Easter, or Resurrection Sunday?

I copied this from my measuring stick (on the right). I've been saying this for years, and she puts it really well!


Do you celebrate Easter, or Resurrection Sunday?

Do you celebrate with Easter baskets, egg coloring, egg hunts, the Easter Bunny, etc.? Then I presume you are unknowingly celebrating part of an ancient pagan fertility festival. The name "Easter" comes from 'Ishtar,' which is a derivative from Ashtoreth. Among many things, Ashtoreth was a fertility goddess. Bunnies and eggs are serious pagan fertility symbols, and have nothing whatsoever to do with Jesus' resurrection. Have you ever wondered why the easter bunnies lay eggs? The answer of the easter bunny laying the egg lies in the sybmology of fertility cults.

The Bible has nothing nice to say about Ashtoreth. Ashtoreth, Baal, Bel, Dagon, Moloch, etc. are just a few of the many false gods that Israel committed spiritual adultery with, on leaving the one true God.

Join me this Resurrection Sunday in celebrating Jesus' resurrection from the dead - the most joyous day of the year. Leave Easter baskets, Easter eggs, and egg hunts out. Do give each of your children a gift in the morning, but it should be from YOU, not from "the Easter Bunny." It should not be a basket full of candy fertility symbols that have nothing to do with Jesus. I suggest the gifts be a nice little toy, and/or some books. This year I'm hoping to get each of my children their own piggy banks. When you give them their gifts, read scripture to them about Jesus' dying and raising from the dead. Emphasize how this is a gift from God to us, and you are now giving your children a gift, in remembrance of God's gift to us.

Let's take it a step further. When your church holds it's annual Easter Egg hunt, don't let your children participate. Instead, have something special (maybe another surprise gift) to give to your children while the others are on the pagan hunt. Explain to your children ahead of time why you will not be participating in the hunt, and how you want your children and yourself to be true to God, and not to compromise/confuse the true meaning of Resurrection Sunday by partaking in a pagan fertility event. Just because the event is hosted by a church, does not make it okay to participate in.

Go ahead and let the others see you and your children not participating. When they ask why, lovingly explain it to them. Maybe you can be instrumental in helping to open hearts, and this could begin a revival.

Stand for the truth. Even in "small" matters like church sponsored Easter Egg Hunts. Easter Egg Hunts are what the world does. We are called to be separate. Sometimes the world tries to invade even our churches. When that happens, then our separation from the world needs to occur right there in church.

The Bible, begining to end!!

The following is from a lady in Oregon . It is priceless! The Bible explained by kids - truth has been redefined!

One of our favorite jobs has been leading junior church. We try to do more than Baby-sit our church's beloved little ankle-biters during their time in our special junior church facility. We aim to give them a solid background in biblical history. At the end of each year, we give them pencils and paper and ask them to chronicle what they have learned.

This assignment never fails to elicit some intriguing responses. In case you're a little foggy on your biblical history, let our junior church students help you with his complete overview of the Bible, compiled from their essays:

In the beginning, which occurred near the start, there was nothing but God, darkness, and some gas. The Bible says, 'The Lord thy God is one,' but I think He must be a lot older than that. Anyway, God said, 'Give me alight!' and someone did. Then God made the world. He split the Adam and made Eve.



Adam and Eve were naked, but they weren't embarrassed because mirrors hadn't been invented yet. Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating one bad apple, so they were driven from the Garden of Eden. Not sure what they were driven in though, because they didn't have cars.

Adam and Eve had a son, Cain, who hated his brother as long as he was Abel.

Pretty soon all of the early people died off, except for Methuselah, who lived to be like a million or something. One of the next important people was Noah, who was a good guy, but one of his kids was kind of a ham. Noah built a large boat and put his family and some animals on it. He asked some other people to join him, but they said they would have to take a rain check.


After Noah came Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Jacob was more famous than his brother, Esau, because Esau sold Jacob his birthmark in exchange for some pot roast. Jacob had a son named Joseph who wore a really loud sports coat.

Another important Bible guy is Moses, whose real name was Charlton Heston. Moses led the Israel Lights out of Egypt and away from the evil Pharaoh after God sent ten plagues on Pharaoh's people. These plagues included frogs, mice, lice, bowels, and no cable. God fed the Israel Lights every day with manicotti.



Then He gave them His top ten commandments. These include don't lie, cheat, smoke, dance, or covet your neighbor's bottom (the Bible uses a bad word for bottom that I'm not supposed to say. But my Dad uses it sometimes when he talks about the President).. Oh, yeah, I just thought of one more: Humor thy father and thy mother.

One of Moses' best helpers was Joshua, who was the first Bible guy to use spies. Joshua fought the battle of Geritol and the fence fell over on the town.



After Joshua came David. He got to be king by killing a giant with a slingshot. He had a son named Solomon who had about 300 wives and 500 porcupines. My teacher says he was wise, but that doesn't sound very wise to me.



After Solomon there were a bunch of major league prophets. One of these was Jonah, who was swallowed by a big whale and then barfed up on the shore. There were also some minor league prophets, but I guess we don't have to worry about them.

After the Old Testament came the New Testament. Jesus is the star of the New Testament. He was born in Bethlehem in a barn. (I wish I had been born in a barn, too, because my Mom is always saying to me, 'Close the door! Were you born in a barn?' It would be nice to say, 'As a matter of fact, I was.')

During His life, Jesus had many arguments with sinners like the Pharisee sand the Republicans. Jesus also had twelve opossums. The worst one was Judas Asparagus. Judas was so evil that they named a terrible vegetable after him.

Jesus was a great man. He healed many leopards and even preached to some Germans on the Mount. But the Republicans and all those guys put Jesus on trial before Pontius the Pilot. Pilot didn't stick up for Jesus. He just washed his hands instead.



