Orphans and so much more! (VERY BRUTAL HONESTY)

James 1:27
"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. "

Click here to listen to When Love Takes You In by Steven Curtis Chapman

I have to admit that this song is a little more than I can handle. At this time in our lives we will not adopt. My heart is for all children everywhere. I love them, I especially ache for those who will forever suffer because of the sexual sin of others. You hear about atrocities to little ones. It takes my breath out of me. I know the pain that comes from these things. To think of a little baby like Emma or Ephrim suffering these things makes me feel like I'm drowning. God has called us to care for these little ones, they have been given to us as a responsability. God tells his people in Jeremiah that he will protect the orphans, what's happened? Has our allmighty God changed? NO! His people are not in action! We are not fulfilling our responsability. This faith is hard, it's painful and it gets ugly. We are dealing with sinful, filthy humans. I periodically see a young man walking down the street we live on wearing a sweater that says "FILTH" He's got it right, we are filthy, aweful, disgusting creatures. The problem is that our world has been telling us for many a year that we should embrace who we are. The minute we think we are worth something we lose sight of the big picture and we forget what comes with the sacrifice Christ made. Christianity is not supposed to be comfortable, it does not involve the perfect home and car, it does not involve the things that we see around us. We are not supposed to want to stay here people!!! The things that God calls us to are not supposed to be easy, taking in a child that has spent the last five years being molested by their uncle isn't glorious, it's not simple and it's deffinately not comfortable, but we're called to it. Some of us for some reason or another CAN'T adopt even though we would love to. Why can't we pray for these children. How does it make you feel when you hear about a man paying 10,000$ to have his way with a 5 month old? Does it break you? Does it make you physically ill?

Now look at your baby.

These are God's children. These little ones who are being tormented, or are starving, we are co-heirs with them, that five month old was your baby sister. If your brother was starving you would feed him no matter what the cost. Please don't forget that we are a speck of sand, and our wants are not more important than anyone elses wants. Please don't think that I'm assuming I've arrived. This is as much for me as it is for you.

God Bless you.

I thank God that he has given me so much compassion but sometimes it would be easier to be hardened to the things of this world. I DO NOT WANT TO BE COMFORTABLE HERE!!!!!!

My 50th post!!! (warning female content)

Can you believe it? This is my 50th post! I feel so great as a blogger today!

YEAH ME!!! (cue creepy excited picture of yours truely)


Okay I realize that this is a super creepy picture... but look at how thin I look. My skin is all clear looking and my neck actually looks long and slender. I think this is my favorite picture ever!!!










Well my day has been pretty fun. It started at Six AM!! WOO HOO ME! The baby woke up (in his crib, not suffocating in my hair, always a good start) and I decided to stay up after he went back down. It was our official kick off of the "Momma's Breakfast Break". It's a fellowship thingy that Krista and I have started for Momma's of children prenatal-preschool. I woke up and make muffins (from freshly ground flour I might add) (sorry I'm really going on about myself aren't I? Hey, you wanted brutal honesty did you not? ) then I cleaned and got ready for my day.

We had five people come, including Krista and I, but we have hope that there will be more next time, the more people hear about the amazing muffins the more they will flock to my house, I'm quite sure of it! :)

So now the kids are napping, I'm going to finish my tea while catching up on my blog reading and then I'll tidy up and read until Jaime and Danelle get here and I'll head out for some garage saleing. I saw that there was one place that was selling two 50 motorbikes and a kids quad, all of them honda's. Adon would love it, we'll have to see what's there and what the price range is.

I am still reading "Created to be his Help Meet" I'm nearly done, it's been amazing and I would totally recommend it. It is brutally honest though and if you are going through a really sensitive time you may find it condemning. I love and think if you want to hear some amazing truths that allow for NO (I really mean NO) excuses then you should check it out. It's been revolutionary. Especially the chapter that deals with LOVING you husband (I really mean LOVING) Ladies let me tell you, "WOO HOO!!!!!! HOKEY SMOKES!!!!!!!!!" Okay I realize that my husband may disown me for that comment but God has richly blessed me through this book and through my obedience.

