's Word is written to you.
3. You need to go to God's word and find the promise you need.
4. Then go over it. (LIKE) God said, by Jesus stripes I am healed. (1PE 2:24) Make the Word personal.
II. The Apostle Paul said in Gal 5:6, "FAITH WORKS BY LOVE" Or "Through love" (NKJV). Before I can get into the love part of faith, I want to look at some examples of faith.
A. 1st of all look at HEB 11:1-3, 6
1. In this V (verse 6) he says, "Believe that God is."
2. But also he says that we need to believe that God is a rewarder to those that DILIGENTLY seek him.
1. Abraham heard the Lord tell him to go.
a) Keep your finger in (HEB) and turn with me to GEN 12:1-3
(i) Notice (V 3) "I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you."
(ii) Those that bless you, God will bless, but those that do harm to you are in danger of God's judgment.
b) So, Abraham left by faith; not seeing the land, and not knowing the land. Not blind faith.
(i) Abraham just went on God's Word.
(ii) That's what faith is based on. The Word of God.
2. Turn back with me to HEB 11:11
a) The NIV has it a little different, "By faith Abraham, even though he was past age, and Sarah herself was barren, was enabled to become a father because he considered him faithful who had made the promise."
(i) (NOTE NIV phrase "become a father" so it must be talking about Abraham. However, most commentators say, "yes Abraham is the subject and he became a father, but it was through Sarah's faith that she conceived.
(ii) I believe that Sarah also had faith, in (ROM 4:19) it says that Sarah's womb was dead. She needed faith to be healed.
b) But what I wanted you to see from the NIV is that IT WAS BY FAITH that ENABLED ABRAHAM to BECOME A FATHER.
(i) The NIV says again, "By faith Abraham was enabled to become a father."
c) Going back to the NKJV, the word "Strength" is the Greek word "Dunamis" & it literally means "power superior force" and in the Bible it usually is in reference to the power of God or from God.
(i) (Wuest) Says, "By faith Sarah herself also received power."
d) What was Abraham's faith? What was Sarah's faith? What did they have faith in?
(i) He had faith in God's Word.
(ii) In (V 11) He's telling us that she believed God to be faithful when He promised.
3. All right, let's go down to HEB 11:30
a) In (JOSH 6:2) Look at it. The Lord said to Joshua, "I have given Jericho into your hands."
b) The Lord said that before the walls ever came down.
(i) How did they come down? By Faith in God's Word.
III. In these examples that I just gave you and there are many more, "The faith had to come 1st before they saw it happen."
A. We need to do the same thing. Have Faith in God's Word, then what ever He promised will come to pass.
1. (Mark 11:24) Says, "Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them." KJV
a) He's saying, "When you pray, believe that you receive 1st then you'll have it."
b) Of course, what you're asking God for and believing Him for must be in line with the Word of God.
IV. Getting back to our main text which said, "Faith works through love." (GAL 5:6 NKJV) or Faith works BY love.
A. The only way that our faith is going to work is if we're walking in love toward our brothers and even our enemies.
2. Let me read it to you from the AMP translation,
B. (1COR 13:4-8) "Love endures long and is patient and kind; love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy; is not boastful or vainglorious, does not display itself haughtily {Proud, superior, lofty, presumptuous, arrogant, disdainful, insolent, and overbearing}. (5) It is not conceited - arrogant and inflated with pride; it is not rude (unmannerly), and does not act unbecomingly. Love [God's love in us] does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it - pays no attention to a suffered wrong. (6) It does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but rejoices when right and truth prevail. (7) Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances and it endures everything [without weakening]. (8) Love never fails."
1. Can we be described as this kind of person.
a) If not maybe there are some areas of our life that need some changing.
b) If we want Faith to work in our lives then we must walk in love.
A. He's not saying that he is not the God of those that have died physically, He is saying that He is the God of those that are spiritually alive (Those that will have part of the resurrction).
1. God is saying that He is the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob, He is the God of Randy, the God of Patti….
2. God loves you so much that he has chosen that His name will be joined to your name.
VI. Many times we have been believing God for something, but years have passed and we have not seen the manifestation of the miracle or promise.
A) We've believed God, taking it to the Lord in prayer, confessing the Word of God over our plans, dreams, visions or promise from the Word, yet we still see no fruit, no manifestation.
1) We've even been planting seed for that harvest. And sometimes we've sown much seed and reap very little if anything at all.
a) Sometimes when people fail to receive the harvest they begin to wonder if God's Word really works. And if we're not careful Satan will bring all kinds of discouragement and if possible, cause them to quit.
