07:56 - Friday, July 4, 2008 - {0} -
Again, I am reading this book.......... and I am compelled to seek out Scriptures......to support or refute what I have read. Funny, I keep coming back to 'sin'. That is the root. Emotions are just a symptom of sin. Sickness is the outward manifestation (not all cases :-) of sins mutilation of the body.
Proverbs 2
Moral Benefits of Wisdom
1 My son, if you accept my words
and store up my commands within you,
2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding,
3 and if you call out for insight
and cry aloud for understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,
Look at that word "if".Wisdom, Understanding. Ok, where do I find it. THE WORD, ok, I have 3 Bibles in the house (maybe more) Verse 5. Look for it like it's TREASURE. Have you ever looked for treasure? I have........God says "IF", If I do these things..............
5 then you will understand the fear of the LORD
and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the LORD gives wisdom,
and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7 He holds victory in store for the upright,
he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
8 for he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones.
9 Then you will understand what is right and just
and fair—every good path.
10 For wisdom will enter your heart,
and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
11 Discretion will protect you,
and understanding will guard you.
OK IF I do the first part, my part, the seeking part THEN.....THEN.......THEN.......not the other way around. I must seek, THEN I will understand, and know. THEN He will give me wisdom. THEN He will be my shield. THEN He will guard, protect me. THEN I will understand, have wisdom, and knowledge. ONLY THEN, after I do the "if's". Only then.............
12 Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men,
from men whose words are perverse,
13 who leave the straight paths
to walk in dark ways,
14 who delight in doing wrong
and rejoice in the perverseness of evil,
15 whose paths are crooked
and who are devious in their ways.
16 It will save you also from the adulteress,
from the wayward wife with her seductive words,
17 who has left the partner of her youth
and ignored the covenant she made before God.
18 For her house leads down to death
and her paths to the spirits of the dead.
19 None who go to her return
or attain the paths of life.
20 Thus you will walk in the ways of good men
and keep to the paths of the righteous.
21 For the upright will live in the land,
and the blameless will remain in it;
22 but the wicked will be cut off from the land,
and the unfaithful will be torn from it.
Sin in verses 12-22. Peversion, walking in darkness, delight in sin, rejoice in evil, crooked paths, devious ways, adultery.
Delights in sin (gossip, slander,attracting the attention of other men,)
Rejoices in Evil (watching a movie or TV program Jesus would never watch and getting excited when the "bad guy gets his".) Reading People magazine and getting your emotions all stirred up there. Slandering a neighbor....
Crooked paths, devious ways? Manipulation in the form of pouting, tempertantrums, silent treatment, using your body to get what you want, Putting thoughts into others heads to get them to think the way you think. Lying.
All of these 'sins' can make me sick.
Sleeplessness, headaches, acid reflux, indigestion, irritable bowel, ulcers, unexplained aches and pains, blurred vision, panic attacks.And more!
Any of these 'symptoms' can lead to greater problems, cancer, high blood pressure, heart attack. It's like leaving an infection untreated. It starts off small, but could grow so much that you can loose a whole leg, or your life.
Sin, is the infection.
I have to rid myself of the sin......then the symptoms will go too!!
08:04 - Thursday, July 3, 2008 - {1} -
yep i am
a Damascus Road incident would be nice right now..........
08:50 - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 - {0} -
So I am reading this book....... Now I am searching the Scriptures. I have read the first chapter of the book..and the first Scripture that popped into my head was this. My thoughts are in blue. It's long........but.............
1 Samuel 25
David, Nabal and Abigai
1 Now Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and mourned for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah. Emotion, sadness.Then David moved down into the Desert of Maon.
2 A certain man in Maon, who had property there at Carmel, was very wealthy. He had a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing in Carmel.
3 His name was Nabal and his wife's name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was surly and mean in his dealings. I am sure, because it was mentioned, being a Calebite has a special meaning. BUT the description.....Surly, mean in his dealings. Those are powerful words.
4 While David was in the desert, he heard that Nabal was shearing sheep.
5 So he sent ten young men and said to them, "Go up to Nabal at Carmel and greet him in my name. 6 Say to him: 'Long life to you! Good health to you and your household! And good health to all that is yours!
