Levi is feeling much better and his appetite is back in full steam. Annabelle has been eating much more than usual, but still no where near the amount Levi eats. And well, you have one very pregnant mama here. I am making bigger meals and there isn't any left....that's rare.
For breakfast we had:
3) bananas
1) peach
10)strawberries
4) waffles
12 ounces yogurt
milk
a little honey and maple syrup
My fridge is almost looking bare. I haven't seen it like this in years....when we actually struggled to buy food. That's not the case now, but it's kinda funny to see an empty shelf. Maybe I can get it almost fully empty by the end of the week. At the rate we are going I think it will be empty. It will surprise the hubby for sure. He's very used to things falling out at him cause there isn't any room for it.
Psalms 1-4
1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. 4 Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
A verse we studied last night at bible study. Is your life like the chaff? When you stand before the Lord will you blow away like the chaff or stand firm like the tree planted near the streams of water, that flourish and grow fruit?
Showing posts with label Christian Life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christian Life. Show all posts
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Going Organic...
Its been a while since I have done a "Going Organic" post. While we get some things organic, I don't make it an idol. With "earth day" coming up, I am seeing a lot of folks who are more worried over "mother earth" than Father God! There is no "mother earth", only Father God! I do want the best for my family and I want us all to be eating healthy. There are ways to eat healthy even if you can't afford organics.
We have a very modest grocery budget of $160 a month, which includes toiletries and dog food. I can get most things we need that isn't food from CVS for free....we haven't bought toilet paper in over a year, and still have a garage full. (Thank you Lord!) A trick to saving money is going to the store LESS, unless you are just super good and only get whats on your list....ahemmm...that isn't me, so the less I go the less I spend on things we don't really need.
If you make everything possible from scratch, you not only save money but are feeding your family more healthy foods! I try and make all of our bread from scratch ( I haven't done this in a while, because I am trying to stay off my feet). I have been making 3 dozen muffins a month, all in one day. This only takes about an hour and gives us a freezer full for the little one. It makes a quick breakfast when you add a banana and a glass of milk. I make all of our bread and muffins with no sugar and use only whole wheat flour. Sometimes its organic if I get it on sale otherwise its just the King Arthur brand flour.
I only buy organic butter, I will pay the $5 a lb. to me it is worth it and since we don't use a lot it doesn't break the budget. Some other things we get organic is pasta sauce, our commissary has this for .79. Its Hunt's brand and a "traditional" sauce in a tin can. It works because we can easily add garlic and a small amount of ground beef.
When buying our groceries I always look for an organic version for whatever I am buying. You will be surprised that some organics are actually cheaper than the conventional product or very close in price. If that's the case I go with the organic product. I am always on the look out for organic coupons as well. I have gotten really good deals before using coupons for organic items and gotten the item for just pennies.
I hope this helps you when you are deciding whether or not to make the organic switch. We feel blessed that we have freezers and cupboards full of food, organic or not. There are many people around the world who aren't as blessed, especially with food prices rising. Some people spend 75% of there income on food! We spend about 12% of our income on food and we can feed our family well, with healthy foods and a stocked pantry.
We have a very modest grocery budget of $160 a month, which includes toiletries and dog food. I can get most things we need that isn't food from CVS for free....we haven't bought toilet paper in over a year, and still have a garage full. (Thank you Lord!) A trick to saving money is going to the store LESS, unless you are just super good and only get whats on your list....ahemmm...that isn't me, so the less I go the less I spend on things we don't really need.
If you make everything possible from scratch, you not only save money but are feeding your family more healthy foods! I try and make all of our bread from scratch ( I haven't done this in a while, because I am trying to stay off my feet). I have been making 3 dozen muffins a month, all in one day. This only takes about an hour and gives us a freezer full for the little one. It makes a quick breakfast when you add a banana and a glass of milk. I make all of our bread and muffins with no sugar and use only whole wheat flour. Sometimes its organic if I get it on sale otherwise its just the King Arthur brand flour.
I only buy organic butter, I will pay the $5 a lb. to me it is worth it and since we don't use a lot it doesn't break the budget. Some other things we get organic is pasta sauce, our commissary has this for .79. Its Hunt's brand and a "traditional" sauce in a tin can. It works because we can easily add garlic and a small amount of ground beef.
When buying our groceries I always look for an organic version for whatever I am buying. You will be surprised that some organics are actually cheaper than the conventional product or very close in price. If that's the case I go with the organic product. I am always on the look out for organic coupons as well. I have gotten really good deals before using coupons for organic items and gotten the item for just pennies.