If you don't want to change and you're looking for some book to tell you that none of the stuff in your marriage is your fault, it's all the fault of that dumb sinful man you married, then don't bother with this book.

I will also be hitting up the hospital auxilary thrift store to buy pillow cases, because I'm going to make pillowcase dresses. Should be lots of fun! I've also started making purses. It's been a lot of fun and I'll post some pictures shortly. Anyway I should be off so I have a chance to relax some before I enter into the cut throat word of "GARAGE SALES!!!"

GOD BLESS!

I told you so

I mentioned in the last post that Emma still smiles the same in pictures.............

Baby Pictures

Below are pictures of all of my kids at six months of age. I would like to note that Emma still smiles the same for pictures! I love my babies!!!!

My big one is brave!

Adon the day he took his first steps. Eight months and 1 week.
Tonight while the kids were clearing the table (Momma was taking a rest) Adon jammed his toes into the heat register. It was very aweful and required some snuggles in bed with Mom. While laying in the bed Adon was telling me "All of my short ones hurt (the four small toes) but my big one doesn't because my big one is brave."

I love you son!

No more monkies sleeping in the bed!

So Ephrim has decided that he has to sleep in our bed. Gradually every night he's been waking up earlier and ealier to eat, something that I do laying in bed. He has got me figured. Well last night Dalen and I decided that we were going to make him cry it out Sunday night (I can sleep in monday).

Last night he woke up at 1:30 to eat.. earlier than ever. I did as always and brought him in to bed to eat. I then woke up at 5:30 to feel something pulling on my hair. This is fairly normal as Ephrim has a bit of a thing for hair. This was a lot harder than usual and a lot more hair. I rolled over to see my little baby with hair wrapped around his neck. I promptly freaked and woke Dalen up to get him to untangle our baby.

I guess Ephrim will be toughing it out tonight.

Ho hum

Well I realize that I haven't been posting too much lately. This have been pretty same old around here. There has been some exciting news.

Christy is pregnant!!! Yea!!!! I have to admit that I had my first "I want a baby!" thought when I found out. But God is in control and so far no babies in the near future.

So Christy I wanted to print out the lyrics for a song that is on the Serene & Pearl "Peace all over me" CD. Congrats & I love you!

Chosen (writen from the perspective of Mary)

A miracle is started, how could I deserve this blessing imparted

Thou creator breathed life, to a little once you planned before time

Oh Lord to think, I'm the chosen one

My soul magnifies, magnifies my Lord

My spirit, rejoices, rejoices

In my God, for I bear a heavenly Child.

I can't describe this feeling,

To nurture from within another being

I feel a stir from the secret place

A stolen tear runs down my face

Oh Lord to think, I'm the chosen one.

My soul magnifies, magnifies my Lord

My spirit, rejoices, rejoices, in my God

For I bear a heavenly Child.

This picture was taken by Starla Penner, she is a friend and photographer. For any more info you can check out her blog by clicking on the picture above.

The Jewel in his crown!

Oh my Emma!

She is such a girl! When you ask her to sing a song it's all "Princesses and Lipstick!" While Adon and I sing about Jesus loving us at Grandma's piano, she sings about "Red Lipstick, Pink Lipstick, Purple Lipstick!!!" I've recently dicovered that in all of our "making sure she's feminine, we're lost sight of what is feminine and created a vain little thing. But God is SLOWLY penitrating her heart (and mine) about the whole thing.
She has always had a VERY strong personality (I wonder where she got that from?) this is paired with a very strong surety of herself. Last night at dinner she looked at Adon as he poured the last of the apple juice into his cup and said, "Adon! (slaps hand on table) Waste some apple Juice for me!)

This morning she also informed me that her feet are dirty two thousand times.

I have been trying to teach Emma about who's princess she is. She dreams about living in a big castle when she grows up. I've been telling her that the home she has with her husband will be a castle, no matter what it looks like it will be a castle because she will live in it. I've also been trying to teach her who her King is. She imagines a dashing prince on a noble steed. I've told about an amazing God who will always be her king.