Anyways, Jesus died for our sins, then came back to life again. He went up to Heaven, but will be back at the end of the Aluminum. His return is foretold in the book of Revolution.

There! Now you understand!

Pastor's Business Card

>>
>> A new pastor was visiting in the homes of his parishioners. At one house it
>> seemed obvious that someone was at home, but no answer came to his
>> repeated knocks at the door. ?
>>
>> Therefore, he took out a business card and wrote "Revelation 3:20" on the
>> back of it and stuck it in the door.
>>
>> When the offering was processed the following Sunday, he found that his
>> card had been returned. Added to it was this cryptic message, "Genesis 3:10."
>>
>> Reaching for his Bible to check out the citation, he broke up in gales of
>> laughter. Revelation 3:20 begins "Behold, I stand at the door and
>> knock."
>> Genesis 3:10 reads, "I heard your voice i n the garden and I was afraid
>> for I was naked."
>>
>> Remember when the funniest jokes were the clean ones?
>>
>> They still are! ? Pass it on
>>
>> "A cheerful heart is good medicine" (Prov. 17:22)

Pastor's Business Card

>>
>> A new pastor was visiting in the homes of his parishioners. At one house it
>> seemed obvious that someone was at home, but no answer came to his
>> repeated knocks at the door. ?
>>
>> Therefore, he took out a business card and wrote "Revelation 3:20" on the
>> back of it and stuck it in the door.
>>
>> When the offering was processed the following Sunday, he found that his
>> card had been returned. Added to it was this cryptic message, "Genesis 3:10."
>>
>> Reaching for his Bible to check out the citation, he broke up in gales of
>> laughter. Revelation 3:20 begins "Behold, I stand at the door and
>> knock."
>> Genesis 3:10 reads, "I heard your voice i n the garden and I was afraid
>> for I was naked."
>>
>> Remember when the funniest jokes were the clean ones?
>>
>> They still are! ? Pass it on
>>
>> "A cheerful heart is good medicine" (Prov. 17:22)

Hello All!!

How are y'all in blog land today? Sorry I haven't updated much. I'm still really sore and it hurts to sit up for to long a stretch. We are taking our "spring break" from HSing this week. I am using the time to rest and recuperate, as well as get some HS stuff ready for next week. I plan to do that, and leave the house work behind. I think that is the better way to go for week 3 post surgery. The kids are starting to "itch" anyway, having been inactive all this week. I think they may have a little more understanding of what has to get done around here though, since they have to do it all, not just some. Maybe they'll think about that before complaining in the future.
(Stop laughing, it could happen!)

The other day I was talking to my BF, (I have a BF and a DF) and her DD (who is the same age as my DD1) lost another tooth! I thought they were done losing them by that age, but low and behold, this am DD1 tells me she has a loose tooth! Then, thirty minutes later, she brings it to me! LOL

Well, the injuns are restless and are in need of chores to do, so I have to go.

TTFN,
Me

Update

Hello all!! Thanks for all of the prayers and concern. We made it back late Thursday, and DH is now somewhere in AL picking up the kiddies.

The dr says everything went perfectly, and asked that we keep them updated. I am supposed to make arrangements for a test called an...HSG??? (I think that's it anyway) I think he said in a months time. Assuming it all goes well, we will start TTC in June. DH is so excited. Like a kid at CHRISTmas time I tell ya! Unfortunately, I am not as optimistic as I thought I would be. I'm afraid I'm going to let him down. I'm hoping my outlook changes soon. I honestly think that I'm purposely trying to not get to excited. The anticipation would just about kill me I'm sure!

The pain is different than I expected. I'm not sure just WHAT I expected, but this is strange. My tummy feels like it did after having the kids. "Crampy" but in a different way than AF cramps. Ibuprofen during the day takes care of it though, and Tylenol PM helps me at night. The biggest bummer of it at this point is having to sleep on my back. Ever since I was little, sleeping on my back causes nightmares. Weird huh? Makes it hard to get good rest, but it will all be worth it in the end!

The dog is really funny about the whole thing. If I stand up, she stands up and just looks up at me as if to say..."Well, now what?" If I walk in circles, she just walks right next to me. I'm not sure what she plans to do if I fall or something, I hope I don't find out! lol Oh, it hurts to laugh!!

Well, I guess I'll go turn on the TV or something. I don't know what you single people do with your time. I'm bored stiff! At least the TV will put out some noise for me. Hope you all had a wonderful week!

TTFN

Me

The Stolen Car??

>
>
> A man was being tailgated by a stressed out woman on a busy boulevard.
> Suddenly, the light turned yellow, just in front of him. He did the right
> thing, by stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the > red
> light by accelerating through the intersection.
>
> The tailgating woman was furious and honked her horn, screaming in > frustration,
> as she missed her chance to get through the intersection, dropping her > cell
> phone and makeup.
>
> As she was still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up > into
> the face of a very serious police officer. The officer ordered her to exit > her
> car with her hands up.
>
> He took her to the police station where she was searched, fingerprinted,
> photographed, and placed in a holding cell. After a couple of hours, a
> policeman approached the cell and opened the door. She was escorted back > to
> the booking desk where the arresting officer was waiting with her personal
> belongings.
>
> He said, "I'm very sorry for this mistake. You see, I pulled up behind > your car
> while you were blowing your horn, flipping off the guy in front of you, > and
> cussing a blue streak at him." I noticed the 'What Would Jesus Do' bumper
> sticker, the 'Choose Life' license plate holder, the 'Follow Me to Sunday-
> School' bumper sticker, and the chrome-plated Christian fish emblem on the
> trunk; naturally...I assumed you had stolen the car."
>
> Ouch!