Steel Construction

Inspectors

Jodavid Reading Hot Air Henry with Fiona

Morning Devotions

Our Melody

Lance Teaching Us

Dinah's Baby Fiona for now; someday the real thing!

Progress

Raising a Wall

Nick stayed overnight and had pancakes with us.

Pancakes

Nick Jesh

Learning

Mechanics Instructor

Knowledge is a great gift.

Maintenance Tips

Regina Making Pollen Patties

Windows!

Christmas Concrete

Melody smiles even when I get after her. Thank God for sweet sisters!
Ramp Forms

Rebar

Victor transporting rebar

Jd Tying a Dobie


Instructing

Concrete stakes

The price of concrete is in the labor.

Getting the Last Bit of Cement

Timothy is 20. He's worked concrete since he was six.

Leveling

Kinda Leveling?

Sometimes we think the knights went out with the dragons, but really

they just changed form and wear things like dirty sweatshirts. ~JT

Seppi Men

Float that Float!

It's amazing how much boys thrive on working with men.

Winter Sunset

Dinah Sewing her "Emily" Dress

Seppi girls enjoy man work stores.

They are full of basic things that bring wealth when put to use. 

There is so much good there for those who learn to use them. 

I shopped for all the parts when we built our house ourselves, 

therefore all the children learned along with me. 

We are amateurs but we aren't idiots.

We use to send missionaries to save nations;

now we send armies, as if we believe in blood atonement by force and violence. 

~From Steve Wilkins commenting on how the War Between the States changed US.

 (Posted by Esther quoting Lance who loves to quote…)

The Building Arrives

It doesn't look that big
Thank God for the right equipment and men.


A Crew



Perspective


Victor took these
watching the men unload

Coming in for a Landing

Day One

A Neighborly Cow

Great Equiptment

Lift

Men at Work

The sound of construction is beautiful.

Making Plans Reality

A Bigger Erector Set

Ready?

Barn Raisin'

Men who know their trade

Day 2

It is the gift of God

“If you are going to protect liberty, you have to protect the life of the unborn just as well." - Ron Paul

The 10th amendment leaves all other decisions not previously enumerated to the states. This decision is not to be left to an opinion of the "Supreme Court."

Ron Paul said that delivering 4,000 babies has made him an unshakable foe of abortion. He continues, "Much can be understood about the civility of a society in observing its regard for the dignity of human life...In 40 years of medical practice, I never once considered performing an abortion, nor did I ever find abortion necessary to save the life of a pregnant woman.

In Congress, I have authored H.R. 1094. This legislation seeks to define life as beginning at conception. And someone says, ‘Oh why are you saying that?’ and I say, ‘Well, that’s not a political statement -- that’s a scientific statement that I’m making!

I am a prime sponsor of H.R. 300, which would negate the effect of Roe v. Wade by removing the ability of federal courts to interfere with state legislation to protect life. This is a practical, direct approach to ending the federal court tyranny that threatens our constitutional republic and has caused the deaths of 45 million of the unborn....

I have also authored H.R. 1095, which prevents federal funds to be used for so-called population control...

Many talk about being pro-life. I have taken direct action to restore protection for the unborn."

~Dr. Ron Paul

http://www.ontheissues.org/tx/Ron_Paul_Abortion.htm

Lo, children are a heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. Ps 127:3-5

Critique of Christy: the (1994) movie series by Melody

Based on Catharine Marshall’s best-selling novel Christy, the movie series produced in 1994 by Ken Wales, follows nineteen year-old Christy Huddleston (Kellie Martin). Inspired by the middle aged Quaker, Miss Alice Henderson (Tyne Daly). Christy she leaves her North Carolina “sheltered” home against her parents’ wishes, for the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee to be a schoolteacher where she often gets herself into compromising situations.

Arriving at Cutter Gap, the lovely Miss Huddleston begins her position at the mission as schoolmistress. Miss Alice becomes a mentor to Christy, teaching and reinforcing mostly bad theology.

The “little green marshian philosophies” of humanism creep in subtly: feminism, passivism, singleness as better than marriage, the concept of “too many children,” environmentalism, egalitarianism, spurning and flouting of protective coverings, etc.

Christy frequently visits her students’ parents, dividing the families with her plans and worship of higher education and not getting married “too soon.”

When Christy finds out a couple students have a serious crush on each other she says to Dr. Neil McNeil: “These children need to be taught proper hygiene” and how to prevent children.

The episode A Closer Walk gives us a glimpse into the spiritual immaturity of the minister, David Grantland. When asked by Aunt Polly, the Cove’s oldest resident, if she will go straight to heaven or remain in soul-sleep until the last trump, he replies that he doesn’t know, and “The Bible is confusing on this point.” The little old lady responded with Jesus’ reply to the thief on the cross, “This day, you will be with me in paradise.”

When Christy writes home to Ashville requesting necessities, they are sent a surprise: a telephone. Along with school books, shoes, dresses etc. However, the people won’t accept anything free. In desperation she goes to Dr. McNeil, who tells her that this is because of their “Calvinist heritage,” but, they would accept the assistance if they could trade for it. So, Christy sets up a barter store at the mission in charge of Ruby Mae. Meanwhile, Dr. Jacob Ferrand, founder of the mission arrived a month early to discover boxes of goods. In George Muller style, he objected to Christy’s efforts to solicit assistance for the needs of the people there.

As the young pastor and Jeb Spencer work on putting up the telephone line, Miss Alice reminds them that, as she came from a long tradition of equality between men and women, she was determined to help them raise telephone poles resulting in an accident, when she breaks two ribs.

