Conversation starter of the day Sept 10

What do you wish you knew about tomorrow?

Conversation starter of the day Sept 8

Suppose your best friend occasionally used the Lord's name in vain.  What would you do?

Conversation starter of the day Sept 4

This is just for Rich Benson (haha)
: If you got sick on an airplane, what would you do with your filled sick bag?

Poetry written tonight after Bible Bee Bible Study

Go to different places

Be in different places

Spend time in different places

Go, Go, Go

Stay in Your hands

Identify Your Hands

Grasp Your Hands

Stay, Stay, Stay

Here, I find Who You Are

Climbing the tower of strength

Feeling this Joy of the Lord

Here, Here, Here

There, I can tell of Your love

Seeing some of Your design

Sharing Your love with them

There, There, There

Conversation starter of the day August 21

What would you consider was the nicest thing you've ever done for someone else?

Conversation starter of the day August 18

Would you rather explore the depths of space or the depths of the sea?  Explain.

Conversation starter of the day July 30

How is marriage different than you expected?

Conversation starter of the day July 23

When eating at a restaurant with a friend, do you usually pray before you eat?  Why or Why not?

Conversation starter of the day July 21

Should parents be able to control their teenagers' choice of hair styles and clothes?

Conversation starter of the day July 17

If you could receive $10,000 for having your every word and move recorded for the next month for a TV documentary, would you do it?  Why or why not?

Conversation starter of the day July 16

When was the last time you felt falsely accused of something?  How did you respond?

a Scripture Question

Luke 8:14 says, "As for the seed that ¹  fell among thorns, these are the ones who hear, but ²  as they go on their way they are choked ³  by the worries and riches and pleasures of life, ⁴  and their fruit does not mature. <sup>5 "

If in someone's life he find himself choked out by the thorns, will he be just weeded or destroyed and replanted?</sup> 

Conversation starter of the day July 14

Which of the following comes closest to being the most accurate reason for poverty: Lack of Education, Laziness, Lack of Opportunity, or Unfair Treatment by Society.  Explain.

Conversation starter of the day July 13

Should part of a teenager's wages to toward family?  Explain.

Conversation starter of the day July 11

If you knew that eating healthy foods--and cutting out such things as hamburgers or ice cream--would (for a certainty) add ten years to your life, would you do it?  Why or why not?

Repost of Anniversaries, Updated

Where for our 16th?  We haven't gone this year yet.  We're thinking Georgia.


Trying to visit all 50 states on each anniversary:
'97, Honeymoon--Tennessee
'98, 1st--Arkansas (Eureka Springs)
'99, 2nd--California (Jasper came with us)
'00, 3rd--Arkansas (Siloam Springs) *
'01, 4th--Texas (Jefferson) (Emma came with us)
'02, 5th--Texas (Dallas) *
'03, 6th--Oklahoma
'04, 7th--Illinois (Ame' came with us)
'05, 8th--Louisiana
'06, 9th--Arizona**
'07, 10th--Ohio (pregnant with Jace)
'08, 11th--Kentucky
'09, 12th--Kansas
'10, 13th--New York***
'11, 14th--Indiana (pregnant with Isaiah)
'12, 15th--Mississippi

* Had not technically decided to visit a different state for the first 5 anniversaries.
** After we liked the idea, some years we could be gone on the exact date (June 14th). Other years
we were already on an out-of-state trip during that year and used that state as one for the record, but as for the actual date, we probably went to Jade China and got a movie.
*** a Family trip and had to share with the children, but it was ok and had fun anyway :)

NOW Where to Next Year??

Conversation starter of the day July 7

Is it ever okay to yell at your parents?

Conversation starter of the day July 5

Jesus said: "Anyone who loves his father or mother... [or] his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me."  How do you react to this statement? 

Conversation starter of the day

If you could take back something you've said, what would it be?


I would take back all the insensitive and hurtful words I've said to my children.  After I said something, I saw it was too late.  They were already hurt. :(  I wish I wouldn't do that ever.

Recess Blog

What a beautiful day for the kids to have a recess.

I'll type a blog while the children have some recess time.

Yesterday, I was listening to this week's chapter in History on the French Revolution.
Here are the things that stood out to me:
1)  the French common people saw how the American government was working so well.
2) the French common people were taxed and the king and nobles were not
3) the French common people were going broke and getting hungrier
4)  the king thought the nobles could now pay taxes, but the nobles said, "I don't think so." The king didn't seem to have any authority anymore.
5) the French wanted change.  The changed that was wanted differed.  Some blamed the king, some blamed the priests, and some blamed the nobles. 
6)  some folks wanted the king to come back and be subject to the law himself but be the French leader.
7) The Revolutionaries didn't know what to do with the king after they "cornered" him in his palace.  Eventually, he was called a traitor.  He was sent to the guillotine.  His wife followed almost a year later b/c she was not sympathetic to the Revolutionaries?? Then the Reign of Terror.  If anyone suspected you of not being sympathetic to the Revolutionaries, you could be sent to the guillotines.  16,000 were killed.  (I'm hoping I'm remembering this correctly)

Here's what I'm thinking about (since history repeats itself and all):
1)  our government doesn't seem so wonderful any more or maybe the ones in leadership aren't doing an honorable job.
2) the Amer. common people are being taxed, and going broke, and we might be going hungry some time in the future, who knows?
3) lots of Americans are wanting change.  Our views of change all look different. 
4) How far away are we from becoming like France in 1800?  Will we rebel against the government calling it a revolution?  Will we kill people on suspicion of disagreement with our viewpoint--whatever side we happen to lean toward?
5) Pray for those in authority; vote when you can.  Be honorable in all things.


Just thinking during recess time.
Shake it; don't break it.