(i) And of course that's the worst thing to do. If you quit Satan got the victory.
2) God wants us to have his very best.
a) When we're sick and we get healed that's great, but why settle for healing from time to time?
(i) Healing is great and I love to see people get healed by the power of God, but divine health is better.
(ii) We need to strive for God's best.
3) Most Christians are living from paycheck to paycheck, and somewhere along the line they need a financial miracle just to get them by.
a) I like financial miracles, but God says that we should have more than enough.
(i) Financial miracles are great, but living in abundance is better.
4) I like what God told the Israelites in (Deuteronomy 8:9). He said, "Thou shalt not lack anything and there'll be no scarceness."
a) The Amplified translation says, "You'll lack nothing and there shall be no shortage."
b) Well, if God has a way for us to enjoy his best and abundance then why settle for anything less?
B) Now turn with me to Mark 4:3-4.
1) This man was sowing seed, but the birds came and consumed it. HIS SEED PRODUCED NO HARVEST.
a) That tells me that it is a possibility that even though your sowing seed into the kingdom of God, some of our seed can be consumed and not produce a harvest.
(i) There are some reasons why and if we have time in today's message we'll get into it. But let's go on reading.
2) Mark 4:5-6.
a) Notice the seed did what it was supposed to do. Seed doesn't know anything else but to grow, increase and multiply.
(i) But something happened to the seed that it produced no harvest.
b) So far we've seen this man sowing much seed but no harvest.
(i) First the birds consumed it, and 2nd the sun scorched it.
(ii) In other words, he sowing, but he's not reaping.
c) There's nothing wrong with the seed. The Amplified translation brings out that each time this man sows seed it is seed of the same kind.
(i) Many times people will say, "Its the ground that he was sowing in which was the problem."
(ii) There are times people sow in the wrong ground (in the wrong place), for instance, if your giving to further the kingdom of darkness or giving to evil works.
(iii) But even if your giving a glass of cold water to someone in need, you'll will get your reward, it will produce a harvest.
d) This man's problem was HOW he was sowing.
3) Many times when we're not getting the kind of return on our sowing that we should be getting, we begin to question the validity of God's Word. "Well, I've tried that it doesn't work."
a) Or we begin to blame someone else for our failures.
(i) That's exactly what Adam did when he failed. He could not except the blame, so he blamed God and Eve.
(ii) He said, "God it's the woman's fault." Then he began to blame God by saying "After all you created her."
b) This is where we began to point to blame everywhere but where the blame should be pointed.
(i) If you asked someone, "How did you get in this condition?" They'll say, "It's my husband's fault."
(ii) If you asked the husband the same question, he'll say, "It's that wife of mind."
(iii) If you asked the children, they'll say, "It's my parents fault."
(iv) If you asked the parents, they'll say, "It's those rebellious kids."
(v) If you asked the church congregation, they'll say, "It's the Pastors fault."
(vi) If you asked the pastor, he'll say, "I asked for sheep do I got his goats, it's their fault."
c) Everybody is pointing the blamed somewhere else.
(i) When was the last time you asked somebody, "How did you get in this mess?" And they said, "ME! It's all my fault!"?
d) We have a hard time accepting the blame, but that's where the blame is.
(i) Quit blaming God, quit blaming his Word, and quit blaming others.
C) Let's go on reading here in Mark 4:7.
1) Now this is the third time this man has sown, yet he's received no results.
a) First the birds consumed it, 2nd the sun scorched it, and now the weeds are choking the seeds.
2) Let's go on reading verse 8. Mark 4:8.
a) He was finally getting results.
b) I know that THIRTYFOLD is great, and 60 FOLD is even better, but notice other seed produced a HUNDREDFOLD, or other words maximum results.
(i) Let's strive for maximum results in every seed that we sow.
(ii) It's time to begin to believe God for His best.
II) In the book of Genesis chapter 1 we see some of the 1st gifts that God gave to man.
A) Turn to Genesis 1:26-28.
1) This is the FIRST gift that God gave man and it was DOMINION AND AUTHORITY over all the earth.
2) Does anybody know what the 2nd gift was? It's found in Genesis 1:29. (Read).
3) Let me read it to you from the KJV, "And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearingg seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat."[1]
a) Some of you might have a cross-reference or a definition in your Bible to the phrase from the KJV "HERB BEARING SEED." OR NKJV "every herb that yields seed"
b) It's actual Hebrew meaning is "SEEDING SEED."
