Unleavened Puri ( East indian) bread

This is a recipe that was handed out last year at our assembly:

• 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup soft shortening ( I used Coconut oil)
• 1 1/3 cups Yogurt

1. Mix all ingredients well.
2. Roll into 1/8 in thickness and cut into rounds with a 4 in cutter.
3. Fry in hot oil (350 degrees) until puffy and brown.
4. Drain on paper towel or napkins

This was a delicious recipe, kid and husband approved.

Spilled Red Paint

The paint was red on the floor in a big glob mess with drippings on our kitchen rug. My daughter had a look of astonishment and surprise at what happened. "What happened Brooklyn ?", I asked.  "I don't know it just broke", she answered. In her hand was the broken bottle with red paint oozing out. It had left a great big thick red mess on the kitchen floor. She had wanted to paint her wooden butterfly. I was making cookies and starting our potatoes for dinner. I told her it was all right to do not wanting to take away her creativity and inspiration. Well, she freaked out and I probably freaked out and stressed when I was trying to finish up work for the sabbath. Her dad and I cleaned up the mess and later advised her in the future that she needs to be more careful and help clean up next time instead of running from her responsibilities.

As I was grumbling and cleaning up the mess with my husband and staring at red paint. I realized Yahweh sent his son Yahshua to clean up a mess he didn't make and he shed his blood for us. I also thought about the passover. The Hebrews put red blood on their doors to keep the angel of death away in Exodus, the last plague before they left Egypt. Yahshua is our Passover lamb to keep eternal death from us. Passover is almost upon us and the feast of unleavened bread. It is amazing how Yahweh speaks to us and everything goes together. Many times accidents are not accidents and lessons that Yahweh sends the Ruach haKodesh to speak and teach us.

We are new to celebrating passover and the Feast of Unleavened bread. I am excited how he is teaching us through the seasons, moons and teaches through our monthly cycles and pregnancies. Everything goes together for remembrance and teaching. I look forward to spring and the newness and freshness of everything. Spring cleaning to clean up the dust, dirt, grime and sin and make things new like Yahweh does. I love how he teaches us of  Yahshua's life death and resurrection through the biblical feasts.Ready to get out of the darkness of winter or oppression/slavery of Egypt and examine my life for leavening as I journey in my walk and teach my children the way they should go. I praise Yahweh and thank him for his wisdom, discernment and truth in Yahshua's name

40 weeks and baby arrived on time!

I didn't get a chance to post a 40 week picture because baby arrived right on time. On his due date January 13, 2015 at 10:16 am. He weighed 9lb 8oz and was 20 1/4 inches. Another successful VBA3C praise Yahweh. I did have a set back where they couldn't break my water until the baby went lower so I was in labor longer than expected and had to have pitocin but Rusty my husband prayed for me and I felt a warmness on my back and tried to push baby down. Yahweh helped us through and they were able to break my water and so I went from a 6 to7 to a 10 and was able to push and had him in about 45 minutes. Also I prayed for no back pain and I did feel less pain in contractions and was able to cope longer. 


 Here is a summary of Ethan's Birth:

My doctor stripped my membranes at about 3:30 pm at my regular appointment on January 12 and at about 4 pm contractions began. I was at a 3 or 4 when she checked. Then I thought my water broke at home at about 7 pm and so we went to hospital at 9:10 pm Turned out being fluid build up but water was still intact. I did get admitted after 2 hours and was at about a 5 to 6. I was opting for no epidural for awhile but my water needed to be broken and they wanted to use pitocin to help so at 2:45 am I got a epidural and at 3:45 am I received pitocin. I was getting really tired and frustrated so then Rusty prayed for me and that is when I felt the help for pushing him down. I am glad even though my doctor wasn't on call I got her former partner and she was patient and waited to break water until it was safe. Soon after the prayer the doctor was able to break water at about 9:30  am and I had him at 10:16 am on his due date January 13, 2015. Praise Yahweh and my husband was a great encouragement and help.

36 Weeks

I have been feeling braxton hicks on and off but the real thing will be coming soon. Due date is January 13. I am asking Yahweh for help with pain management and praying for a natural birth of our 5th baby boy and 6th child. We are all very excited anticipating this blessing from Yahweh.  I am feeling pretty good although baby boy is getting heavy LOL He is moving around and doing well. I wonder when he will be here we all guessed what day for fun. My daughter and I picked the 28th which is the day after her birthday. We didn't know each other's guess until we all picked so we will see Yah willing. We praise him for our blessing on the way!

