This day in History

1890–Wyoming became the 44th state in the United States.

1940–The Battle of Britain began.

1951–Armistice talks to end the Korean War began at Kaesong.

1973–The Bahamas became independent from Great Britain.

1985–The Coca-Cola Company announced that it was bringing back the original Coke and calling it Coca-Cola Classic.

1989–Mel Blanc, the “man of a thousand voices,” including such cartoon characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig, died in Los Angeles.

2003–Spain opened its first mosque (in Granada) since the Moors were expelled in 1492.

“She’s bringing home the bacon”

Have you ever heard women say, “I have rights too.”  Or, “I’m just as good as a man”?  These are very popular these days along with many others.  Women want to be just like men.  They aren’t happy with doing the things God created them to do.  They want to be the man of the family. 

When did this start to happen?

The whole women’s rights concept started after World War 1.  This was because while the men were fighting, the women had to go and work in factories or stores to keep the family and the towns running.  After the war was over, many of the women like the freedom they had felt.  They liked the independence.  Groups started popping out everywhere for “Women’s rights!” and, “Freedom!”  At first most women looked down on these groups.  But the younger women liked the change.  As the years progressed and women’s thoughts changed, more and more women began to like the idea.  It only took another 25 years for women working to be normal.

Now look at what we have today.  The mother and the father go off and work everyday, sending the children off to an institution or child day care. We have increased debt because, the parents think they can buy more because of the 2 figure income. We have a society where the women working will respect their bosses, but have little to no regard for their husbands, and women would rather go out and work because it’s their ”right” than teach their children.

Women don’t understand that God didn’t create them to work and be the providers of the home.  He made the women to be a help meets to her husband.  To help their husband in what he is doing.  To teach and help raise the children.  To keep the house running and things moving together.  If you tell that to any women in the work force, they will think you are crazy.  They would much rather be the males of the house.

God created men to go out and be the providers for the family.  God created the woman out of man, for the man, and to be a keeper at the home.  Any other way goes against what God has made it to be, and in the end will make a home discontent.

The entertainment church

Churches these days are mainly made up for entertainment.  Think about it.  Step into a modern day church and you see, “child care center”, “Sunday school”, ”youth ministry center”, and many others.  But what is the real thing that lies behind those signs?  “Put your kids in our day-care classes so your wife can go out and work”, “Dump your child off here because they can’t worship with you in the sanctuary”, “Here’s a good place where you can ship your teens off to go and hang with other non-believing teens”. 

I may sound harsh, but that is how far our churches have fallen. If the kids aren’t entertained, then they won’t want to come to church.  And if they don’t want to come to church, then they don’t get the traffic for their church.   

We got a letter a few days ago inviting us to attend a church that is in our area.  It was colorful, with big bold letters.  It had a children and teen center!  It had a women and men’s Bible study group!  It even had its own charter school and daycare center!!  But do you know the one thing it didn’t say anything about on there?  God.  A Christian church with out one word about God. 

If we are going to get America back on its feet, then we need to start at the church.  This nation was built on solid Christian views, and now that we have let the world come in, we have slipped so far.  The church has become part of the world. 

Please feel free to leave me any comments.

Modesty in fashion

Most girls don’t understand when their parents tell them that they “can’t go out of the house in that thing!” They just think that their parents are, “Being to hard.” Or, “They just don’t want me to have attention.” But what attention are you getting when you walking around in almost nothing.  Of course you are going to have guys look at you.  Of course you are going to get attention.  But what kind of attention is it?  Is it the Godly attention that will glorify Christ?

They also don’t realize that guys think different than we do. Guys are more visual. And when girls go around in tight jeans and low shirts, they will look at you and treat you differently.

I’m not saying you have to wear a towel on your head, only wear skirts that go down to you ankle and lock yourself in a closet.  You can be “hip”, and in “the fad” with being modest at the same time. You just should set certain standards for yourself.

Also every person is different. Each person has different standers for themselves.  Some people don’t feel comfortable wearing skirts that come to their knees.  While others do.  Some people don’t think its right to wear pant.  While others have no problem with it.  Pick your own style and be unique.  Don’t be afraid to stand out and do what you think is cool.  Just make sure that you are always keeping the guys that watch you and God in mind.