There will also be two other kings in her life. Her Daddy. Emma was the only one that Dalen even brought into our bed as a baby. Daddy's are given a tenderness for their little girlies. As long as we as mommies don't sabotage it (which is alot easier than most would think) Daddies and their little princesses will always have a special bond.

The Man. There will be one. And if I have anything to do with it there will be ONLY one. We are a non-dating family. It just will not be allowed. Our children already know that God has chosen one person for them that will be the best they could ever have. I look at Miss Grace and I know already that this will be a tough row to hoe. There will be many boys who will try to win her and us. But there will only be one Man for her. And we will know who he is. He will have a hard road ahead of him if he is to win our blessing, but he will be given a princess of the truest sence (barring we fail miserably and do not work out her personality flaws) and he will HAVE to be a King in the truest sence.

She has been an amazing gift (and a huge amount of work) but what a blessing in the end. I know God has a beautiful plan and love story for my girlie.

Deciple your children!!!!!!!

I found this sermon on Amy's Humble Musings It is absolutely incredible. This man does not mince words and I am SO thankful for that. I hope that you'll enjoy it. (if it won't play try pressing the fast forward button) It has really ministered to me.

God Bless!

Father's Day is coming.

The kids and I have a lot of little songs that we've created over the years. This is the song that we created for Daddy when Emma was a Wee Wiebe.

Who gets up in the morning?
Who gets you your food?
When Mommy’s in bed still snoring
Who takes care of you?

Daddy, Daddy
He takes good care of you
Daddy, Daddy
He’ll make sure you’re not feeling blue

Who changes Emma’s stinky bum?
Who helps Adon go pee?
And when Mommy’s feeling really glum
Who takes care of me?

Daddy, Daddy
He takes good care of you
Daddy, Daddy
He’ll make sure you’re not feeling blue

Key change

Daddy, Daddy
He takes good care of you
Daddy, Daddy
He’ll make sure you’re not feeling blue oo oo oooooooo

Amazing Bass

Okay so I don't actually worship and adore my stereo, but there was a time in my life when Bass was very important, it had to be, every guy I knew was consumed with it. I wrote this for Jeff, Lawrence, Tom, Steve, Joe and of course Dalen, back in the good ol' days!

Amazing bass how sweet the sound
That comes from my fifteen
I once had stock but now I’ve found
Sweet bass that shakes my teeth

‘Twas bass that made my ears to ring
And bass my ears relieved
What happiness does this bass bring
A sound I always need

Through many ditches and accedents
I have allready come
‘Tis bass in these times that never stopped
And was there when I got home

The Lord has promised bass to me
The sound my greatest friend
It fills my car and shakes my doors
Play on until the end

Yes when my car has crashed and burned
Its metal shell shall cease
And I shall lose the bass I yearned
And nevermore feel peace

When I’ve been here twenty years
Car shining in the sun
I’ve many ways to amplify bass
Then when I’ve first begun
Sirena Lowe

Bather

Okay so today's confession is that I'm not really a bather. That meaning that I don't bath my kids all that often. If they're not that dirty I'll let them go for a week at time. With that I always forget Emma's medicine that she needs daily after a bath (which I haven't given her). So this week in my attempt to start some good habbits that will lead to a clean home and family, I am bathing the kids every night. I've done it for two nights now and all seems well. I am also making an effort to have all my laundry folded and put away at the end of the day. That one is still a work in progress but it is getting better.
Here are some fun pictures from bathtime last night.

Emma was having some issues with the camera.. she just couldn't have a normal face. I love it because my friend Ruth did the exact same thing in all my wedding picures! I love you Ruthie! These pictures are for you!

The last one is really the best and my personal favorite... anyway we had fun.. hope you do too in your day! God Bless!

Oh Lord.

Evenings like tonight can really make a girl wish she could go back in time and choose career. You can never undo motherhood. You could abandon your children, walk away from them for the rest of their lives. Some mothers even sucome to the Devil's plea's and dampen the life they have born (I am neither of those mothers... just so we're clear) but those women, no matter how broken and aweful they may be will forever be Mothers. Today I was the shouting Mother. Often times I reflect on the statement "Emotional wounds heal slower than physical ones." Good Lord above I am sure to tear my children limb from limb with this tongue of mine.