7 " 'Now I hear that it is sheep-shearing time. When your shepherds were with us, we did not mistreat them, and the whole time they were at Carmel nothing of theirs was missing. 8 Ask your own servants and they will tell you. Therefore be favorable toward my young men, since we come at a festive time. Please give your servants and your son David whatever you can find for them.' "Ok, David, he's got hungry troops. I know when I am hungry, I can go for happy to crazy in about 0.2 seconds. David is doing what he can to feed his hungry men.
9 When David's men arrived, they gave Nabal this message in David's name. Then they waited.
10 Nabal answered David's servants, "Who is this David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants are breaking away from their masters these days. 11 Why should I take my bread and water, and the meat I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give it to men coming from who knows where?"Ok, well, Nabal lives up to the description of himself. Everyone knows who David is. He is being a smarty pants. Then he accuses (falsely I might add) Then he displays his greed and selfishness. Yep, Nabal is full of ugliness.
12 David's men turned around and went back. When they arrived, they reported every word.
13 David said to his men, "Put on your swords!" So they put on their swords, and David put on his. About four hundred men went up with David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.WHOOOAA gross over reaction here!! But, again, hot anger and an empty belly will cause you to say and do some crazy things.
14 One of the servants told Nabal's wife Abigail: "David sent messengers from the desert to give our master his greetings, but he hurled insults at them. 15 Yet these men were very good to us. They did not mistreat us, and the whole time we were out in the fields near them nothing was missing. 16 Night and day they were a wall around us all the time we were herding our sheep near them. 17 Now think it over and see what you can do, because disaster is hanging over our master and his whole household. He is such a wicked man that no one can talk to him."Ok, Nabal's servant: (A) He knows first hand Nabal's a bad dude, he's his servant. (B) He tells Abigail the TRUTH about David.(C) He knows that bad things are about to happen. Nabal is wicked, David is ticked off.
18 Abigail lost no time. She took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five dressed sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred cakes of raisins and two hundred cakes of pressed figs, and loaded them on donkeys. 19 Then she told her servants, "Go on ahead; I'll follow you." But she did not tell her husband Nabal.
20 As she came riding her donkey into a mountain ravine, there were David and his men descending toward her, and she met them.
21 David had just said, "It's been useless—all my watching over this fellow's property in the desert so that nothing of his was missing. He has paid me back evil for good. 22 be it ever so severely, if by morning I leave alive one male of all who belong to him!" May God deal with David,WHOOOOOAAA David. Vengeance belongs to the Lord. Hot temper.......with a long burn. David stayed very very angry for a long time. This was not a 20 min ride.
23 When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey and bowed down before David with her face to the ground. 24 She fell at his feet and said: "My lord, let the blame be on me alone. Please let your servant speak to you; hear what your servant has to say. 25 May my lord pay no attention to that wicked man Nabal. He is just like his name—his name is Fool, and folly goes with him. But as for me, your servant, I did not see the men my master sent.
26 "Now since the LORD has kept you, my master, from bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hands, as surely as the LORD lives and as you live, may your enemies and all who intend to harm my master be like Nabal. 27 And let this gift, which your servant has brought to my master, be given to the men who follow you. 28 Please forgive your servant's offense, for the LORD will certainly make a lasting dynasty for my master, because he fights the LORD's battles. Let no wrongdoing be found in you as long as you live. 29 Even though someone is pursuing you to take your life, the life of my master will be bound securely in the bundle of the living by the LORD your God. But the lives of your enemies he will hurl away as from the pocket of a sling. 30 When the LORD has done for my master every good thing he promised concerning him and has appointed him leader over Israel, 31 my master will not have on his conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed or of having avenged himself. And when the LORD has brought my master success, remember your servant."Abigail! She is humble, she is generous, she is appreciative, she has a true, servants heart.
32 David said to Abigail, "Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, who has sent you today to meet me. 33 May you be blessed for your good judgment and for keeping me from bloodshed this day and from avenging myself with my own hands. 34 Otherwise, as surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, who has kept me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, not one male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by daybreak."