(i) And what is seeding seed?
(ii) If you're familiar with farming, then you'll know that seeding seed is the seed you keep back for replanting. And it's your best seed.
(iii) When crop comes in, the 1st thing a farmer does is to find the best part. He doesn't consumed it or sell it because it's his seeding seed for the next year's planting.
(iv) That's the reason God wants the tithe of your income off the top, it's your seeding seed.
(a) It's your best seed and the best seed will produce the best harvest.
(b) The leftover seed that a farmer has will degenerate the harvest until it is absolutely useless.
(v) If you spend your tithe and only give God what's leftover, don't blame Him because your not getting maximum results.
4) That let's turn to Genesis 8:22.
a) The KJV words it like this, "While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease."[2]
(i) KJV says "Seedtime and Harvest" and the NKJV says, "Planting and Harvest."
b) Is the earth still here? Of course it is. Then this law is still in effect.
c) It's amazing how we adapt to day and night. We just except it.
(i) And we adapt to summer and winter. We know that's coming and we except it.
(ii) But the Bible also says that as long as the earth remains seedtime and harvest shall not cease.
(iii) That seems to be the only law that we ignore and it's the one that this entire planet revolves around.
d) Turn over to Galatians 6:7.
(i) The PHILLIPS TRANSLATION says, "A MAN'S HARVEST IN LIFE DEPENDS ENTIRELY UPON THE SEED WHICH HE SOWS."
(ii) The way we live today is a PRODUCT AND RESULT of the SEEDS we have SOWN.
(iii) If you don't like the way your life is now, then you need to start replanting.
III) The Bible reveals another law regarding sowing and reaping, and it's found in 2nd CORINTHIANS 9:6.
A) It is not only how you sow and what kind of seed you sow but the quantity of seed that you sow that has a tremendous impact on the size of harvest you will reap.
1) If you sow little, you get little. If you so much, you get much. That's a spiritual law.
2) A farmer knows if he sows 10 acres that he can expect a 10 acre return. If he sows one acre that he can expect a one acre return.
a) That's part of the law of seedtime and harvest.
B) But there's another example in the Word of God of a group of people who have been sowing, but have no harvest or very little return.
1) But this verse clearly tells us why.
2) Turn to Haggai 1:5-7. (Verse 6) from the NIV translation says, "You have planted much, but have harvested little."
a) It's very important that you notice that he was sowing much and reaping little.
b) God revealed in verse 5 the answer to why this was happening, "CONSIDER YOUR WAYS."
(i) Then he repeated it in (verse 7), "THUS SAITH THE LORD OF HOST CONSIDER YOUR WAYS."
c) The Amplified translation says, "Consider your ways, your previous and present conduct."
(i) If your sowing much and reaping little, then you need to stop and analyze your ways. Don't question the Word and don't question whether God is faithful or not. Put the blame where the blame is due, "CONSIDER YOUR WAYS."
W. O. L. C. C. Sunday, February 21, 1999 from jury Sevilles book entitled, "Are You Tired of Sowing Much and Reaping Little?" From page 17 to page 34.
TFC WED PM 4/17/91 and WOLCC SUN AM 7/17/93 and WOLCC Sun AM 9/29/96 & WOLCC Sunday, November 16, 2003, & wolcc Sunday 5/2007
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John 3:16, 1 John 4:8 & 16 God is love, Rom 5:5, Mark 12:30-31, Gal 5:22 The fruit of the spirit is Love.
g bearing...: Heb. seeding seed
[1]The Holy Bible : King James Version. 1995 (electronic ed. of the 1769 edition of the 1611 Authorized Version.) (Ge 1:29). Bellingham WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
[2]The Holy Bible : King James Version. 1995 (electronic ed. of the 1769 edition of the 1611 Authorized Version.) (Ge 8:22). Bellingham WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.


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|This is typical me... trying to be superwoman.
Take off the cape Jennifer!!!
So I got up and decided, hey, I will do what we needed to do in the morning. So I spent an hour making stuff and preparing for a drive to the country in the morning before sunrise.
During this time I of preparation and driving I felt God was speaking to me. Speaking to me specifically about my role as a Mom. I had literally complained earlier that day that "I'm sick and tired of being everyone's personal slave."
And so I was talking to God about that and I felt him gently nudge me....
"I came to be the servant of all..."
