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The Quiverfull lifestyle is a movement among conservative evangelical Protestant Christians. Roman Catholics and some others might refer to the Quiverfull position as Providentialism. Those who hold this position do so not in an attempt to simply have large families but to leave in the hands of the Lord God Almighty His sovereignty and authority over the womb. The distinguishing viewpoint is to eagerly receive children as blessings from God, abandoning all forms of contraception, including natural family planning and sterilization. This blogroll is for those who are actively following the Lord in this lifestyle. If there has been a sterilization, those on this roll hold to the fact that there is something very significant about repenting not only in word but also deed – having actions of confession and repentance that places this physically not just spiritually back in the hand of God. Therefore to be included you must have followed through with a reversal. To be included on this role please follow the rules listed below.

• Write a post discussing this Biblical teaching.
• Leave a comment requesting to be added and a link to your blog/site and let me know so I can link to it.
• Place the roll on your blog. I will email the code to you once you are confirmed, so make sure I can find your email.
  
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DISCLAIMER: To join the roll you must be actively living this out in your life and walk with the Lord. The highlighted sentence above is a good place to evaluate if you hold to the same conviction this blogroll is to represent. This is my blogroll and therefore I & my husband are the sole decision makers concerning who is qualified to be a part of this role. This posting is not for discussion on what is or what is not considered QF; Therefore all contrary &/or dissenting remarks will be removed.

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Voting for the 2007 Homeschool Blog Awards officially starts December 3rd. I am honored to be up for two of them! The two categories I was nominated for are:
Best “Live What You Believe” Homeschool Blog and Best NEW Homeschool Blog.
THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO NOMINATED ME!!
Be sure to come back and cast a vote for me PLEASE on December 3!
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Today I have 13 things about the 12 Days of Christmas! #1 is about the 12 Days of Christmas and the rest are based on the song.

1. The Twelve Days of Christmas as a celebration and festival is old and steeped in traditions from Christian cultures around the world. For many, the idea of the 12 days as a length of celebration is based on a sequence of verses in the Holy Bible (Matthew 2:1-12), and a belief that it may have taken 12 days for the three kings (also called wise men or magi) to travel to Bethlehem.
2. The "true love" is God Himself. The "me" who receives the present is every baptized person. The Partridge in a Pear Tree is Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
3. 2 Turtle Doves represents the Old & New Testaments.
4. 3 French Hens represents The Three Theological Virtues: 1) Faith, 2) Hope, and 3) Love (1 Corinthians 13:13)
5. 4 Calling Birds represents the Four Gospels: 1) Matthew, 2) Mark, 3) Luke, and 4) John, which proclaim the Good News of God's reconciliation of the world to Himself in Jesus Christ.
6. 5 Golden Rings represents the Penteteuch, the first five books of the Bible: 1) Genesis, 2) Exodus, 3) Leviticus, 4) Numbers, and 5) Deuteronomy, which gives the history of humanity's sinful failure and God's response of grace in the creation of a people to be a light to the world.
7. 6 Geese A-laying represents the six days of creation that confesses God as Creator and Sustainer of the world (Genesis 1).
8. 7 Swans A-swimming represents seven gifts of the Holy Spirit: 1) prophecy, 2)ministry, 3) teaching, 4) exhortation, 5) giving, 6) leading, and 7) compassion (Romans 12:6-8; cf. 1 Corinthians 12:8-11)
9. 8 Maids A- Milking represents The eight Beatitudes: 1) Blessed are the poor in spirit, 2) those who mourn, 3) the meek, 4) those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, 5) the merciful, 6) the pure in heart, 7) the peacemakers, 8) those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake. (Matthew 5:3-10)
10. 9 Ladies Dancing represents the Fruit of the Holy Spirit: 1) love, 2) joy, 3) peace, 4) patience, 5) kindness, 6) generosity, 7) faithfulness, 8) gentleness, and 9) self-control. (Galatians 5:22).
11. 10 Lord's A-Leaping represents the ten commandments: 1) You shall have no other gods before me; 2) Do not make an idol; 3) Do not take God's name in vain; 4) Remember the Sabbath Day; 5) Honor your father and mother; 6) Do not murder; 7) Do not commit adultery; 8) Do not steal; 9) Do not bear false witness; 10) Do not covet. (Exodus 20:1-17)
12. 11 Piper's Piping represents the eleven Faithful Apostles: 1) Simon Peter, 2) Andrew, 3) James, 4) John, 5) Philip, 6) Bartholomew, 7) Matthew, 8) Thomas, 9) James bar Alphaeus, 10) Simon the Zealot, 11) Judas bar James. (Luke 6:14-16). The list does not include the twelfth disciple, Judas Iscariot who betrayed Jesus to the religious leaders and the Romans.
13. 12 Drummers Drumming represents the twelve points of doctrine in the Apostles' Creed: 1) I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. 2) I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. 3) He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. 4) He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell [the grave]. 5) On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. 6) He will come again to judge the living and the dead. 7) I believe in the Holy Spirit, 8) the holy catholic Church, 9) the communion of saints, 10) the forgiveness of sins, 11) the resurrection of the body, 12) and life everlasting.

