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  1. 9/10/01

    September 11, 2011 by Hannah Jane

    Re-posted and revised from the archives.

    On September 10, 2001, about 3 thousand innocent Americans were murdered. They had absolutely no say over the matter.  Our nation lost 3 thousand people that day – people who may have found a cure for cancer, or become war heroes or just become one of the ordinary people that make our country what it is. They could have been so much.

    But they were murdered on that day, exactly 10 years ago.

    Tomorrow, almost everyone in our nation will recount 9/11 – the death of almost 3 thousand Americans. Adult Americans, that is.

    What happened on 9/11 was a tragedy.

    But why do we not grieve the innocent babies that are, through abortion, murdered every single day?

    The number is nearly the same.

    The victims are even more helpless then the victims in the twin towers were.

    Since when do those out of the womb matter more then those inside?

    Every day, it seems.

    What if every day was a repeat of 9/11/01?  What if three thousand adult Americans were being murdered every day?  How would we react?  Would it be with callous indifference, or with outrage?

    But ever since 1973 A.D., citizens of America have had this happening to them daily.  Approximately three thousand of their number are wiped out. Every day.  Of every week.  Of every month.  Of every year.

    “Terrorists will kill over 3,000 Americans today, right here. It will not make the news nor trouble most Christians. They’re just babies.” -R.c. Sproul Jr.


  2. Skirt Giveaway

    September 9, 2011 by Hannah Jane

    Mrs. Kim over at InAShoe.com is hosting a giveaway!  The winner receives one free skirt from newcreationapparel.com.

     


  3. You know you’re homeschooled when…

    August 16, 2011 by Hannah Jane

    Some of these are my own, others have been collected from other places.  Enjoy!

    You meet with other “unsocialized” homeschoolers you’ve never met before, and have a great time.

    You look at public schooled kids and wonder why anyone thinks that they are socialized.  And then you decide that if they are socialized, you don’t want to be.

    You spell check the world. (I.e. Spotting a sign stating that “Your on camera”, you badly want to tell the manager (more…)


  4. Southernisms / Things I’ve learned from the South

    August 13, 2011 by Hannah Jane

    Yet another re-post.

    I know I’ve posted things like this before, but oh well.

    Please be aware of the fact that I am simply trying to make people laugh here.  Some exaggerations are included.

    • ‘Yonder’/’Over yonder’ is a convenient word/phrase to use when you are unsure of a distance.
    • Pushing the shopping cart is out of vogue.  Mashing the buggy is so much more fun to say anyway.
    • Ladies like Andy Griffeth’s Aunt Bee are still around today, and in certain places, rednecks still abound.
    • Oil is as water to southerners.  They boil with it, fry with it, and pretty much use for everything other than drinking.
    • Lincoln did not technically free any slaves whatsoever.
    • Heavily sweetened iced tea is the beverage of choice.
    • Southerners think that 60 degrees is freezing, except for during the summertime when the air conditioners are turned down to about 50 degrees.
    • No one needs to turn on the TV to know the weather report.  Its always humidity anyway.
    • If you want to get a southerner talking, mention either football or the war for southern independence.  (If you are talking with a redneck, make sure you don’t call it the civil war!)
    • If you don’t understand what a southerner is saying due to her accent, smile politely, and hope she didn’t just ask you a question.
    • If you want to develop a southern accent, watch Fireproof, Facing the Giants, or Flywheel a couple hundred times.  Then listen to southerners talk for a few years, and then try out saying y’all.  If no one laughs too hard at you, practice saying that one word for the next decade or so.  Then throw in another word…
    • Atlanta is pronounced Adlanna
    • No one ‘has’ a fit – they all pitch fits instead.
    • A ‘mess’ is a convenient way to indicate some large amount when you don’t know the exact amount.
    • Southern Mommas will call their kids ‘a mess’ (i.e. “she’s a mess”) even when the kids are completely clean.  Don’t ask, I have yet to figure this one out myself.
    • Fried green tomatoes are actually eaten down here.
    • Southerners think that every single nawthunuh is just dyin’ to come down hyah.
    • ‘Directly’ (pronounced da-rhecly) is a convenient way to indicate an unknown amount of time.  (i.e., she’ll be here da-rhecly.)
    • Banana pudding is the southerners dessert of choice.
    • BBQ consists of extremely dry shredded meat on a puffy white roll with some weird concoction of a sauce they call ‘BBQ sauce’.
    • Sugar is pronounced shugah.
    • BBQ is appropriate for any occasion.
    • “just down the road” means some distance between 1/2 a mile and 30 miles.
    • “fixin’” is a word which can be used as a verb, noun, or adverb, depending on the situation.
    • y’all is singular, all y’all is plural.
    • If southerners only want a small garden, it is almost guaranteed that they will be planting okra, tomatoes, okra, cucumbers, sweet potatoes, and okra.
    • forever is pronounced fahrevuh.
    • Have you noticed this post has a lot of food in it? yeah, me too.
    • Southerners love their country music.  Even if it gives you a headache, make sure you don’t insult it in the presence of a southerner.
    • If you happen to be from the north, don’t ever expect understand the people down here.
    • Be aware of the fact that southerners call their grandma and grandpa ‘mawmaw’ and ‘pawpaw’, or ‘gramma’ and ‘big papa’, or somethin’ like that.

