God's Goodness

 Sometimes I feel overwhelmed with God goodness to our family. Kaitlyn's last MRI showed the cancer is gone. Praise the Lord! Her health has been our number one concern.
I'm remembering a song I was listening to on Sunday as I was getting ready for church. The song is "God Will Take Care of You".  It's all about not being worried or dismayed. God will take care of us. I was deciding whether to tithe that Sunday because our finances have been so bad but I decided I was going to give God's His share. It's a scary thing because my husband still hasn't found a job and we spend very little if we do get money.

Please understand, I'm not saying it's okay to give money you don't have. If you don't have money in your bank account then it's is silly to write a "rubber" check.

Anyway, the girls needed something out of the car so when they opened the front door there were bags of groceries left by an unknown angel. She or he put an envelope in one of the bags with cash inside. Tim and I were flabbergasted but so very happy. Then we arrive at church and someone gave Pastor an envelope to give us  that contained a grocery gift card! We were just blown away by this.

At times I feel like we don't deserve God's blessings but actually none of us on this earth does.  So what do you do when God blesses you in an unexpected way? You pay it forward and bless someone else. We have extra laundry soap and toothpaste  that we have been happy to share with others. It's really alot of fun and you feel good doing it.

I don't know what all the coming holidays will hold. I hope that we will be able to bless a family this year like we have been blessed so far.

Gay Marriage and Chick-fil-a

Dan Cathy of Chick-fil-a  who is a born again Christian, caused an uproar recently when he said  he doesn't support same sex marriage.  So he doesn't support same sex marriage! Get over it! Just because someone believes that marriage should be between one man and one woman doesn't make that person a bigot!  We live in America and he is allowed to express his how he feels about the issue. After all he was asked and he told.  You may not agree with him and that is your right too. I have two dear friends whom I love dearly who are lesbians. I don't agree with their lifestyle and they are aware of that but I'm not a bigot and they don't consider me to be a bigot either.

It sounds to me like the gay rights activists want a "don't ask. don't tell" policy applied to anyone suspected of not supporting their lifestyle . Talk show hosts will be banned from asking their guests their position on the subject. Candidates will not be allowed to mention it. It will be banned from church sermons.  Because if you say you don't support gay marriage the media will have a field day and turn the whole thing into major controversy. They do it to sell  more papers and get  more people to watch their programming. So don't ask. don't tell!

Boycott the restaurants if they want. After all it is  I don't think it will make a difference in sales anyway and it's not going to change Mr.Cathy's mind. They have awesome food and there are plenty of people who are willing to eat there who may or may not agree with Mr. Cathy. I'm looking forward to the Chick-fil-a restaurant opening here in town as a matter of fact.

 Give me a break! There are far more important things happening  in our world  than how someone feels about same sex marriage!
 I think the shooting in Aurora, CO is the first thing that comes to mind. The unrest in Syria? The presidential election? Just to name a few. I think these are way more important.

I  probably won't be posting on this subject anymore. I just needed to get this out of my system but I can tell this is going to be interesting.

More Thoughts on Headcoverings

 I was thinking that probably more important than the style of coverings is how we behave while wearing our covering. Are we showing Christlike behavior in public and at home? Are we judgemental, have an "holier than thou" attitude towards Christian women who don't cover?
I hope I have never come across that way. I'm very quiet and shy so I hope that because of that people don't think I'm that way.

I have heard people say that some head covering Christian ladies have been the rudest and most judgemental women they have ever met. Ouch! I only know one woman like that and no amount of gentle rebuke will change her.  I can see why people would lump us all together and think we are part of a "clique"  whose members act like they are better than everyone else and excludes people who aren't exactly like them.

I would hope that people see a sweet spirit in us that points them to Christ. It's late so I think I'm heading to bed. Not to mention I have a sore throat that started early this week and it seems to love me so much that it won't go away.

Christian Women's Headcoverings

On a recent trip to Los Angeles I noticed a huge presence of Muslim women with their various types of coverings all of which clearly identified them as Muslim or were some of them actually Christian women?

The Bible in 1 Corinthians 11 doesn't give any size, color etc regarding type of coverings but I wonder if we Christian ladies are going to obey this scripture should our coverings convey that we are Christians and not Muslim?  This is just a question that's been on my mind lately. I've seen pictures of lovely Christian ladies who cover but their coverings indicate they might be mistaken for Muslim.
Please don't think I'm condemning any Christian woman who choses to wear those type of coverings. I'm just wondering if the Muslim type of coverings is ok for a Christian woman to wear. Those who choose to respond I'm looking forward to your answers.

