A VERY SERIOUS WARNING!!!!!!!

 This is a SERIOUS WARNING!

People.....we have to pay attention!

It has just been brought to my attention that Zondervan, who is the publisher of the NIV version of The Bible has been bought out by  Harper Collins.

Now.... if you have a public schooled child - you may be familiar with Harper Collins. They are a major curriculum publisher. But - what you may not know is that Harper Collins also publishes books that teach things that are contrary to God's word. Book such as

"Love Is An Orientation" 

and

"Understanding Sexual Identity"

 Harper Collins if now re-writing it's Bibles. 

Not only are they making it gender neutral, they are removing words such as Jehovah, calvary, Holy Ghost and omnipotent.

This is totally WRONG!

If you believe that

 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.  All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. John1:1-3

Then you know that the Bible is perfect as it is and that 

it doesn't need changing.  

GOD'S WORD IS HOLY!

It should be preserved!

Try and find these scriptures in the NIV (some ESV Bibles have also been affected) on your computer, phone or device right now if you are in doubt:

Matthew 17:21 

Matthew 18:11

Matthew 23:14

Mark 7:16

Mark 9:44

Mark  9:46

 Luke 17:36

Luke 23:17

John 5:4

Acts 8:37

And if you don't have a print version of The Holy Bible, it would be a very good idea to go out and buy one. That way - you can be sure to have one that has not been effected by these changes. I personally read the KJV, and to my knowledge the KJV has not been changed. But - the real point I want to make is - we all need to hold fast to what we know is true. We need to hide God's word in our hearts..... and we need to study it daily so we are not deceived. 

Please, please, please make sure you have a Bible with the above verses in it. One that is not gender neutral and that hasn't been tampered with. Keep an extra copy. We've all heard of people keeping survival supplies, such as food and emergency provisions, but spiritual survival is so much more important than physical survival - and our spiritual survival is being threatened. Don't be caught off guard. Keep a Holy Bible close at hand!

And remember - electronic versions of the Bible are often updated. The Bible is timeless and needs no updating. If you want to read on a Kindle or and iPad, that's fine - but keep a REAL Bible on hand and be aware of any updates to your electronic editions. 

GUARD YOUR BIBLES! 

A Missionary is Coming.....

Our sweet Gracie wants

to be a missionary!

She is always thinking of ways

to share with others. 

From putting together

Christmas Gift Bags 

for the Homeless to 

writing Bible verses on the

sidewalks with sidewalk chalk,

our Gracie has it in her 

heart to spread the gospel.

And - she's coming to

my house TONIGHT!

She had her Momma call 

yesterday to let me know

she wants to do a balloon release.

She wanted me to prepare

verses to tie onto balloons

to release into the sky

to go where ever God sends them.

 So here they are!

Our little ones don't have to

wait to be missionaries.

They don't have to grow up first.

They can be missionaries 

right where they are by just 

spreading God's love and 

God's word.

AMERICA needs missionaries

as bad as anyone!

So - if your children would 

like to do their own

balloon send off, you may

click HERE to download these

free printables.

Words Are Not Just Words

I know I'm a little peculiar

and my thoughts are very different 

from the vast majority of people.

Spiritually, I'm a minority.

Sin bothers me.

And it breaks my heart to hear

a loved one speak profanity.

WORDS are IMPORTANT

WORDS are POWERFUL

WORDS can be HEALING

and

WORDS can be HURTFUL

And by your own words, you will 

be justified or condemned.

 

Using bad words is being

directly disobedient to God!

Graceful words are 

pleasing to God!

 And there is POWER in your WORDS!

Our speech is something I think 

we can all improve on. Even those of 

us who do not use curse words,

can ask God for wisdom when it comes

to our words and learn to speak

more graciously. 

Let's use our words wisely.

Let's speak life into our children

and grand children and to 

those whose lives we touch. 

 

Let's remember what THE WORD

tells us about words and let

us come to an understanding that

words are not just words.

 WORDS are POWER.

 Use them wisely!

 

 

 

 

Mother's Day Gift Idea & Free Printable

I've been keeping Grace and Olivia

this week, so we have been

doing lots of fun things.

AND - I thought I'd share this idea.

(Heather - Don't Look!)

We went camping last Friday and came

back Monday evening before our area

got hit with all this rain.

While camping we made S'mores and

according to Grace, they are her Momma's

favorite. So - what could be better

than a S'more making kit for Mother's Day?

I made a template for the label and

each girl got to pick her design.

The we printed, cut and stapled the label

to the top of a regular zip lock 

sandwich sized bag. Inside we put

One Chocolate Bar, 2 Graham Crackers

and 2 Square Campfire Marshmallows.

Here is Grace's:

And here is Olivia's:

 

 And here are the printable labels

to make your own!

  

 

The Prayer Chain - A MUST READ Children's Book

I picked this book up this morning

at a yard sale in my neighborhood.

The moment I read it, 

I knew I had to share.

  

It's about a little girl whose Mother

belong to a prayer chain.

When she gets called to pray,

she calls the next person on the chain

and then goes to pray.

When a prayer is answered, she gets

a call, and calls the next person

as well. But - her daughter also,

writes each answered prayer 

on a slip of paper and puts it 

into a jar. At Christmas

time they are out of wood, their

house is cold and her Mother is

praying for the needs of others.

It snows - and the girl prays for wood

because she knows it's going to

be unbearably cold if they don't get 

some soon. When she wakes up

Christmas morning and looks

out at the freshly fallen snow, she sees

a stack of wood and a slip of paper

around the door knob that says, 

'God Bless You'

She then, gets an idea and uses this 

strip of paper and all of the strips of paper

in the prayer chain jar to make a 

prayer chain to decorate their

Christmas tree. 

 To make a prayer chain for your own

Christmas tree - you might want to

start a jar of answered prayers now.

And - this book is out of print,

but there are a few on Amazon

that are reasonably priced.

And there are a few very expensive

ones on eBay!

I paid a dollar for mine and it looks

like I got a REALLY good deal!

  

Do You Wish You Could Change The World?

Have you ever wished you could

just change the world?

You look out at God's beautiful 

creation and you see sin everywhere.

It seems that people

seem to think that

their life is their own to live

as they please, and the boundaries

between right and wrong are

becoming non-existant

in their eyes.

  

I feel that way a lot. But - I am at peace

with it all for the moment. 

There is little I can do to change

things, anyway. 

But - I can pray! I will pray!

And I'd like to encourage each 

of you to pray, also.

Then - we can be at peace knowing

that changing the world

is a task that God alone is able

to handle. He can and He will accomplish

what He desires to accomplish.

It's so peaceful coming to that

realization. We don't have to worry 

about the world we live in. We just 

have to follow God, each and every day,

and do the simple little tasks

He gives us. We may change SOMETHING,

but changing the world will

be up to Him!

It is time for thee, LORD, to work:

for they have made void thy law.

Psalm 119:126 

Happy Easter!

Take some time to reflect

on the true meaning of

this Holy Day!

And thank God for His

very special gift!