35 Then David accepted from her hand what she had brought him and said, "Go home in peace. I have heard your words and granted your request."AHHHHHHHH but even hot tempered David, is teachable.
36 When Abigail went to Nabal, he was in the house holding a banquet like that of a king. He was in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until daybreak. 37 Then in the morning, when Nabal was sober, his wife told him all these things, and his heart failed him and he became like a stone. 38 About ten days later, the LORD struck Nabal and he died."Like that of a king" hmmmmm rich foods, guttonous behavior, drunk. I am SURE this is not the first time Nabal has done this :-). "His heart failed"...........He's mean, surly, a smart aleic, selfish, greedy, fraud, (banquet LIKE a king) and now he's had heart failure. 10 days later, he's dead. He rotted himself, from the inside, out.
39 When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, "Praise be to the LORD, who has upheld my cause against Nabal for treating me with contempt. He has kept his servant from doing wrong and has brought Nabal's wrongdoing down on his own head." David let vengenance be the Lords. David was ready to go take matters into his own hands.........but because of one person's level head, David did not sin greatly.
Then David sent word to Abigail, asking her to become his wife. 40 His servants went to Carmel and said to Abigail, "David has sent us to you to take you to become his wife."
41 She bowed down with her face to the ground and said, "Here is your maidservant, ready to serve you and wash the feet of my master's servants." 42 Abigail quickly got on a donkey and, attended by her five maids, went with David's messengers and became his wife. 43 David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both were his wives. 44 But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David's wife, to Paltiel son of Laish, who was from Gallim.
So sin is the root, the emotion that you see is a result of that sin. Nabal was mean, surly. So you see his sin of greed, false accusing, gluttony, drunkenness, wickedness is the root. What comes out of this mans mouth is the manifestation of that sin. David's sin was his hot temper. He was ready to slaughter all of the men that belonged to Nabal.
It's not the 'emotions' that kill us. They are just the symptom of the real disease. Sin.
Like a child with a high fever due to an infection, raunchy emotions are the symptom of sin.
Sin is the problem.
Ok, I get that.
07:24 - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 - {0} -
Let me preface this with, this book is not the 'end all beat all' and I am SURE it is not 'perfect' and I am SURE I will find errors...........but.
It's (so far) a good stepping stone. Meaning, it's giving me a bit of a 'guide' when seeking out Scripture for answers.
The book is called "Deadly Emotions" by Dr. Don Colbert.
So here's what he says:
* The mind and body are linked. How you feel emotionally can determine how you feel physically.
(Now, what I am doing is seeking out Scripture that either supports this claim........or refutes it)
* Certain emotions release hormones into the physical body that, in turn, can trigger the development of a host of diseases.
(ditto above)
*Researchers have directly and scientifically linked emotions to hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diseases related to the immune system. Studies have also highly correlated emotions with infections, allergies and autoimmune diseases.
(Double ditto.)
* Specifically, research has linked emotions such as depression to an increased risk of developing cancer and heart disease. Emotions such as anxiety and fear have shown a direct tie to heart palpitations, mitral valve prolapse, irritable bowel syndrome, and tension headaches, as well as other diseases.
(Ditto again).
Here's another little tid bit to chew on.
Stress is the body and mind's response to any pressure that disrupts their normal balance.
It occurs when our preceptions of event don't meet our expectations and we don't manage our reaction to the disappointment.
Stress, that unmanaged reaction, expresses itself as resistance, tension, strain or frustration, throwing off our physiological and psychological equilibrium and keeping us out of sync.
If our equilibrium is disturbed for long, the stress becomes disabling.
We fade from overload, feel emotionally shut down and eventually get sick.
Now THAT is a 2.00 statement!
Stress is the result of *my* reaction to expectations of others, and *my* mishandling of disappointment.
SO
If this is a 'true and accurate statement" I will be able to find Scripture to support this.
IF this is a "true and accurate statement" this is good news.....because if *I* am the cause of this problem, then *I* can eliminate this problem...........and thats good news!!