~Savvy

Autism Linked to Vaccines

I thought this was very interesting.

Taken from http://www.naturodoc.com/library/children/autism_vaccine.htm

Two Massachusetts Families Sue Vaccine Makers

Blame Preservative Added to Medication For Children’s Autism

By Alice Dembner, The Boston Globe

September 1, 2001 - The parents of three autistic Massachusetts children have filed a class-action lawsuit against the nation’s major vaccine manufacturers, putting the state at the forefront of a dispute over whether a widely used preservative in vaccines causes neurological disease.

The suit alleges the children “were poisoned with toxic mercury” contained in the preservative Thimerosal, which is used in a range of childhood vaccines including hepatitis B, Haemophilus B, and diphtheria/tetanus.

The complaint says as many as 500,000 children in Massachusetts may have been “unnecessarily exposed to dangerously high doses of toxic organic mercury” from 1990 through this year because of stepped-up vaccination campaigns.

The Massachusetts lawsuit is the second of at least 15 suits which a team of lawyers in Medford and Portland, Oregon are planning to file across the nation.  Altogether, lead attorney Robert Bonsignore said as many as 30 million American children may have been injected with vaccines containing Thimerosal in the last 10 years.

“No one can tell you what caused the autism,” said Michael Chmura of Waltham, father of 4-year-old Evan, who is one of the plaintiffs.  “But you find out you’re injecting poison into your kid’s bloodstream, the same poison they tell you not to give them via tuna fish.”

A spokesman for Aventis Pasteur, the lead company in the suit, said he couldn’t comment on pending litigation.

However, the Food and Drug Administration has maintained the vaccines were and are safe.  “Certainly mercury is not good for you, but at the concentrations that were present in the vaccines, there’s no indication that they were harmful,” said Dr. William Egan, deputy director of the vaccine office at the FDA.

But two years ago, amid growing public concern over possible health risks, the FDA, the Public Health Service, and the American Academy of Pediatrics began urging vaccine makers to phase out use of the preservative.  All of the recommended children’s vaccines are now available in versions which are either Thimerosal-free, or which contain only trace amounts.

However, doctors may still use those containing the preservative, and public health specialists say it is better for children to be inoculated with those vaccines than to go without protection.

Several studies are underway to examine the possible connection between the vaccines and autism, a neurological disorder that results in symptoms including extreme social withdrawal and repetitive behavior.  The suit, filed last month in Middlesex Superior Court in Cambridge, Massachusetts, alleges that seven vaccine manufacturers and five companies that produce Thimerosal failed to test the vaccines properly, and warn parents about the presence and risks of the additive.

It says the children were given doses that exceeded guidelines for exposure to other types of mercury set by the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Academy of Sciences.  There are no guidelines for exposure to ethyl mercury, the form contained in thimerosal.

Evan Chmura was diagnosed with autism at age 2-1/2, and his father points to the 15 vaccinations Evan had received since birth as the culprit.

Chmura said it was clear by age 2 that Evan was not developing normally.  “His speech was delayed, he didn’t want to play with other kids, he’d open and close doors repeatedly, and he wouldn’t respond when we called.  He’d get very upset if his routine was disturbed - he’d break into tears and throw a tantrum if anything in the yard was rearranged.  I’m not a scientist, but there’s something different in our environment that’s causing it,” he said.

In the suit, Bonsignore lays out the circumstantial case that has led some parents and doctors to believe that the vaccines can cause autism.  Neurological injuries in children, including autism, have soared in the last decade at the same time that a number of new vaccines were given to children at earlier ages.  Attention has focused on vaccines for hepatitis B and mumps, measles, and rubella.

Bonsignore says that the preservative was only needed in multi-dose vials of the drugs that he says the companies produced “solely to drive up their profits.”  Thimerosal prevents bacterial growth, and its addition to vaccines was approved by the FDA.

The second couple in the suit, Jared and Majorie Hansen of Framingham, have two children with autism:  Jacob, who is 3, and William, who is 2.  The children were vaccinated in Utah before the family moved here last year.  The suit seeks an unspecificed amount of money for medical care and special education for the ill children.  It also seeks damages for loss of future earnings and quality of life as well as punitive damages against the companies.  “The ultimate goal is to find out what can be done to bring these kids back as close to normal as possible,” said Bonsignore.

