Hannah - Mana

      Hey guys! I have just had a VERY, VERY quiet shabbat and pretty much did NOTHING all day. We did, however, read the Torah portion. I thought that I would share what I got from it.

      Mana has always reminded me of God's word because that is where we so often look to get spiritually "fed". So when YHVH tells the people to go and gather the food they need for the day, it reminds me to remember to get my "food" for the day. I can name at least one person who is very good at remembering this. My lovely, hard working sister, Sophia. She gets up as early as she can and reads as much of her bible as she can. Sometimes she reads more than ten chapters!

      Here is my problem. I am not a morning person. No matter how hard I try, I do not wake up. If I had the opportunity, I would probably sleep until lunch time and feel perfectly fine. (Brutal honesty here) :P So sometimes when I get up in the morning I barely have time to recite a memory verse in my head let alone read 1 whole chapter of anywhere in the bible. So I usually just skip the whole thing. But reading this Torah portion told me something very encouraging.

     In Exodus, when the people go to gather their mana, it says (something like) he who gathered more for the day did not waste, but he who gathered less did not want. Hmmm. Let me put it this way. Sophia, who gathered 10 chapters of word for the day did not waste. Hannah who gathered 2 verses for the day did not want.

    The point: Don't feel discouraged for not reading enough of your bible. Sure, always aim for more,  but when you gather little, trust God to make it last. :)

Exciting Things are Happening ;)

Would you all join me in wishing Hannah CONGRATULATIONS on passing her permit test yesterday!! You go girl!! Alsooooo, today is Aidan Jones's birthday! So, if you think about it, help make his day special by wishing him a happy b-day. This is his big one-four! (   14 (;    ) Shabbat Shalom, everyone! Have a restful, blessed day. :)

Blessings, Paige

Emma Frei: String Section

 Ha Ha! Laughed so hard I cried, because it's totally true!!!

Sophie

Hey y'all!  What's up?  Do you guys have plans for today?  I'm going to babysit seven children 5- for seven hours...  Its a busy day!  Already tired...  Pray for energy, ramblers!!!!  :)

Emma Frei: Gaps Intro Stage 4

This. Is. The. Never. Ending. Story. Only a week on intro and I feel like I could go out and eat doughnuts, cookies, burritos, cinnamon rolls and bread from great harvest, you name it. Please pray for us to have patience! Every one is beyond ready to eat ice cream with homemade chocolate hard shell drizzled all over the top of it. To make matters worse, I got a cold from somewhere, so now my voice is very hoarse and sore and it is really not fun! Please pray for quick healing, as this is not something my Mom should be doing while nursing an infant. :(

Hannah - Book Suggestions!

Sure! I have some great books.

     Chronicles of the Kings by Lynn Austin - About King Hezekiah's reign. Very exciting!

     Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe - Simply one of the best books ever. Read snuggled up in a blanket with hot tea and a box of tissues near by...

     Eleventh Guest and Seventh Day by Bodie and Brock Thoene - These are part of a 12 book series but out of them all, these 2 were my favorite. Don't worry to much about reading them in order. It doesn't really mess anything up. :)

     Keeper of the Bees by Jean Strattonporter - A sweet story and a gentle read.

     Hinds Feet on High Places - An inspiring story about a lame woman named Much-Afraid who, aided by the Good-Shepherd, makes a perilous journey to the High Places. I really recommend this book. If anyone would like to read this one, they can borrow my copy. :)

I have felt like reading a good book too. I have read all of these and more and I have no idea what to look into next! Maybe you guys have some ideas for me?  I enjoy novels, biographies, whatever I can find!
    
    

Hey friends!! I've been inspired recently to read and I was wondering if any of you have a great series you've read? Thanks!!

Emma Frei: Day three of Intro

Well, good news! Today was a lot better than yesterday! I felt like I could walk, which is nice. :) Yesterday was a bad day for every one. May we speed through this quickly and be granted healinf!

What I ate:

Breakfast- Maitake Mushroom Soup

Lunch- Steak with Mushroom and Leek Gravy

Dinner- Mexican Soup

Dessert: Lemon Coconut Creams and Milk Kefir with honey

Snack- Chicken Stock

This actually isn't going to be as bad as I thought it was going to be. The food tastes pretty good, it's just so easy to digest that it goes through your system really fast! Eating when ever you need to is nice. :) Thank God we're homeschoolers! If we weren't we probably would be able to do this!

Our Second Day on Intro

Ugh! The only way I can keep doing this is by telling myself that I am going to eat ice cream as soon as we're off Gaps, hopefully soon!!! Today every one was really detoxing I think, and it wasn't very fun! :( But the thought of pizza keeps me going. :) For breakfast we had carrot ginger soup. For lunch we had left over chicken soup. For dinner we had chicken thighs with mushrooms, leeks, and broccoli. For dessert we had those Lemob Coconut Creams and a minuscule amount of milk kefir with a minuscule amount of honey. It tasted pretty good, but like I said... Minuscule. Obviously I'm not thinking very clearly, so I should probably go. Please pray that we will get through this part of the diet quickly! It is very stressful with picky little ones who want to eat apples  and cuties all day.

Emma Frei: Our first day on Intro

Ugh! I've eaten so much soup today! Most of you know that the Frei family is currently on the GAPS Diet, a really intense diet that is supposed to heal you gut and auto-immune disorders. We've been on Full Gaps for 93 days (Yes, I have been counting) and now we're finally getting to the really hard part, the Introduction Diet. Basically we can eat soup for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. For lunch we had butternut squash soup with a cup of chicken broth. I've eaten, like, four full size meals since breakfast, and it's only 2:30 pm!!! Thank God for a full freezer! Hopefully we'll only have to stay on this stage for a few days. We made these little coconut and honey bar things for the kids if they eat all of their food. :) I added some lemon to mine and they tasted really good! Here's the recipe.

1/2 cup of coconut oil
1/2 cup of honey
1/4 of a lemon (optional)

Blend it all together until smooth. We put ours in fun molds like lego people and ginger bread men. They're pretty small, so you're not getting a whole bunch of sugar when you eat one. The lemon is a great touch!

Anyways, today has been an interesting day. :) How are all of you?

Emma

 I'm an avid knitter, violinist, reader, blogger, writer, sunset watcher. I have a passion for walking in purity, dressing modestly, and staying healthy. Read more about me here.

Blessings!

Emma Frei

Shabbat Shalom! Anyone doing anything exciting for Shabbat tomorrow?

Ramblings Bible Study people: Have you read Romans 7 and 8 yet? I encourage you to read it if you haven't already, and if you have, read it again! It was really encouraging for me when I was having a really difficult day with some of the things we talked about last week about not feeling like your good enough, trusting God, valuing His Word, and really guarding my heart and mind. (Wearing the Armour of God) Let me know what you all think!

Blessings,
Emma Grace

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