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Our little one sleeps on her belly with her hands underneath her. The day this photo was taken she left a handprint!

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This week I have a site where you can download free classic audiobooks. There are approximately 800 free audiobooks available. Some of the titles include: 'Aesop's Fables', 'Pride and Prejudice', 'Sense and Sensibility', 'Swiss Family Robinson', 'The Railway Children', 'The Story of the Treasure Seekers', 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz', 'War and Peace, and 'The First Battle of Bull Run'. The site is LibriVox, Acoustical liberation of books in the public domain.
Weblink Wednesday Sponsored by: Valerie @ Just4homeschoolfamilies

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Sgt. Antwan L. Walker

22 years old from Tampa, Florida
2nd Forward Support Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division
May 18, 2005

Sgt. Antwan Walker was excited about coming home from Iraq to celebrate his 23rd birthday with his family and friends. His mother, Andrea Pringle, was busy planning the party when an Army official unexpectedly came to her house. She said he told her Thursday that her son was killed the previous day by a bomb blast in Ramadi. The Department of Defense hasn't publicly confirmed his death. Sgt. Antwan Walker, known as Twan to his friends and family, joined the Army in 2000. Pringle said her son joined to earn money for college. "Twan had a lot of goals in life," She said. "He was very ambitious and very smart." Sgt. Walker had been in Iraq for about a year. He called his family often but didn't want to talk about war. Instead, he talked about starting a real estate career and his three children. "He was such a good dad," his mother said. "All he wanted to do was make a good life for his kids." In April 2005, Walker wanted to talk about the fighting. He told his mother five soldiers he was traveling with were killed. His phone calls became more frequent after that. Pringle said she had days when she couldn't eat or sleep because of her worries. But she never forgot to give her son her support. "I always told him I'm proud and be safe".

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men and Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived.
This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your blog, you can go here.

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Now that the visitors have headed home and we are getting back into our regular routine it is time to hit the books hard! We have taken a two week break for Thanksgiving and the break is now officially over! Starting tomorrow school is back in full swing! Second quarter is starting late but we will work hard and push through. Study, study, study, full speed ahead! We will see how long we last until we run out of steam! Hopefully, we can make it until the middle of December when we will break again for Christmas and a birthday. This time of year is always difficult for us. The Christmas season is always a busy time, but even more so for us than for many others, since hubby is a pastor. It is his busy work time. This year though he will have a little bit of a break for a change. We also have a child with a birthday on the 26th, which we try very hard to make special for her so she does not feel like her birthday is lost amidst all the Christmas festivities. How are all you homeschoolers out there planning to handle school schedules during the Christmas holiday?

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About a month ago I posted on Protestant Prayer Beads and their meaning. These are not to be confused with the Rosary beads. Well, my friend Valerie has taken that post on the Protestant Prayer Beads and done something wonderful! She has taken upon herself the task of making some of her own along with a booklet of explanation! Her beads are very beautiful and are inexpensively priced! Please read through my post on the beads and visit Valerie. You just might decide that these would be a great gift for others this Christmas season!

Valerie's beads...

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Twice a year we must go through what I like to call "the big switch out". We pull out all of our plastic containers full of off season clothing and switch them with the clothing in the dressers. With many children this means alot of clothes. It usually takes an entire day, sometimes longer. When we are living in a place that has very distinct seasons it is much easier, we just do a total switch. Where we are now, it does not really get that cold but is not warm enough for cotton shorts, so we have to do a partial switch. Of course children tend to grow like weeds and the clothing gets passed down from child to child. We often have to see which clothing items fit each child during this particular season. This year I was able to weed out two garbage bags full of clothing that are no longer in good condition. I am so thankful for my children and how grateful they can be, they get excited when something gets passed down to them and even call it new! I am very blessed by this! There are occasions when we find "pockets", when there is a child that just does not seem to have anything to fit them during this particular season and their size. That is when new clothing is bought, of course if you are a boy (since we only have two and they are 5 years apart) or one of the older girls (with no one to hand things down to them) there is the privilege of new clothes more often. Well, we have just finished today the "big switch out" and I am tired! There was a bit of a fashion show as we tried to determine what fit each child. We are finally done at least for the next few months until it is time to do it all over again!

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WESTMINSTER LARGER CATECHISM
Q. 115. Which is the fourth commandment?

A. The fourth commandment is, Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work; but the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested in the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath-day and hallowed it.

