The following post is a "Crissmas Special" based On an article by Eric Rauch, of American Vision. The second installment of the article, titled The ' Pagan Roots of Christmass', may be found @ "http://www.americanvision.org/article/the-pagan-roots-of-christmas/", or at American Vision's page.
Please take a moment to peruse this fine piece of theological consistency, along with the original article which is linked there. It is a real eye-opener on the issue.
Hint: Mr. Rauch is a BIG supporter of Christmas, and cookies will be given to all who read the article....and agree with his misguided leadings of course.
Please bear with me as I am posting my reply here in a rather large segment that is taken directly from the response which I tried to post on Eric's article.
A SPECIAL WORD needs to be said about Christian civility in this discussion. There is a lot of satirical response given to the article here. Part of this is a public repudiation of the seeming attack that was perpetrated upon all who follow the Regulative Principle of Worship. The other is a debate/argument of theological issues and teachings within the Church at large, and as such should be viewed as a robust wrestling match between two grumpy brothers. Grumpy? Yes. Brothers? Yes.
Both Eric and myself confess the name of Christ as Lord and seek to communicate the message of His Word to others. In that light, I would like to publicly convey that there is no attempt to question the Faith of the Author of the article in question.
Also, please forgive any editing and typo errors. The mill turns so fast, and these guys are so much smarter than me, it is hard to keep up and I posted quickly.
The response
First, let's just have a review of some descriptors that you lay against your brethren while oddly pleading for an awfully fishy call of unity:
[b]Pious[/b]: Last time I checked it was a blessing for someone to accuse me of piety. Is it still a good word in recon circles?
[b]Anti-pagan "Crusaders"[/b]: I especially like the crusader title though I had little to do, personally, with rolling back the bloody leg of Saladin. I think Calvin liked the idea of striving against the second leg of Anti-Christ though? If I remember right.
[b]Pharisees and Sadducee's[/b]: I feel like I am back in my old Charismatic church learning to 'fight the good fight' against any that dared call women preachers wrong! After all, there is no more male or female in Christ don't ya know!
[b]Niatirbian Apologetics[/b]: What's in it for Me?
Line upon line, seems like a good rule of thumb. But I will try it because it is also the prescribed method.
[quote]But the priest replied, It is not lawful, O Stranger, for us to change the date of Crissmas....[/quote]
Really? Is this priest going to predicate his entire argument on the principle that there is a law governing his appointed holy days?!? How awfully pious of him.
[quote]But what Hectaeus says, that Ex-mas and Crissmas are the same is not credible.[/quote]
I think that is Check, mate.
The regulative principle isn't concerned with Ex-mas and Crissmas being the same, different, or radically opposed to one another. It is concerned with whether they be explicitly commanded. If there were an issue worthy of comparison/contrast, it would be along the lines of consistency to light given. That is, the Ex-mass keeper is consistent with their faith of secular humanism. The Crissmas keeper must answer if he/she is consistent with Deuteronomy 12/ Mark 7, etc., or if he/she is only concerned with the expression of their will in worship.
[b]Pagan Roots, and Dog Bones[/b]
I was glad to see a little discussion of the historical origins of December 25th because it is always a good secondary source to use in the discussion of the Regulative Principle of Worship. It is kind of like using Josephus to give some perspective to certain issues/events found in Holy Writ. Of course we all know that a Minister would never construct/deconstruct an apologetic defense of the doctrine of inspiration based on his writings, but once in a while he may certainly throw a dog a bone, so to speak, to help validate a point.
[quote]There are really two holidays on December 25th. One...strictly materialistic...the other is about the Incarnation of Jesus Christ[/quote]
Well that certainly settles it then! We'll just go back to Niatirbian hermeneutics 'cause we clearly showed that the day cannot be changed without a word from Zeus.
[quote]I can't quite find a parallel between God's gift of His Son, and my gift of a toy...[/quote]
So, the new hermeneutic is whether or not we can find a meaningful religious parallel. I suppose you know that since you jumped off that bridge, you'll also have to attack the Puritans on iconography at some point. Oh...let's not give away the end just yet.
[quote]There is nothing wrong with traditions, it's just when traditions begin to control us that they become an issue.[/quote]
[i]Since you said it, it must be true. [/i] I prefer something along the lines of, If it violates the direct command of God to carry the Ark my way, and give the instruments to whom I choose, and to worship according to my will, then it becomes an issue.
