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Fat, Happy, and Loved

Kyle and I fight over this cat. The awful truth is, Misha loves Kyle more than me. Well, she does love me, but only when Kyle's not present. Last night, I got a special treat. While I was sitting right next to Kyle, she climbed up on me and fell fast asleep. I felt so special! So loved! So admired and appreciated!
Don't try to convince me that it's only because I offer a wider surface on which to balance. No, no, no. Misha chose me because she thinks so highly of me.

And you better believe Kyle fell asleep to the sound of my happy gloating.

I Gotta Ask

So, by now you've heard that the Duggars' 19th baby was born prematurely last week. Weighing a mere 1 lb. 6 oz., Josie will have a very long stay in the hospital before being united with her family. I gotta ask: Why?
Here's the hospital's justification for the extremely premature delivery:

“During Mrs. Duggar’s admission to University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to evaluate pain related to gall bladder disease, her workup revealed signs and symptoms consistent with a condition known as preeclampsia."

The signs and symptoms they're referring to are high blood pressure and protein in the urine. Now, the cure for protein in the urine is to eat more protein. That's easy. Now, I know that isn't a "medical" solution, but did anyone tell her that? (Yes, I know it's very rare to find a doc who will prescribe something that doesn't come from a bottle.)
What about the high blood pressure? Well, as it turns out, after a long and tiring 15 minutes of research, I found no less than half a dozen treatments for high blood pressure in pregnancy. Now, these are all medical treatments; I'm not talking about herbs or anything natural. Drugs. I mean drugs.
So, why didn't the doctors at UAMS try to treat the preeclampsia before taking a baby that desperately needed the nurture she was receiving in the safety of her mother's womb??

The Plan

Media Malpractice

Kyle and I just watched this documentary last night and we were glued! We knew a little of what the media had done to get Obama elected, but the footage in this film was just dumbfounding, absolutely stunning.
I strongly recommend you watch this film, if only so you won't be one of the ignorant minority who were so duped by the liberal media.

Lazy Rules

I recently read a blog post about the top 10 ways not to yell at your kids. (I'm exaggerating a little; I don't know that there was actually 10, but there were plenty.) The notion struck me as a little ridiculous.

Since the dawn of time, men have tried to come up with rules to live holy lives. God gave the first rules, the Old Testament law, whose sole purpose was to make people realize that they couldn't live holy lives on their own. The law points us to our need for a Savior.

Many well-meaning Christians have tried to come up with guidelines for movies that are acceptable, such as only allowing their children to watch G-rated movies. First of all, why trust Hollywood to tell you what is acceptable? But more importantly, have you ever noticed that some G-rated movies are worse than some PG ones?

Bottom line: God calls us to practice discernment. (Hebrews 5:14) Legalism is just laziness. It means we aren't using wisdom or dependence on God's guidance to make good decisions; we are only relying on a set of rules.
Rely on God whose grace is always sufficient.



ETA: I just rechecked the blog post I was referencing and there really were 10. Dave Letterman would have been proud. {snicker}

Can You Stand Another?

This is an oldie. From the months before and just after the adoption of our triplets. I'm really enjoying looking at these old photos. Maya, Isaac, and Daniel were all so little! Speaking of little, we had our annual growth contest recently and Daniel came in 1st place AGAIN with a whopping 3.5" of growth. That boy's going to be a giant!