Costume Ball!!!

Hi everyone,
Sorry about not putting up a good sized post in a while, it's been kind of busy around here;
Our goat Charlie, as you probably already know, had had something similar to kidney stones. We took him to the vet, and they fixed the problem, so now he's doing fine...back to gorging down food and bulling Chester around. :)
Okay, well, as the title suggests, we (my mom, Nate, Bekah and I) went to a costume ball down in Tazwell, VA. It was TONS of fun!!!
The ball lasted from 3:00 PM till 9:00 PM. We did Reels and Square Dancing.
Here are some pictures:

Chris and I doing a square dance,









Jeffery and I go under the head couples on the Virginia Reel,









Josh and I wait for the music to start,











Chris and Lillian take a brake











My brother, his partner and Jeffery trying to figure out what on earth they're supposed to be doing,













Chuck and I,











I get stolen away from Josh...literally! :)
(We got mixed up and I ended up with another young man across from us!:)









We had a GREAT time...me want's to do it again! :D
In Christ,
~Rose


P.S. The "blackness" around some of the pictures is to cover the blurred areas...not to emphasize on two couples....if you know what I mean....so DO NOT take it that way! :P :)

Never a Dull Moment!

There is never a dull moment in our house-hold;
Day before yesterday, my dad, brother and I went up to feed our animals in the morning at around 7:00.
Well, our two goats, Charlie and Chester, usually are the first to greet us. Well, only Chester came to greet us, but we didn't see Charlie; we didn't even here him calling. We got up there, and he was under the shed and wouldn't come out, which is VERY unusual for that fat, gluttonous goat.
He was making terrible bleating sounds and grinding his teeth, which is a sign of pain in a goat. We tried to coax him out with food, but he wouldn't come, so we knew then that something was definitely wrong. We called the vet out, and to make a long story short: he had something similar to kidney stones.
We took him to the vet in the back of the truck and left him, so, now I've got to go with my dad in the matter of two minutes and pick him up. Oh, by the way, it's in the 40s, which means it's very cold and I'll freeze to death with my wet hair! :P :)
Oh well, life must go on.
Just a brief update, but I've got to go!

In Christ,
~Rose~

Barak Obama Has Won the Presidency: God Help Us.

Barak Obama has won the Presidency of the United States; as you all probably already know.
My dad gave us some encouragement this morning from Isaiah chapter three, which is the one that I had posted awhile back.
I must say that, when I heard that he had become President, I was scared, but this chapter gave me comfort. Please read it.
God will help us to get through this, but that doesn't mean that we won't be untouched by it;
trials WILL come, and soon, I'm afraid; but Jesus Christ is on His throne up in Heaven, and He has everything under control. I believe that He is about to purge the church from all of the false Christians, and He IS going to shake the world...we must be prepared, physically and spiritually.
It will be interesting to see what God is going to do next. Barak Obama is a judgment on this nation, hard times are ahead of us, but we must NOT fear! The world is full of fear, and the church is going right along with it. But we as true Christains by God's grace must not fear, for He will watch over his Chosen People, and keep them under the shadow of His wing.
I forget who this quote is by, but it went like this:
"God will be the first to set foot on the battlefield, and He will be the last to step off of it.
He will leave no man behind; He might not bring you home alive, but He WILL bring you Home!"
Like I said, I forget who that is by, but I like it. :)
I am openly a Reformed Presbyterian and believe in John Calvin's works, sometimes known as Calvinism; the Armenians came up with five view points of their belief, and Calvin countered that with the Five Points of Calvinism:

TULIP.
T. Total Depravity.
U. Unconditional Election.
L. Limited Atonement.
I. Irresistable Grace.
P. PERSEVERENCE OF THE SAINTS.

P. Is what we need to carry out now. We need to persevere.
"Say to the righteous that it will go well with them, for they will eat the fruit of their actions.
Woe to the wicked! It will go badly with him, for what he deserves will be done to him.
O My people! Their oppressors are children and women rule over them.
O My people! Those who guide you lead you astray and confuse the direction of your paths."
Isaiah chapter three v. 10-12.

God help us.

In Christ,
~Rose

P.S. A good book to read about Providence is the Westminster Confession of Faith.

London....Makes You Wonder....

A friend sent this to me over e-mail; she said to pass it on by sending this to other people, I have done that, and have decided to put up a post about it. This is scary...we need to prepare ourselves for another Depression and Holocaust. Please copy and past this to your blogs and e-mails to send to other people. Thanks. In Christ, ~Rose P.S. There are attachments at the bottom just encase you cant see the pictures. Makes you think Pictures from London ~ this is beyond scary... Makes you wonder doesn't it...can you imagine having a Christian demonstration against Islam in downtown Baghdad ! View the pictures below and decide how you really feel about the future of the Western World. These pictures are of Muslims marching through the STREETS OF LONDON during their recent 'Religion of Peace Demonstration.' Why would anyone think that we should be at war with such nice, peaceful Muslims?! All Christians need to know. You need to forward this one to everyone! These pictures tell it all! Muslims have stated that England will be the first country they take over! These are pictures not shown on American TV or in American Newspapers (as they might help Bush's war on terror), but were forwarded by a Canadian who thought All Christians ought to know!