[quote]God commanded Israel to have many traditions that were meant to remind them of Him and His law, but in Mark 7, Jesus condemns the Pharisees and scribes for trusting in the traditions themselves, rather than the Object of the tradition[/quote]
Sorry to be a contrarian, but what Christ actually condemned them for was..ahem...laying aside the command of God, for the traditions of man. Berkhoff does a nice job dealing with this in his discussion of the Jewish hermeneutic in Christ's day. The fact is, they replaced the Word of God with the Rabbinical compilations and the Massoretic text and a whole bunch of...well allegorical usage of God's law, in order to avoid obedience. Ouch! I hope that is received as instructive.
[quote]Is it true that the church just co-opted a pagan holiday and tried to turn it into a Christian holiday (holy day)? Well, the short answer is: "Yes, indeed it did." But I must ask a question of my own at this point: "So what?" Is it such a bad thing that the church took sun worship and substituted it for Son worship?[/quote]
So what? editing is also my weak point. I get your drift, but I just can't resist this one. Surely it was an Alexandrian slip! Is it such a bad thing that the Church took Mithra worship and SUBSTITUTED IT FOR Son worship?
[i]See there! I told you Ma! This guy is twistin' and pullin' and....and...well just pickin' on me! Every body knows i was just checkin' to see if that present had my name on it! Here he is trying to act like some holier-than-thou big guy 'cause he can spell t-h-e-o-l-o-g-y.[/i]
[quote]Regardless of how you view all of the Exmas and Christmas traditions, the fact that Mithra is a footnote in history and Christ is still remembered—even by those outside the church—is highly significant.
[/quote]
So we change hermeneutic principle yet again. I'm tellin' ya, Berkhoff isn't a hard read! Highly significant is now the hermeneutic of worship? Somebody needs to send Chalcedon the memo.
[quote]From its earliest beginnings, Christianity has always presented a problem for paganism. In fact, the confrontation between covenant-keepers and covenant-breakers has a long history, going all the way back to the Garden of Eden. We must keep in mind that paganism is always a perversion of the truth. Just as Satan is nothing more than a copycat of the One True God, so paganism is nothing more than a copycat religion of the One True Faith. God owns it all, nothing belonged to Satan in the first place.[/quote]
There you go again Joe....
Now anything a pagan does is just a copy-cat of true worship that needs our redemptive interpretation?!? So what Holy day do you suggest we make to show that we have 'reclaimed' the Fires of Molech. Or maybe you want to take a stab at the Feasts of Diana? The Apostle Paul really let that one slip by! You really miss Deuteronomy 12. I mean, you are the same group defending Uganda's efforts to criminalize sodomy, ( and rightly so), aren't you? How about that whole 'don't seek to know how the other nations served their gods', thing?!? Why is it that every time I try and get on board with my reconstructionist brethren they slip into antinomian googly-muck on the RPW?
[quote]If God was so concerned about His people getting tainted by the paganism of the Canaanites, why didn't He give the Israelites a different piece of land, seeing as how the Promised Land was now covered with pagans? [/quote]
He didn't give them other land because he gave them the RPW...Is there a hidden camera around here?
[quote]God was now revealing to His people that His method of operation is one of dividing and conquering[/quote]
How 'bout Separation and conquer? Your usage of divide indicates assimilation and conquest. That my friend, is Romanism. God's method is exactly opposite. He uses His word to teach separation and holiness. This is an issue of much error in the Church today. We must be clear on piety as a mark of God's people. I am not meaning external piety. Again, let's not give away your ending yet.
[quote]Thanksgiving[/quote]
Um...it's not a holy day dude. Civil magistrate/WCF/Directory for Public Worship...There is a guy that does a really good job on this stuff. His name is Joe Moorecroft/Morecraft, I forget...I'll send you a link. Remind me.
[quote]Sun-Day[/quote]
Copy-cat hermeneutic revisited.
[quote]Paul wasn't bothered that the Athenians were "religious in all respects," in fact, he viewed their religious beliefs as a way to tell them about the One True God. [/quote]
Yes, we can use Roman holy days to teach/evangelize. That is what is taking place brother.
[quote]Decorations are not a violation of either the regulative principle or the Second Commandment. If this is the case, there was a whole lot wrong with the tabernacle that God commanded Moses to build, adorned as it was with the silver, gold, and jewels plundered from the Egyptians. There is certainly a danger with traditions; they can easily become idols. But if we learn anything from the iconoclasts of the 16th and 17th centuries it should be this: destroying the idol is easy enough, but destroying the "idol factory" (Calvin's magnificent term) of the human heart is a much more difficult task. So difficult in fact that no "man" can do it, it takes a "God-man."
