“Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.”

 

“Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.”

Treasure Your Love

(love this movie!)

  In a world where marriage has become less binding than a rental lease, I sometimes sit back and wonder what kind of example we have spread through our dominance in mass media. Other times I simply sit back with our awesome DVD player and watch incredibly funny movies with my husband and am reminded that at least my family and my children are going to know that marriage really is a blessed, eternal arrangement.

New Movies and Our Family.

Technology has created a new challenge that I really hadn't thought about until now. We relied for a long time on an impressive VHS collection of Veggie Tales, Winnie the Pooh, and a handful of classic family movies. We finally broke down and bought a DVD player recently ( my old RCA with auto tracking from my bridal shower made it to the trash) and suddenly the whole Walmart movie section is open to my curious kiddos. Now we're left with where to draw lines about acceptable and unacceptable. Modesty, violence, crude behavior, and language. Oh my stars is the language bad.

We've managed to find a few new ones I love, Tangled and the newer Pirates Who Don't Do Anything, and Up, the last one made me sob. Such devotion between a couple that we never seen in almost any media, let alone the kind that will shape children.

We also bought Facing the Giants and a Narnia movie for us older ones to watch first.

Christian movie recommendations highly recommended, especially if they're from the 5 dollar bin.

A favorite psalm that I remember in times of a peace and tranquility. 

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

My turn for a song!

We've found an awesome resource for music listening, and have been listening quite a bit when we're stuck indoors. The bigger girls have been picking but I think its my turn to share. One of those songs that just stuck to my heart when I heard it.

"Oh, and hope is the soul of the dreamer
And heaven is the home of my God
It only takes one true believer
To believe you can still beat the odds

We're meant to be baby hold onto me
You'll never not be my girl (I'll never not be your girl)
'Cause love is the heart, love is the heart,
Love is the heart of the world"

Click to check it out!

Hard Times Come Again No More

Abby and Emily have been having fun posting a song of the day and they thought they posted this but it did not work. I'm hoping I got it, mom's not nearly as good with this stuff. :)