Personhood Still in Committee

(NOTE ADDED LATER:  BILL DIED IN STANDING COMMITTEE)

The Personhood bill, although heard on Monday, has still not gotten a vote from the Senate Judiciary Committee.  Pray that the Lord will touch the hearts of the Senators and open this door for Montanans to make the choice as to whether the pre-born are children or not, with a right to due process.

God be with us.

Personhood in the Senate Judiciary on 3/28/2011

PERSONHOOD AMENDMENT scheduled in MONTANA SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE



HB 490 will be heard before the Senate Judiciary Committee next Monday 3/28 at 8 am. Please contact the Senate Judiciary Committee to vote YES on this bill. This bill will put the defining of “person” before the people of Montana by a vote in the 2012 election.

Whether you believe the baby is a miracle of nature, or a miracle of God, or both-- the pre-born baby is alive. A YES vote will not define “person” in our Constitution, it puts the decision before the voters of Montana and will reflect the values of the Montana voters.

There is a lot of rhetoric from pro-abortion supporters that these babies are unwanted and that, if born, they will fill our jails and welfare offices.   It is hard to believe people can be so judgmental and the killings could go on covered by a cloak of darkness based in the lie of saving taxpayer money. What IS the price of a human life? 

There is one great and awesome fact of reality that is overlooked in the outcome of these babies, if they get the chance to be born, and that is the extraordinary power of a mother's love.   Support the mother and give her and her baby a chance and there is no limit on what she and her baby can do.  Support meaning relevance and acceptance as having worth.  Perhaps the mother won't be there and an adoptive mother will instead, but whatever the family, it is only with life, that there is hope. 

The following are ways to contact the Senate Judiciary Committee:

TELEPHONE: Call 406-444-4800 and leave a message. You can send a message to the entire committee to vote YES on HB 490. Add additional comments, if you would like to.

E-MAIL: Contact the Judiciary Committee by e-mail and ask them to vote YES on the bill. The message form is found at:

http://leg.mt.gov/css/sessions/62nd/legwebmessage.asp

MEMBERS of the Senate Judiciary committee: Terry Murphy (Cardwell), Chairman Jim Shockley (Victor) Shannon Augare (Browning), Anders Blewett ( Great Falls ) Greg Hinkle ( Thompson Falls ) Rowlie Hutton (Havre), Larry Jent ( Bozeman ) Cliff Larsen ( Missoula ) Lynda Moss ( Billings ) Jim Peterson ( Buffalo ) Jeff Essman ( Billings ) Chas Vincent (Libby)

To read the bill: http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2011/billhtml/HB0490.htm 

Lord be with these babies and let the killing end.

Freckles and the Badger

There is no way to know if it was the badger that attacked Freckles, for an absolute certainty.  But, one can surmise from the fact that the gophers have been popping up all over the place, that the badger is close behind.  I have been hearing this low strong whistling call down the field this past week and it is the same whistling call I heard the years before when the badger was back.  In the past week or so both Freckles and Hazel have been in an alert status, when outside,  as they sit and scour the field in back for something.   

Freckles has been gone for a couple of days, but then he enjoys the mice in the neighbor's barn, so there was no need to worry about him, as he has protection and safety there.   Yesterday morning I let the dogs out.  As I was putting food in their bowls I heard a little meow and it brought me up short and I listened again for it.  Hazel and kittens were inside. Then, another meow.   I opened the door to the cat's home and there was Freckles lying on the floor totally bloody and looking terrible. 

After putting the dogs' container back in the house, I came back to get Freckles.  He started purring as soon as he was picked up.  Once inside, he immediately tried to jump down; and then, limping, he made his way to the back where the other cats are.  I opened the door for him and he went to the food dish and started meowing.  He stayed busy eating until both cans of cat food were gone!  Then after checking out the other kitties, he laid down to sleep.  Later at the Vet we found out his eye was ok, he just had deep gashes above and below his eye, his ears and in numerous other places and a very bad infection setting in.  It was a vicious attack.  So house arrest for ten days with antibiotics!  The Vet said that it was very well possible that it was the badger.

Here is a picture of a badger:  http://www.donaldahiggs.com/index.php#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=30&p=1&a=0&at=0

Since the picture is an artist's property, I don't want to copy it to this site.   Badgers have amazing claws.  In a week, or less, they can tear out all the gopher holes on this acreage.  According to information on badgers, they can even defend themselves against bears and wolves.   The good thing is they eat the gophers and snakes. 