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The Simple Woman's Day Book

For Today: October 30th, 2008
Outside my window: Nice, cold sunny day. The wind is blowing and the birds are headin' South! :)
I am thinking: About lunch...I'm hungry! (Having Denty Moor Beef Stew!) :P
I am thankful for: Cold, windy evenings around the fire sipping hot chocolate!
From the kitchen: Nothing really; water fountain, radio going, my brother making explosion noises with his Legos.:)
I am wearing: Long, gray skirt with a pink coral three-quarter length shirt.
I am reading: Stepping Heavenward and my Bible.
I am hoping: That Christmas would get here soon!:D
I am hearing: My keyboard, my brother, mom in the kitchen, my little sister and Classical Music.
Around the house: Nice and cozy compared to the cold, windy day outside!
One of my favorite things: My Purity Locket from Vision Forum.
I accomplished since last week: Trying to be nice to my little sister! :P :)
A few plans for the rest of the week: Oh, nothing much; save hoping to go riding Saturday on Belle. Oh, and finishing my math that I got behind on.
Here is a picture thought I'm sharing with you: (off Google... AGAIN)

Scripture For Thought

Hello girls (and guys)
I usually do not post on Sunday, because it is the Lord's Sabbath and it is to remain holy;
but, I have permission from my father to do this post because it has to do with the Bible and God's word.
I heard this chapter off of a CD that we listened to on the way to church today.
This verse is frightening, to say the least, and is something to think heavily on.
Quoting from Isaiah chapter 3 verses one through 12:

"For behold, the Lord God of
hosts is going to remove
from Jerusalem and Judah
both supply and support, the
whole supply of bread
and the whole supply of
water;
The mighty man and the
warrior,
the judge and the prophet,
the diviner and the elder,
the captain of fifty and the
honorable man,
the counselor and the expert
artisan,
and the skillful enchanter.
And I will make mere lads
their princes,
and capricious children will
rule over them,
and the people will be
oppressed,
each one by another, and
each one by his neighbor;
the youth will storm against
the elder
and the inferior against the
honorable.
When a man lays hold of his
brother in his father's
house, saying,
'You have a cloak, you shall
be our ruler,
and these ruins will be
under you charge,'
He will protest on that day,
saying,
'I will not be your healer,
for in my house there is
neither bread nor cloak;
you should not appoint me
ruler of the people.'
For Jerusalem has stumbled
and Judah has fallen,
because their speech and
their actions are against the
Lord,
to rebel against His glorious
presence.
The expression on their faces
bears witness against them,
and they display their sin
like Sodom;
they do not even conceal it.
Woe to them!
For they have brought evil
on themselves.
Say to the righteous that it
will go well with them,
for they will eat the fruit of
their actions.
Woe to the wicked! It will go
badly with him,
for what he deserves will be
done to him.
O My people! Their
oppressors are children,
and women rule over them.
O My people! Those who
guide you lead you astray
and confuse the direction of your paths..."

And it goes on.
This chapter means a lot, but the part that really jumped out at me was "Their oppressors are children and women rule over them"; how plain does it get? This goes SO well with today's world! How many children are being disrespectful to their parents and telling them what to do? And Hillary Clinton, along with Sarah Palin and all of the other women who are in authority over states and cities, schools, governors and so on? The place of the women is in the home, where God ordained it to be.
Please think on this, give it thought and pray to God that he would deliver us!

-Rose

Um, ANOTHER Announcment...

I guess that you could call this an 'announcement', but, if you know ANYONE that likes to get on blogs, please tell them about me! :) I'm trying to get as many visitors on my blog as possible. And, if you want me to tell someone about your blog, let me know.

Thanks!
-Rose

Please Comment!

Hello? Is anybody there? :)
Please comment on my blog! Visitors too; don't be shy, if you happen across my blog, please comment.
Tell me what you think about it. Does it need any changes?
Just please please please please please please comment! (Did I say that enough?:)

Thanks!

-Rose

P.S. This pic. was taken QUITE a few months back...since then I've gotten my hair cut a little and layered, and I've grown a bit.:)

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-Rose

Musical Mondays and a few changes.

Um, sorry about taking the fall background off...it was giving me lots of trouble!
The HTML wasn't working right, so I had to take it off.
Anyway, I didn't get very many comments on 'Overcome', but here's what I thought;
When I here it, I see snow falling quietly, and a black horse walking in a huge snow covered field.
Not much, I know, but that's what I saw.
Let's see, okay, today's song is 'Lothlorian' by Enya. This song was originally written for the movie 'Lord of the Rings', but the director didn't take it, but replaced it with a different one. Personally, I would have put it in the movie, but I'm not Peter Jackson. (Thankfully!:)
Here it is, please tell me what you think. Please!!!
The song is towards the end of the playlist.

Thanks.

-Rose