"Um, God, I can't do that. I can't even literally serve my 5 kiddos..."
Mark 9:35 says, "And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, "If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."
"God, it seems your Kingdom is not in line with my thinking. Really do I need to be last. Do I need to serve all???"
But here's where it got crazy.
I didn't see it as a burden. I wasn't afraid. I didn't feel condemned. Just a sweet conviction. Just a reminder that I need to lay down my life for my family. A tender prodding that they are my ministry right now.
I don't need a platform or a public ministry... I can love those right around me and be doing what God commanded. I can love my neighbors. I can meet the needs of the people right in front of me. And it's enough. It's good.
I don't feel like I'm changing the world or even that I'm really making a difference in a major way. But I'm committed to follow whole-heartedly after God... and to love my family... and to be their servant.
So their "personal slave"... um, yeah, I guess so.
I am teaching my kids responsibility and helping them get involved in housework and chores, etc. But I also want to be willing to deny myself and to love them and sacrifice my wants for them. I want to show them what God's love looks like in action.
Now, let me say something for those who think... Okay, this means you should never take care of yourself. Part of me loving and serving my family means putting my oxygen mask on first before putting theirs on. This looks like eating healthy foods at regular intervals. It means taking my vitamins and meds. It means getting exercise. Because if I'm run down and worn out I can't care for them well at all.
And I say this as I'm now sick in bed with what I think is strep throat. Bummer. So loving my family means lying low to recover so that I can care for them at full capacity later this week.


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What I recognised as a paradise was never taken advantage of by most of the staff,....almost everyone, continually bitched, gossiped & backstabbed one another. It never really "got" to me., I just lived it as I saw it, & enjoyed every little bit of my time living there. Everyone on the island was paid well, for what I considered an easy & enjoyable lifestyle. I really liked the Bougainvilleans.
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Thanksgiving is a little more than two weeks away and already the shopaholics are planning their strategies. I can't even believe I just typed that sentence and it's TRUE!
Once upon a time it was enough to wake up early the day after Thanksgiving to take advantage of the 'doorbusters' and then just a few years ago somebody had the brilliant idea to start the sales Thanksgiving evening. Because really what else is there to do after the football games are over?
But this year Kmart has taken the cake, by starting their 'sale' 6am Thanksgiving Day! Hey, why not? Let completely remove the idea of giving thanks and transform the the day into the most vulgar display of American Consumerism! Let's hit the 'MARTS' K & Wal, wrap up the morning at Kohl's and then stuff ourselves to the verge of comatose with our turducken!
Are the deals really that good that you would spend Thanksgiving morning at a Kmart?
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Epic Snow Battle: Skiing vs. Snowboarding
Visit the snowy peaks of North America, and you'll find be faced with an ultimate decision: should you ski or ride? In the wintery world of snow sports, does it matter whether you descend on one plank or two? It does, and here's why. Old vs. new Skiing has been around since the beginning – literally Read more ➝
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Hi Mum's happy New year to All......Just wondering f anyone can help me on a teething issue??My little girl got her 1st two bottom teeth when she was 4 and a half months old and nothing since she is now 7 and a half months old..She has gone off her solids and milk and i think she may be getting her fang teeth as i can see a point in her gums any advice on a baby cross cutting teeth??Thanks heaps


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The mom already had dinner ready for her boys when I got there, but she pointed out some leftovers in the fridge for me to eat. Oh my heavens! It was sooooooooooo good! Hands down the best chicken wild rice soup I've ever had. I borrowed the recipe, typed it up, and thought I'd share it with you.
Chicken (or turkey) Wild Rice Soup
1 Med onion diced
5 celery stalks diced
½ cup flour
1 pkg Uncle Bens Long Grain Wild Rice
2 cups diced cooked chicken or turkey
½ tsp salt
2 carrots diced
½ cup butter or margarine
6 cups of broth (chicken or turkey)
2 cups heavy cream
1 tsp dried parsley flakes
¼ tsp pepper
In large pot, sauté onion, celery and carrots in butter until onion is transparent. Reduce heat. Blend in flour and cook until bubbly. Gradually add broth, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil and boil for 1 minute. Reduce heat, add wild rice (pre cooked), cream, meat, parsley, salt and pepper. Simmer for 20 minutes. Yield: 10-12 servings.
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The weather is just crazy sometimes!!!
Normal this time of year: Sunny. Often temperatures between 60º and 70º sometimes a bit warmer.