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You disparage God's explicit design of type and shadow as having, " a whole lot wrong" with it if you are incorrect?
We're quickly fading to a new discussion here, O Stranger. You are fighting for your will in worship in a very careless manner. Your logical train is running too hot. i.e;
1. Idols abound, In violation of God's law.
2. God clearly teaches that idols come from man's idolatrous heart.
3. Therefore, we must fight our brethren that are destroying idols, and we ourselves must use them as iconography, that we might cleanse men's heart, and instruct them about the incarnation of the God-man.
How about the Council of take-your-pick, or the canons of that place over there, or maybe the preaching of the word as opposed to imagery and logical fallacies.
Your last paragraph is summing up the Christian faith and the "point of redemption"
To be frank, I'm just worn out man. Your concept of redemption and 'reconciling the world to himself', is a throw back to the divide and conquer misconception. Redemption was not accomplished so I can have a Holy day that is not commanded. Now don't yell at me! You're the one that reduced your theory to that point! Reconciliation is so I can worship the Son on Sun-day??? Really now. I worship the Lord on His appointed day every week. I also consider His incarnation the way He wants me to. In connection with the two Sacraments that He ordained. I don't think Exmas, or Crissmas was on His Christmas list.
Bob Mothershed
Friday, December 25, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
New Blog entries at Eternal Truths Applied
Friends,
New blog entries will be found at "http://etenaltruthsapplied.blogspot.com/" from this point onward. I have enjoyed the time here and have learned much. For my Agrarian friends, please do not think that I am abandoning agrarian ideas. I am not. I simply want to expand my blog to other areas that are distinctly Reformed and Confessional in nature. I have never been convinced of the Agrarian Hermeneutic, as I call it, and the way that it is most predominantly displayed today in the writings of my good friends out there.
I am entering the ministry and am learning new skills by which to study and interpret, along with developing my idea of systematic/biblical theology. This is causing a need to expand into some areas that I have previously avoided, academically speaking. It is also opening my eyes to the need for a truly reformed view of the agrarian paradigm. By paradigm, I mean the following definition,
"a philosophical and theoretical framework of a scientific school or discipline within which theories, laws, and generalizations and the experiments performed in support of them are formulated; broadly : a philosophical or theoretical framework of any kind."[1]
O.K.! HANG IN THERE, all of you that are shaking your heads in disgust of all things academic, like I used to do!
My purpose is really to take the Agrarian idea a step further than I have before. By entering discussion with men of known influence and caliber within the most trusted theological circles of our day, ( strictly reformed), I hope to shed more light on the theories of agrarianism.
To be honest, there is one aspect of Agrarianism that I am consciously rejecting until I can develop more learning. That area is Biblical Agrarianism.
Stop chocking all of you! I know you are saying, "But Bob, THAT is the point of what we have all been studying and living for these years! How COULD you miss it now?!"
Let me explain. I am only rejecting one main idea and that is the teaching that Agrarianism is the only valid economic system endorsed by the Scriptures. The idea that Cities, are innately evil, is a hermeneutic I cannot yet embrace. I find that Heaven being spoken of as a city, along with many other such ideas found in Scripture conflict with that idea.
This does NOT mean that I am givin' up the good life! Rather it means, that I want to better define the Good Life. I do earnestly believe that a part of the best life that we can have while sojourning here is when we are most connected to the principles of agrarian living. I am just not sure if that is because of my personality and disbelief that anyone could possibly thrive in concrete and steel, or if there is an actual principal in Scripture which condemns the latter as un-biblical living.
So then, please fell free to come on over and enjoy the journey that I am continuing on and please continue to pray for my health and circumstances.
P.S. You ll find a lot of the same links on the new site! May God bless and keep you.
Bob M.
The Pilgrim Pundit
New blog entries will be found at "http://etenaltruthsapplied.blogspot.com/" from this point onward. I have enjoyed the time here and have learned much. For my Agrarian friends, please do not think that I am abandoning agrarian ideas. I am not. I simply want to expand my blog to other areas that are distinctly Reformed and Confessional in nature. I have never been convinced of the Agrarian Hermeneutic, as I call it, and the way that it is most predominantly displayed today in the writings of my good friends out there.
