Aware. Prepare. Rare. Scare. Fair. Share.

I like to choose clever or catchy titles so that people will read my blogs if they so choose. Today I chose a few rhyming words that I have some phrases or sentences to put with.

Aware--> are you aware of what is going on in the world today?

Prepare--> are you prepared for mass chaos or craziness to possibly take place in the world?

Rare--> stuff like this has been going on for a lonnnng time, however if you are a Christian, you understand the significance of all that is going on & that it is a rare thing, just like the Holocaust was a "rare" & historical event.

Scare--> what is going on is something that VERY WELL could be scary to me & anyone! However, as Christians we are called to fear nothing but God and that He will take care of us. Here is a very short list of many scriptures to reinforce that.

Psalm 12:2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord, is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation.
Psalm 23:4 I will fear no evil for You (God) are with me.
Psalm 27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life - of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:3 Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear.
Psalm 56:3 Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.
Psalm 56:11 KJV In God have I put my trust. I will not be afraid of what man can do to me.
Psalm 57:1 KJV Be gracious to me, O God; be gracious to me, for my soul takes refuge in Thee. In the shadow of of Thy wings I will take refuge, until destruction passes by.
Psalm 121:1-8 (KJV) I will lift up my eyes to the hills from where comes my help. My help comes from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to be moved. He that keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He that keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your keeper. The Lord is your shade upon your right hand. The sun shall not smite you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve you from all evil. He shall preserve your soul (MIND, thoughts, memories, perceptions). The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth and even for evermore.

Proverbs 9:10 Fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.
Proverbs 10:27 The fear of the Lord prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Proverbs 14:26 In the fear of the Lord, there is strong confidence.
Proverbs 29:25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.

Isaiah 8:11-14 The Lord spoke to me with His strong hand upon me, warning...,"Do not call conspiracy everything that these people call conspiracy, do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it. The Lord Almighty is the One you are to regard as holy, He is the One you are to fear, He is the One you are to dread, and He will be a sanctuary (to you)."
Isaiah 8:17 I will put my trust in Him.
Isaiah 26:3 You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.

That list goes on & on....check this out!

Fair--> It's not fair that we not know what's going on in our country. We are dumb sometimes. So what?! lol

Share--> we need to share Jesus with others like never before. We need to share His word with others like never before. Urgency is a word that God has been pounding in my head for the past year or so.

So I'm gonna put in a nutshell what I know. Chuck is really kinda smart in all of this. He has helped me to understand the severity of what is going on in Egypt at this time. An example of someone who is VERY aware! lol. Thank goodness or else I would be clueless! (Let's be honest, news is sometimes pretty boring, especially if you have no clue what is going on!)

The people of Egypt have been revolting. Mubarak is their current dictator. They want him to step down. He spoke today and said that he will not step down, and finish his term which ends in September. There are 10's of 1000's of people in Cairo who were waiting to hear their leader's speech. They were hoping he was going to say he was stepping down and instead he said the opposite...they are MAD!! Cairo is CRAZY RIGHT NOW!! YIKES.

America supports Egypt. Like over 1 billion $'s a year. We are allies with them. One of the reasons is because they have a peace treaty with Israel. **THIS IS WHERE THE IMPORTANT STUFF COMES IN!!** We always want to be at peace with Israel. The Jews are God's people. Everyone knows this. If you're not sure about this, or don't believe me, research it. If you don't believe in God or Jesus, and want to learn more about this, I would suggest that you read the Bible, not as God's word but as history because it is precisely that. There is proof and evidence that it is REAL HISTORY. So even if you're not a believer, you can read it to understand some of the history of Israel and God's people.

Anyway. As long as Mubarak, dictator that he is, stays in his position, then the peace treaty that Egypt has with Israel will remain intact. If & when, no when he steps down in September or earlier, it is highly likely that the muslim brotherhood will take over. This is what most people are saying is the most logical & probable choice for they are the "most organized" group. Here is the HUGE problem. The main spiritual leader of the muslim brotherhood is on video saying things like the Jews had it coming (with Hitler) and hopefully it's their turn next! "I will shoot Allah's enemies, the Jews." He says. ok. So if you aren't starting to see the badness yet. You soon will! Let me tell you, this is some big, big stuff. If someone goes to war with Israel & tries to overtake them, that is bad bad news. The Jews or Israelites (whichever you choose to say) are God's chosen people. And He is very protective of them and jealous for them.

Do some research of your own. Ask someone who watches the news all the time and knows. Sometimes women are dumb when it comes to this kind of stuff but don't take that label with this time. Research it. Quiz people who know. Ask questions. Dig deeper. Read your Bible for cryin' out loud!!! lol. God grants wisdom and confidence in Him even during and especially during conflict such as this. But promise you won't just sit back and be dense to all of it. Become aware. Know what is going on in your country. And most importantly PRAY! Cover your family with prayer. Cover our government and our soldiers daily. Cover your church. Cover the people all over the world that this is affecting. Pray for our future. Pray for wisdom and confidence so as not to become fearful or anxious. Use all of this to grow your faith.

Here are a few terms or words that you can start with in your research:

Hosni Mubarak
Muslim Brotherhood
(note: on their English page, all looks fine and dandy, on their Arabic page, the truth unfolds)
Cairo
caliphate
Sharia Law

A lot of times I share stuff that God has shared with me, stuff that I struggle with, stuff that I'm good at etc. Today I encourage you to be a Godly woman (or man) that knows what is going on and is fervently praying over it all.

