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Category: Family You have viewing the Family category! We invite you to join our website or login if you are already a member! the first step in the life - kindergarten Posted by:  muyang   (Posted: 07/17/08 7:53pm) If I ask you which one has more important impact on a human's life, education in kindergarten or in university, what's your answer? I am from China, and I promise you that 99.99% of the Chinese parents will choose university for their children. I used to be one of those parents, I also was one of those children whose parents thoughts university was more important. But now I will say NO to those who make this choice. People choose university better than kindergarten is because they think university will bring fortune, social status, and success to the life, and life will be happy once you earn these things. I was one of those who have gone through this way. But when I, also I believe many others, have "earned" what I want, I found what I have lost was much more than I have gained, and the loss was not restorable. All of a sudden I realize that happiness used to be in my life, but I haven't recognized it. I realized that accually I don't have to earn many things to have happiness, it's already there, God has given enough to me, but I was just blinded and couldn't... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 0 Comments  - Total Views: 17 Fatherhood And What The Bible Says Posted by:  jesusmymainman   (Posted: 07/10/08 3:18pm) Yesterday I spoke about what the Bible teaches us about motherhood. Today, I am going to talk about the responsibility that God has given to fathers. Father's are the head of the home and are expected to teach their children Scripture from the Bible. Scripture tells us that the father should be diligent in teaching children the way and words of God for their own spiritual growth. An obedient disciplined father who follows the words of Scripture does teach their children the ways of the Lord. Children should be brought up to be nurtured by the teachings of the Lord. We read in the Book of Proverbs 22:6-11, but mainly verse 6; , "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old (as he grows older), he will not depart from it." It is very important for the child to receive the father's instruction and teaching. The father must teach the child the correct ways of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4. "And you fathers provoke not your children to wrath; but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord." This describes the role of a loving father toward his child. The father... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 0 Comments  - Total Views: 29 Motherhood And What The Bible Says Posted by:  jesusmymainman   (Posted: 07/09/08 4:23pm) Being a mother is a blessing given by God. A mother is a position given by God and set apart by Him. A mother is different than a father although a father is also a blessing given by God. I will talk about mother first then in my next blog I will discuss the God given blessing of being a father. Not everyone has been blessed to be a mother. The Bible tells us that only God blesses those who are mothers and that they should take their role seriously. Children look up to their mothers and come to them for teaching and when they are hurting. God has ordained that woman to be a mother to her child. That mother will be there for the rest of her child's life. She will watch that child grow from a baby into a fully grown adult and still she will be there for them. Being a mother is a life long responsibility that brings, turmoil, sadness, happiness, laughter and a whole other range of emotions. As the child grows the mother's role will change in many ways, but she will always provide - love, trust, discipline and anything else her child... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 0 Comments  - Total Views: 25 Gods Name In Vain Posted by:  naulkrinn   (Posted: 07/08/08 7:50pm) Everyday I live with my parents obviously cause im 18. They used to be christians that went to church every sunday, wednesday and thursday at the time. This was years ago when I was like 7 or so. They stoped going when I was maybe 8 or 9. They have lost faith, and they dont care about religion anymore. They take Gods name in vain so much its just like omg what a dirty mouth. If I had a nickle for eveytime they said it , id have about 5 bucks a day. Its like a machine gun on burst g this g that g everything. And its like how can I say im a christian when this goes on. Ive asked my mom once to not say it around me , I was very catious of doing it but I mean I had to say something you know. She stoped for a day...ok really an hour but at least she stoped right. I hear it so often and its like my mom jokes about other christians on how up tight they are and things. I mean yeah I cant really blame her because some hardcore christians are and they... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 6 Comments (view first comment - view last comment by childofjesus)  - Total Views: 125 Grief Posted by:  azmariagirl   (Posted: 07/06/08 12:49pm) Life has been hard because my mom died in October. And I've been having a hard time trying to going on with my life because she has missed and will miss important things in my life. But God helps us through those trials. Thank you for reading this for I know that with this blog, I can reach to other people who lost their loved ones. I hope that you will pray for my patience and the strength to continue with my spiritual walk with God. Thank you! I also want to ask you to pary for me because I feel like God is calling me to go to Tokyo next summer or so, but I'm not sure if I should or not, and if I'm ready. Thank you so much for helping me with this whole thing... Hope that we all succeed in our spiritual walks for God. Love!!!... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 6 Comments (view first comment - view last comment by azmariagirl)  - Total Views: 128 Setting appropriate bounderies for media in you home Posted by:  awesomewonder   (Posted: 07/03/08 9:59pm) A house built by wisdom, and becomes strong through good sense Proverbs 24:3(LASB) As parents you need to decide how much TV is appropriate for your family to watch and how long they should play videogames or use the computer, even talking on the cell phones. Should be planned ahead and limited what a good idea. We live in a hectic world. Sometimes letting our children do what they want may seem easier for the moment. But raising godly children isn't always easy. Proverbs 22:6 tell us, "Teach your children to choose the right path , and when they are old they will remain upon it.." Instead of letting your children sit glued to the TV, spend time with them on more constructive activities, Play board games , work on puzzles, do a craft , read books. Plan sometime for your child to get together with friends. Study God's Word with them . Have Bible Trivia . Have fun together Investing time with your family is always worthwhile. The temporary cost might be less leisure time for you, but in the long run it'll be well worth it. God wants us to spend time together growing as families. Your children... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 2 Comments (view first comment - view last comment by iraqivetsgtret)  - Total Views: 50 Moms the Spiritual Leader Posted by:  lilysvalley   (Posted: 07/03/08 6:30am) I am the mother and spiritual leader in my home. I have never taken this responsibility lightly. On Fathers Day my preacher gave stats on the number of adults attending church who as children went to church with their mother compared with their father and mother. A very small amount of adults whose mother took them to church still go. It was a HUGE increase when the fathers attended church. My husband said once that his relationship with the Lord is his business and no one elses. I agreed, but I told him the kids don't know he believes. It made him think because later that week, my husband sat my kids down and told them some of the things the Lord has done for him. Whenever one of the boys has a bad dream or having a hard time with something he tells them to pray and read their bible. That is where his spiritual leading stops. The more I learn about the Lord and the more He changes me - the harder it is in my own house to be who God is turning me into. When my children want to watch TV, play a game, watch a... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 1 Comment (by iraqivetsgtret)  - Total Views: 116 moving! Posted by:  worshiperofchrist   (Posted: 06/30/08 12:53pm) hey! well me and my fam! are moving and i am so happy. I hope that i will be able to make a lot of new friends ( good christian friends ) there. I don't think that would be hard... because i have gods help and people tell me that i have a great personality.... well they think im halarious!!!! i love to joke around a lot!!!!! its fun! I don't think there is anything wrong with being a christian... i think it is a privilage to be in the presence of god every day! and some people are actually ashamed of that... and that's wrong to be ashamed of something that is greater than all things in this world and everything that's beyond this world.... anyways.. i could go on... about how dumb i think it is to be ashamed of being a christian!!!! well that's pretty much it... i will write later!!!! ALWAYZ.... *KAYLEE*... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 0 Comments  - Total Views: 26 A tribute to my Dad on Fathers Day Posted by:  youaregolden   (Posted: 06/15/08 5:18am) A Tribute to my Dad on Fathers Day As long as I can remember I have always had a special relationship with my dad. He has always been there for me and always supported me whatever I did. When I was ounger he thaught me about sports adnd guy things. On the weekends I would visit him we would do fun things such as bike ride or baseball games and such. Even when he had a girlfriend, I still felt as if I was the most important person in his life. Nothing changed how he loved me, and he was always there for me when I needed it. There were times though when he missed things like a play I did in 5th grade that he was supposed to come but ended up buying a new car which now is mine. Then there was a time we went whale watching and he gave me too high of a dose of the sea sick pill and I fell asleep right before the whales showed up. But he is still my dad and I hold nothing against him. The more I grow up, the more I see how much I am like... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 1 Comment (by awesomewonder)  - Total Views: 159 God's mysterious ways Posted by:  janley   (Posted: 06/10/08 6:27pm) Hello, all. Been awhile since I've been able to visit. Started a part-time job that turned into almost full-time but it's going well. Am patiently trying to be a Christian and witness to my boss. Am learning the submitting to authorities on every angle these days. If you read my last blog, you know the trials & suffering I just went through in April/May with my husband of ten years on the 20th of June. Definitely in restoration and renewal...he is having breakfast weekly with our pastor. Praise God! Anyways, onto tonight's concern. We do not have any children (other than fur babies) yet. I just found out on Saturday that I'm pregnant. We've told family and close friends so far. And I can already see how this is drawing us closer to each other and to the Father. Am very grateful for the support of friends who have been told already. So this afternoon I started spotting...and being my first pregnancy, I have no clue what to expect at all. Our biggest desire now is to have a healthy baby. We discussed it earlier and said if there's something medically/physically wrong and we lose the child, then it's okay.... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 2 Comments (view first comment - view last comment by allforhim)  - Total Views: 82 Taking Care of Dad and Mom as they Took Care of You Posted by:  blessings2you   (Posted: 06/10/08 2:13am) Having been on the road the past few days has done much to bring back into focus many things I had not thought of for quite awhile. Today I was at the community outreach center I help near Mobile, Alabama. I had not been there for almost a year. Oh my how things have changed in a year. I am sure I will write more on these matters after returning home later in the week, but I was certainly touched by what I witnessed today. The vast majority of the fifty or so people helped today were elderly women. Many are widows and few have any means of support beyond their Social Security check. The average of those checks was $350 per month. Most of these people are desperate in the physical realm yet strong as a rock spiritually. Without exception each one of them detests having to ask for "charity", yet are so thankful for receiving the help they get they cry their eyes out each week when they come. Once per week they find a way to the center for the food distribution day. They receive a box with various canned goods, snacks and whatever else the center... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 1 Comment (by allforhim)  - Total Views: 155 Why Are You Cast Down, O My Soul? Posted by:  allforhim   (Posted: 06/04/08 3:40am) This Psalm has repeatedly been coming up in my life and it is so descriptive of how I am feeling at the moment. There is a disquiet in my soul, a nagging presence of sadness and I feel the accusers say "Where is Your God!? I have had to make a parental decision and ah, the pain of those decisions. It hurts me to say no to my children when it is something they really want, but when I can see ultimately this is not what is best at the time, I have to do what is best, not what they want. And then, ouch, the sting of their response to me. Sometimes they respond with flat out rejection, and then guilt for saying no and it tears away at a little piece of my heart. They do not know the love I have for them as their mother, that in my heart I only want what is best for them. If I could shower down every blessing from heaven upon their lives I would, but that is not what is best, it does not build the character of God to do so, they must learn to face disappointment, they... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 9 Comments (view first comment - view last comment by lorilaws)  - Total Views: 322 Robbed! Posted by:  jonah   (Posted: 06/03/08 3:19pm) Robbed Not by gunpoint. Not threatened with a knife. I was robbed by a syringe, pills, and pipes. Not robbed of money. Not robbed of jewelry. I was robbed of an older brother. Fair? No. Real? Yes. The books, the movies, the TV shows portray families with the older brother picking on the younger sibling, but loving them. Terrorizing them, but teaching them about life. They give their younger siblings much needed, sought after advice, and also take responsibility over them. Four years older than myself, my brother was long gone before I realized what I was missing. Prior to his life being consumed by drug use, my young mind did not retain any memories of him. Is this sad, or a God-given gift to protect me? The pain my parents suffer trumps the minuscule agony that fills the hole in my heart. They encountered their firstborn for years before drugs became his life. Memories of their gleaming, smiling, treasured son boil over in their heads. My memories consist of the shell of a brother. I cannot recall a conversation between the two of us for the past ten years. Nearly all of that time, we resided within the same... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 2 Comments (view first comment - view last comment by allforhim)  - Total Views: 114 We need a baby and a miracle... Posted by:  thechosenone   (Posted: 06/02/08 3:34am) "I can do all things through Christ who strenthens me!" I write this as a strong person in my Lord Jesus. But a day back, though I'm usually strong, I was most vulnerable, frustrated, questioning, crying, sobbing and felt like the whole world was crashing in on me. Married for 4 years(tomorrow, May 31st- 4th Anniversary), we hoped, prayed and longed for a baby. Some days I've felt miserable without one... when months of anticipation turn out to be just "negatives" after "negatives". Two months back, our hopes and faith was answered and me and my hubby dear was so excited about becoming parents. WE named our baby DANIEL, according to a revealation one of our friends had, regarding his birth. WE took all precautions n did everything the docs asked us to. Then, the 1st scan was done followed by one more in a week's span. The position was right but no signs of a foetal pole. We waited and prayed and now, yesterday we did the 3rd scan to find "no foetal pole". The gyneac said "no signs of a normal pregnancy"... "its a case of blighted ovum"... "there is no chance of any further development or any... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 2 Comments (view first comment - view last comment)**  - Total Views: 111 In Need Of Guidance Posted by:  scottking   (Posted: 05/28/08 7:31pm) We'll this is my first blog on here, and I don't really know if I am doing this right or not. But I am in a situation that needs help. I am in love with my Girlfriend of 5 months now, known each other for two years. We met the night of one of my shows,(singer in a band) she came in and sang a Beatles tune with me on stage. It was love at first sight. least for me lol Anyway we go to church every Sunday, and I found out she has an amazing voice, and I heard god call us to start writing songs in his name to bring the world closer to him. I told her about this, and the next Sunday we were in church she went up front to pray, and an elderly black lady walked up to her and out of know where said, good luck with your music. so it was more then just I that said this. God works in mysterious ways for sure! Anyway, her Friend Paul, which she has not talked too in over 6 months they had a falling out, because he was in love with her, and... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 5 Comments (view first comment - view last comment by scottking)  - Total Views: 37 Son away from home Posted by:  momma1   (Posted: 05/25/08 4:44pm) Dear Christian Family, My husband and I took our 16 year old son to a neighboring college for 5 weeks of intensive course studies called Governor's School. I ask that each of you please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. This is the first time he will have been away from home for, what I consider to be, a very long period of time. As an only child he has been the apple of our eyes and we are so proud of him and all of his accomplishments. He is seeking the Lord now and searching for his own spirtuality. Please, I ask for your advice on how to keep christianity in a teenage boys life. At the risk of being an over protective mother, I have been described as this before, I try to stay as active in his life and stay abreast of what he is doing, who his friends are, etc. Our children today are seeking and searching for our guidance and I ask that parents please pray for our children. In christian love.... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 0 Comments (view first comment - view last comment)**  - Total Views: 117 Love Thy Neighbour Posted by:  deaconfarley   (Posted: 05/23/08 7:45am) Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; The above verses are from Matthew chapter 5: 43 - 44. There is a lot to be said in those verses. How many of us can say we love our enemies? Do we do good to those that hate us? Do we pray for them which despitefully use us and persecute us? As part of Jesus' "Sermon on the Mount" he teaches us we should love our enemies and bless them that curse you. Do good to them that hate you and to pray for them which despitefully use and persecute you. Look at what verse 45 has to say: That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. This is an example to us God's people how we are to walk before men.... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 1 Comment (by youaregolden)  - Total Views: 92 Train Up a Child Posted by:  deaconfarley   (Posted: 05/21/08 5:24am) Ephesians 6: 1Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; 3That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. What are we teaching our children today? There was recently an article in our local paper with the headline "14 People cited for underage drinking". The youngest was 19 years old a legal adult. They were old enough to know the law and to know that they were breaking it because they were underage. You may think well this happens all the time. There are children younger than 18 that have developed drinking and even drug problems. This does not make it right. Proverbs 22:6 teaches us to train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Children will follow there parents example(s)! How we live before our children will help to mold and shape them into the adults that they will become. It is our responsibility, not the school teacher or the school system. You can send you children to church and they will learn, but as... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 1 Comment (by allforhim)  - Total Views: 140 Put me in Coach Posted by:  deaconfarley   (Posted: 05/20/08 1:45pm) I guess the biggest thing taking up my time is baseball. That's right baseball. I have had the joy of being a Little League baseball coach for the last eight years. This year my middle son moves up to Babe Ruth baseball. I decided that I would not coach anymore and just set in the stands and watch. Was I wrong! The local league sometimes has a hard time getting enough volunteer coaches. The key word is volunteer. I told the league administrator that I would take a team, that I would not leave him hanging without enough volunteers. Long story short... I have a team. What I was not told until after I had committed was Babe Ruth coaches have to be certified. Certified? Yes certified. I am in the process of taking an online course in baseball. This is taking more time than I had anticipated, but the certification will be a lifetime certification just in case I get to help with grandchildren. The course is covering how to be a good coach with the majority of the study concentrating on how to coach these young men. How to be positive, to keep it simple, teach, celebrate the... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 0 Comments  - Total Views: 80 Good morning! Posted by:  momma1   (Posted: 05/20/08 7:20am) Good morning friends. I just want to say how thankful I am for my husband and son. My husband is a very hardworking man. He is also a wonderful father and great soldier. He is my touchstone when life gets to be too painful and overbearing at times. He has helped me to get through the recent death of my father, whom I miss dearly. I am very thankful for my son. He is very studious, intelligent and is, at the moment finding his way with God and his own spirituality. I pray that with God's help, I can direct my son toward a stronger and deeper relationship with our Heavenly Father. The obstacles that face our teenages every day are too numerous. I pray for our youth to persevere and be strong. I pray to be a better Christian wife, mother, friend and American. I am proud of my country and am thankful to be living in the greatest nation on the planet. God bless you all.... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 1 Comment (by momma1)  - Total Views: 151 King David and the Adult channel Posted by:  davis36   (Posted: 05/19/08 10:00am) The bible is a great book. It gives us insight into the mind of the Lord but also into the minds of the people He chooses to use. When I look at many of the great heroes of the bible I do not see perfect beings. The opposite is true as some of the people we celebrate as biblical heroes would not even get an invite to speak on TBN today. I mean there were murderers, adulterers, prostitutes and crooks. Abraham was the father of faith yet due to impatience fathered Ishmael. Joseph was a crook who basically deceived the patriarch Isaac into giving him his brother's blessing. Moses murdered a man while Peter lied about knowing the Lord. This list is endless and while the bible does not condone what they did, It makes us see that God can use anyone. King David fascinates me. Here is a man referred to by God himself as a 'man after my own heart.' If anyone else had made that statement we could throw it out the window. God knows all things and sees the hearts of men. While men may judge us by our actions, God sees our hearts. In 2... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 2 Comments (view first comment - view last comment by paprika89)  - Total Views: 230 "Oil Patch" Kids... Posted by:  tamtam   (Posted: 05/17/08 7:03am) Yesterday was a really yough day for our family. At 6:30am we left the house to drive my husband to the airport to leave for his new job in the Northern Alberta Oil Field. He will be gone for 20 days at a time and only home for 7. It was a difficult choice, deciding whether or not to accept the job offer. We had been going through some really hard times in our family on many different levels...my ongoing battle with depression, struggles with our teenage boys, trying to decide if we "belonged" in the church we're in and of course financial struggles. It seemed like really strange timing for God to send this job offer right in the middle of this, especially after we had prayed for so long for better employment for George with one closed door after another. But now everything fell into place in ways it never had before. All that was left is for us to decide. We prayed...we talked...we thought quietly...we didn't talk about it at all. We both had a peace that for the time being it was the right thing to do. Yet we couldn't help but worry about the strain... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 2 Comments (view first comment - view last comment by blessings2you)  - Total Views: 77 Hope Posted by:  lilysvalley   (Posted: 05/16/08 7:45am) I may be given the chance to introduce a relative to Christ!! Her mother accepted Christ at a young age but has never followed him. She took classes in college so she "knows what Christians and other religions believe". She wants to start going to church because she is worried about her daughter. Whatever it takes! She is a very curious -child-of-God-but doesn't-remember-she-belongs-to-him person, she was full of questions when I visited her last. I wonder if she realized that any time anything religious mentioned by me was a response to her asking something. I prayed when I visited that the Spirit would shine through me, I know my prayer was answered. Not just because of her response, but because of everyone's response. I just finished a study of Matthew. I was not eager to go into death of the crucifixion of Christ, I was afraid of the emotions I would face. While I was studying, it wasn't my reaction to Jesus' betrayal, arrest, and crucifixion that affected me so much as the very different and quick (human) reactions of the people around him. I saw all those same reactions to me as a believer(with the Spirit shining) happen during... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 1 Comment (by happytoberestored)  - Total Views: 546 When Parenting Seems Hard Posted by:  awesomewonder   (Posted: 05/14/08 9:49pm) Teach a youth the way he should go:even when he is old he will not depart from it Proverbs 22:6 Sometimes parenting gets overwhelming by all the things society , media and culture tells us that we must do, buying the latest clothing, latest gadgets enrolling them in countless activities, let alone preparing them for college and scholarships. We must parent with God's priorities in mind. When you Study God's Word for what He has to say about your role as a parent, you will find a number of directives. According to to Proverbs 1:8 parents should teach their children to live godly lives based on biblical precepts. Parents can t relegate this responsibility to the church or the school, because God holds the parent responsible for teaching children His Word. This means you must be intentional about teaching God's Word in your home. Parents should also discipline there children, according to Proverbs 13:24. While discipline may not be your favorite part of parenting and often proves to be difficult, it is necessary. Proverbs 19:18 reminds us we only have a short season in which to bend or shape our children through discipline. If you need some creative and effective... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 3 Comments (view first comment - view last comment by awesomewonder)  - Total Views: 125 THE VOICE IN RAMAH Posted by:  shawmane   (Posted: 05/11/08 11:04am) A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be comforted, because they were no more. (MATTHEW 2:18) Today, I feel like weeping and wailing. I'm feeling an enormous deep hurt inside of me. Hurt that I can't explain. Only God knows what I'm feeling today. Being Mothers day, I felt no joy. I feel a loss and an emptiness beyond description. Today I miss my two daughters terribly. Being away from them for so long made me "shut out" some emotions and feelings over the years, but today, the wounds are wide open. I'm bleeding inside. I have a wonderful husband and an adorable little boy. God is blessing me beyond my imagination. He is such a great and reliable God and I totally love Him with all I am. With my divorce, I'm finished with. My ex-husband is history. God has healed me in such a wondrous way, no-one can see a single crack in my wholeness. Well, He did promise that to me then. The only gaping hole I still have is my children, Michelle (17) and Natasha (10). After our divorce I moved out and, being so... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 1 Comment (by kraftykatz)  - Total Views: 189 Alien teenagers and travel plans Posted by:  mistletoe   (Posted: 05/09/08 11:08pm) Yeah it's 1 am in the morning and here I sit typing away. My unsettled mind doing 3 things at once. Part of me is in the chat room right now with this really nice person, the other part of my attention on the sounds of the house. The health of the ac unit is in question right now it keeps freezing up. And because my brain is doing flip flops and I don't want to over run the chat room I'm in here typing the left overs of that spinning mess out on this page so maybe I can get a few minutes of sleep tonight. I have my agenda laid out. I will wake up at 8 am and jump in the car to travel down the road to what is hopefully an adventure. But I should be happy and asleep. I'm not. The reason is the alien who has invaded my home in the disguise of my teenage son. Here I was having a very peaceful day when wam in comes my son, whom I remind myself here that I love. I really don't think my son is an alien. I think I don't any way. It... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 3 Comments (view first comment - view last comment by paprika89)  - Total Views: 163 my marriage advise Posted by:  nikkig   (Posted: 05/09/08 7:41pm) we have been married for 2 years now we have 1 beautiful 10 month old little boy.we go to a young marriage group every week. we are living with his parent right now untill i finish school which is in a little over a year. Which is a HORRIABLE situation.(living w/ his parents) I went to church at least 4 times a week and since getting married its went down to like 4 times a month and since the baby mayb 1 every 2 months. He doesnt ever want to go and i dont want to get up by my self and go and everyone will ask me where he is and its just embarressing because im trying so hard. WE have been fighting ALOT. And he is getting very physical. He has held a gun at me 1. he tells me to leave all the time. Our sex life has come to a hault. i just am not interested. he yells at me for nothing and treats me horriable for no reason. financially we are struggling. I dont trust him. when i was pregnant i found out he was talking a some women. Before i married him he was... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 2 Comments (view first comment - view last comment by paprika89)  - Total Views: 162 Me and My Brother. Posted by:  muellerjcfreak   (Posted: 05/09/08 7:17pm) Me and My Brother. (Just to let you guys know, he is younger than me. I have 3 younger brother and I am the 4th and oldest son of my parents. He is the second oldest, and his name is Jeff.) See, we aren't very close and never have been. In the mornings im cranky, and I know it sounds so messed up but sometimes my attitude towards him in the mornings in my mind is just like... "I hate him"... but I can not accept that. He is my brother. God placed me in the same family as him, there has to be a reason. I really want to be close with him. Even when we do talk or something he ends up doing something to annoy me afterwards and it just messes up what we had. It's really annoying and i feel dirty in my mind because of it. As I mentioned in my other blog, there was a youth Pentecost rally we had at my church on Pentecost Sunday. It was good. That night one of my main focuses was hearing/experiencing from God, specifically praying for him to speak through me with holy fire. As I waiting... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 7 Comments (view first comment - view last comment by rebecca93)  - Total Views: 308 Missing and Tired Posted by:  mrswifey   (Posted: 05/09/08 3:02pm) I was thinking what should i write today. Its like everytime i wanted to write something i feel how come i just have to write and complain the not so good things that is happening to me. I am missing so much my country. Im missing my family there and most of all i am missing so much my church. I miss all my friends and members. I miss leading worship songs, or just worshipping together with the worship team. I miss being with the young people and just planning things and leading them close to God. I miss sharing the word of God to those people i dont know and those whom i know but dont know God. I just miss everything. Now, i am not sure if i am still growing in the Lord. For one fact that i have not been attending church here anymore. Its because my husband didnt agree on what the pastor did, he stop and i stop so too. I wanted to have church again, im praying that God will lead me. Its so hard here when almost all the churches they all speak french in my place. I am not still good... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 2 Comments (view first comment - view last comment by blessings2you)  - Total Views: 165 Thank You Mom Posted by:  secondsamuel   (Posted: 05/08/08 6:48am) When I think back on my life as a child through the teen years, I can't remember that many good things. Most of my child hood I lived in terrible fear of my father. He passed away on Labor Day 2003. My dad was a very mean man, at least he was to his family, but in all other aspects and as it appeared to other people , my dad was a saint. He was a deacon in the Baptist church we attended, and he portrayed the image of an upstanding Christian man in the community and a small percentage of the time he was even nice to us. There was a dark side of my father that few truly understand other than myself. He used to beat my mother without relent, sometimes drawing blood, sometimes we even had to take her to the emergency room where every one of us would lie about the cause of her injuries. The typical excuse was that she fell down the stairs in our house. Even after I had grown and left home to be on my own, the beatings still continued until one time I was visiting my mom while my dad... Read Full Entry  - Category: Family  - 0 Comments  - Total Views: 2