  5. Quotables

    August 9, 2011 by Hannah Jane

    Note: this is a re-post, since the first post was deleted for some reason, along with a couple others.

    The following are all various quotes I like.  They range from my siblings funny sayings to things I have found and like in various books I’ve read.  Some are serious, some are anything but, some are old and some are recent.  If  you are a facebook friend then some of them will be familiar, but not all of them.  Enjoy!

    Abigail, while playing with Joe: “You drive, and drive, and then look right, but turn left.”

    “….there will never be another global Flood—next time the global judgment will be by fire, according to 2 Peter 3 (now that is the global warming that is coming that we can all be sure about).”
    ~Ken Ham

    Joe: “Hannah, lets play Bendeego!”
    Me: “Huh?”
    Joe: “Bendeeeeeego!”
    Me: “Do you mean Stratego?”
    Joe: “Yeah. That. Bendeego.”  (after winning) “Whoo-hooo! Yeah! I kidnapped yo’ flag!”

    Abbie: (After the UPS truck leaves) “Is that an ambulance?”

    Martin Luther:  ”If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at that moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ.  Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved and to be steady on all the battlefield besides is mere flight and disgrace if he flinches at that one point.”

    Joe: “You have squishy brains. Really. You do.”

    Mom: What do you want the most for your birthday?
    Abbie: Band-aids

    Gary DeMar (in God and Government Volume 1, pg 33): “The Bible is opposed to centralism; whether it be political (United Nations) or religious (World Council of Churches).  The tower of Babel and God’s scattering of those who were involved n its design  were judged because of the potential corruption that s inherent in religious and political centralism…The symbolic purpose of the tower was an attempt by fallen man to unify all creation under a centralized governmental and religious system.  ’Let’s make a name for ourselves’ (Genesis 4:8) was ‘the first public declaration of humanism’ (Francis Schaeffer, Genesis in Space and Time).  Corruption and tyranny would be centralized, along with power and authority.  This was the danger.”

    “Hannah, I can’t believe that you are going to be 17 soon…..you’ll be so ancient and cranky then!” ~Esther Ruth (!?!)

    “You can brush my hair, but watch out for the snores in it.” ~Abbie

    R. J. Rushdoony (in Law and Liberty pg 59):  ”The word government meant, first of all, the self-government of the Christian man, the basic government in all history.  Second, and very closely and almost inseparably linked with this, government meant the family.  Every family is a government; it is the man’s first church and first school, and also his first state.  The government of the family by God’s appointed head, the man, is basic to society.  Third, the church is a government, with laws and discipline,  Fourth, the school is an important government in the life of a child  [an extension of family government].  Fifth, business or vocations are an important area of government.  Our work clearly governs us and we govern our work.  Sixth, private associations, friendships, organization, and the like act as a government over us, in that we submit to these social standards and we govern others by our  social expectations.  Seventh, the state is a form of government, and, originally, it was always called civil government.

    “But, tragically, today when we say government we meant the state, the federal government, or some other form of civil government.  And, more tragically, civil government today claims to be the government over man, not one government among many, but one over-all government.  Civil government claims jurisdiction over our private associations, our work or business, our schools and churches, our families, and ourselves.  The word government no longer means self-government primarily and essentially; it means the state.”

    “Hummer. Nall. Bang! Wood. Peez?” ~Caleb

    “Its so beautiful I could scream my head off!” ~Esther Ruth

    “Covenant theology is inescapably dominion theology”
    ~Gary North (The Dominion Covenant: Genesis)

    Esther: “What?!? Some people actually think that Lincoln was a good guy?!”
    Me: “I used to think that.”
    E: “What! Hannah, how could you?”
    M: “That is what Mom first taught me, since that is was what her teachers and all the textbooks taught her.”
    E: “Poor thing.”

    Gary DeMar (God and Government Volume 1, pg 51):  ”In the area of civil government; it is crucial to understand the question of the source and function of governmental authority.  The authority of any system of thought is the god of that system.  If a national government establishes the will of the people, and elected elite, a law court, or an individual as the ultimate authority, that is the nation’s god.”

    (After watching a movie which included a plane crash)
    Caleb: “Plane broke. Stephen fix it.”

    (While watching me make cinnamon rolls) Abbie: “What are you baking? Waffles or guitars?”

    Gary DeMar (God and Government volume 1, pg 81) : “To deny that there is a biblical system of civil government is to say that God has no standard of righteousness and justice in the crucial area.  If men and nation can pick and choose the system of civil government they desire, man becomes ultimate and God becomes subordinate to mans desires.”