I hope this helps you when you are deciding whether or not to make the organic switch. We feel blessed that we have freezers and cupboards full of food, organic or not. There are many people around the world who aren't as blessed, especially with food prices rising. Some people spend 75% of there income on food! We spend about 12% of our income on food and we can feed our family well, with healthy foods and a stocked pantry.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Where are the Kleenex??
This is a must read! Please go to Angie's blog and take time to read this story.
Very touching and throughout their whole ordeal they remembered that God is in control and his will is perfect!
Very touching and throughout their whole ordeal they remembered that God is in control and his will is perfect!
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Church of Oprah???
This makes me sick!
Get on your knees and pray! God will bring his wrath one day if we as a nation keep this up!
Get on your knees and pray! God will bring his wrath one day if we as a nation keep this up!
Monday, April 7, 2008
Are you content?
I have been struggling with contentment for some time now. I really want a house with a fenced back yard and a bigger kitchen. While reading the word of God, I realized that the more God seems to give, the more I want. How selfish! I find that most people are generally like this and the ones who are most content are those who are barely getting by and collecting pennies just to buy groceries. While thinking of how great it would be to have a bigger kitchen, I should instead be praising God that I even have a kitchen!!! I forget that many people in this world don't have what I have and aren't as blessed as I am, yet they are more thankful than me.
I have made it my goal to "de-clutter" our home this month and give away what we aren't using to those less fortunate.
Proverbs 22:9
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
I have made it my goal to "de-clutter" our home this month and give away what we aren't using to those less fortunate.
Proverbs 22:9
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Hard times ahead?
(Taken from http://www.theamericannightmare.org/FOOD_SHORTAGE__AAK.html)
..PREPARE..FOR. HARD..TIMES..AHEAD.. .Any person watching the evening news can see it coming.. ..Those who prefer to keep their head in the sand so they don't have to.. consider the facts, will no doubt call us fear mongers, and not prepare. ...
... H O W E V E ROur grain reserves are at their lowest since World War II Due to high prices caused by shortages abroad, our stockpiles of grain are now being exported fifteen times faster than expected, and we have committed to sell ALL of it to foreign countries, leaving our own wheat reserves at the lowest level since 1946, when we had half the current population to feed. In fact, it seems our farmers have probably committed to sell more grain to foreign countries than they've actually planted !! . To make matters worse, America's farmers have switched to growing corn for ethanol, in place of food grade crops. Couple this with worldwide damage to farmlands and crops from droughts and floods, and it's obvious that the worst will come this summer.
These two ABC news articles confirm the above: February 5: . .http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=4269201 February 8: . .http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=4263281The shortage of ALL grains, even hay, is so severe that we now have horses starving - even dying - in Kentucky, Tennessee, and at least five other Southeastern states; The price of hay has doubled, even tripled. Grain wholesalers from as far away as Central Kentucky are getting calls every day from people all over the eastern part of the United States looking for hay. Horses are being abandoned on federal land, and even in city parks. People are literally giving them away.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/26/eveningnews/main3971281.shtmlIt was just announced that Arkansas (and five or six other large farming states) have now lost their entire winter wheat crop due to the recent floods. It was also announced that a box of plain vanilla cereal is going to cost you nine dollars.
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN2539588620080325 Rush For Biofuels Threatens Starvation On A Global Scale "The rush towards biofuels is threatening world food production and the lives of billions of people, the Governments Chief Scientific Adviser said yesterday. Professor John Beddington put himself at odds with ministers who have committed Britain to large increases in the use of biofuels over the coming decades. In his first important public speech since he was appointed, he described the potential impacts of food shortages as the elephant in the room; a problem which rivaled that of climate change."
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article3500954.ece
The Sunday Times Says - We Are Running Out ! (U.K. Times) "THE WORLD is only ten weeks away from running out of wheat supplies after stocks fell to their lowest levels for 50 years. The crisis has pushed prices to an all-time high and could lead to further hikes in the price of bread, beer, biscuits and other basic foods."
Half Our Bees Have Died ! Half of America's honeybees are now dead and gone! So, do not expect abundant fruits, nuts, and vegetable crops as they will drop to as little as thirty (30) percent of normal production, for lack of pollination!
Per CBS - Sixty Minutes, Feb. 24, 2008. See: .http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/25/60minutes/main3407762.shtmlSummation: Without grain, livestock cannot be fed. Without livestock there is no meat. Without bees, vegetables and fruit cannot grow. Without all three, a nation cannot survive.
