World Book Encyclopedia

My family has always (as far as I can recall:) had a set of World Book Encyclopedia's. The set we have is from the 1960's, and those were given to my mom at a yard sale quite a few years ago.

A couple weeks ago my brother and I obtained a 1985 set of World Book Encyclopedia's through a mowing customer. We were so excited to have a set that was 20 years newer (though they are 20 years old:).
My brother and I both love to flip through one of the books and read differant articles. Before we bought our first computer, we refered to our Encyclopedias as the "Bookshelf Computer".

Now, I like the computer/internet for the ability to quickly find information, but it is just not the same as a book. (In my opinion) With a hand held Encycopedia you can look up a certain thing, but your eye will catch another article that looks interesting and you can read a lot of simple information without ever clicking a button. It's just not the same with the computer.


The 21st volume of the World Book contains the letters w-z. So with the turn of a page you can read about water,whales, the wombat, West Virgina, X rays ,the yak, the Yantze River, yeast, Yellowstone, Zarie, Zambia, Zip codes and the Zither.

I like the computer, but it is just not the same as a book. The best book of all being the Bible, God's Written Word for man, for all time.

Birthday gifts

Ever since I can remember,

the birthday person at our house

gives a gift to the others in the house.

It has been a fun tradition for us!

Bear has been wanting a towel for his bowling bag.

His favorite color is green....

I cross stitched him one,

and even gave him a 300 game!

He liked!

:)

Birthday

Birthdays are special at our house.

We usually go off and do something.

This summer we have been busier than usual,

and we haven't had time to take off and go.

We will do that in December.....well, that is our plan.

Always some interesting gifts....
I LOVE hats....and this is a new hat rack mom found.

Snoopy is a favorite of mine, too!

This new Bible cover has the verse on it

that mom picked out for me before I was even born.

She found that and had to get it for me,

I love it!

A new stereo (which I was needing)

And my brother, Todd,

got me an ORANGE IPOD NANO

My family spoils me!

God Blesses me!

21st Birthday

Today is my 21st birthday!

I was born on August 11th 1989,

at 7 pm, on a island in the Banana River.

I was born at 32 weeks.

My mom says I looked very scrawny,

and that my skin just hung off me.

My parents were told that I did not have a

stomach, bladder and one kidney.

Mom had 27 ultrasounds with me.

Mom was offered an abortion.

Mom says I have been her healthiest child.

I was born with all my internal organs....

so much for all those ultra sounds. LOL

Thankful to be 21!

An orange cake...

so me!

All lit up!

Do I have enough wind??
I had to get on top of things....

You know, it takes a while to get those

relighting candles blown out!

:)

Baby samplers

We are having a lot of babies at church this year! I finally finished the samplers for Landon and Riley. I am starting on Earl's today, and there are more babies coming! :)

Finally done....
At our church, everyone has a 'JESUS SAVES' shirt!
I incorporated that on the samplers....

I really enjoy doing this!

Learning from 1 Kings

Recently, my pastor was preaching from 1 Kings 10-11 and Deuteronomy 17:14-20.

Here are some things from that....
In Deuteronomy God tells Israel, long before they have a king, 4 things the king is not to do.

A king is not to:
1 Multiply horses v.16
2. Cause people to go to Egypt for trade v.16
3. Multiply wives v.17
4. Multiply gold and silver v.17

In 1 Kings we learn that Solomon did each of these 4 things that God said not to do.

1. He gathered horses and chariots (had cities for chariots) i kings 10:26

2. Horses, linen chariots were brough from Egypt. 1 Kings 10:28-29

3. He multiplied wives 1 Kings 1:1, 3

4. And gathered silver and gold 1 Kings 10: 14, 21, 27

Th reasons these things were bad to for a king to have:

1. Horses... In warfare the nations that had horses and chariots had the advantage, and invoked fear in their enemy. Israel was to TRUST in GOD, not in horses. Psalm 20:7 "Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we will remember the name of the LORD or God."

God has promised to fight for Israel. Deuteronomy 1:30 says "The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes." )Aslo Deut 3:22, 20:4, Judges 7:2)

Gathering horses and chariots showed the people that the king was not trusting in GOD.

2.God said for Israel not to return to Egypt. Egypt was a house of bondage to Israel. Deuteronomy 6:12. Egypt is a picture of the world. Israel was not to return to the world, but to depend on God.

3. God said the kings were not to multiply wives. In 1 Kings 11:4, God gives the reason for this, ... that his heart not turn away." Solomon's heart was turned to false gods through his wives. 1 Kings 11:7 tells us that Solomon even built high places for other gods to please his wives. Yet in doing this, he displeased the one true God.

Solomon brought about the start of his nation's dowfall by allowing these other gods in to the land. Israel was told not to marry from other nations in Deuteronomy 7:1-3

In like manner the Christian is told not to be unequally yoked with unbelievers in 2 Corinthians 6:14

4. God and Silver Solomon had so much gold that the Bible says, "It was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon." And of silver, "the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones." God said not to multiply silver and gold. Again this was because man would think more of himself than he should, and it would put confidence in man, and not in God.