Before I move to chapter 2, I will find Scripture to support what is said in chapter 1.
07:56 - Tuesday, July 1, 2008 - {0} -
Ok let's see....
Mortgage, check. Gotta pay it.
Propane, check. On the budget @ 200.00 a month. This figure is based upon the prior years usage. In the summer? A/C is set at 80. (we have high ceilings and lots of ceiling fans) In the winter? 62 degrees at night, 65 when were up.
Imagine what my budget payment would be if I kept it "comfortable"!!!! YIKES
Electric bill, check. Winter it runs 150.00---summer (well normal summers when it's hot) 200-225.00 A MONTH.
I leave nothing plugged in. No lights left on in any room, ever.
No tv until late in the evening, if even then.
((Refridge, stand up freezer, dehumidifier, and 2 fifty gallon water heaters.........there's my ele. bill!!!))
Phone and Cell bills, check.
I *could* eliminate the cells.......but, I am under contract, and it would cost me a few hundred dollars to get out of it......and when the kids start driving, I want them to have one, just in case........
SO this is a 'non-essential' but, a 'non-negotiable'.
Internet check. $20.00 a month. I could chuck this out the window, but we actually use it for more than just 'pleasure'. The gas it would cost to 'run to the library' would be at least 20.00 a month. So this one is a wash.
Satellite bill, check. OK this one is totally non essential.
70.00 a month X 12 months = $840.00 a year.
That is for "unlimited 24 x 7 entertainment, and education.
How much would I spend going to museums?
How much would I spend going to the movies, or video store?
How much would I spend going to festivals?
Local TV is so trashy there is absolutely nothing on there I would watch............
So that's it.
Where can I cut fat?
Ok, let's say satellite and internet.
That's about 100.00 a month.
That's 1 tank of gas in my car, and 1 tank of gas in my dh bike.
That's what we spend a week on gasoline, in the summer.
Double this for winter.
100.00 is 1/2 a weeks worth of groceries.
100.00 is socks, underwear, and 1 pair of shorts for each kid.
100.00 is just not that much money any more.........
Someone out there is way smarter than me.......maybe they have the answers???
08:15 - Monday, June 30, 2008 - {3} -
I have lived here all my life.
I am not so old I cannot vividly remember what the temperature was like THIS TIME last year, the year before and the year before that.
Last week (June 23-27) LAST YEAR, and the prior years that I can recall........is the week that the 90 degree days begin. It's hot. The A/C runs all the time, it's muggy, lightning bugs abound, when you walk out to take the trash out your skin instantly begins to sweat.......
Today? Yesterday? Last week?
It's cold.
No, I mean burrrr cold.
Temps dipping into the LOW 60s, HIGH 50's at night.
Day time temps hitting LOW 70's?
This is October weather........
April this year in Zone 5 was cold.
May this year in Zone 5 was cold.
JUNE this year in Zone 5...........COLD.
My poor garden.......and flower bed for that matter........the only time I have seen "growth spurts"? On the couple of days that it got hot. THAT'S IT.
I do hope that the Lord will extend summer into November. I will be sad if we have labored in this garden (and the $$) for naught.
07:55 - Monday, June 30, 2008 - {0} -
It is amazing the things you will do when money gets tight. I have always known it was the cheapest place in town for dry goods. I have always know that they deal down and dirty on most of their grocery items.......
I did it. I went to Wal-Mart.
I had things to buy for my daughters birthday party.
BBQ sauce, Cocktail sauce, serving spoons, trashcan, birthday gift, watermelon, ice t mix, bacon, fabric, chips, lemons, corn stickers, paper table cloths, kosher hot dogs, cream chz, peanut butter.
IF I would have shopped at Meijer or Target?
It would have cost me $50.00--to--$60.00 more.
No kidding, really.........that much.
I shop at Meijer each week for my groceries......and I have been pricing these items to see about how much it would cost. I need that extra 50.00 for gasoline........I can no longer NOT shop Wal-mart. It would be foolish.
So there is one Wal-mart within a 20 mile radius of my home that is clean, well kept, well stocked, and friendly. That is the one I will shop at.