This has built up and pile on top of that by baby having a reoccuring infection which I think has now spread into his diaper area, my daughter having ear infections along with other ailments, my husband constantly being sick or hurting himself, then there was the baby pooping on the rug while in the bedroom rubbing it in and wiping it on everything he happened to put in his mouth, and you end up with shouting Momma.

Here I sit listening to Pearl and Serene from Above Rubies singing about their babies that they were never even able to hold. The were taken from their bodies before they even knew their names, the color of their eyes, or had the joys of snuggles and diaper changes.

LULLABY OF LOVE
Dedicated to our baby in Heaven

Baby. . .
I wish you could have stayed,
I miss you growing inside of me.
Baby. . .
I would have loved to have seen your face,
I want to hold you endlessly.

But even though I won’t feel you in my arms
I hold your memory in my heart.

CHORUS:
And I’ll sing with the angels
A lullaby of love,
And as you’re soothed by feathered wings
In your cradle high above,
Hear my voice. . . your mother’s lullaby of love.

Baby. . .
If I could only look in your eyes
And you could see mine shine with how much I adore you.
Baby. . .
Were they the color of your daddy’s or mine?
And I know they had a beautiful hue.

I wonder what would have been your name,
But I’m so glad you came. . . for awhile. . .

CHORUS:
And I’ll sing with the angels
A lullaby of love,
And as you’re soothed by feathered wings
In your cradle high above
Hear my voice. . . your mother’s lullaby of love.

BRIDGE:
One thing I know I haven’t lost you,
You’re with your Creator by a celestial stream,
You were made for heaven, darling,
One day I’ll hold you and it won’t be a dream.

CHORUS AGAIN.

thank you lord. You have carried me. Thank you for Adon. Emma. And Ephrim. I love you Lord and I praise your incredible design and creation.

SHE IS BEAUTIFUL!!!

My friend Karen had a baby! She already had two boys about the same age as Adon and Emma. Now we get a little girlie to play with!!!! We're so excited for Terry and Karen! Congrats guys!

Payden Emily was born on June 10th at 5:44 am.
She weighed 7lbs 13 oz and was 21” long.

Colin and Nathan are such proud new big brothers and are very big helpers.

no pikie

OKay so no pictures this time.. sorry. I'm trying but blogger is not doing it's thing for some reason.... soon hopefully.

Psycho Squirrels

Oh camping, it's fun hey?! It was great. There was lots of kids biking, and playing and eating... and even more of Momma eating, that's the one thing I dislike about camping, I eat the whole time.. God did perform a miricle though and I did not gain any weight. Emma is complaining about another ear ache (she got an ear infection the last time we were camping) and Ephrim is looking like he's going to get another staph infection. I am at the point now where I'm about to do a serious overhaul of our kitchen. We'll see. Something has to change. Their bodies are just not fighting anything. It's a wee bit frustrating. Well there was a whole bunch of us out there.. the Wiebe clan with a dash of Evans'. We had a lot of gassy laughs and some interesting run in's at the bathroom (Did we look guitly Joni?). The best part was the fire side times. Very fun. Lawrence and Starla came out Saturday, that was nice, Lawza got new glasses, much better! Hmm what else happened.. oh yes! The squirrels. Now I am not the type to take pleasure in torturing animals but oh my goodness! These stupid little critters are tame. One ran right up to Ephrim and tried to take his cookie from his hand. That was the last straw!

Momma was on a rampage and had all my little nephews wacking and chasing the bushy-taled-rabies-infested-flea-ridden sweeties! Although Ruth, Christy, Starla and Sonja really did have the best idea with their badminton rackets! Wish I had one of those handy. On Saturday our friend Lyman came out with his two beautiful daughters. These two girls are incredible. They didn't have bathing suits so I put them in some of Emma's nighties/slips and they were set. I got some very lovely pictures of them. Over all I didn't take a lot of pictures, too busy eating!

