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26/08/2008 Listeria Outbreak, Vacation, and (ugh) PolitixListeria bacteria, compliments of Maple Leaf, affected 26 people; 12 of them died - all in Canada. My heartfelt condolences to the families, and my cold, disgusted glares to Maple Leaf! *Sigh*...at least they publicly apologized and took extra effort to clean out their meat-processing plants and investigating.....
On a much brighter side, we took a mini-vacation down to Hubby's grandmother's hometown, where she was born, and buried. The in-laws come with us, and it was actually a really enjoyable time...except for the million bug bites and big scratches from triasping through the woods.
Well, only a coupla more loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong months before we find out who will be the next president of the US. Yes, the 2-year-long mudslinging fest is finally about to end...for only another 2 years. Why not let us Canadians take over the US? Eh? We'll teach'em a thing'er two 'bout politix!!!!
21/08/2008 What's so civil about war?Today on YouTube I was watching a video by Guns n Roses called "Civil War". A very moving song and video that twisted my heart. Just today, 3 more Canadians were killed by Taliban in Afganistan, bringing the total up to 5 Canadians in one week. With all the deaths...is it really worth fighting the Taliban? I mean, Islamic doctrines promises each (male) suicide bomber 72 virgins and goodness-knows-what-else. The qur'an itself promises Paradise for those who dies in a jihad. (Sura 8:74; 9:38; 33:23; 36:12; 47:3-5) So, in a way, what hope do we have in pushing back the Taliban forces with them believing in that theology?????????? 17/08/2008 Ramblings of a Brain-Fried DoofusOkay, so I guess I made it clear that I'm not a Jew-wannabe - it frusterates me to no end that Gentiles try and be Jewish! On to Arabic, I gotten a whole mixed bag of reactions - anywhere from "What is your motivation?" (Easy - so I can learn more about the Arab culture, combat Islam in my life as well as my children's lives, and it stimulates me intellectually.) to "You come across as poking your nose into someone else's business" (Huh????? that don't make no sense! LOL) to "Oh wow, that's awesome!" (Majority of responses, including a Muslim!) What really caught my off-guard is my husband's reaction. When I first picked up trying to learn Hebrew, he put up such a fuss I just dropped it - and since I started Arabic he's even took me to the bookstore so I can purchase some beginner's books! It does mean a lot to me that he's approving of me. Maybe in a few years' time, when the kids are in high school, he'll mellow out with age, and I'll be back to learning Hebrew.....
Blueberry prices are so high this year - ten bucks for a puny 2.5LB box!!!! Oh well, we found a few wild patches - good picking, too, and in about an hour, we've picked just that much. (Hubby and I, and the kids) I was so amazed at how well they picked, giving their ages and visual impairments. Well, the strawberries weren't all that great this year, and niether were the raspberries - I guess it's because of all the rain we've had this year. Even the wild blackberries weren't great...
I've finished editing our family reunion pictures - out of about 160 shots, I got about 50 edited. I'll post them below - enjoy!!!! 13/08/2008 I'm a believer...plain and simpleOver the past few months, I been doing a lot of thinking, regarding my personal belief, and my personal journey in my faith. Since I was first introduced to irc, first on a private network set up by eliyah.com, my interest in Messianic Judaism grew...however, I've run across many, many people who are "Jew-wannabes" and do everything in their power/opportunties to flaunt their Hebrew knowledge. At first I thoroughly enjoyed it, the idea of learning another language, learning the history, etc, appealed to me. But after doing research on the Sacred Name movement, comparing the Bible to their doctrines, I've moved out of the eliyah.com network. Even recently, I've ran into a real Jewish man, who converted to Christianity, who tried to tell me that I was a Jew since I accepted the Messiah Yeshua! Now, we all know that a gentile cannot become a Jew anymore a Jew cannot become a gentile! As my husband always points out with such ferver, "We are not Jews, we are gentiles." Even the Apostle Paul, who was Jewish through and through himself, told each group to remain as they were - that is, if they were circumcised, don't seek to become uncircumcised...and vice versa. He also stressed that even the holy days were not as significent as people make it out to be. Some hold days holy, while others don't. BUT...remain respectable to your brother in all your doings. (See Romans chapter 14.) That having been said, I still firmly believe the Messianic Jewish teachings, and learning ancient Biblical history helps one to understand the Bible. (customs, places, people, culture, laws, politics, etc.) Do I encourage everyone to believe in Messianic Judaism? No! I myself go to a Pentecostal church along with Hubby. But I do encourage everyone to study ancient Biblical history, and even Bible Hebrew/Greek to help understand the Bible better. Besides, it'll make Bible study much, much more interesting...... 11/08/2008 20lbs, Arabic, and Family ReunionsYes, I know, 'twas a loooooooong while since I updated this blog, but hey! I'm an ircaholic - well, maybe was.....sigh. Hmm let's see...no deaths in the family, no hurricanes or wars here in Nova Scotia, but am extremely busy with eye doctors' appointments for both kids, as well as hearning and speech. I no longer use that old piece of junk over there called the desktop computer...I love this laptop!
I've also picked up a rather unique hobby for a home gal...I'm learning Arabic as a 2nd language! It's quite interesting, actually, and a lot of fun. I only wish I can study it with someone who knows the language themselves. I doubt the people on IRC wil lhave the time/patience to help me along, but I have downloaded some youtube videos that proved to be quite helpful, and I have Arabic for Dummies in .pdf format. So that's what's taking up most of my evening time. I'm still in the Alphabet stage, as I've only been studying for about a week now.
And finally, last, but not least, we (as a family) had a blast at Hubby's family reunion. It was quite a nice, relaxed atmosphere - Hubby's aunt has a cottage on a lake,
Oh...and I lost 20lbs since February - even Hubby noticed!!! w00t!!!!!!!!!! |
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