I am entering the ministry and am learning new skills by which to study and interpret, along with developing my idea of systematic/biblical theology. This is causing a need to expand into some areas that I have previously avoided, academically speaking. It is also opening my eyes to the need for a truly reformed view of the agrarian paradigm. By paradigm, I mean the following definition,
"a philosophical and theoretical framework of a scientific school or discipline within which theories, laws, and generalizations and the experiments performed in support of them are formulated; broadly : a philosophical or theoretical framework of any kind."[1]
O.K.! HANG IN THERE, all of you that are shaking your heads in disgust of all things academic, like I used to do!
My purpose is really to take the Agrarian idea a step further than I have before. By entering discussion with men of known influence and caliber within the most trusted theological circles of our day, ( strictly reformed), I hope to shed more light on the theories of agrarianism.
To be honest, there is one aspect of Agrarianism that I am consciously rejecting until I can develop more learning. That area is Biblical Agrarianism.
Stop chocking all of you! I know you are saying, "But Bob, THAT is the point of what we have all been studying and living for these years! How COULD you miss it now?!"
Let me explain. I am only rejecting one main idea and that is the teaching that Agrarianism is the only valid economic system endorsed by the Scriptures. The idea that Cities, are innately evil, is a hermeneutic I cannot yet embrace. I find that Heaven being spoken of as a city, along with many other such ideas found in Scripture conflict with that idea.
This does NOT mean that I am givin' up the good life! Rather it means, that I want to better define the Good Life. I do earnestly believe that a part of the best life that we can have while sojourning here is when we are most connected to the principles of agrarian living. I am just not sure if that is because of my personality and disbelief that anyone could possibly thrive in concrete and steel, or if there is an actual principal in Scripture which condemns the latter as un-biblical living.
So then, please fell free to come on over and enjoy the journey that I am continuing on and please continue to pray for my health and circumstances.
P.S. You ll find a lot of the same links on the new site! May God bless and keep you.
Bob M.
The Pilgrim Pundit
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
December 16th,2009
As some of you know I have gone through a series of spinal injections in recent months that has left me in fairly bad condition. Lately, the bad effects have started wearing off and I have even wondered if the shots might actually be doing some good. But, as each day brings the same thing i am more convinced than ever that these injections have permanently damaged some new areas of my nerve centers in some way. Still, they say that the vast majority are greatly helped by these procedures and that I am one of those 'few' that 'do not respond well'.
For me it has been a nightmare of paralysis and pain in the lower portion of my body. Thankfully, i have regained use of my left leg but the weakness is pronounced and the p-a-i-n is bad stuff. Several nights were spent in local emergency rooms getting sedated that I might rest some. The last few days have been a needed break in the cycle and I am very thankful to the Lord that I am still able to think and remain free of the constant influence of narcotics. This has been a serious concern as I have entered into official training as a ministerial candidate within denomination. I continue to seek God's will in these matters and have filed for S.S.D.I. as a result of being out of work for almost 2 years now. it is not the best situation and I certainly tend to rant against abusive watse of programs like S.S. but I have little choice at this time. I am seeking to keep my family afloat and our nearly $16,000 mortgage from defaulting. actually, this is my Pastor's motgage and that is all the more reason i want to fight and save his property. His land was paid for and free until I was hurt and he bought a mobile home for my family to move into. The guy has paid my lights as well, every single month since my injury. Well, except for the blessing I received last year from the Piper family which kept us afloat for over 6 months!
Just continue to pray that God will help the SS process a fast one as healing seems unlikely at the moment.
We are not wanting to complain alot as there are too many pro's out there doing that now. Rather, we hope to convey our trust in the Lord and our gratefulness for the mercy we have been shown. Most any one else would have been sent to a homeless shelter a long time ago. We even had some one buy us an 8 month supply of toilet paper about 7 months ago! It is amazing what you become thankful for in hard times!
I think many more of us will have to learn this in the coming days as our judgement continues nationally. We will pray for one another and fulfill the law of Christ.