 

 

 

26 and 30 weeks

The top picture is 26 weeks and the bottom is 30 weeks. I am a bit behind since our main computer seems to be having issues. I am tired but feeling pretty good overall. I have not gained too much weight. My plan is to start a pregnancy exercise video. I need to try to fit that in with homeschooling :)We are very excited to be able to meet our new little guy in the near future. I have been praying to Yahweh in Yahshua's name for a natural birth and help with back labor. I feel very blessed and am excited for this wonderful new addition coming. Thank you Father for all you do. Please continue to increase our wisdom and discernment so that we can please you in all things! You are a awesome Father who is merciful, gracious and loving! Thank you so much for helping us home-school. We know you will write your statues and laws on our hearts. May it all be to your glory! We trust you and have no fear because perfect love casts out fear. In Yahshua's name amen.

Learning at Home

I remember when I was a little girl, I wanted to be a teacher. I never knew I would be teaching my own children at home. I didn't even know it was an option up until  several years ago. I know it has been around, well since there has been parents but then public school seem to overshadow this option in today's world. Now more and more are bringing back this other educational option.Once I started knowing about it a bit about it, I may of at first had a not so sure opinion about it. I thought parents should have the option but I wasn't sure if it was a necessarily great idea especially for our family.

As Yahweh grew me in faith in my walk and I started praying for wisdom and discernment and understanding the public school and were it has been heading over the years my heart changed to think that maybe it is something I should research more and think about.... I also prayed that he would help me be able to find ways to spend quality time with my kids and help me have more of a schedule that would work for us. Not a rigged, controlling schedule that wasn't flexible but something to help us utilize time better but still have room for spontaneity and fun learning.Yahweh changed my heart to help me understand why homeschooling is important and could work for us and I obtained a deep desire to home~school my own children. coming from having had many reasons and what I thought were valid reasons not to.My husband did not like the idea at first even after my heart had been changed. I prayed on that as well and he started to become more open to the idea. I tried to plant little seeds but not press too hard but I think I may have gotten possibly too passionate but Yahweh still worked it out for good. He started to come and around and finally told me I could do it last school year after they finished our their year. So here we are in our new school at home.

I praise Yahweh for this opportunity. He put everything together for me. This summer I was excited but I didn't know where to begin. My husband found some books for me at Goodwill and I looked up ideas online. I started putting together our schoolroom this summer. My husband painted a chalkboard in our dining room even before I knew for sure I would home-school one day. I started finding great school items at the dollar tree,Goodwill and yard sales. I went from absolutely not having a clue how to begin to things coming together at the right time and having a understanding on how to start.

I owe all the praise to Yahweh for this great opportunity. We are trying different methods of homeschooling, and unschooling :) It is a awesome adventure and the kids are enjoying it for the most part. Sometimes my 2nd grade son gets tired but we take breaks and it helps. So far I have a 3rd grader and 2nd grader I am teaching and I am slowly trying to teach preschool to my almost 4 year old. I am not saying there isn't challenges or frustrations,  but overall we are all enjoying it and I am so grateful Yahweh has made me a teacher for my kids and showing me my purpose. I know parents are always teachers at all times but he really is helping it come full circle for us. I also feel more of a sense of happiness and accomplishment for it and it has really helped my creativity to bloom again. Thank you Father for putting this all together for us, you have broaden our horizons and helped our family grow more together and close. May you use our learning for your glory and good and continue blessing our family in this great new adventure. In Yahshua's name! HalleluYah!



A few scriptures to ponder on how our children are a wonderful blessing and gift from our Father and we are to teach them about him; 

 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. Psalm 127:3-5

And all thy children shall be taught of the YHWH; and great shall be the peace of thy children. Isiah 54:13


 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates. Deuteronomy 6:6-9


Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6


 

20 weeks

Just hit the halfway mark!  On Monday my husband, daughter and 3 year old went  to my ultrasound. We found out we are having another wonderful............ BOY!!! Our daughter took it well and I was prepared for having another brother.  Good news we have plenty of boy clothes.He is a very healthy baby and so I praise Yahweh for this blessing. I got a little stressed about choosing a name. Since I have 4 boys I am running out of ideas LOL. All the kids names end in N and I wanted a Hebrew name this time. We actually agreed on a name we liked in the past and will announce the baby's name once he is born. My due date is January 13th. We are excited for this new addition to our family. Children are a blessing! The bottom picture is our lovely, wonderful daughter. So blessed to have her and our other boys. Thank you YAH!!!!