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Here is an excellent sermon by one of my favorite shot from the hip pastors. His name is Paul Washer. We have forgotten that narrow is the way! I don't know how to post the Youtube video on here, I haven't even figured out the picture thing yet other than knowing I need to run them through photobucket. I hope you enjoy this sermon as much as I did!

Love this quote

“The Bible calls debt a curse and children a blessing; but in our culture, we apply for a curse and reject blessings. Something is wrong with this picture.” Doug Phillips

Satan's Ten Commandments for Parents

Thou shalt not take thy children to a Bible-believing church
That's right, the last thing I need is a generation of children who learn to believe and obey God's word! Take your sons and daughters to a big and liberal church where there are scores of fun activities to waste their time and rob them of any chance to really learnthe Bible. Don't take them to an old-fashioned and fundamental church where the King James Bible is believed, preached and taught.

Thou shalt not teach thy children to know and serve Jesus Christ
I'll never populate Hell if you allow your children to see their lost condition and their need to have their sins washed away in the blood of Jesus Christ! Let them wait until they are older so they can decide for themselves what to believe. By then, I'll have them so brainwashed they'll never be saved. Tell them when to get up, when to take a bath, what to eat, when to be home and when to go to bed, but don't tell them what to believe about God, the Bible, and Jesus Christ.
Thou shalt not spank thy children
I want to produce a whole generation of self-serving rebels who are not disciplined and who do not respect any moral authority-- including God. When this happens, I will rule the world and **** billions to Hell forever! I need YOUR help! DON'T spank that child!

Thou shalt enroll thy children in a day care center
Mom, don't even think of staying home to train up your children! Sure, the Bible commands women to be "keepers at home," but who believes the Bible these days? Your family can't make it on a single income. Get yourself a job and let my specially trained day care agents start working on your children. You make the babies and let me handle the rest.

Thou shalt enroll thy children in the public school system
Don't even think of home schooling or a private school. You just trust me to educate your children the way I think best. The public school system is packed full of my agents. We've already thrown the Bible, the Ten Commandments and prayer out of the schools. Now we're having the time of our life! We'll teach your kids that they have evolved from animals so they'll feel no obligation to honor and obey their true Creator. Then we'll let them dress any way they choose while teaching them all about sex. We'll even have a few dances each year so they can rub their bodies together while listening and dancing to the most ungodly music the world has ever known. With a little luck, your kids will have their own kids before finishing high school, which just means more day care prospects for me! Don't you just love my system?!!!!

Thou shalt allow thy children to walk, talk, dress and act like all other children
You wouldn't want you child to feel strange or different from other kids, would you? Of course you wouldn't! You want your child to grow up to fit into the world, to feel accepted and normal in society. That's exactly what I want! I want everyone to just fit in with society - to conform to the trends and fashions of the day. I have the majority of the earth's population marching right into Hell without even knowing it. Don't ask questions about your children's conduct, their styles, and their trends. Just accept it as "the latest thing" and let me direct their footsteps. I know just where they need to be and I know just how to get them there!

Thou shalt teach thy children to worship sports
Ah, yes! Let's not forget that one! Let's keep that child's mind occupied all the time lest they start thinking and asking questions about God, the Bible and Jesus Christ! I want them playing baseball, softball, basketball, football, ballet, swimming, track, gymnastics, and everything else you can find. In addition to this, buy them shoes and clothing endorsed by famous sports figures and take them to every sporting event possible. With a little effort, you can waste at least ten or fifteen hours every week! Hopefully, by the time they're grown they'll be reading the sports page and watching the sports channel every day while neverreading the Bible.

Thou shalt provide thy children with unrestricted entertainment
Don't deprive your kids of all the things that other kids enjoy, such as Internet access, their choice magazines, video games, television and movies. These are perfect mediums by which I am reaching millions of young people every day. They're listening to my music, looking at my pictures, and applying my self destructive principles in their lives. It's amazing how willing parents are to turn their kids over to me, but they're certainly doing it. So pleasedon't ask questions or investigate the choice entertainment of your sons and daughters.

