June begins
Saturday We took the kids to see the new Indiana Jones Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Movie . We missed the historical base of the Jones sagas. They introduced the UFO type thing. We would of so loved more of a archaeological base. Who else thinks one on Noah's ark would be cool.
Sunday Memorial Day found Dove ill and Grandpa's plans postponed... So as this new month began we found our selfs at the grand parents on the first. Grandpa had the heart to share an experience with the children that to me is a great treasure. He had the children raise our precious Flag. They have a very tall flag pole.
Grandpa told them the technical details of hooking onto the grommets.
Sunday Memorial Day found Dove ill and Grandpa's plans postponed... So as this new month began we found our selfs at the grand parents on the first. Grandpa had the heart to share an experience with the children that to me is a great treasure. He had the children raise our precious Flag. They have a very tall flag pole.
Grandpa told them the technical details of hooking onto the grommets.
I impressed upon the importance of not letting the standard touch the ground. It is one single thing that I was strongly gifted with as a child to respect my country. When my mother was a girl in the 1930's the natzi 's were in the U.S.A. recruiting teenagers. As a poor girl in the east she found herself one day at one of the rally's. Folks this stuff really happened here in our country. She was frightened and found herself trapped in a group of peers who bore the hatred of white supremacy's. They got the foot in through the KKK. It happened here in our country. She escaped to another state and set within her children a very strong patriotism that last within me to this day. Hatred grows like wild fire and the best weapon of an enemy is to make you believe that he does not exist.
I am very much a stickler not to let the flag touch the ground. Then I was asked WHY? At first it was a bit of a challenge to explained. After a second time the flag touched the ground I was a bit riled up over it. Again the question was posted to me why does it matter? This is why ...I told them of how in a battle the banner is raised high to keep the focus on the reason why we fight. If we have our eyes on the blood and guts the slaughter around us then we loose the focus. The flag is the banner the symbol of what we stand for . The reason We believe what we believe and the willingness to fight for it.To stand up for it. To not just remember those who paid the supreme price but to remember why they paid it! They had a character a value system that held their beliefs so strongly that they laid down all to fight for the generation after them that it might be kept. This is sore missing in my sweet country. We so easily profane those who stand for the beliefs they have that we do not agree with. Are we willing though to to take a stand for our own character, values or have our country's character and values so become a thing of shame that our descendants are embarrassed? May we bend back that sapling into an oak that might grow by that living water.
I will do my best to pass on the character and values of a country that was once (may it still become again) the treasure that can bring pride of ownership. for the citizenship that Beloved and I gave our internationally adopted children is second only to the teaching of the Gospel of Christ.
May they raise their eyes to a banner that is held in good standing with the character that holds freedom in body mind and spirit as the real treasure.
It was a joy Sunday to fold the flag with beloved and triangle of trinity Father Son and Spirit. So I may get a bit sappy but this is MY Country I am speaking about. My children's
freedom.
It is a mummy...
Wrapped and secured to be found in some future dig.
They really were so very creative
Well on Monday... I had a wonderful quiet house! They had loss of all video/ computer and any Media as a consequence to some poor behavior that Daddy Man was not about to allow to go on un-addressed. The kids played and came out with this...
The kids wrote comic books. They make cells and then illustrate stories and tell the stories in short word form. Dash did Roman numerals and learned how they worked (by the way is it funny that 40 in Roman numerals is XL) ha!
Dash was thrilled to do addition flashcards! Yes , I did say that! Then we did dino flash cards. The pronunciation on the back of the card was a challenge that he just devoured!
Then I got a call from a woman who came here way back when I had the yard sale. So she wants to hire me to do some sewing for her. Well....It had little to do with that as you all know Gods way's (higher than ours) . It was so cool! She was raised by an atheist and she actually heard about the car wreck and the way that I could identify with her physical challenges. You see her life is tenuous. She has migraines and a heart condition so many similar things that I said to her were words I needed to hear myself. I was touched by the experience. Then at one point the scriptures were even opened up to her! HOLY HOLY HOLY... She may be going to pass soon and the scriptures were opened up to her. She is thinking about leaving a religion that she is disenfranchised from. She believed in Jesus but not God. Many gods that are created "by people" have excluded the I AM from her mind. I will be welcoming her here often.
Then I got a call from a woman who came here way back when I had the yard sale. So she wants to hire me to do some sewing for her. Well....It had little to do with that as you all know Gods way's (higher than ours) . It was so cool! She was raised by an atheist and she actually heard about the car wreck and the way that I could identify with her physical challenges. You see her life is tenuous. She has migraines and a heart condition so many similar things that I said to her were words I needed to hear myself. I was touched by the experience. Then at one point the scriptures were even opened up to her! HOLY HOLY HOLY... She may be going to pass soon and the scriptures were opened up to her. She is thinking about leaving a religion that she is disenfranchised from. She believed in Jesus but not God. Many gods that are created "by people" have excluded the I AM from her mind. I will be welcoming her here often.
I must close and hem pants for my client. Her heart is needed peace and salvation. Tormented she struggles . She has come here for rest.
"To Know Him is our Freedom. To hear Him is release Fix your heart and soul on him and rest in perfect peace." by Don Francisco
Today I called a friend moment before she was reaching to dial us. She came and her child is here playing with my kids.
2 comments:
Wow, you have been busy.
Good Morning Sweet Sister!
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment on Marriage Monday. I am like you, a Patriot and my Memorial Day post shared some of thos esame thoughts. Your flag story reminded me of a memory that I had all but forgotten.
I was a Girl Scout Leader for 6 years to our youngest daughter who is getting married this November (the Civil War re-enactor). One year I took our troop up to a Council sponsored campout at Lake Murray Oklahoma. One of the activities we had was a "disposing of the flag" ceremony. As each of the stripes was cut off the flag, the original 13 colonies was announced before it was placed in the fire. It was incredibly moving.
I too am a history buff. It's nice to see more of us out here. Sometimes I wonder if I am all alone when it comes to my love of history! Recently, my Hub and I read "Undaunted Courage" by Stephen Ambrose on the Corps of Discovery (Lewis and Clark expedition) and have decided that on one of our vacations we are going to visit certain points of their journey. I could spend all of my free time just reading and visiting historic places!
Have an awesome day in the Lord!
Connie
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