We did have fun and I'm looking forward to Ladies retreat on the 23rd, just the girls and little babies, fellowshiping, encouraging and of course EATING!!! Wow there's a lot of eating in this blog. Sorry about that.. I am hungry, I just ate and apple and I think I'm even more hungry now... hmm interesting, I'm probably just thirsty.

Anyway here come the pictures.. Enjoy.

Gone camping

Just so you all know I will be gone until at least sunday. Sorry I've been blogless lately. I'll make up for it when I get back! God Bless on your beautiful weekend and come on out to see us at furlong!

Things I wish I had known about Homeschooling

Okay obviously these are not things that I wish I had know because I don't know anything yet. (about homeschooling) I will update this article as people send me new things they wish they had known.

1. Get your kids to practice their writing before you have them do essays and reports.
2. Do your social studies before writing, then they'll have something to write about.
3.Boys fidget while they listen, but they're actually listening. Sometimes it can help them sit still if they have a small car or ball to play with
4. It's good to do a bit of seatwork, a bit of couch work, a bit of seatwork etc.
5. Exercise before you start school
6. NO tv before school
7. Get the BEST pencils, cheap pencils are very frustrating

... tell me yours and I'll add them.

Holy cheeks batman!

Okay after looking over my last post I noticed my extreme cheeks in Dalen's snowmobiling helmet. Now that I've seen that I know why I was so uncomfortable in the thing. This is the helmet I want

How cute is that?! I love it. Of course I wouldn't leave the goggles ontop like that. I'd actually wear them.

Well now I'm feeling extremely self concious about the whole scooter thing, I've already had thoughts of a "wide load" sign, now I'm thinking "Caution, this vehicle is operated by a chipmunk"

Pictures from our day

This is Kyran, I love taking pictures of him because he will never pose. He would sooner die than satisfy my desire to take his picture, in the end he has the best pictures because they are all natural.

Beach day and a scooter!

Well there I am on my new scooter. I LOVE IT!!!! It's crazy and hillarious all at the same time. I feel like Sway from Gone in 60 seconds, only there's half as much machine and twice as much Sway. I still kinda feel like wonderwoman, until I look at it and laugh my head off!

Yeah so we bought it for Dalen to drive to work, which is another hillarity. He said it sounds like his tiny little dirt bike he had when he was a Wee Wiebe so it's hillarious when ever he drives it too. It brings him back to the good ol'days!

We spent a lot of time at the beach today. Ms.Elisha (that's what the kids call her, she doesn't go by that name) called us this morning to invite us to the lake during her double spare. We hurredly got ready and headed out.

I hope she won't mind me posting this picture, I just thought it was so beautiful. We love Ms.Elisha so much and she loves the kids just about as much as me. She has been such a blessing to our family. Looking at this picture you can see the amazing mother heart that God has given her, she will be an incredible momma one day.

We made a hole in the sand and filled it with water, hoping that it would be warm enough for Ephrim to play in.. he still didn't appreciate it, but he definately LOVED the sand and sticks and grass that they had there, different from our grass at home so he was very very pleased.

I've forgotten how much fun and ease there is involved at the lake. You just need your camera, lots of water and a variety of snacks. With very little preperation you can ensure yourself a day of leisure and rest. It's so fun taking pictures at the beach too.

I commited the most heinous of offences today, I forgot to put sunblock on Adon. The poor boy, I can remember looking at him and thinking, "I didn't put any sun block on him... hmmm" He never gets it when he's playing at home, but home is not surrounded by water and so now he is a burnt little guy. Of course I feel horrible. Won't do that again for sure. He's so good about it too. Then again he's usually good about everything, unlike my little Ephrim who is sitting in his bed crying because "surely when you say bed time Mom you only mean for Brother and Sister!"

Well tomorrow will be my birthday and we are going to go for lunch at the Hot House. hehe, I laugh because my neighbors son Kyran calls the "out house" a "hot house". We are going to the actual restaurant though so that will be very very yummer nummers!!!