Thou shalt permit thy sons and daughters to start dating by the age of sixteen
Preferably before then, like maybe thirteen or fourteen, but certainly no later than sixteen! Other teenagers date, so why shouldn't your teens date? Other teenagers experiment with sex, drugs and alcohol, so why shouldn't your teens do likewise? You think, "Oh, my teen wouldn't do anything like that!" Yeah, right! I'm so glad you foolish parents have such short memories! I'm so glad you've forgotten yourteenage years! One of my greatest assets in ruining your child is your belief that your child is different and wouldn't do any wrong. You make my job so easy - and fun!

Thou shalt not receive counsel from any Christian
When you encounter a Christian who has exceptionally well behaved children, you will be tempted to seek advice from them on raising your own children. DON'T! These people are religious nuts. They believing in training up children GOD'S WAY, which is the old-fashioned way. This is the twenty-first century, a new age with a new way of life. Away with God and the Bible! Away with Jesus and fundamental churches! Live like you want to live! After all, you only live once, and then you'll be in Hell forever - along with your kids! Just fear me and keep MY commandments, and we'll all be together one day - sooner than you may think!

Your's Truly . . . . . Lucifer

God's Way

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. (Proverbs 22:6)
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. (Eph. 6:4)
According to the Bible, children are to be TRAINED in the ways of God, not in the ways of men. Human traditions and philosophies are irrelevant. Every parent will be accountable to God for seeing to it that their children are TRAINED in righteousness.

Friend, you've seen Satan's way, and it is evident throughout our society that his way is the way of sin, misery, danger, destruction and death. God has a much better way. Jesus said, ". . . I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (John 14:6) Acts 4:12 says, "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." The Lord Jesus Christ has come and PAID for your sins by shedding His own Blood on Calvary. By receiving Him as your Saviour, you can be WASHED from all your sins in His precious Blood (Rev. 1:5; Col. 1:14; Acts 20:28; I Pet. 1:18-19). Notice these important words from Romans 5:8-9:"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him." Jesus PAID your way to Heaven for you! By receiving Him as your Saviour, you will be receiving God's ONLY means of Salvation. Are you willing to forsake YOUR righteousness and receive Jesus Christ as your Saviour, your ONLY HOPE for Salvation? Romans 10:13 says, "Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Romans 10:9 says, "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." Are you willing to forsake your own righteousness, and trust Jesus Christ alone? He will save you just as He promised. Why not receive Him today and trust Him to give you a better way of life?
How can you be a proper parent for your children if you aren't a true Christian? Why not receive Jesus Christ today and start applying Biblical principles in the training of your children?

James L. Melton

(thanks Kelly P for posting this)

My Prodigal Son

Just over a week ago we got to go and visit my oldest son and it was such a nice visit. We got to spend 3.5 hours with him and see his smiling face. I hugged him so much and just couldn't keep my eyes off of him. He called this past Saturday night, he had been having a bad day and wanted to talk with me. I felt so honored that he thought of me and that I was his choice to call. That made me feel so good. I can always get him to laugh when we are on the phone mostly by telling him a crazy story about his two little brothers who are 4 & 6.

I can understand the father in the bible when his prodigal son returned to him in Luke 15:11-32. It's not that you love that child above the others, but that during the time they are gone from you and out doing their own thing that goes against you and your beliefs it is so wonderful to welcome them back. Just as when people walk away from the Lord and return because your heart aches while they are away and you fret about them and their safety and when they return it is the sweetest thing. I love that boy/man more that breath that I have in me and I would gladly give it to him if it would mean his salvation in Christ Jesus. I'm sure it will take time but I am chipping away at his heart with lots of reasons why he should choose a life with Christ. Until then many more prayers will go up for his salvation!