Exodus 20:8-11 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

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Early in the spring of 1905, my hus­band and I were so­journ­ing in El­mi­ra, New York. We con­tract­ed a deep friend­ship for a cou­ple by the name of Mr. and Mrs. Doo­lit­tle—true saints of God. Mrs. Doo­lit­tle had been bed­rid­den for nigh twen­ty years. Her hus­band was an in­cur­a­ble crip­ple who had to pro­pel him­self to and from his bus­i­ness in a wheel chair. De­spite their af­flict­ions, they lived hap­py Christ­ian lives, bring­ing in­spir­a­tion and com­fort to all who knew them. One day while we were vi­sit­ing with the Doo­lit­tles, my hus­band com­ment­ed on their bright hope­ful­ness and asked them for the se­cret of it. Mrs. Doo­lit­tle’s re­ply was sim­ple: “His eye is on the spar­row, and I know He watch­es me.” The beau­ty of this sim­ple ex­press­ion of bound­less faith gripped the hearts and fired the imag­in­a­tion of Dr. Mar­tin and me. The hymn “His Eye Is on the Spar­row” was the out­come of that ex­per­i­ence.~~ Civilla Martin

1. Psalm 84:3-4 Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself,where she may lay her young, at your altars, O of hosts, my King and my God. Blessed are those who dwell in your house,ever singing your praise! Selah
2. Matthew 10:29-31 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
3. Luke 12:6-7 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
   

HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW

Why should I feel discouraged, why should the shadows come,
Why should my heart be lonely, and long for heaven and home,
When Jesus is my portion? My constant friend is He:
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me;
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.

Refrain

I sing because I’m happy,
I sing because I’m free,
For His eye is on the sparrow,
And I know He watches me.

“Let not your heart be troubled,” His tender word I hear,
And resting on His goodness, I lose my doubts and fears;
Though by the path He leadeth, but one step I may see;
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me;
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.

Refrain

Whenever I am tempted, whenever clouds arise,
When songs give place to sighing, when hope within me dies,
I draw the closer to Him, from care He sets me free;
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me;
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.

Refrain

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It seems everyone is our shopping today. A lesson I learned last year is that it is so much easier to purchase your gifts online and have them delivered right to your door. We have also tried to get things with some real benefit, not just some cheap toy that will break before Christmas Day has come to a close. We found some great gifts that enrich the family at Vision Forum. There are gifts designed especially for boys, for girls, for fathers, and for mothers. There are too many to list but I did put just a few. They also have a great sale going on right now. Click through on the button at the bottom of the post and place an order! Your family will be blessed with just about any purchase from Vision Forum!


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Our Thanksgiving feast today was such a blessed time! I think a great time was had by all. The grand total for those in attendance amounted to 28! We missed the few who could not make it and are thankful for the phone calls we received. We had plenty of room, plenty of food, plenty of family, and plenty of fun! My children and I were able to meet one relative we had not previously met. There were people from three different states. After my hubby shared a Psalm of Thanksgiving from the scriptures and led in prayer, we ate our fill plus some, played some games, and visited. Our family was truly blessed this Thanksgiving! God is so good!
Here is a photo of my man bringing our devotion time, with one of our daughters standing at his side.

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There are only two surviving descriptions of the first Thanksgiving. One is contained a letter by colonist Edward Winslow. The second description was in a book written by William Bradford 20 years afterward.

In the fall of 1621, 90 Wampanoag Indians, led by Chief Massasoit, and 52 English colonists gathered for a three-day harvest feast. This event also included recreation and entertainment. The Pilgrims and Wampanoag communicated through Squanto, who was a member of the Patuxet tribe. Other than this very little is actually known about what actually took place at that feast from which our Thanksgiving holiday comes. Our annual holiday was named Thanksgiving by Abraham Lincoln in the year 1863. I found a quote from 1621, written by Edward Winslow, as he remembered that first gathering, and the sentiment he expressed
called for sharing and giving thanks.

"And although it be not always so plentiful as it was at this time with us, yet by the goodness of God, we are so far from want that we often wish you partakers of our plenty."

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Wishing you a blessed Thanksgiving Holiday today!

1. Psalm 100:4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!
2. Psalm 26:7 proclaiming thanksgiving aloud, and telling all your wondrous deeds.
3. Psalm 50:23 The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God!”
4. Psalm 69:30 I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving.
5. Jeremiah 30:19a Out of them shall come songs of thanksgiving, and the voices of those who celebrate.
6. Colossians 2:7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
7. Colossians 4:2 Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
8. Revelation 7:12 saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”
9. Psalm 50:14 Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and perform your vows to the Most High
10. Psalm 95:2 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
11. Psalm 107:22 And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!
12. Jonah 2:9 But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to the Lord!”
13. I Corinthians 1:4 I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus

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I know this is supposed to be wordless, BUT this is well worth the short read. Click on the image to enlarge. I hope you are blessed!

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