    “Hannah, when you turn 17 you will be like, old. Really old. But then when you turn 18 you’ll be like a kid again.” -Liz


  6. Uh-oh..

    July 25, 2011 by Hannah Jane

    I’ve switched my background again, not because I wanted to, but because it appears that my other theme was eating my posts, the comments on them, and various drafts I had started.

    I’ll be re-posting those things again, and I apologize for the messed-up look my blog is currently sporting.  I’ll try to fix it up soon.


  7. The Making of a Doily

    July 14, 2011 by Hannah Jane

    Note: this is a re-post, since this post disappeared on me before.

    They sat together, both around 9 years of age, playing with the yarn.

    “Do you know how to crochet?” asked one of the girl to the other

    The answer was no, so the first little girl taught the second girl chain stitch.

    It was very awkward at first, and it was not till years later that the second girl learned the proper finger positions, but they still had fun.  Afterwards she walked off with a gift given to her by the first girl – about one foot of pink yarn.

    Using a pencil, she would play with that little bit of yarn, meticulously using her fingernails to lift one loop over the other till all the yarn was used.  And then she would pull it apart again and do it all over again.

    Her mother noticed this, and gave her a real crochet hook and a small ball of yarn to work with.  Over and over the little girl would make chain stitch strands, some up to four feet in length.

    Although she had chain stitch down pat by this time, the real concept of crochet was lost on her.  She even attempted to make a baby hat for her little brother by sewing the chain into a coil, but that took forever.

    Somehow or other she picked up slip stitch, but all her little scarves ended up as a pathetic triangle.  Besides that, crocheting a one inch square took almost a half-hour.

    Not long after that, her family attended a little class put on by those who now run TeachingGoodThings.com.  The boys worked on a bench swing, and the girls did various handicrafts.

    One of the crafts which was once taught was crocheting.  Each student received a ball of cookies-and-cream yarn, and they were taught single crochet and double crochet.

    The girl made a washcloth, but it was quite small with four inch sides.  However, a whole new world had been opened to her, and the awkwardness dissipated with practice, despite the fact that she still was not holding the yarn or hook right.

    A book which demonstrated crocheting for left-handed people was soon found, and the girl learned treble crochet, crocheting in the round, and much more.

    Eventually, the correct positions for holding everything was learned.

    For her 16th birthday

    Last year, that little-girl-who-was-no-longer-so-little received something she had been wanting for a long time:  steel crochet hooks.  All her other crochet projects were temporarily forgotten as she played around with making lace and doilies.

    After playing around quite a bit, and making a variety of things, she decided to venture on without a pattern.

    This venture  took her a while, since she was simply making the pattern up as she went, life was remarkably busy, and without a time limit she only did a little every so often.  One year and two months after her 16th birthday, it was finally done.

    P1000087

    While blocking it, she used her Mamma’s new camera to snap a couple of photos for this post.

    Close up


  8. Three completely random questions

    March 24, 2011 by Hannah Jane

    Because, as you all have likely guessed by now, I happen to be the queen of random.  Or at least the princess.  hm.

    Why do all the history books insist on calling the United States of America a democracy? Because its not. It is a republic.

    Why can’t little people keep their gum inside the mouth? What is it that compels them to take it out every so often?

    and finally,

    What is it about spring that makes everyone so eager to clean?


  9. Romans 1

    March 10, 2011 by Hannah Jane

    Romans 1

    Greeting

    1 Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God 23 concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh, 4 and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. 5 Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for His name, 6 among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ;

    which He promised before through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, 7 To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints:

    Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

    Desire to Visit Rome


    8
    First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers, 1011 For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established— 12 that is, that I may be encouraged together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
    making request if, by some means, now at last I may find a way in the will of God to come to you. 13 Now I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that I often planned to come to you (but was hindered until now), that I might have some fruit among you also, just as among the other Gentiles. 14 I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to unwise. 15 So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also.

    The Just Live by Faith


    16
    For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”

    God’s Wrath on Unrighteousness


    18
    For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19 because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. 20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, 21 because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Professing to be wise, they became fools, 23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.
    24
    Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, 25 who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
    26
    For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. 27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.
    28
    And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, 30 backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; 32 who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.


  10. Chocolate & Oat Bars

    February 22, 2011 by Hannah Jane

    Chocolate & Oat Bars

    1 cup Butter

    1 cup Honey

    2 Eggs

    1 tsp. Vanilla

    4 cups oatmeal (the cooked variety)

    2 cups flour (I use whole wheat pastry or spelt)

    2 tsp. baking soda

    1 tsp. salt

    2/3 cup peanut butter

    3/4 cup chocolate Chips (or nuts, or raisins, etc.)

    Cream the first four ingredients, stir in the oatmeal, add the rest.  Mix thoroughly.  Bake in a greased 9×13 at 350 degrees for about 20-25 minutes or until done.

    I’ll add pictures (hopefully!) after I make these this afternoon.

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