Be not deceived! DVD

"Have you been deceived? If you believe that our religious and political leaders are biblical Christians, then you most definitely have. This film documents the modern day existence of a cult of evil which date back thousands of years. See professing christian leaders engaging in occult activity with roots in ancient Babylon and hear them give praise to the other gods even endorse false religions. Learn the truth about the god of the new world order. We've been asleep for far too long. It's time to wake UP!"

I am so tired of being surrounded by "Christians who aren't reading their bibles, content with being spoon fed at church, not digging in the Word at home and believing whatever the media tells them. I'm tired of people having their heads in the sand and thinking that we are off our rockers because we are learning things and asking God to give us wisdom. I don't want to "gently" help my friends to see truth, I want to go and shake them and wake them up! However, that approach doesn't work so the best thing is for me to pray for them to be on fire, whatever that takes. I am tired of lukewarmness. Jesus said in Revelation 3:16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. That should scare people straight but it doesn't seem to do much. I so struggle with the people around me and their contentment with just getting by, being worldly, believing whatever feels good. I get myself into trouble quite often as I want to be on fire for the Lord, not lukewarm nor cold and want to take my friends along with me. The Bible tells us that it is better to be cold than lukewarm. It reminds me of the Jewish people who rejected Christ as the Messiah or when they wandered around the wilderness 40 years complaining about the manna and quail. I'm sure we have all read about that in the bible and said can you believe these guys and their complaining and denying! Well that is how I feel about most of the Christian people I am around. God give me Your love for Your people and may they get on their knees and pray for Your Godly wisdom. What a revolution would be started.

It's September already?!?!?!

What a bad blogger I am, it's been two months since I have posted. I will try to be better especially now that I have a nasty habit of getting up between 4-5 am. Also it is canning season and there is so much to do in that department.

We found out in July that ds who will be six soon and myself are gluten free/casein free people now and more than likely the whole family needs to go that route. Just when I was starting to get good at making whole wheat bread! So this has been a new adventure in finding foods ds can eat. When the Naturopath gave me the results of his food allergies she said she hasn't had a case that bad before, GREAT!! Now it seems more manageable that at first. Also she wants him to be on this very very restricted diet for a year before we start to re-introduce foods back in. We are awaiting dh and littlest ds test results and our daughter is going to just jump onboard with the GF/CF thing.

A month ago I had my 20 year class reunion and it was absolutely fabulous! I got to see people that hadn't come to any of our other reunions and a really great old friend of mine showed up which was the highlight of my reunion time.

It was also great to see my family again since it had been a year. We are planning on heading back down in October, my dad wants to take dd deer hunting which she is going to LOVE. So will my dad, she is her mother's daughter! I've got the kiddos smelling the spent shotgun shells around here cause the smell of gun powder is just so........heavenly!

Rejoicing & Praising the Lord

So much has happened in the last week & a half! Last week we went back to the Motorcross track so my dh and dd could ride their dirtbikes and all went well up until the end when my daughter had an accident which we ended up going to the hospital for a CT of her head and various other x-rays. But God is good and she was fine just a little tossed around. She had us worried because she was so lethargic and wanting to sleep! It's just part of the sport the occasional accidents. I've likened it to letting her Rodeo and instead of one horse she's riding 80! (cause it's a Honda CR80, ya know 80 horsepower)

Then last night, I heard from my oldest son. He has had some different problems in his life and I took the hard road and wanted him to get some help and he was angry at me for making sure that it happened. He has lived with his father for the last eight years which is a long story but it was not my will let's just say. Well he hasn't talked with me since Nov 1, 2006. Two weeks ago while he was away from his father I mailed him a letter and Good & Evil book from No Greater Joy and he recieved it and called me last night to thank me for the letter.

All I can think is what my late friend Annie use to always say, "MY GOD CAN"! Also my son wants me to come and see him which will be happening in the next week. This momma is on cloud 9 that dd didn't get hurt and the prodical son has turned his heart to his momma! PTL PTL

Family Reunion & VBS

Well today we leave to go to the coast for a family reunion. I'm looking forward to going and catching up with my mother's side of the family. I haven't seen most of them in 30 years and some of them I saw 15 years ago in a scaled back version of a family reunion. I look SO much like my mother my plan is not to tell anyone who I am and make them guess.