Lately: It's been REALLY hot. Like I almost think it's August but we're still pretending that it's May.
Here's what the weather says right now: 81º. You wanna know how hot it got today? 89º and I'm not even close to kidding. It's really painful being in school when it is that hot out and if you think that our school has any air conditioning....Think again!
And don't even get me started on band sectional today...
Is it above 80º or am I hallucinating?
Carefully typed out by Sally at 5/25/2010 04:34:00 PM
8 comments:
- Izori said...
That's pretty much like it has been here! And we get to play soccer tomorrow...oh man. That'll be fun.
- May 25, 2010 at 8:55 PM
- ∞Ripplestar∞ said...
And, ironically, last year was rainy and way BELOW normal temperatures.
- May 26, 2010 at 6:54 AM
- •The Cornet Crazie• said...
Drink lots of water, Izori!
Ripplestar- I know, right??? Insane.
- May 26, 2010 at 6:57 AM
- ~♥Shadowflower♥~ said...
- May 26, 2010 at 9:15 AM
- The Golden Eagle said...
It's supposed to go up into the 90s this week. I was like, the 90S!? It's usually around 60/70, not 90.
- May 26, 2010 at 9:26 AM
- Michaela said...
Very nice blog! I really like it! Your welcome to check out my blog! God bless.
- May 26, 2010 at 2:30 PM
- •The Cornet Crazie• said...
Shadowflower- No, thank goodness. I'm in the U.S. and we measure in Fahrenheit.
Golden Eagle- I know, right? Crazy!
Michaela- Thanks for checking out the blog and I'm following yours now too!
- May 26, 2010 at 3:00 PM
- ~♥Shadowflower♥~ said...
ooooohhhh. sorry.
- May 26, 2010 at 9:53 PM
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Monday, March 11, 2013
Winter Wishes
Today I am sharing a card for the Festive Friday Challenge (FFC03), and this challenge is to incorporate a snowflake into your card. Not a problem for me as I LOVE snowflakes! I really liked the picture used as inspiration for this challenge too:
This is the very first photograph of a real snowflake ever taken, and as tired of snow as I am, I can't help but appreciate the beauty and symetry of this icy beauty! While silver would be the most logical color choice for my card, I ended up using golds and browns because of the "vintage" Santa stamp I used. Take a look:
Again I apologize for the lighting in this photo, but it is still winter here in Michigan! (if you click on the photo to enlarge it, you'll be able to see a lot more of the detail and the glittery snowflake) And while it may not be time for Santa, I loved using this stamp for this challenge because of the snowflakes in his beard! I started the card with a base of kraft card stock, and embossed it with SU!'s "Northern Flurry" embossing folder. I sponged over the snowflakes with SU!'s Soft Seude ink to define them a bit more and add to the vintage feel. I then added a couple strips of designer paper (The Paper Studio) before adding the main image of Santa (Rubber Stampede - "Santa Collage"). He was stamped on kraft with Soft Seude ink and layered with SU!'s Cherry Cobbler card stock. The sentiment at the bottom is PTI's "fillable Frames #9, and the snowflake at the top is American Crafts POW glitter paper in antique gold and cut out with a Spellbinders snowflake die. I added a red button and some twine to the center of the snowflake and called it good! :0)
Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you all have a wonderful Monday!
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Oh, it's ALWAYS time for Santa at FF, Marcia!!!;) (Let's not offend anyone...you know he's always watching!!!) Seriously, that image could not be more perfect with the snowflakes swirling in his beard! And your color choices are perfect for him and your embellishments/embossing...Especially the glittered snowflake! BEAUTIFUL card!!! So happy you've joined us again!!!ReplyDelete
I was so excited when I found this santa stamp last fall. Thanks for another idea for using it again!ReplyDelete
Beautiful card. You have so many great elements on it. Love that image of Santa.ReplyDelete
Oh, what a beautiful card! I love the colors you chose and I LOVE the snowflakes in in his beard! I didn't know it was the first photo of a snowflake, I just knew it was very old. How fun to learn! Thanks for playing with us, I hope we'll see you for the next one!ReplyDelete


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#StarWarsTshirtFriday number 35.
04 May 2012.
The ash-grey Stormtrooper shirt.
Reminiscent of the 1995 THX-Edition VHS release cover art, US version.
May the Fourth be with you.
There, I said it.
This week's shirt has been added to the gallery.
You can read more about how #StarWarsTshirtFriday started here.