Giving the Devil Too Much Credit?

This thought came to mind as a ponder these last few weeks of dealing with the cancer Kaitlyn was treated for. Several well meaning Christians have saod things like "Satan caused your daughter to have cancer" or " Somthing from your past was let in to cause your daughter's cancer" and things like that.
Are all illnesses from the enemy? I believe that the Lord allows some things that aren't pleasant to draw us closer to Him but I'm confused about this issue. I'm interested in what you readers have to say about this.
Remember comment moderation is on so hateful, mean spirited posts will be rejected.

More Thoughts

 These last couple of months have been a whirlwind of doctors, treatments and the sometimes overwhelmess of God's love. He has taken care of us in so many ways and I often feel like I don't deserve His blessings. I guess in a way none of us do. He gave us His Son to die on the cross for our sin. We certainly don't deserve His love but because He loves us Christ died.

We have been  blessed in more ways than I can list here. Someone's been leaving groceries, personal care items, craft supplies, etc on on front step and we have no idea who it is or how many people are involved. I wish I knew who it is because I want to thank her or him or maybe them. I hope one day we will be able to bless a family the way we have been blessed.
Our fridge is dying and we are getting a new one through the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation. We are so grateful for the Lord for taking care of us.

There are a couple of people at the Cancer Center whom we see everyday. One is a lady named Janet who is about 80 years old who is getting radiation on her head. There is also a guy named Ralph who is probably about 60 whose grandson Geo comes with his mom. Geo is two but his vocabulary is like a four year old!
Anyway he is getting radiation on his neck. I have no idea what type of cancer these two people have but I pray for them.

I'm feeling rather down today. I started this post early last week and today is Memorial Day. I'm listening to a CD called  "Home" by the Eshes. If you are familiar with them you know that nine members of this sweet family died in a traffic accident on March 26, 2010. I'm not sure why the Lord allowed this to happen. They had suffered so much already.  This CD was put together in their memory and has excerpts from their funeral sermons.

I'm not sure what else I want to write so I will end this post now.

A Variety of Topics

NOTE *I actually started this post several weeks ago but I just couldn't finish it. There are just too many emotions associated with this post.

Some of you may be wondering just who was "Papa" Richard Mummau? He was a wonderful Christian man. My husband and I met him in back in 2006 when he came to CA to visit some friends. He happened to be visiting the same people that we were going to meet for the first time. It was our first visit to a Conservative Mennonite church.

 Anyway, Papa Richard loved the Lord and he had a heart for the lost. He also was a wonderful encouragement to other Christians. His advice came right from scripture. When someone would say something contrary to what the Bible says, he would ask the person to show him in the Bible where it says whatever the person had said. This was not to be rude but to challenge the person to read the scripture to find out what it really says.
He enjoyed sending out free sermons on CD,free hanging veils etc and not once did he ever ask for any money in return.  I have several  of the CDs and hanging veils he sent. Tim and I will miss his wisdom and his family letters very much.

My daughter Kaitlyn has about two and a half weeks left of radiation for her cancer. It's been tough emotionally because she is getting tired of going everyday. She has dealing with the skin being red and peeling. She especially hates the idea of the doctors and nurses poking and prodding the area. I don't much blame her as I wouldn't like it either.

Going to the Cancer Center has be a challenge  because you see the people there and you know why they are there. You wonder what kind of cancer they have, what's their prognosis and how long they have to go for treatment.

Many have loved ones who come with them for treatments, husbands, wives, adult children who will sometimes bring their children along to support grandpa or grandma. We have not met any other parents with children who have cancer there so it's a lonely thing to go through even though we know the Lord is there with us.
It would be nice to connect with Christian parents who understand what we are going through.
I want to say that cancer really stinks! I can't believe the number of people who have died from cancer and I'm just shocked by the number of well known people who have died from cancer in the past several months.

And it doesn't matter the age of the person that has the cancer. It still stinks. I figure writing it stinks is less offensive than the other word I had in mind. I hate that my child is getting tired of this whole mess and there is nothing we can do but just get through the treatments praying that all the cancer is being destroyed.