In GOD we Trust~Rach

P.S. Leave some comments. Share your thoughts. What do YOU think?!

Supermom!!

Chuck woke up to leave at the buttcrack of dawn. The dog ran away when he let him out to pee. He luckily found the dog. Woke the girls up when he brought the dog in beating him & yelling at him. He left to go to Memphis. JulieAnne woke up crying with diarrhea. Figured out she can't drink whole milk. Had to do emergency bathing. Made breakfast. Skyped with Grammy. Ran the dishwasher. Shouted the poo out of the rug. Started making cupcakes for the birthday party. Discovered Kennedy dipping her finger into the cupcake batter. Later discovered Kennedy eating the Halls Strawberry cough drops I got for her. Laid both girls down to sleep by 10:30.

WHO'S TIRED???!!!! MEEE!!!!!

Yea so today's blog, (apologies for not blogging in FAR too long!) is about being a mom. I have this GIANT soap box that I brought in just for today's blog. So hold on while I climb up my ladder and get on it! Ready?

This blog is for MOMS!! I'm gonna tell you what?! Sometimes I get so down on myself about not working outside of the house. Or not being an A+ perfect mom or person in general. But today is about how awesome moms are. Period. Just for a few brief moments, take a step back and look at your life as a mom.

First of all, if you haven't ever thought this, think it now, YOU KEEP HUMAN BEINGS ALIVE! That is a huge stinking responsibility. I mean. Since the moment you got pregnant with your little one(s) you did every single thing you possibly could to care for them. That's a pretty big deal ya know. You grocery shop. When you grocery shop, you very carefully pick out things that your children, and family are going to like. You put gas in your car so that you can take your family wherever they need to go. You dish out money so that your children can go to school, have clothing, develop skills, gifts and talents. You tie shoes. Wipe noses and butts. Change diapers. Wash clothes. Put clothes away. Switch out clothes when seasons change. Buy new things when your child all of a sudden sprouts 2 inches. Keep running lists of what is needed in the house. Pay bills. Look for lost toys, shoes, socks, etc. Wash dishes galore. Run errands galore. Make doctor visits to keep your child healthy. Cook meals (or order them!) Make beds. Clean toilets. Brush little teeth. Give baths. Discipline. Teach right from wrong. Teach manners. Teach respect. Teach about Jesus. Take kiddos to church. Buckle seat belts. Wipe messes. Mop floors. Vacuum. And the list could go on for days. But the problem is, we hardly have time to take a step back to see all the amazing things we do as moms. We are "expected" to do those things. We might be considered _____ if we do not. But here's the newsflash....WE DON'T HAVE TO DO ANY OF THOSE THINGS!!!! We daily make a choice to be a good mother and wife. We do those things out of love. There are mothers out there who are daily choosing not to do those things. Not to brush their kids teeth or take their children to the doctor or clean their house. Those are things that we as moms do because of love. And here's the second newsflash...WE ARE AWESOME FOR DOING THOSE THINGS!!!

Now I'm not being overconfident or cocky, or full of myself or anything like that. I'm just being plain honest. To be a good mother or wife is something that not everyone chooses to do, and to make that choice is an amazing thing. (If you're not a mom yet and are planning to be a mom one day, I'm making the assumption that you also will be a mother who does all of those things....so go ahead and consider yourself a part of this supermom blog as well!!!) Those things are not easy. People do not WANT to do those things. I mean, control and neat freaks aside, raise your hand if you look forward to cleaning toilets, scraping burnt junk off dishes and changing runny poo diapers???!!! oooo ME ME ME!! NOT!!

So if you're a mom who does those things, or is already past the phase of doing those things and are smiling on the inside as you watch your own children do them (mom! ;) ) then here's a giant message from me. YOU ARE AWESOME!!! YOU ARE AMAZING!! I crack up at Mother's Day. I firmly believe that every single day should be Mother's Day. Not a single day should go by without a thank you to us...who agrees? It feels good to be appreciated. Don't get me wrong. I know good and well that we don't do all of those millions of things to be appreciated. But I tell Chuck pretty often that I could never and will never get tired of hearing him say that I'm a good mom. We deserve to hear that every now and then.

It's hard. Very hard. But the other night I re-read Proverbs 31 and I'll tell you this...if my children & husband don't rise up and call me blessed, than I am a waste (vs 28). If I don't live my life to be like Christ in all ways, being a mother and spouse included, then I am wasting my life away daily. If my husband doesn't have full confidence in me (vs 11) than I don't even deserve to be a wife. If I am not at least making the effort to be like Jesus daily. Than I don't deserve the privilege of being in those roles. I'm not the best mom, and I'm definitely not the best wife. But I try. I fall and fail and everything else, but His grace is sufficient for me. It covers me afresh each day so that when I have a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day....then I know I have a new chance tomorrow. As dirty and grungy as I may have been yesterday, today I am awakened with beautiful purest of white garments. Praise the Lord huh?!

I say all of this to give ya a boost. I know I sure as heck need a boost. So I've been boosting myself lately! I think that's ok. We all need encouragement! And if you are a mom, wife or soon to be or one day to be mom....then be encouraged. You're doing amazing! Way to make the choices to do what you do! From me to you, here's a pat on the back :) And if you have never checked out Proverbs 31, the wife of Noble Character then you should check it out, and if you have, but haven't in a while or a day even....then check it out again today and maybe every day!



Doing Hard Things for Him~

Rach