Thomas Edison's Mother

-A Mother O' Mine, A Mother's Treasury, by Mary EngelBreit

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You Young, Whipper-Snapper!

-Brian Crane

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Train up your children in the LORD

 -Kinsman

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"Religion in a Family is at once its brightest   Ornament and its best Security."

-Samuel Adams (1780)

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Proverbs 22:6, 17-21

..."Train up a child in the way he should go,

Even when he is old he will not depart from it...

...Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,

And apply your mind to my knowledge;

For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you,

That they may be ready on your lips.

So that your trust may be in the Lord,

I have taught you today, even you.

Have I not written to you excellent things

Of counsels and knowledge,

To make you know the certainty of the words of truth

That you may correctly answer him who sent you?"...

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I once was a baby in Christ ---sheltered and pruned I grew up...not a baby in Christ any longer...

 -Kinsman Company

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Just as a plant begins as a seedling and then it grows...fed, sheltered, pruned, tethered....kept from predators!!! 

...we also grow...with parents we are fed and sheltered, pruned by learning what is right or wrong, hopefully tethered by God's Word...and then there are the "predators" who come into our lives...

...teachers, friends, media, your front door visitors, false churches, employers, fellow employees, pamphlets, others...

Finally "grown up" in the LORD we can learn to recognize falsehoods and be concerned with this or that teaching; we enjoy new friends, but "something" isn't right about some of them. 

We continue our friendship for quite a while -discounting their "quirks" and wondering about their walk with the LORD. They seem like "solid" Believers with only: "Quirks" in their lives.

Well, we realize we really aren't like them at all!; we are very different in our walk with the LORD. We are open, loving, caring, helpful...they- are not...

As time continues we begin to see the real person in them; bossy, secretive, arrogant, self-centered, controlling, manipulating... 

It is time to pull back from them...but our family ties are already woven into them.  Now it is only time to recover from their sinful attachments...

But--can we ever be the same free people?...

In the LORD He can heal us, but what has been taken from us can never be returned.  We only look to the LORD for our tomorrows. 

Hebrews 13:5-6

..."God has said, “Never will I leave you;
    

never will I forsake you.” 

So we say with confidence,

“The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.
    

What can mere mortals do to me?” "...

Psalm 37:7-9

..."Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him;

Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,

Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.

Cease from anger and forsake wrath;

Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing.

For evildoers will be cut off,

But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land."...

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You are the result of those who came before you. Respect them.

-Internet

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Exodus 20:12

...“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the Lord your God gives you."...

Leviticus 19:32

..." ‘You shall rise up before the gray-headed and honor the aged, and you shall revere your God; I am the Lord."...

Proverbs 16:31

..."A gray head is a crown of glory;

It is found in the way of righteousness."...

Proverbs 17:6

..."Grandchildren are the crown of old men,

And the glory of sons is their fathers."...

Genesis 2:2

..."For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. 25 And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed."...

Proverbs 3

"My son, do not forget my teaching,


But let your heart keep my commandments;


For length of days and years of life


And peace they will add to you.


Do not let kindness and truth leave you;


Bind them around your neck,


Write them on the tablet of your heart.


So you will find favor and good repute


In the sight of God and man.


Trust in the Lord with all your heart


And do not lean on your own understanding.


In all your ways acknowledge Him,


And He will make your paths straight.


Do not be wise in your own eyes;


Fear the Lord and turn away from evil.


It will be healing to your body


And refreshment to your bones.


Honor the Lord from your wealth


And from the first of all your produce;


So your barns will be filled with plenty


And your vats will overflow with new wine.


My son, do not reject the discipline of the Lord


Or loathe His reproof,


For whom the Lord loves He reproves,


Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.

How blessed is the man who finds wisdom


And the man who gains understanding.


For her profit is better than the profit of silver


And her gain better than fine gold.


She is more precious than jewels;


And nothing you desire compares with her.


Long life is in her right hand;


In her left hand are riches and honor.


Her ways are pleasant ways


And all her paths are peace.


She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her,


And happy are all who hold her fast.


The Lord by wisdom founded the earth,


By understanding He established the heavens.


By His knowledge the deeps were broken up


And the skies drip with dew.


My son, let them not vanish from your sight;


Keep sound wisdom and discretion,


So they will be life to your soul


And adornment to your neck.


Then you will walk in your way securely


And your foot will not stumble.


When you lie down, you will not be afraid;


When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.


Do not be afraid of sudden fear


Nor of the onslaught of the wicked when it comes;


For the Lord will be your confidence


And will keep your foot from being caught.

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,

When it is in your power to do it.


Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back,


And tomorrow I will give it,”


When you have it with you.


Do not devise harm against your neighbor,


While he lives securely beside you.


Do not contend with a man without cause,


If he has done you no harm.


Do not envy a man of violence


And do not choose any of his ways.


For the devious are an abomination to the Lord;


But He is intimate with the upright.


The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,


But He blesses the dwelling of the righteous.


Though He scoffs at the scoffers,


Yet He gives grace to the afflicted.


The wise will inherit honor,


But fools display dishonor."

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A Merry Christmas!

Praising the LORD for our Salvation! 

Glory to His Precious Name!

Thankfulness for our Safety in Him alone!

Praise Him from Whom all Blessings Flow!

Praise Him! Praise Him! Praise Him!

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Our Safety in the LORD

 -Max Lucado, Just in Case You Ever Feel Alone

With Eve Tharlet Art work

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"God knows everything about you.

He knew you'd have happy days,

and He knew you'd be sad.

So He gave us each other, 

and I'm so very glad.

God put us together.

He made us a home.

I hope you'll always know that...

Just in case you feel alone."

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Psalm 46:1-3

"God is our refuge and strength,

A very present help in trouble.

Therefore we will not fear, 

though the earth should change

And though the mountains slip 

into the heart of the sea;

Though its waters roar and foam,

Though the mountains quake 

at its swelling pride."

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Precious Memories sent by my Mother

This card with its encouragements inside was sent to me from my mother as she was at the airport ready to leave after being with us for our first born's first week at home, Oklahoma City! Forty-six years ago!

Thankful for these Precious Times! 

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Spoil the Grandchild

~A Real Pickles 

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Have a gentle day cherishing others

 

A Different Life

 ~internet photo

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I have such fond memories of my grandparents. Precious times, precious stories, sweet times of love.

It seems even those times are so far off. Simple days, slower paced, easy times to talk and share.

Since they went to be with the LORD I have thought of so many questions I should have asked them about their lives, growing up, being young adults, living in the country, and then in the big city--

I am thankful I at least had them in my life into young adulthood.

Sweet, precious times...

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The Love of Family

~PLUGGERS 

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Thankful for my safety in Jesus!

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Romans 10:9-10

 ..."if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation."...

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Glory to the LORD!

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