Free ebooks : Pilgrims
By Amy Beth | November 7, 2008
I know, I know… two posts in one day! Can you believe it?! LOL Anyway, I am going to be sharing some of my Thanksgiving/Pilgrim resources. I hope you enjoy! These are free downloads from Google Book Search.
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Free ebook of week: WisdomKids: Thanks and Giving
By Amy Beth | November 7, 2008
WisdomKids: Thanks and Giving
by Firstfruits Publishers
Holiday edition features Wisdom Stretchers, coloring pages, Challenge pages, puzzles, and a certificate of completion!
Combine with WisdomKids: The ABC’s of Being Thankful for an entire study where your child is finding the daily blessings in their lives. Your child will not only learn what grace and mercy mean, but they’ll also be able to recognize how God pours these two blessings on them. Thought provoking Wisdom Stretchers will have you both sharing from the heart. What a delight to hear what’s in your child’s heart!
An $8.95 Value!
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Physical Education
By Amy Beth | November 3, 2008
I worry sometimes that my kids are not getting enough PE. They like to run and play outside, but is it enough? In the past we have participated in Upward Basketball, but this year we will not be doing that because of my work schedule. I really didn’t want to spend my day off running to basketball games. What does your family do for PE?
Alyssa shared something on her blog called the Chickenfat Song. Anyone remember this? I don’t, although I remember doing all that stuff in PE. For those of you that remember this, where did you live? I wonder if it was just in certain areas..
The kids and I love to do the “Cha-Cha Slide“. It really gets you moving. How many of you do the “Cha-Cha Slide”?
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Don’t be Enticed…
By Amy Beth | October 30, 2008
Every day it is a struggle not to be enticed by the things of this world. The world seems to have so much to offer. I struggle with trying to ‘fit in’. I want acceptance. I want to be everyone’s friend. Yet, in a crowded room I feel so alone. What will I do to be noticed?
As a mother that has two ‘tween’ girls, I now struggle watching my girls trying to “fit” in. How can I teach them that it is OK to be different if I am trying to do the exact same thing? This devotion by Melissa at Proverbs 31 Ministries really hit home with me this morning. I try to guard what my children watch, read and listen to in our home. But am I doing the same thing? What do they see me watching, or listening to? Or what do they hear me saying? I love this verse:
“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will” (Romans 12:2, NIV)
So many Christians, (read I) conform to the things of this world by doing things that does not glorify God. What kind of music am I listening to? What kind of TV shows and movies am I watching? Look at some of TV shows out there today: Desperate Housewives, Dirty Sexy Money, the list goes on. A person just has to turn on their TV in the middle of the day to see endless acts of lying, cheating and adultery in the world of soap operas. I am just as guilty of being sucked into these just as anyone else. Pretty soon the line between imaginary and reality is blurred. My choices are based on what I am feeding into my brain. As the saying goes: Garbage in, garbage out!
“Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.” (Colossians 3:5,NIV)
How can I put to death all this earthly nature when I am feeding it everyday? I must make a conscious decision to feed my soul. I must fill my day with things that glorify God. From the music I listen to to the things I watch, everything I do must glorify God. I think of the children’s song, “Oh, be careful little ears what you hear… be careful little eyes what you see…be careful little hands what you do… for the Father up above is looking down in love…”
I need to ask myself… and I making godly choices or worldly choices? In doing that I am setting a good example for my children, and I have no doubt that they will do the same thing.
Lord,
Please help me to not be conformed of this world, but renew my mind! Help me to realize that I am not here to ‘fit in’ or ‘please man (or other women)’ but that my primary purpose in life is to glorify You! Help me to make godly choices this day and be a good example to my children. Give me a desire for Your Word and spending time with You. In Jesus’ name… Amen!
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Jesus is the light of the world…
By Amy Beth | October 29, 2008
This is a pumpkin I carved a few years ago.
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My Vote
By Amy Beth | October 14, 2008
I’ve had several people email me their concern because I am not going to vote for McCain. Read: they think I’ve gone off the deep end! LOL
I’ve tried to convince myself that he is the person I should vote for. I really have. Everyone else is jumping on the McCain/Palin bandwagon. But I just can’t. Among other things, although McCain doesn’t personally agree with abortion, he thinks that people should have the right to have one if they so choose. If I vote for him then I am supporting the murder of innocent children. I am just as scared at the thought of Obama in office as everyone else, but if it is in God’s will, it is going to happen. I will not compromise my beliefs to try and prevent him from getting in office and vote for someone who is the “lesser of two evils”. I think that scares me even more. I don’t believe there is a ” lesser of two evils.” It is either right, or wrong. Does God call us to choose between the “lesser of two evils” when it comes to sin? God says, “You shall not (fill in the blank)!” Period!
I have to vote on personal conviction, not because of who will win, so when I stand before the Lord my conscience will be clear. I believe that God is in control. Daniel Ch. 2 says “He changes times and seasons; he sets up kings and deposes them. ” He already knows who is going to win, and nothing I can do will change that.
Let me ask you…why should we have to choose between the “lesser of two evils”? Everyone keeps telling me McCain needs the Christian votes. What if Christians passed along this information? What if they took a stand instead of settling for the ‘lesser of two evils?”
People may think I have gone off the deep end, but I am not concerned what other people think about me. I am only concerned what God thinks about me, and I am going to be held accountable for the decisions that I make. I only strive to do what is right according to God Word.
ETA: I just wanted to add that some say I am wasting my vote because a vote for anyone else other than McCain is a vote for Obama. I do not believe I am wasting my vote. Those who do not vote are the ones wasting their vote.
“Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.”
~ John Quincy Adams
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There IS another choice!!!
By Amy Beth | October 12, 2008
… Chuck Baldwin. Thank the Lord!
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