~Savvy

My Valentines

Today we went to a valentines party that was organized through our homeschool group.  It was suppose to have older teens, but it mainly turned out to be 40 screaming little kids crammed in a space the size of my room. There were 2 other teenagers who looked like they really didn’t want to be there.  One of them just sat there and played his Nintendo until his mom told him to unplug himself.  Then he just sat there and made a fake Nintendo out of pip-cleaners.

It may sound like I a horrible time, and that’s what I thought at first.  I kept thinking how much I would rather be at a science class with my friends instead of trying to cram valentines in little boxes.  But then I realized that this life isn’t all about me.  I saw my brothers playing with other boys, and my mom talking with other moms.  So I just decided to enjoy myself as much as possible.

Some people don’t realize that life isn’t all about them.  That is why divorces, fights and many other things happen ever day.  People are born selfish, and if you don’t learn to over come that, then you will have a miserable life.

But…

good thing the valentines party was only an hour long.

~Savvy

The 4th annual “Renewing the Family Camp”

Hello everyone!

I am very happy to announce the 4th annual family camp in the beautiful Glorieta New Mexico. You can go to this site http://www.renewingthefamily.com/ to register, or get more information.

We would love to see you there!

~Savvy

FAMILY CAMP!

This year my family went down to Glorieta NM for a family camp were we all had a lot of fun.

 (Below taken from renewing the family camp webpage.)Reformation Church is excited to announce its 4th year for having the ‘Renewing the Family’ camp. Imagine families together in the Lord! Families in the Bible, worshiping together, believing together, growing together, working together, serving God’s people together, joining the church together, and being saved from God’s judgment together. Families are meant to grow together in Christ, and thereby form generational strength for the Kingdom of Christ. In a world where family solidarity is rare, where families are coming apart by the millions, we want to renew a vision for re-establishing family life according to the principles God has laid out in his Word. Families are re-discovering the blessings of covenant life and unity, as families and as part of a larger body. This unique family camp will give your family a chance to re-focus, re-integrate, and revitalize.For the 4th year in a row, we have secured one of the largest, most elaborate Christian campgrounds in the country. You will enjoy a glorious section of 2200 acres of God’s creation in the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range at Glorieta, New Mexico. To make this camp available to the widest range of Christian families, we have found a way to create a wide variety of prices for the camp, depending on what a family can afford for room and board. The camp is priced such that any family can attend.

Family Group Discussions 

We are scheduling two sessions each day, one of these sessions will be replaced by family olympics, giving your family plenty of time for rest, relaxation, recreation, and fellowship with other like-minded, believers.  These discussions are for the entire family and will include singing, Bible reading, and prayer, in addition to inspiring messages from Kevin Swanson, Scott Brown, and Gary Demar.   Everyone is expected to participate in these.  Family SingingWe are a singing group and love to sing to the Lord. Last year, we were blessed with special singing from Nathan Clark George. Nathan will be back with us this year. If you would like to hear his music from last year, follow this link. Once again we are asking families if they would like to sing, do a skit, etc. during the general sessions. If you would like to, please make note of that on the registration form or email us at campinfo@renewingthefamily.com.

Recreation 

Free recreation activities include hiking (1, 2, 5, 11 mile hikes), Volleyball, Basketball, Softball, Miniature Golf, Horseshoes, Shuffleboard, Frisbee Golf, Tennis, Ping Pong, Badminton and Croquette. The recreation facilities are beautiful, well-manicured fields and courts. Also available free of charge include paddle boats, kayaks, canoes, catch and release fishing in Glorieta’s gorgeous lake. All of these activities are easily accessible to all resort guests. We will be organizing some Volleyball and Softball teams to play each other.

Fee-Based Recreation

The Glorieta facilities have recently added exciting new adventure recreation for the 2005 season. These includes Paint ball, High Ropes Course, and Zip Line. Paint ball and High Ropes Course are available for adults and children 10 years and older. We will require that at least one parent accompany their children in these events. The High Ropes Course takes about 1.5 hours, and the Paint Ball is 1 hour. All equipment, including paint ball rounds will be provided by the resort.  To see a slideshow of the 2006 family camp go here.http://www.renewingthefamily.com/images/rtf.wmv

~Savvy

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