. Our Trucking Industry Is Struggling: The dwindling food supplies destined for our grocery stores just may not make it anyway. One more increase in the cost of diesel fuel just may make it economically impossible for our truckers to survive. Many independent truckers are parking their rigs. See how desperate their situation is:
http://www.theamericannightmare.org/178_TRUCKERS.html
Our Nation's Economy Is Faltering: America's economy is in far worse shape than anyone ever suspected: Thirteen BILLION dollars each month go to finance the Iraq war: We are hemorrhaging jobs at a rate approaching 100,000 a MONTH: Over ten percent of American homeowners now owe more on their mortgage than their home is worth: This condition has not existed since the great 1929 depression: Our economy is faltering: And we as Americans are on the brink.., it's up to YOU to prepare.
See: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=4332334&page=1
On March 15, 2008 the U.S. Government had to TRY to bail out Bear-Stearns, one of America's largest investment banks, with no guarantee its efforts will even succeed. Not since the great 1929 depression have our banks been in such dire straights.
In March of 2007 Bear Stearn's stock was selling at $159.00 a share. One year later, on March 17, 2008, AFTER securing a commitment from the government for a loan so they would be financially able do so, the JPMorgan bank bought the entire Bear Stearns company, building and all, for just TWO DOLLARS a Share.
Which means our fifth largest investment bank just sold for .LESS THAN TWO CENTS ON THE DOLLAR !. ,,http://www.theamericannightmare.org/Bear-Sterns.html..
The money brokers in the greed parade down Wall Street can fabricate just any "rally" they please, in their efforts to get small investors to pump even more money into their schemes, .but if you will just look around, the little guy is on his way down the tubes.
.
Some will try to "pretend" that because these events were prophesied,.. the facts being reported on the evening news are somehow less valid...
However, that won't alter the fact that Delta Airlines now plans to eliminate 2,000 employees, our auto makers are closing plants about as fast as they are selling cars, and we are still hemorrhaging jobs faster than the government can keep track of them.
Moreover, it's interesting to note that in the 1990's Vince Diehl prophesied in public, in writing, over 150 events that would take place in America, to include that God would "sic" the Arabs on us; To include that our jobs would be outsourced; To include all our droughts: and, to include every detail pertaining to America's war with Iraq, right down to how it will end. See his "Woe To America" prophecy in the index at the bottom of this page. (section "A" - article 02) AND, to include that our financial institutions would be plundered !! Also see: Daniel Prophesied our Wars With Iraq
.
Prepare for the following scenario:
After America's economy crashes in midway to the third quarter of 2008: After she has squandered all her grain on making ethanol, to include depleting her national grain reserves: and finds out that neither China, Australia, nor any of her other sources will sell her grain due to shortages at home: We as Americans, will experience the most severe famine in all recorded history; Intertwined with which, will be a severe strain of flu which science will eventually determine has been spread by the droppings of birds who migrated north after becoming diseased by the stagnant, toxic waters of Katrina, whose feces has found its way into our food supply through produce.
After which, The Most High God will destroy America with a fire that can never be quenched, by igniting the Hugoton Panhandle Natural Gas Reserve, which will eventually burn America and both her neighbors off the face of the earth.
All of which will take place before George W. Bush leaves office.
Vince Diehl (January, 2008)
If you think the last part of this prophecy is not scientifically possible, may we suggest you consider the documentary at the bottom of this page titled "The Great Abyss". .
Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: (Revelation 18:8-11)
..PREPARE..FOR. HARD..TIMES..AHEAD.. .Any person watching the evening news can see it coming.. ..Those who prefer to keep their head in the sand so they don't have to.. consider the facts, will no doubt call us fear mongers, and not prepare. ...
... H O W E V E ROur grain reserves are at their lowest since World War II Due to high prices caused by shortages abroad, our stockpiles of grain are now being exported fifteen times faster than expected, and we have committed to sell ALL of it to foreign countries, leaving our own wheat reserves at the lowest level since 1946, when we had half the current population to feed. In fact, it seems our farmers have probably committed to sell more grain to foreign countries than they've actually planted !! . To make matters worse, America's farmers have switched to growing corn for ethanol, in place of food grade crops. Couple this with worldwide damage to farmlands and crops from droughts and floods, and it's obvious that the worst will come this summer.
These two ABC news articles confirm the above: February 5: . .http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=4269201 February 8: . .http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=4263281The shortage of ALL grains, even hay, is so severe that we now have horses starving - even dying - in Kentucky, Tennessee, and at least five other Southeastern states; The price of hay has doubled, even tripled. Grain wholesalers from as far away as Central Kentucky are getting calls every day from people all over the eastern part of the United States looking for hay. Horses are being abandoned on federal land, and even in city parks. People are literally giving them away.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/26/eveningnews/main3971281.shtmlIt was just announced that Arkansas (and five or six other large farming states) have now lost their entire winter wheat crop due to the recent floods. It was also announced that a box of plain vanilla cereal is going to cost you nine dollars.