For me it has been a nightmare of paralysis and pain in the lower portion of my body. Thankfully, i have regained use of my left leg but the weakness is pronounced and the p-a-i-n is bad stuff. Several nights were spent in local emergency rooms getting sedated that I might rest some. The last few days have been a needed break in the cycle and I am very thankful to the Lord that I am still able to think and remain free of the constant influence of narcotics. This has been a serious concern as I have entered into official training as a ministerial candidate within denomination. I continue to seek God's will in these matters and have filed for S.S.D.I. as a result of being out of work for almost 2 years now. it is not the best situation and I certainly tend to rant against abusive watse of programs like S.S. but I have little choice at this time. I am seeking to keep my family afloat and our nearly $16,000 mortgage from defaulting. actually, this is my Pastor's motgage and that is all the more reason i want to fight and save his property. His land was paid for and free until I was hurt and he bought a mobile home for my family to move into. The guy has paid my lights as well, every single month since my injury. Well, except for the blessing I received last year from the Piper family which kept us afloat for over 6 months!
Just continue to pray that God will help the SS process a fast one as healing seems unlikely at the moment.
We are not wanting to complain alot as there are too many pro's out there doing that now. Rather, we hope to convey our trust in the Lord and our gratefulness for the mercy we have been shown. Most any one else would have been sent to a homeless shelter a long time ago. We even had some one buy us an 8 month supply of toilet paper about 7 months ago! It is amazing what you become thankful for in hard times!
I think many more of us will have to learn this in the coming days as our judgement continues nationally. We will pray for one another and fulfill the law of Christ.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Time flies when your busy
Well, today we are packing for our return trip to WV and I still haven't posted the first trip! I guess I'm a pretty unreliable read, but I will try and get better when we return.
I plan on doing some study on blogging to learn a bit more about it, so hopefully it will have been worth the wait.
Also, please continue to pray for my health situation. The doctors are now leaning away from surgery and have recommended full disability. As you can well imagine, this doesn't exactly fit into my worldview. While many of my countrymen would be thrilled at the idea of getting a disability check from the govt. I am not one of them. Here we stand on the very end of the Empire, and they are trying to encourage me to sign on for a bigger role in the pillaging of my fellow man before they finish their song!
I am hoping that a modest adjustment can be made that will allow me to live and work on our land without the need for drugs. And without the governments involvement with any part of my existence. Please pray with me about these things as you have opportunity.
Many thanks, and see you in a few weeks.
I plan on doing some study on blogging to learn a bit more about it, so hopefully it will have been worth the wait.
Also, please continue to pray for my health situation. The doctors are now leaning away from surgery and have recommended full disability. As you can well imagine, this doesn't exactly fit into my worldview. While many of my countrymen would be thrilled at the idea of getting a disability check from the govt. I am not one of them. Here we stand on the very end of the Empire, and they are trying to encourage me to sign on for a bigger role in the pillaging of my fellow man before they finish their song!
I am hoping that a modest adjustment can be made that will allow me to live and work on our land without the need for drugs. And without the governments involvement with any part of my existence. Please pray with me about these things as you have opportunity.
Many thanks, and see you in a few weeks.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
The pause before the storm
We have made it back from our recent trip to WV but we won't be home long!
We had a very productive time during August and most of September as we did some serious preparation with some seriously raw land! There will be quite a few photo's and tid-bits about logging, saw-milling, and chiggers...LOT'S of chiggers....coming soon!
My hope is to post a bit over the next couple weeks because we are returning to WV for the month of October so that we may complete a pole barn and 2 16X12 foot rooms on our humble abode!
The Lord is always gracious, and there is a lot to share with this new adventure and the things we are learning.
We actually made it through a month of no running water, and no electricity, with 9 children and 4 adults covered in chiggers and poison sumac for most of the time! We are talkin' serious lessons learned about WV wilderness living!
Thankfully, no bears have been encountered and everybody left with the same body parts they came with. And that, after dropping some 30 large diameter trees along with a hundred scrubs and bushes.
Yes indeed! We have much to be thankful for!
Well, as you can imagine there is a ton of catching up to do before we turn around and do the whole thing again! We also have two children that we will be teaching to read over the next few weeks, so ...busy, busy.
I promise that I will try and steal enough time to share some of the amazing times that we have had lately.
P.S., Did I mention our week long trip to Monticello and the surrounding area!!!
Hope to share soon.
Grace and Peace, Bob
We had a very productive time during August and most of September as we did some serious preparation with some seriously raw land! There will be quite a few photo's and tid-bits about logging, saw-milling, and chiggers...LOT'S of chiggers....coming soon!
My hope is to post a bit over the next couple weeks because we are returning to WV for the month of October so that we may complete a pole barn and 2 16X12 foot rooms on our humble abode!
The Lord is always gracious, and there is a lot to share with this new adventure and the things we are learning.
