For His Service

I have been studying Hosea.  Hosea is the story of the Prodigal Wife.  I will be updating as I learn. Hosea   1  The Lord gave this message to Hosea son of Beeri during the years when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah, and Jeroboam son of Jehoash [ a ] was king of Israel. Hosea’s Wife and Children 2  When the Lord first began speaking to Israel through Hosea, he said to him, “Go and marry a prostitute, [ b ] so that some of her children will be conceived in prostitution. This will illustrate how Israel has acted like a prostitute by turning against the Lord and worshiping other gods.” 3  So Hosea married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim, and she became pregnant and gave Hosea a son. 4  And the Lord said, “Name the child Jezreel, for I am about to punish King Jehu’s dynasty to avenge the murders he committed at Jezreel. In fact, I will bring an end to Israel’s independence. 5  I will break its military powe...

Madeline created a website to help educate others on how to tame feral kittens.  You can find it at https://feraltofriendly.com/ She hopes it helps others.

(A letter written from parents of traumatized children). This is the written version of the above video:    I’m writing this letter because you have expressed an interest in my experience as a parent of a traumatized, attachment-disordered child. It is not a story I relate to you lightly. My child has some very special needs and because of this, so do I. I need people to understand what our family faces, not just judge us as incompetent. It isn’t fair what happened to my child. But it is what we are all facing together as a family,and we face it together everyday. First, I’d like you to know that this letter was not written just by me. Parents from all over the country are using it to tell a uniquely tragic story. This letter isn’t the ranting of one isolated, overwhelmed, and oversensitive adult. I did not "do" this to my child. My child came to me this way. Chances are she would be struggling with these same behaviors and emotions in any family. My child's pr...

I haven't been blogging as much because I have had little down time.  We have  had snow storms in Georgia, doctors appointments, sick friends, etc.   I still have a drive to show people God's goodness... in the mist of the troubles of this world and to document daily life.  I read this question given to William Craig Lane and strongly felt it needed to be read by everyone.   Some people have told me things like... I don't think I could trust God if He allowed me to loose a child in utero..  I don't think I could believe in God if my child was born with NF (neurofibromatosis).  I say, Where else can I go?   My hope is found in Him alone.  William Craig Lane does a great job of answering this common question.  God’s Permitting Horrific Evils Dr. Craig I have attempted on several occasions to have you explain the following . 1) How can a maximally great being possibly have a "sufficient" reason to allow things such as the rape...