I am just floored at how much cheaper they are.
07:33 - Monday, June 30, 2008 - {0} -
Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Hebrews 11 goes on to talk about all the pillars of Faith in the OT.
The way I am reading it is this: Faith first, then action follows.
Or, because they had Faith, they were called to action.
There are days I struggle with: am I "doing" enough for the Lord. Then I ask: What is it He wants me to "do"?
That takes me to the Scripture: Love the Lord, My God, with all my heart, mind, soul and strength, and Love my neighbor as myself.
Tall order to fill when you really think about it.......
08:32 - Sunday, June 29, 2008 - {0} -
Ok, after a little "N cocktail" and some HEAT..........my basil is looking much much better.
The person I emailed at Purdue University said: Basil LOVES heat, and it has been 'cool' in my area........
My white pumpkin plants are huge.
My squash and zucchini are getting flowers.
My tomatoes have a few pieces of fruit hanging on the vine.
So what my garden needed was not more water..........but some N and some HEAT!!!
We need to move some of that global warming to zone 5!
HA HA
08:26 - Sunday, June 29, 2008 - {1} -
If you are in the mood for some 'meat'.......a big juicy steak.........check out this blog.
Her last 3 entries, especially, but really most any of her entries on weighty matters are good!!
Please enjoy
Her blog "Root of Bitterness" is something that speaks out loud to me.
The 5 qualities of the bitter person:
The Justifier. Been there done that. Woe woe is me.
The Critical. Yep, guilty again
The Happy Dancer when others hurt. Ok...no, I don't. I am growing up in this area. I am try to see others thru the eyes of God and HE doesn't like it when we hurt.........nor should I.
The Hater. Hmmmmmmmm ok, hate is such a strong word. How about gross mistrust. Ok, with that, I can say "guilty". I don't hate _______ but baby, I can really do with out them!! Gross mistrust.
They struggle to see bitterness in the mirror: Unfortunately (but I guess it's fortunately) I see it loud and clear. I hate it. That I do hate.
I want that bitter root to shrivel up and die. Once and for all.
But how?
Oh, Forgivenss you say? What's that look like?
If I ever figure it out.......I shall write a book so that no one else will have to struggle like I do.
She just has good posts!!!
08:16 - Saturday, June 28, 2008 - {1} -
I am struggling.
I have a verse that keeps popping in my head........
2 Corinthians 6:14-18
Do Not Be Yoked With Unbelievers
14 Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?
15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial[a]? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? 1
16 What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: "I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people."[b]
17 "Therefore come out from them
and be separate, says the Lord.
Touch no unclean thing,
and I will receive you."[c]
18 "I will be a Father to you,
and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."[d]
Footnotes:
- 2 Corinthians 6:15 Greek Beliar, a variant of Belial
- 2 Corinthians 6:16 Lev. 26:12; Jer. 32:38; Ezek. 37:27
- 2 Corinthians 6:17 Isaiah 52:11; Ezek. 20:34,41
- 2 Corinthians 6:18 2 Samuel 7:14; 7:8
Yoked. A yoke is a device that 2 oxen stick their heads in and together, they preform the task their master gives them.
So they are serving, the same master, working side by side.
Do not be 'yoked' with unbelievers.
What's rattling around in my head and my heart is this: I don't need to be a big jerk OR be all dramatic and make a scene.I can just let this go........
It's not like she calls anyway.
But 'yoked'. That is a curious word.
Yoked like marriage? Yoked like business partners? Yoked like close friendships?
Yokes are for 2.
Two, who must serve the same master.
God gives me a choice, who I wish to serve.
I would like to choose Him.
06:53 - Friday, June 27, 2008 - {4} -
1. When your friend doesn't return your phone calls, emails or text messages.
2. When your friend DOES call, it sounds more like they are reading off a script card than talking to you.
3. When you get off the phone with your friend and you realize the conversation was their way of "checking in so they feel like they really are a friend" and not really about 'how are you'.
4. When they don't invite you to their home for get together's.
5. When they don't invited you and your kids to swim.
6. When they start spending large chunks of their time with people of "ill repute".
7. When they become steeped in a sin, and only want to hang out with people who (a) over look it (b) ignore it (c) condone it, or worse, (d) are doing the same thing.
