Laugh Today :)

Here are some things to help you have a good laugh today :)

What Is A Lady?

 I found this great post on one of my favorite blogs Daughter Of Destiny and if you haven't ever been to Katlin's blog you should really check it out!
 
To me a lady is not frilly, flouncy, frivolous and fluff-brained, but she is gentle, she is gracious, she is godly and she is giving. You and I have the gift of femininity… the more womanly we are, the more manly men will be and the more God’s glorified. Be women, be only women, be real women in obedience to God.”  ~Elisabeth Elliot
     In today’s society, a feminine woman is not exactly valued. However, a woman who is making her own way in the big wide world, climbing the corporate ladder, whisking through the social scene, knocking out glass ceilings- this is the woman that’s held in high esteem.
     While Proverbs 31 mentions a woman who is business woman (she considers a field and buys it….” The majority of Proverbs 31 is talking about what kind of a wife, mother and homemaker she is.
     Sometimes it seems like the Proverbs 31 woman is a dream.  I mean, really… who accomplishes everything that is written about in that chapter?
     The quote above from Elisabeth Elliot gives us a good insight into what we should be striving for as a godly woman. We are to be gentler. (That means we shouldn't yell at our children all day long.) You may think that’s quite a challenge, but it can be done! ;)
     A godly woman is gracious. That means she is courteous, kind, and pleasant. Again, some days make this feel impossible, but it can be done!
     A godly woman is giving. She extends herself to others, but she is always mindful of the needs of her family. Nowhere does it indicate that the Proverbs 31 woman extended herself to others at the expense of her family. She knew how to balance the needs of her family with the needs of others.
     While the Proverbs 31 woman may at times seem like an unattainable dream, I believe God placed those verses in his scriptures to call us to vision of godly womanhood for the benefit of others. If we continue faithfully in our efforts to live up to her beautiful example, we too will find out families rising up and calling us blessed. 
     "Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates." ~Proverbs 31:20-31~

Abortion

I've posted about abortion before, but I came across this and it gives some awesome points about the wrongness of abortion.  So I thought I'd take this opportunity to share an excerpt from a report presented to the General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in 1971. It's not exhaustive, but it provides a solid groundwork on the topic:     

As we search the Scriptures for God's will concerning abortion, we find that the whole abortion issue can be reduced to one question: Is the fetus in the womb of the mother a human life? If the answer is yes, then abortion for the sake of convenience is murder, and the Christian church has the obligation to teach its members to protect and nourish the life of the unborn child. The sixth commandment gives an absolute prohibition against murder (Exodus 20:13), and so murder is never, under any circumstances, to be regarded as a moral option.    

 Often supporters of abortion confuse the issue by pointing to the financial and emotional hardships that both mother and child will face if a pregnancy is carried to full term. Certainly, the pressing social hardships surrounding unwanted pregnancies are enormous, but if an unborn child is a human life, some way of treating the problem must be found other than licensing the hospitals and clinics of our nation to perform mass executions of unwanted children.     So is a fetus in the womb of the mother a human life? I believe the Bible answers with a resounding yes! Consider the following evidence:

 God relates in a personal way to the unborn child (Ps. 139:13-14; 51:5; Jer. 1:5; Luke 1:44). He does so because the child is created in his image.

1.  The Bible teaches that both conception and birth occur because of the sovereign rule of God (Gen. 21:1-2; 30:1-2; 1 Sam. 1:19-20; Job 31:15; 33:4; Ps. 100:3; 127:3). "It would be a willful act of defiance against the Creator intentionally to kill an unborn child whose conception is so intimately a divine as well as a human act."

1.  The Greek word for "child" in Luke 2:12 (brephos) is used in Luke 1:41, 44 to refer to John the Baptist while he was in his mother's womb. A Hebrew word for "child"(yeled) is used of the unborn in the mother's womb (Ex. 21:22).

1.  Theologian John Jefferson Davis points out that "the personal history of the Son of God on earth begins not when he was 'born of the Virgin Mary,' but when he was 'conceived by the Holy Spirit.' His human history, like ours, began at conception."

1. John the Baptist was filled with the Holy Spirit even while he was in his mother's womb (Luke 1:15).

The Bible treats human life, from conception to death, as a continuing experience. To willfully terminate it for reasons of convenience is murder. Faithfulness to the Word of God demands that this truth be taught in the church of Jesus Christ.

Goats Currently For Sale

Hi all!  I'm probably going to be getting out of the goats here soon.  Firstly because my dad doesn't like them...secondly because I'm going to be graduating in the spring so I don't have time to milk a doe twice a day :) lol  We may decide to keep all or some of them if they don't sell right away - and I'll keep you updated on if they sell of if we're keeping them - just wanted to put this out there so if any of y'all were looking for some family friendly goats you could have this option.  So here are my goats that I have for sale.  All my goats are CAE free.  Please tell your friends about them and let me know if you or anyone else is interested in them!  Thanks!

Trixie

Trixie is a registered Nigerian Dwarf doe on her second milking - she's registered with the American Goat Society - her registered name is Redeeming Grace Trixie - her dam is Melody Springs Molina and her sire is Coyote Kidz Oreo Cookie - she was born on February 18th, 2014. She is a great looking doe with two moon spots on her belly, buckskin colored body with white on her face. She gives a lot of milk for a nigerian and has amazing tasting milk. I've had her as a bottle baby since a few days old - and I bought her from a great breeder. I've included pics of her kids from last year and this year - she throws some amazing colored kids! She is up to date on hoof care and de-worming, is being fed alfalfa hay now while she's milking, and I've always fed her organic grain, hay, de-wormer, etc. She's good with her feet or milk bag being handled and she never kicked at the stantion. Easy milker!!! Would be great for a family farm - great around kids!

Babies from her first year

First year kids again

Second year kids

Her bag is empty in this pic - I had just milked her out

This is Trixie as a kid

Tris

Tris is a registered Nigerian Dwarf doe - registered with the American Goat Society - her mother is Redeeming Grace Trixie and her father is Livin Dream Ranch Galileo - she's a dark brown color with white moon spots on her belly and white on her face. She's in with a young buck that was born here on our place this spring - so if you wait a month she'll be bred :) I bottle fed her from about a week old so she's a sweet tame little thing :) Would be great for a family farm - good around kids. She's up to date on hoof care and de-worming, and I've always fed her organic grain, hay, de-wormer, etc. I handle her feet and bag a lot ever since she was young so she should be incredibly easy to milk.  Asking $250

This is Tris (the dark one) and her brother at 1 day old

Buck

Buck was born on September 21, 2015. His mother's registered name is Redeeming Grace Trixie and his sire is Livin Dream Ranch Galileo. He will be registered with the American Goat Society. He has buckskin markings - and he is big and healthy. He is not disbudded.  Asking $100

Daisy

Daisy was born on September 21, 2015. Her mother is registered as Redeeming Grace Trixie and her sire is Livin Dream Ranch Galileo. She will be registered with the American Goat Society. She is a strong, healthy girl! Not disbudded.  Asking $200

If you are interested in any of these goats please call or text 406-381-3532 - thanks!

Photos Of Button

Button is now about 3 or 4 months old and growing like a weed!  She knowes sit, stay, down, shake, leave it, come, and I've also taught her a call! :)

 These are when she was littler but were so cute I still had to put them on! :)

Naughty girl!!! lol