This weekend is the 9th of Av on the Hebrew calendar. It has historic significance for the Jews and it is never a good day. Israelis are specifically focused on the start of the Olympics and are worried that there will be another terrorist attach on them like that at the Munich Olympics. Please pray for their safety. Sunday the Jews will be fasting for this holiday, maybe you can fast and pray with them.
Follow this link to read more about the terrible things that have happened on this day and the historic impact on the Jews:
http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/946703/jewish/What-happened-on-the-Ninth-of-Av.htm
You can watch this video from Prophecy in the News talking about this weekend and other things going on with Israel at the moment:
http://www.prophecyinthenews.com/daily-update-july-26-2012-looking-to-the-east/
Friday, July 27, 2012
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Children at the movies
Many have been asking what were children doing at the Dark Knight? I don't think anyone should blame the victims in any circumstance and no one every expects these kind of things to happen. But lets take it out of the context of what happened last week and just ask what are children doing at movies that are scary and violent and also late shows?
I've noticed over the last few years that there are an increasing amount of young kids at shows that are at least PG-13 and R. There's a reason these ratings are given. I remember seeing Lord of the Rings and there being children younger than 10 years old there. On the one hand I get that these are classic tales and amazing films, but I remember how I was as a child and I know that one glimpse of an Orc would have sent me into nightmares and sleeping with my parents for months, if not years. I think we can all remember a time when we told our parents that we wouldn't be scared of _____ , they trusted us, and then what happened next? You were afraid of your own shadow.
I think most comic book hero movies are made for kids and adults to see and enjoy, but as a huge Batman fan I can tell you that Batman is usually the exception to that rule. Batman stories are usually told in a darker, more disturbing light. A lot of that has to do with the realistic quality of the bad things that happen. Batman has no supernatural qualities to him. He's just a guy who beefed up, got some serious training and toys and is out to get the bad guys. The bad guys in the Batman universe are for the most part, for the comic book universe, as realistic as they come. Often these bad guys are from the insane asylum. Some of them have motive, but then there's the Joker who is crazy just to be crazy. Its scary to know that those people really do exist.
Personally I wouldn't take my child to see a Batman movie until they were like 9. I don't even know if I would have taken my child to see Phantom Menace because Darth Maul is so scary, even though I'm one of the biggest Star Wars fans.
The other thing we have to consider is the sound of movies even compared to 10 years ago. They have gotten so loud! Just listening to the previews I thought the sound was too loud. My mom used to bring me to the theater when I was a baby because I was a "good baby" and would sleep. But there is no way any baby is sleeping through a action film nowadays, let alone the high chances of going deaf!
I think people need to leave their kids at home more when going to the movies, or at least make better parenting decisions on what's best for your child. Then again with how parenting has gone down the hole in the last 15 or so years I'm not super surprised.
IN OTHER NEWS:
cute scene at the place I had lunch with my friend
the wetlands by our house is almost completely dried up. Thanks for missing us huge rain storm that came through!
I've noticed over the last few years that there are an increasing amount of young kids at shows that are at least PG-13 and R. There's a reason these ratings are given. I remember seeing Lord of the Rings and there being children younger than 10 years old there. On the one hand I get that these are classic tales and amazing films, but I remember how I was as a child and I know that one glimpse of an Orc would have sent me into nightmares and sleeping with my parents for months, if not years. I think we can all remember a time when we told our parents that we wouldn't be scared of _____ , they trusted us, and then what happened next? You were afraid of your own shadow.
I think most comic book hero movies are made for kids and adults to see and enjoy, but as a huge Batman fan I can tell you that Batman is usually the exception to that rule. Batman stories are usually told in a darker, more disturbing light. A lot of that has to do with the realistic quality of the bad things that happen. Batman has no supernatural qualities to him. He's just a guy who beefed up, got some serious training and toys and is out to get the bad guys. The bad guys in the Batman universe are for the most part, for the comic book universe, as realistic as they come. Often these bad guys are from the insane asylum. Some of them have motive, but then there's the Joker who is crazy just to be crazy. Its scary to know that those people really do exist.
Personally I wouldn't take my child to see a Batman movie until they were like 9. I don't even know if I would have taken my child to see Phantom Menace because Darth Maul is so scary, even though I'm one of the biggest Star Wars fans.
The other thing we have to consider is the sound of movies even compared to 10 years ago. They have gotten so loud! Just listening to the previews I thought the sound was too loud. My mom used to bring me to the theater when I was a baby because I was a "good baby" and would sleep. But there is no way any baby is sleeping through a action film nowadays, let alone the high chances of going deaf!