We have a few cold days before warm weather is back, so I am sure all the kitties, for the time being, are happy to be safe.  God be with us.

Toe Tapping Saturday Nite!

No supermoon shining here!  Perhaps the cloud cover will part and it will be visible a little later!   So, instead of howling at the moon, I thought I would instead do a little toe-tapping.  Hoping you enjoy country music as George Jones has "One Woman Man" on youtube!

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=WnJsldTCT6I&vq=medium#t=37

It was originally done by Johnny Horton and he has been a favorite of mine since I can remember! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=d-HzMj4rW8M&vq=medium

Well, that is the excitement for the night.  Tomorrow starts early.  God be with us all.

Scones with Cream

The wind outside was cold, but inside the temperature warmed up as I heated up the oven to bake some scones.   The only fruit available was dates.  Then oatmeal was substituted for the 5 grain flour and margerine for the butter.  We had some cream in the fridge and it was substituted for 3/4's of the milk. 

I held my breath waiting for the first batch of scones to come out of the oven.  Finally, fresh from the oven, I was able to have a taste.  It was delicious. 

Sitting at the table, with my back soaking up the rays from the sun, I enjoyed the scones with a glass of water, as I read the mail and newspaper.

Superfuzz, the kitten, was now outside, and trying to be very sneaky and peaking over the last remaining snowdrift, to check out the dogs.  She runs circles around Sam, the big black dog, but then Sam does need the exercise.

Out of touch with the rest of the world for the afternoon, it was peaceful and enjoyable.  God is good.

The Price for the New Life to Come

Watching the great destruction and loss of life that happened and is still happening in Japan right now, brings the realization that we are living on the brink of a new age.   That our lives, as children of God, though fragile in this world, will live again in the new world to come.  

We don't deserve this new life -- to live in the glory of an awesome God - refreshed and renewed and made whole, instead we do deserve eternal death!  Yet, we are saved!! The penalty of death for our sins, that we could never overcome, has been paid in full by the sacrifice of one man - born of woman, yet born of the Spirit of God--the only begotten Son of God.  His holy and perfect life  lived totally dedicated to the saving of mankind, His death on the cross became the sacrifice paid for mankind's sins.  No other man could pay the price, only the Son of God, Jesus Christ.  All done because He loved each of us!

Another video on the blog today.  It is "New Again".    Use the time we have left to bring all to Jesus.  The tribulation is God's wake up call to us that He is God and He is in control.  Many people will open their eyes to the truth and believe, and worship God and be saved.  Walk with Him and know Him now, He is coming soon!

Revelation 7:9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” 11 All the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying:



“ Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom,
Thanksgiving and honor and power and might,
Be to our God forever and ever. Amen.”

13 Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?”


14 And I said to him, “Sir, you know.”


So he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will dwell among them. 16 They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat; 17 for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

Lead Me

"Lead Me" was added to the videos.  What a beautiful song!   The Lord's plan for the family is perfected in love. 

Ephesians 5 (Marriage—Christ and the Church) 22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. 24 Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.


25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, 26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, 27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. 28 So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. 30 For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones. 31 “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” 32 This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.


Ephesians 6 (Children and Parents) 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: 3 “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”
4 And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.

Geese and Ducks

Spring is here!  As I sped over the last hill on the gravel road to town, a flock of geese and ducks sat off to the side of the road, on the cold waters of snow run-off from the hills.  Little green headed mallards and their mates were bobbing around with them. 

I didn't get a picture of them, but tried to catch another flock at another run-off pond a little later.  As soon as I stopped the pickup and rolled down the window most of them took to the air.  Part of the flock, on the other side of the pond, stayed long enough for me to get one quick shot!  They didn't mind me driving by, but they sure knew when I stopped!  I wonder just how smart those geese and ducks are!!!

The song  "Come Awake" was added to my blogger you-tube songs.   Doesn't that just describe most of us?   Walking around spritually dead!   The enormity of the awesome grace we have, to be able to talk to GOD -- this entity that created all of the world, the universe and all in it--is beyond understanding!  Why does He bother with such as us?  Yet, He loves us.   Let us be AWAKE and know Him!  He LOVES us!!!

Ephesians 5:8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), 10 finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. 11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. 12 For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. 13 But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. 14 Therefore He says:

“ Awake, you who sleep,

Arise from the dead,

And Christ will give you light.”