Update: Also playing the game (that is not a game…)
Tammy with last week's shirt which I didn't update the blog with [slaps wrist]…
Tammy with this week's shirt...
…and Tony, who has excellent taste in pedagogues…
• ^^^ That's dry, British humour, and most likely sarcasm or facetiousness.
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- The Material Resources program at the Brethren Service Center in New Windsor, Md., has packed its last box of clothing. The program reports that Lutheran World Relief has wound down its clothing processing efforts. Material Resources continues to process, warehouse, and ship a wide variety of relief goods to areas in need around the world, including quilts, blankets, medical supplies, and all kinds of relief kits. The shipments are made on behalf of a number of ecumenical partners. The program reports that staff and volunteers also are opening all health kits to remove toothpaste that may be tainted, and to make sure the contents are standard.
- Material Resources shipments this spring have included blankets and hygiene kits to the homeless in Alabama, Massachusetts, and Washington States; blankets for refugees in Iowa; clean-up buckets to Arkansas and Missouri following flooding; a 40-foot container shipped to Burkino Faso on behalf of Global Assistance; a 40-foot container shipped to the Congo for IMA World Health, containing nearly 37,000 pounds of medical supplies; a cooperative shipment of Church World Service (CWS) and International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) to Moldova with health kits and toothpaste; a cooperative shipment of Lutheran World Relief and IOCC to Jordan containing layettes; two 40-foot containers shipped to the Dominican Republic for CWS, including a variety of relief materials; and a cooperative shipment by Lutheran World Relief, CWS, and IOCC to Bosnia with layettes and school kits.
- Recent grants from the Emergency Disaster Fund have given a total of $6,500 for relief efforts following spring storms, and flooding in Nevada. The Emergency Disaster Fund is a ministry of the Church of the Brethren General Board. A grant of $4,000 has been given in response to a Church World Service (CWS) appeal following more outbreaks of tornadoes and flooding across the US. The funds will help provide material aid, staff deployment, training, and financial support for longterm recovery groups in parts of Iowa, Minnesota, Colorado, and Oklahoma. A grant of $2,500 responds to a CWS appeal following the breach of an irrigation canal in Fernley, Nev., where flooding has affected more than 500 homes and 3,000 people were evacuated.
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I'm looking forward to Crikey's response.
09 April 2006
Is confession good for Christian's soul?
I'm looking forward to Crikey's response.
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Talking back, breaking regular everyday rules and fighting amongst each other over space and possessions (hmmm, sound politically and internationally familiar? Amazing how much much we evolve from childhood :)) was becoming an everyday occurrence here at our home. What were we going to do? We took privileges away and even sent kids to bed early (nice for me :)), but it wasn't solving the problem, it was masking it by allowing them to endure the consequences and not take full ownership on their own actions because we were being reactive instead of proactive. Kind of like when a road clearly needs work and all the city keeps doing is patchwork, which in the end does no one any good because if it had been done right the first time it would have been less stress on all involved and made for a more pleasant journey from the beginning.
We needed to nip this rebellion in the bud and fast! Over time we have allowed ourselves to be more lax in somethings that we should not have. Our discipline needed a make-over. So, we assigned more chores to do rather than taking every privilege under the sun away and assigned an essay on "Obeying and Honoring Our Parents". The boys still need to finish theirs, but the girls did and I have to say, in a completely unbiased way *wink, wink*, they did a pretty darn good job! :)
Here is Bria's (7 yr. old):
There is a prophet named Moses. He brought the Ten Commandments to us. One of the commandments is to honor and obey our parents. We children in the world have a hard time doing that so here are some definitions:
Obedians (her spelling)-means you listen to them and do as they say.
Honor- It means you don't be mean to them.
Here is Alyssa's (10 yr. old):
Long ago an Isrilite gave us ten commandments, one was to honor and obey our parents. Us kids struggle with that. That is a real problem and maybe its because we don't know the meaning of honor and obedience. So here are the definitions:
Obedience- Doing what you are told.
Honor- Great respect, a person or thing that brings credit.
Referencing the Scriptures, Alyssa continued.
Here is what happens when you obey or disobey:
Obey: Disobey:
* healed *wounded
*protected *poisoned
*blessed *die
*given an easy life *infected
*innocent *guilty
*raised from the dead
After reading through the essays and talking with each kid individually I realized that this is what our family has needed. Unfortunately it took a rebellion to get there, but it is what it is and we used two of the greatest weapons God has given us, love and the pen because we all know that when used with love the pen is mightier than the sword.
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