I think people need to leave their kids at home more when going to the movies, or at least make better parenting decisions on what's best for your child. Then again with how parenting has gone down the hole in the last 15 or so years I'm not super surprised.
IN OTHER NEWS:
cute scene at the place I had lunch with my friend 
the wetlands by our house is almost completely dried up. Thanks for missing us huge rain storm that came through!Friday, July 13, 2012
My Encouraging Words and Favorite Prayer
Years ago as I was going through a tough time. I wrote down these verse for myself on little pieces of paper. I kept them in my prayer book and brought them with me everywhere and would read them to myself every time I felt like I couldn't make it. I kept reading them over and over, often out loud, until I felt better. Eventually, I made it through that tough time and came out stronger for it. Here are the verses along with my favorite prayer.
Be glad for all God is planning for you. Be patient in trouble, and always be prayerful.-romans 12:12
Patient endurance is what you need now, so you will continue to do God's will. Then you will receive all that He has promised. -Heb 10:36
The steps of the Godly are directed by the Lord. He delights in every detail of their lives. -Psalm 37:23
I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and He turned to me and heard my cry. - Psalm 40:1
Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. Take heart, because I have overcome the world. -John 16:33
Let me hear for your unfailing love for me in the morning, for I am trusting in you. Show me where to walk, for I have come to you in prayer. -Psalm 143:8
He will give you all you need from day to day if you live for Him and make the kingdom of God your primary concern. -Matt 6:33
When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. -Isaiah 43:2
My presence will go with you. I'll see the journey to the end. - Exodus 33:14
Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do, and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect His will really is. -Romans 12:2
Don't worry about anything; instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done. -Phil 4:6
He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against the day. -I Tim 1:12
He must increase, but I must decrease. -John 3:30
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? -Matt 6:26
Prayer by Saint Teresa:
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace
Where there is hatred, let me sow love
Where there is injury, pardon
Where there is doubt, faith
Where there is despair, hope
Where there is darkness, light
and Where there is sadness, joy
Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned and
it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.
A couple scriptures I've received this week:
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit,
whom He has given us. -Romans 5:5
They cried to You and were saved; in You they trusted and were not disappointed. -Psalm 22:5
He makes the barren woman to be a homemaker and a joyful mother of children. -Psalm 113:9
Be glad for all God is planning for you. Be patient in trouble, and always be prayerful.-romans 12:12
Patient endurance is what you need now, so you will continue to do God's will. Then you will receive all that He has promised. -Heb 10:36
The steps of the Godly are directed by the Lord. He delights in every detail of their lives. -Psalm 37:23
I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and He turned to me and heard my cry. - Psalm 40:1
Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. Take heart, because I have overcome the world. -John 16:33
Let me hear for your unfailing love for me in the morning, for I am trusting in you. Show me where to walk, for I have come to you in prayer. -Psalm 143:8
He will give you all you need from day to day if you live for Him and make the kingdom of God your primary concern. -Matt 6:33
When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. -Isaiah 43:2
My presence will go with you. I'll see the journey to the end. - Exodus 33:14
Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do, and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect His will really is. -Romans 12:2
Don't worry about anything; instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done. -Phil 4:6
He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against the day. -I Tim 1:12
He must increase, but I must decrease. -John 3:30
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? -Matt 6:26
Prayer by Saint Teresa:
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace
Where there is hatred, let me sow love
Where there is injury, pardon
Where there is doubt, faith
Where there is despair, hope
Where there is darkness, light
and Where there is sadness, joy
Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned and
it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.
A couple scriptures I've received this week:
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit,
whom He has given us. -Romans 5:5
They cried to You and were saved; in You they trusted and were not disappointed. -Psalm 22:5
He makes the barren woman to be a homemaker and a joyful mother of children. -Psalm 113:9
Monday, July 2, 2012
Happy Adoption Day, Zoey!!
A year ago today we adopted our Zoey. I never thought I would fall in love with a little dog before I met Zoey, but here she is and she has changed my mind about how awesome little dogs can be as well.
homeless dog impression
Canine Good Citizen Certificate
watching the Bears
Pooh, Piglet and Eeyore
Zoey and her favorite toy that is a replica of her
homeless dog impression
Canine Good Citizen Certificate
watching the Bears
Pooh, Piglet and Eeyore
Zoey and her favorite toy that is a replica of her
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