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN2539588620080325 Rush For Biofuels Threatens Starvation On A Global Scale "The rush towards biofuels is threatening world food production and the lives of billions of people, the Governments Chief Scientific Adviser said yesterday. Professor John Beddington put himself at odds with ministers who have committed Britain to large increases in the use of biofuels over the coming decades. In his first important public speech since he was appointed, he described the potential impacts of food shortages as the elephant in the room; a problem which rivaled that of climate change."
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article3500954.ece
The Sunday Times Says - We Are Running Out ! (U.K. Times) "THE WORLD is only ten weeks away from running out of wheat supplies after stocks fell to their lowest levels for 50 years. The crisis has pushed prices to an all-time high and could lead to further hikes in the price of bread, beer, biscuits and other basic foods."
Half Our Bees Have Died ! Half of America's honeybees are now dead and gone! So, do not expect abundant fruits, nuts, and vegetable crops as they will drop to as little as thirty (30) percent of normal production, for lack of pollination!
Per CBS - Sixty Minutes, Feb. 24, 2008. See: .http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/25/60minutes/main3407762.shtmlSummation: Without grain, livestock cannot be fed. Without livestock there is no meat. Without bees, vegetables and fruit cannot grow. Without all three, a nation cannot survive.
. Our Trucking Industry Is Struggling: The dwindling food supplies destined for our grocery stores just may not make it anyway. One more increase in the cost of diesel fuel just may make it economically impossible for our truckers to survive. Many independent truckers are parking their rigs. See how desperate their situation is:
http://www.theamericannightmare.org/178_TRUCKERS.html
Our Nation's Economy Is Faltering: America's economy is in far worse shape than anyone ever suspected: Thirteen BILLION dollars each month go to finance the Iraq war: We are hemorrhaging jobs at a rate approaching 100,000 a MONTH: Over ten percent of American homeowners now owe more on their mortgage than their home is worth: This condition has not existed since the great 1929 depression: Our economy is faltering: And we as Americans are on the brink.., it's up to YOU to prepare.
See: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=4332334&page=1
On March 15, 2008 the U.S. Government had to TRY to bail out Bear-Stearns, one of America's largest investment banks, with no guarantee its efforts will even succeed. Not since the great 1929 depression have our banks been in such dire straights.
In March of 2007 Bear Stearn's stock was selling at $159.00 a share. One year later, on March 17, 2008, AFTER securing a commitment from the government for a loan so they would be financially able do so, the JPMorgan bank bought the entire Bear Stearns company, building and all, for just TWO DOLLARS a Share.
Which means our fifth largest investment bank just sold for .LESS THAN TWO CENTS ON THE DOLLAR !. ,,http://www.theamericannightmare.org/Bear-Sterns.html..
The money brokers in the greed parade down Wall Street can fabricate just any "rally" they please, in their efforts to get small investors to pump even more money into their schemes, .but if you will just look around, the little guy is on his way down the tubes.
.
Some will try to "pretend" that because these events were prophesied,.. the facts being reported on the evening news are somehow less valid...
However, that won't alter the fact that Delta Airlines now plans to eliminate 2,000 employees, our auto makers are closing plants about as fast as they are selling cars, and we are still hemorrhaging jobs faster than the government can keep track of them.
Moreover, it's interesting to note that in the 1990's Vince Diehl prophesied in public, in writing, over 150 events that would take place in America, to include that God would "sic" the Arabs on us; To include that our jobs would be outsourced; To include all our droughts: and, to include every detail pertaining to America's war with Iraq, right down to how it will end. See his "Woe To America" prophecy in the index at the bottom of this page. (section "A" - article 02) AND, to include that our financial institutions would be plundered !! Also see: Daniel Prophesied our Wars With Iraq
.
Prepare for the following scenario:
After America's economy crashes in midway to the third quarter of 2008: After she has squandered all her grain on making ethanol, to include depleting her national grain reserves: and finds out that neither China, Australia, nor any of her other sources will sell her grain due to shortages at home: We as Americans, will experience the most severe famine in all recorded history; Intertwined with which, will be a severe strain of flu which science will eventually determine has been spread by the droppings of birds who migrated north after becoming diseased by the stagnant, toxic waters of Katrina, whose feces has found its way into our food supply through produce.
After which, The Most High God will destroy America with a fire that can never be quenched, by igniting the Hugoton Panhandle Natural Gas Reserve, which will eventually burn America and both her neighbors off the face of the earth.
All of which will take place before George W. Bush leaves office.
Vince Diehl (January, 2008)
If you think the last part of this prophecy is not scientifically possible, may we suggest you consider the documentary at the bottom of this page titled "The Great Abyss". .
Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: (Revelation 18:8-11)
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