I am Alive

It's been so long since I have met you here
Since I have said these words
And cried these tears
And like a child I would come a'runnin
To our secret place
And as the music fades the tears are rolling down my face

I am alive in this moment
In this moment I am found
I am alive in this moment
I belong

It's been so long since I have met you here
Since I have heard you speak
Or let you near
And like a wayward son I've come with nothing left to hide
Here in this moment I have come to offer up my life

I am alive in this moment
In this moment I am found
I am alive in this moment
In this moment I belong

You're only one fire burns it burns
You're only one melordy it's heard
Once again for the very first time
My eyes are opening

I am alive in this moment
In this moment I am found
I am alive in this moment
In this moment I belong

I don't even really know who wrote this song but man has it been getting the best (and worst) of me. Do you know who wrote it?

Do not cast Pearls before swine?

OKay so I read the article that Clover left in my comments. Now here is the thing I see here as well as in many articles about the Ezo's. They are being blamed for the sins of other people. The person writing this article clearly said

"To my knowledge, Michael and Debi Pearl do not give specific instructions to wrap a child tightly in blankets if he in not "obeying" and is getting out of bed at night."

Okay so it's pretty clear that they did not tell this woman to suffocate her child. Yes the Pearls do advise on some seriously strict dicipline and I'm not saying that I buy in to all of it (I haven't read all of it) so I don't want to hear about "but they do this" and "did you know that they do this too"

What I'm saying is, it's really easy to point fingers, we all want to find someone in authority to blame. Couldn't it possibly be that this woman had lost all common sense and was obviously not thinking clearly. She found something that she liked but when the going got tough, instead of using her brain and turning to God, she gave into her frustrations.

We as parents have a responsability to raise our children to be a Godly creation that gives glory to God. We are to do this with God at our side and by his word. All else is secondary and opinion. When we read parenting books we need to measure them to the word, not by the way they make us feel.

I do not know this mom, I don't understand her life and why this happened. There is a chance that this child would have died regardless of her parenting methods.

We can blame whoever we want but in the end we are accountable to God alone for our sins.

Check out the Pearls webpage, http://www.nogreaterjoy.org , you will see that all of their children are ALIVE, they are living fully for the Lord, in Godly marriages raising Godly children. Try reading about some of the success stories they have to share. There needs to be a balance, remember "chew the meat and spit out the bones"? It works both ways.

Figure this out for yourself, not going on someone's opinion, mine included.

God Bless you and keep you!

Happy Birthday to ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MRS. WIEBE!!!!,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!!

Okay, so it's not actually my birthday for six more days. But, (notice that the "but" is huge and pink, hmmm I didn't mean to put MY but on here, anyway that makes it a very excited and important "but") I got a present to day.
And it was... Drum Roll Please....... drddrdrdrdrdrdrdrddrdrdrr (sorry I had to try)

Created to be his help Meet by Debbi Pearl!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!!!! I've been drooling over this book for a very long time, and IT'S FINALLY HERE!

I'm excited!!!! Can you tell?!!!!!

It was my wonderful neighbor Laura who gave it to me. She came with her beautiful belly (she's pregnant, but even if she wasn't and she still had a big belly it would be beautiful, or hillarious, those are the two words I have that can discribe her, I think maybe I'll write a blog about Laura later) and a gift bag in hand saying that she couldn't wait until my birthday because she would have to read it if she waited that long.

This is what the back of the book says.

"Somewhere over the passing years and changing culture, women have lost their way. This book is written to lead them back home. Regardless of how you began you marriage or how dark and lonely the path that has brought you to where you are now, I want you to know that it is possible today to have a marriage so good and so fulfilling that it can only be explainned as a miracle."

Wanna read it now? Yeah me too! Guess who won't be sleeping tonight?

Anyway you can check out the Pearl's web page. They are an amazing couple who have lots of help for "marrieds" and parents. Even if you don't fall into that catagory check 'em out! Be warned they are BLUNT! and they do have some VERY STRICT dicipline. Please remember to chew the meat and spit out the bones. Just like anything else there is opinion and ultimately the best source we have is the Word of God!

Well my timer has beeped, back to house work!

THANKS LAURA!!!!!!!!!!!!! (you have earned a huge red thanks, which is even more impressive than a huge pink but, if you really want a big pink but I can show you mine from the deck!!!! HAHAHA)