8. When the only time they call you or talk to you is when things are down and out in their lives and they have no one else to talk to.
9. When they start lying.
10. And the final sign that it's time to let a friendship go..........when every time you think about them, it hurts. When every time you call and leave a message, you know they are not going to call back, and it hurts. When they do call you back (on that rare occasion) you can hear in their voice, they don't care.....they are just "checking in with you because it's on their list of things to do today" like being your friend is a 'duty'. You know it's time to let it go........
03:08 - Thursday, June 26, 2008 - {5} -
Wanted: Friendship
Looking for people who wish to start and maintain life long friendships.
Love for the Lord, a must. Willingness for "Iron sharpening Iron" a must. Genuine desire to serve Him is a must.
Must enjoy laughter, large gatherings, eating, and games. Must be able to play (and enjoy) Eucher, Poker, and board games well into the night, without alcohol.
Looking for genuine real relationships.
Please reply to _________________
(wow)
07:39 - Thursday, June 26, 2008 - {2} -
I guess what it all boils down to is control.
Stress trigger #1
My oldest is turning 18.
I am not ready for this.I cannot control it either.
She wants a ka-zillion people at her party.........and I have invited a ka-zillion people.......but her b-day happens to be on the 4th of July.
Everyone is out of town.........so, no matter how many invites I send, I can't control who comes and who cancels.
I want this to be a special day for her, but again, it's out of my control.
Stress trigger #2
Work. It's getting better. One gal got fired, the other gal is down to 2 shifts a week and desperately looking for another job. Now the big stresser is : economy is tight, and what's the first thing people cut to save money?? Going out to eat. So tips are down.
I can't control any of that.
Stress trigger #3
Other people's priorities and attitudes. I cannot control or even persuade someone that it is not in the best interest of others around them for the person in question to continue to act like a toddler at work. It stresses me out, because I cannot control it. I can't convince this person to knock it off, nor can I 'run interference' until their tantrum is over.
Stress trigger #4
Fundraising. I rely on others to show up when they are supposed too, and when they don't......I am the one that ends up with egg on my face. I cannot control their actions. I cannot emphasize to them that when they cancel it messes everything up...........I cannot control it.
Stress Trigger #5
My garden. Stupid me looked at photos from last year (this time) and WOW.........my garden this year is PITIFUL. Now I am stressed that it will be a bust. A total waste of money. Again, out of my control.
SO, stress is my own fault.
I blogged about this.......and I have read and re read this over and over. Yet, I am breathless.
I am sickened by myself.
There are people out there that have lost everything in a flood. People who have diagnosed with a terminal disease. People who have miscarried, or their kids are sick, or worse, have lost a child this year. There are people out there that are down with a sickness, and worse............those who don't know Jesus.
And I am whining around?
Sickening.
Stress is sin, and that makes me a sinner.
I need to repent, and get on a new path today.
08:39 - Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - {3} -
This is my funky tomato leaves.......Extension office said: Too much water, and possible bacteria from the dead leaves that I mulched into the soil.
And this is my egg plant. The leaf is YELLOW Again.....extension office said too much water. Dig down 2-3 inches to see how moist THAT soil is......don't base it on the topsoil that is dry and cracked.
This is my basil. It SMELLS WONDERFUL when you pick it but the leaves are YELLOW and have this brown crunchy stuff on it Again, bacteria and too much water.
This is my green peppers....YELLOW leaves, brown spots Too much water. The excess water drains the soil of nitrogen. He told me to give them a 'N' cocktail to boost the soil.
And this is my poor cilantro. It's a brownish rust color and it stinks when you rub your fingers on it. This is the bacteria and too much water......and lack of N. He also said I should NOT have put lime in my garden, as the soil has plenty of alkaline in it. When I soil tested, my tester thing said I was low............but.............I think the leaves I 'imported' into my garden may be the culprit. My gf gave me 8-10 bags of leaves........from untreated trees, falling onto untreated lawn.........but from a total different part of the county.