My mother is the youngest of six children and there is a big age difference between her and her older siblings, she was Grandpa & Grandma's surprise. So my aunt's & uncle's are in their late 70's early 80's and all my first cousins are my mother's age or older. My Grandmother loved the Lord and that is the way most of my family was raised so I'm praying that this will be a Godly reunion and that He will be glorified this weekend. What a tribute to my late Grandparents!

This week was a busy one as we had VBS all week, it is so hard for me to get up and get going right off the bat in the mornings. I enjoy my early mornings, and don't start getting ready until sometime after 9 am, but I had to have the boys out to the church (10 miles out in the country) by 9 am with them being fed and dressed. I don't know how working mother's do it. I am so thankful I don't have to. Plus because of how far away the church is I stayed there so I didn't have to drive out twice, which was really nice as I got to know some of the other moms better. I attend a ladies bible study at the church but we home church so we don't do the "Sunday thing". DH isn't a man who likes social things but last night VBS had a BBQ and program and DH really enjoyed himself and was quite talkative and plans on riding dirt bikes with one of the gals husbands!

He even made sure I had their phone #. It is a wonderful church who mostly homeschool and have our same fundamentalist, right wing views. Gotta love that. So I will just leave it in God's hands that DH will have a desire to want to start attending. I know our 13 yr old would love it as she has been there much and knows so many of the youth. Hope it's not too hot where you are!

Crazy Father's Day Weekend

We had a very nice Father's Day weekend. On Saturday a friend and I took our 13 yr dd clothes shopping at the malls and had a lot of fun. I found some great deals at Kohl's and enjoyed that store the most. Then Saturday night we went to a friend's college graduation party at her parents home. Well I've known her mom and little brother for about 15-16 years now. Her little brother Alan races his dirt bike doing motorcross (which we absolutely love watching). So he was to be racing on Sunday so we decided to go and watch him. He had four races (we missed the first one) but got to see the last three. He spent the day talking to us and giving our 13 yr dd who LOVES her dirt bike tips on how to do the whoops and jumps. He was telling us how he has never had any broken bones nor major accidents! Well in this sport its not an IF it's a WHEN. When I first met him he was three years old and came into the surgeon's office where I worked to have a hernia repair. He suffers from Rickett's and has the bowedest legs I've ever seen and he is a very short guy even as a toddler he was very small for his age. I always thought he was adorable!

Well just before his last race we went and talked to him while he was standing in line and he said he was getting tired and looking forward to this race being done. He was ready to go home. His mom and dad weren't there on Sunday as they just sold their home and were packing up. So he got called up to the starting gate and we went to sit and watch. On his second or third trip around he didn't show up where he was suppose to (he was in third place) many riders passed by us without Alan. So the mom in me started to get worried so we walked down around the corner and saw him. He had aparently had a small crash and was back up on his bike ready to take off. So we went back to our seats to watch. He tried hard to catch up and made the lap again, this time as he was coming around in front of us he had messed up on the whoops gave his bike more gas trying to correct the error and on the last whoop came down wrong and crashed BIG. Oh my heart jumped in my throat, I knew he was going to crash based on the way he was swerving and I was up and running towards the fence screaming "Oh God, Oh God". My husband came running behind me telling me it was alright, but as I kept watching he lay there limp across the track. My husband was holding our 4 yr ds nerf gun and jumped the fence frantically waving the nerf gun to the other riders trying to get them to slow down. One rider rode over Alan's legs as he laid there unconscience the rider was going to fast to swerve so there was not a lot he could do anyway. Quickly the First Aid guys showed up checked for a pulse and then tried to get him to come to. He was unconscience for four long minutes. Because of this he was air lifted by helicopter to the nearest Trauma Hospital 20 miles away.

