I have been posting more pictures than anything else but that isn't because I don't have things to blog about, I am just trying to figure it all out.
Beautiful Christian Sister
by Maya Angelou
"A woman's heart should be so hidden in Christ
that a man should have to seek Him first to find her."
When I say... "I am a Christian" I'm not shouting "I'm clean livin'"
I'm whispering "I was lost, Now I'm found and forgiven."
When I say... "I am a Christian" I don't speak of this with pride.
I'm confessing that I stumble and need Christ to be my guide.
When I say... "I am a Christian" I'm not trying to be strong.
I'm professing that I'm weak and need His strength to carry on..
When I say.... "I am a Christian" I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed and need God to clean my mess.
When I say... "I am a Christian" I'm not claiming to be perfect,
My flaws are far too visible but, God believes I am worth it.
When I say... "I am a Christian" I still feel the sting of pain..
I have my share of heartaches, so I call upon His name.
When I say... "I am a Christian" I'm not holier than thou,
I'm just a simple sinner Who received God's good grace, somehow!
There are twenty-seven million humans in slavery today, which is a greater number than at any other point in the world's history. Slavery exists in the forms of sex trafficking, domestic servitude, factory and farm slavery, and child soldier slavery, but is not limited to these forms. In Sweden, the government has ruled all prostitution and pornography as forms of sex trafficking. The country's legal approach to end sex trafficking differs from it's neighbers Germany and the Netherlands. As Erikkson, a Swedish member of the European parliament states, “Everyone in the European Union is against human trafficking, of course,” she clarifies, “but we know that 90 percent of this commerce has to do with sexual exploitation.” [3] Slavery today is most often fuled by commercial gain. Trafficking alone is estimated to have a $9 billion dollar profit for those involved each year.[1] Modern day slavery is essentially the same as Human trafficking, which ships slaves from their home land to another for the purposes of enslavement. "Approximately 600,000 to 800,000 victims annually are trafficked across international borders worldwide, and between 14,500 and 17,500 of those victims are trafficked into the U.S., according to the U.S. Department of State".[4]READ ON HERE:
Our weekend was fantastic. The weather was perfect for fall hikes around the area and since the tile was being laid in the kitchen we needed to be away from home for as long as possible.
- bone cracker felt REALLY good today
- one cajun turkey cooked, boned, and in fridge
- ham almost done
- made friends with the carpet cleaner
- still working on tile
- haven't quite figured out the dessert thing but not really wanting to hit the store again
- took kids for ice cream
- wondering why so many people spend so much money on food they rarely eat to impress people they really don't like enough to hang out with often enough and say that they are thankful..... I dunno I am just saying
- we opt for the no stress Thanksgiving, paper plates, potluck, who cares if it goes together, sit and visit, eat way too much, laugh a lot in the kitchen (did I mention the no stress part?) and then have a sandwich while watching a movie and thinking "oh ya, glorious ride"
"BUBBS, NO SISSY FITS"
The dog ate a cube of butter yesterday and as if cleaning up that wasn't enough he ate jalapeno dip today. Yep, thinking that will come back to bite him in the end.......
The neighbor stopped by yesterday to check on when laying tile would work. I was in the middle of baking, the kids were in the middle of being crazy, and the roofers were in the middle of banging away. We decided Friday would be the day to start, life might be a little less chaotic (for him) by then. Paul stopped and talked with him last night and he was telling Paul how I was unphased by it all.