We actually made it through a month of no running water, and no electricity, with 9 children and 4 adults covered in chiggers and poison sumac for most of the time! We are talkin' serious lessons learned about WV wilderness living!
Thankfully, no bears have been encountered and everybody left with the same body parts they came with. And that, after dropping some 30 large diameter trees along with a hundred scrubs and bushes.
Yes indeed! We have much to be thankful for!
Well, as you can imagine there is a ton of catching up to do before we turn around and do the whole thing again! We also have two children that we will be teaching to read over the next few weeks, so ...busy, busy.
I promise that I will try and steal enough time to share some of the amazing times that we have had lately.
P.S., Did I mention our week long trip to Monticello and the surrounding area!!!
Hope to share soon.
Grace and Peace, Bob
Sunday, August 2, 2009
A brief update and needed pause
I wanted to let my vast readership know what is going on in my little slice of the world.
Since last blogging, our new baby girl has been doing well and the family is adjusting to the new pecking order! Her father ( that's me!) however, has taken a turn for the worse. My health has become much worse than we anticipated. Mostly, it is related to general pain and the need to take large doses of really nasty medicine. For those of you who are not familiar with pain medicines let me tell you that they cause as many problems as they solve.
The upside is that they have completed a few successful, albeit, painful tests that have determined the level and extent of the nerve damage. This will allow them to see exactly where and how the spinal cord is injured and come up with a long term treatment plan. For this, I am very grateful.
For the past month I have been in a virtual whirlwind of pain and/or delirium from the medicine and the associated problems. I am planning a few blogs on this whole process and what you can expect from our new socialized health system, since that is what I have been on for the last 12 months to get to this point. A very long year to get a few answers that could be achieved in a few days if the right procedures are applied! Anyway, that will have to wait because I will be out of commission for the next month as we are planning to leave for a trip to the mountains for the month of August. We were originally planning on going back to West Virginia and felling trees and saw milling them into lumber for this whole month but my health has changed our plans! Instead, our gracious hosts will be taking us on a tour of our national landmarks and do some general resting. The day before leaving I will get a spinal block that is supposed to numb all nerves in my injured areas so it will be a pain free/drug free month!!!!! I will post the updates in the second week of September, just before my expected surgery dates.
All prayers are appreciated and I thank you for your patience in my delays answering your comments. There have been few lucid days lately and I look forward to being pain/drug free as soon as possible.
Until then...
Since last blogging, our new baby girl has been doing well and the family is adjusting to the new pecking order! Her father ( that's me!) however, has taken a turn for the worse. My health has become much worse than we anticipated. Mostly, it is related to general pain and the need to take large doses of really nasty medicine. For those of you who are not familiar with pain medicines let me tell you that they cause as many problems as they solve.
The upside is that they have completed a few successful, albeit, painful tests that have determined the level and extent of the nerve damage. This will allow them to see exactly where and how the spinal cord is injured and come up with a long term treatment plan. For this, I am very grateful.
For the past month I have been in a virtual whirlwind of pain and/or delirium from the medicine and the associated problems. I am planning a few blogs on this whole process and what you can expect from our new socialized health system, since that is what I have been on for the last 12 months to get to this point. A very long year to get a few answers that could be achieved in a few days if the right procedures are applied! Anyway, that will have to wait because I will be out of commission for the next month as we are planning to leave for a trip to the mountains for the month of August. We were originally planning on going back to West Virginia and felling trees and saw milling them into lumber for this whole month but my health has changed our plans! Instead, our gracious hosts will be taking us on a tour of our national landmarks and do some general resting. The day before leaving I will get a spinal block that is supposed to numb all nerves in my injured areas so it will be a pain free/drug free month!!!!! I will post the updates in the second week of September, just before my expected surgery dates.
All prayers are appreciated and I thank you for your patience in my delays answering your comments. There have been few lucid days lately and I look forward to being pain/drug free as soon as possible.
Until then...
Thursday, June 25, 2009
A healthy home-birthed baby girl!
Praise the Lord, for He is good!
We are happy to welcome our new daughter into the family! Mary Elizabeth wass born @4:10 am on Thursday in the comfort of our bathtub. 9lbs 2oz, 22" long and a head full of hair!
We are pleased..and tired.
We are happy to welcome our new daughter into the family! Mary Elizabeth wass born @4:10 am on Thursday in the comfort of our bathtub. 9lbs 2oz, 22" long and a head full of hair!
We are pleased..and tired.
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