He didn't have any brain injuries and had only torn some muscles and ligaments in his shoulder. They kept him overnight for observation. We did call and talk to him that night at the hospital and he sounded just fine. Such a scary thing for this mom the motorx is really a thrill to watch but also very scary. Our 13 yr dd was very upset to have seen it happen and I was so hoping that she would have some respect for the dirt bikes and ride a little more with caution but by Monday afternoon was riding like she had stolen the thing

. I was so hoping there was a lesson in it for her maybe there is and I am just not seeing it. I think I'm a little grayer after Sunday but so Thankful that Alan is alive and not seriously injured. Praise the Lord!

Hell's Best Kept Secret

I recently ordered some DVD's from drdino.com and found the above titled DVD. On the back this is what it said, "Why do 80-90% of those making the decision for Christ fall away from the faith?What is the principle that Spurgeon, Wesley, Whitefield, etc., use to reach the lost? Why has the Church neglected it? Don't let anything stop you from discovering this incredible teaching." So to say the least my curiousity was up, so I ordered the DVD we watched it last night and all I can say is WOW. They (Kirk Cameron & Ray Comfort) teach you how to properly talk to non believers thru showing them how they have offended God through breaking his commandments. Then they ask based on your offenses are you going to heaven or hell. After that, the person is ready to hear how his debt has been paid. AWESOME! I want every church leader to learn this technique. At the beginning of the film they shared one church had a 294,000 conversion rate and that they could only account for 14,000 Christians, they had lost 280,000 new believers. If you are at all interested in learning more you can go to http://www.livingwaters.com/linktous.shtml you can listen to itfor free. Just click at the link at the very top of the page where it talks about Hell's best kept secret. In Him, Blessed Mama

What a weekend!

Well what a wonderful weekend we had. I got the rest of my garden in, I can't wait to see it a month from now. I have planted sweet peas across the front of the fence on the inside of the garden so they will climb so pretty up the fence. One day when I figure out how to post pics on here (that are small enough to fit) I'll have to show them off. I still have cilantro to plant but will wait a couple of weeks before I do that. This year I laid down straw in my pathways around the garden and also around my tomato plants. I wanted to try to keep the weeds down and the moisture in the ground around the tomatoes.

Also my sweet husband installed our pull down ladder into the upstairs attic. How refreshing!! That was a big job today. It was so dusty in the house I think I must have sneezed 100+ times! Poor kiddos kept saying "God Bless you Momma" repeatedly.
We ate our dinner outside just so I could breath for a little bit.

Sweet Noah our 5 yr ds was tired this afternoon and wanted to lay down but daddy was working in the hall on the ladder so I suggested we go lay on the hammock together......it was so wonderful to lay in the hammock together, we both fell asleep for a spell too. He is such a sweet little man.

Our Blog Name

When we had bought our home the joke was "We have acreage" only because our property is 1.1 acres. We thought we were really funny and it is a running joke in our home. I was drawing a blank coming up with a name and kept thinking homesteading etc and came up with acreage. Anyway hopefully it is as funny to you as it is to me.

Opening Day

Well today is my first attempt at blogging. So we shall see how it goes, I'm actually a little intimidated by this as I have a hard time posting photos online. So with a little patience I should be able to get the in's & out's figured out. Today I need to make some bread and get some laundry done and hopefully get some pictures posted on here. Right now I'm listening to Mercy Me, it so refreshes my soul. Holy holy holy, holy holy holy, it's the Lord God Almighty, it's the Lord God Almighty. Ahhhh love songs to the Lord it's so edifying.

Preston Family Homestead

We have forgotten that narrow is the way!

Love this quote

Satan's Ten Commandments for Parents

Satan's Ten Commandments for Parents

My Prodigal Son

Be not deceived! DVD

It's September already?!?!?!

Rejoicing & Praising the Lord

Family Reunion & VBS

Crazy Father's Day Weekend

Hell's Best Kept Secret

What a weekend!

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