DUH DUH DUH.
Live and learn!!
H E L P!!!!!!
08:36 - Monday, June 23, 2008 - {2} -
Garden Woes
If you can help, I would so appreciate your input!
Question 1
My tomatoes have these brown crunchy looking circle spots on the leaves. What can it be? How do I fix it?
Question 2
My tomatoes, again, have on their main stems a brown "rotten" looking spot. What is it? Can I fix it?
Question 3
My Cilantro is growing out......a rust color. NOT The green it was when I planted it??? What could this be, how do I fix it?
Question 4
My Basil has the same looking brown spots.........and the leaves towards the bottom, are yellow? What and how to fix?
Question 5
My green peppers leaves towards the ground are turning yellow? IS this a N deficiency?
Question 6
My egg plants leaves are turning yellow too?
Lest you think I am a total moron.........I have never had this much drama in the garden.
I 'fed' the soil, then turned it, waited a full week before I planted.
It was so stinking cold, I lost my first round to tomatoes. All 100 of them. (ok, I think 10 lived). I had to replant all of them.
I lost my cucumbers, so I just threw seeds in the ground........and the new plants are doing wonderfully.
My onions are coming up, slowly but surely.
I lost all my carrots.......again.........and I even added 100lbs of sand to the soil!!! ARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGG
What is going on??
Any help you can throw my way would be greatly appreciated!!
05:53 - Sunday, June 22, 2008 - {2} -
Idolatry:
Greek Word "Eidololatria
In Romans 1:22-25, "idolatry" the sin of the mind against God (Eph2:3) and immorality, sins of the flesh are associated and are traced to lack of acknowledgment of God and of gratitude to Him. And "idolater" is a slave to the depraved ideas his idols represent.
Exodus 20:3 You shall have NO other God before or along side of Me.
1. Excessive or blind adoration, reverence, devotion, etc.
2. A worshiper of idols; one who pays divine honors to images, statues, or representations of anything made by hands; one who worships as a deity that which is not God; a pagan.
3.The worship of idols, images, or anything which is not God; the worship of false gods.
4. Excessive attachment or veneration for anything; respect or love which borders on adoration.
Idols? Graven images? Wood Stone Gold?
Hmmmmm
As I studied Matthew last year, I learned that Jesus spoke SO MUCH about the "heart issues". Deeper than the 'written Law'.
Matthew 5 shows me that Jesus is more concerned about what goes on inside my head and my heart.
Idols. This is on my mind today. What is an idol?
Anything, anyone, any thought, that is elevated above God, or that is AS important as God.
wow.
07:17 - Sunday, June 22, 2008 - {0} -
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Have a great day!!
11:41 - Friday, June 20, 2008 - {1} -
When people spend time around me, when people talk to me on the phone, when people read my blog...........
What am I?
Am I honey? Am I so sweet that too much of it makes you sick? Am I so sweet, I appear fake?
Am I bleach? Clean, and sterile, but smelly and offensive in even small amounts?
Am I salt? Do I add a little flavor? Do I make people Thirsty for The Word? Do I melt the frozen heart?
I am reading so many blogs that are so 'extreme'. I know I know it's their blog, and they can type what they want, and I am free not to read it. Yeah Yeah I get that.....and once I personally identify this 'behavior' I don't go back.
I don't watch sitcoms on tv, because I hate the message they put out.
I don't sent my kids to public school, because I hate the message being crammed in.
I don't go to the movie theater, because I hate what hollyweird puts out.
I don't read fiction anything, because I hate the garbage that it puts in my head.............
Same with 'extreme' blogs.
I hope that I have some balance...I hope that I am not harsh or mean spirited.
I have deleted comments.........but they were 'mean spirited' or they had nothing to do with the topic they commented on (I will never figure that one out). (A) because I don't want to read it (B) because no one else wants to read it (C) OF what benefit is it? (D) It's embarrassing to the one who posted it, showing their hiney like that......
Please, PM and let me know if I am honey or bleach. I don't want to be "sickeningly sweet" or worse "sterile and offensive".
08:01 - Friday, June 20, 2008 - {2} -
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