Good Morning everyone out there in blog land! It has been a few weeks since I have been here. Summer tends to be quite busy. What with gardening, weeding, weeding, weeding...
, "summer cleaning" the house, and just daily everyday things.
My niece keeps the boys and I on our toes. It seems every summer, she gets more out of control. She just turned 7 last week, and acts like a 12 year old. She comes everyday in the summer so she doesn't have to go to daycare. She used to love helping me do "girl stuff" as she called it. Cooking, gardening, cleaning the house, sewing, etc...NOW...all she was to do is play her hand held video game, or watch TV. And at my house those things are NOT allowed to be done during the daylight hours. (mean aren't I!?!) My boys aren't allolwed to do them, so I won't make allowances for any other person either. She is MOUTHY!, rude, and disrespectful. UGH....and talking to her parents gets us no where! Last week I heard her doing something in the living room...so I peeked in and there she was doing a yogi style chant....I told her that that was not allowed in my house, becuase it wasn't a Christian thing. As soon as I walked out she was at it again. URGH....so I told her that that was being disrespectful to me and my family, and that what she really was doing was calling on the devil himself...her response..."GOOD i HOPE HE SHOWS UP!" I was speechless....I prayed real fast for her and my home, and then had her follow me and do some household "girl" chores. I haven't had a chance to talk with my brother about it...but be sure I will. I have a children's daily devotional and a Christian reading book (used in schools) that I think I will do daily with her and my youngest son. (I have two readers, one at each of their levels!)...
Our grandbabies are getting so big. Mr. Max now weighs a whopping 10 lbs at just 4 weeks old. That is a gain of two pounds since birth! Miss Kyah (15 mo) is really starting to understand that she needs to be gentle around her baby. She has to give him a good nite kiss each nite, and she loves to hold him, careful though because she wants to pick him up if you aren't looking! 
I read a book this past week...(one of my summer pleasures!)...anyway, what a thought provoking book. It is called Daughter of China, by C. Hope Flinchbaugh and does it ever make a person think. We need to thank our Heavenly Father daily if not more, for granting us the freedom to worship so openly in here in the USA. I am now convicted to pray daily for the persecuted Christians in China and elsewhere, where they have to worship God in underground churches. Where they can be beaten and imprisoned just for owning a Bible. (How many Bibles does your family own?) Think about having to share ONE bible amoung MANY families, and having to hid that bible until the next meeting. We take our Christianity for granted. We do not know what it means to TRULY worship our Creator. To read about the persecuted Christians in China and elsewhere...I feel so small and helpless...but I know that my walk with Christ will now be more meaningful and useful as I pray for those who must worship in secret. If you get a chance, read this book, or get involved with one of the many ministries that bring hope and relief to some of the persecuted Christians. Christian Freedom International, Voice of the Martyrs These are just two of the many organizations that help those in need!
On that note, I will leave you with one more thought: What will you do to help those who need it? What more can you, one person/family do? Be blessed that you can worship freely and openly....think about our Brothers and Sisters in Christ who can not!
Blessings,
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Saturday, July 19, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Mennobrarian
Hi Kelly, don't forget to tell us about the CLP conference when you get back.
~Monica~