Pastor David told Christy, “I often go on a search to rescue you and you always turn up safe and sound at Dr. McNiel’s.” She is playing both men, not choosing, not assessing each biblically.

The minister, David Grantland, took responsibility for his sister when Clarence Sweetwater showed up, sending David’s sister, Ida, into a swoon. Clarence and Ida had been corresponding, winning each others’ hearts, all without David’s knowledge or consent. So David tests his mettle, working hard with him and asking questions. When his sister asks permission to marry, David replied that he was an utter stranger, and unworthy of her. She protested that she knew his character by his letters. The women of the cove in anticipation, made Ida a wedding trousseau. She then tells David that “I don’t need your permission, but I would like your blessing, and want you to marry us.” Realizing his defeat, David backed down and gave Clarence the ring for his sister which he had intended for Christy who turned down his proposal of marriage.

In a discussion about equality, Miss Alice commented that “Maybe someday women will be equal to men.” All are equal under God, but men and women have different divisions of labor. I Timothy 5:14 says: “I will that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.”

While Christy accompanied David to one of his sermons, a man claiming to have a broken arm asked for directions to Dr. McNeil’s. His wife had overdosed on Laudanum after the birth of their stillborn child, and he was about to take revenge on the doctor for “poisoning” her.

David spied him move a branch with his “wounded” arm, and told Christy to go inside on their arrival, and then tried unsuccessfully to take care of the villain himself. He shot David, kidnapped Christy and Sam Houston who came to show the doctor something. Sam was sent to Dr. McNeil with the message that he was to come alone, and that Christy’s life would be sacrificed if Neil didn’t show up, or brought help. He did bring help. The Quakeress, Miss Alice soundly berating the men for resorting to force to rescue Christy, enforcing her entreaties with pacifistic injunctions to not injure Christy’s dangerous kidnapper.

When Christy’s students found a baby, she reconsidered her refusal to marry David. Miss Alice said, “Children are a blessing,” but doesn’t think that giving the little one to a Cutter Gap family is good because “They have too many already.” Alice said Christy isn’t ready to be a mother and deems that she is just “playing house” because she couldn’t save the little girl when she stopped breathing but Opal did. Tom & Opal McHone, whose little girl died earlier in the story, adopt her, and christen her Iris, Christy stood in as her godmother.

The series ends as a cliffhanger, with Christy deciding between the two suitors: The best evaluation of the two men is demonstrated earlier when Dr. McNeil declares to Rob Allen in a lesson on Chemistry that the Bible is not to be trusted on matters of Science and reason and David emphatically defending the scripture, stated that God created the earth in six days. Christy ends their discussion with, Now, gentlemen, in the Bible, how long was a day?

The Christy series has 20^th century characters speaking 21^st century neo-Marxist rhetoric of Humanism.

To understand Christy, you must understand the Marxian analysis. We are taught from Hollywood to worship nature, that marriage is secondary and substandard, that fathers are irresponsible and dopy, that small towns are evil and depraved, that salvation is by education: that if you don’t go to college you are not going to fully live out your potential in life.

“Let us hear the whole conclusion of the matter,

fear God, and keep His commandments:

for this is the whole duty of man.

For God shall bring every work into judgment,

with every secret thing,

whether it be good, or whether it be evil.”

~Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

Who your lawmaker is defines who your god is.

The law defines morality. Rom 3:31 The law is holy, just and good. God’s law does not justify us. It shows us a higher standard. How else would we know right from wrong?

Paul says, “Do we make the law void through faith? Certainly not. We establish the law.” Rom 3:31 The law is holy and the commandment holy, just and good. Rom. 7:14

What was done away with at the cross? It was the sacrificial system which includes the temple, the lamb, and now we have the better high priest after the order of Melchizedek. Jesus is the fulfillment of the temple, the lamb and the priesthood.

If we do not know the law, then we do not have a clue of what Jesus was doing hanging on the cross. The law teaches us the meaning of the cross.

Jesus said He came not to destroy the law but to fulfill it.

Which law do you prefer: God’s law, the scripture or man’s laws contained in rooms full of books?

I Tim 1:8 The law is good if one uses it lawfully.

We are not justified by the law but it is the means to our sanctification.

God’s law teaches responsibility. Man’s law enslaves people with the burden of housing feeding and clothing murders. God’s law says that whoever sheds blood by man his blood shall be shed. God's law teaches us responsibility through restitution, caring for the poor among you - the orphan and the widow, [It is a sign of tyranny when the poor are being oppressed - Isaiah 10:1] putting to death murderers…

Jesus said, “If you love me keep my commandments.” His commandments are more than the ones in red. We stand with the apostle Paul, in affirming that God’s law is holy just and good. As God’s people, we establish God’s law.

Family Reformation

A people who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted because of their countercultural lifestyles stick out like a sore thumb. When family patterns are reformed, it is so public that everyone notices. Family, friend, co-worker and church member are easily offended by family reforms...You may get more compassion from your churchgoers if your teen daughter gets pregnant than if she dresses modestly.

~Scott Brown

We found that true when an enormous crowd gathered for the biggest shindig I'd seen at church to give a baby shower to a young 16-year-old girl.

Every lady in church informed me within the first two weeks of attending (when Lance, our third was a year old) that she would not or could not have more children. They seemed to be saying that it was not acceptable there. I was shocked since I had grown up in that denomination and had majored in Christian Education from their church college.

They could not comprehend why a married woman with children would continue having more. One lady at church (back when I was pregnant with Dinah, our fifth) even asked, "Don't you know what causes this?

~Esther

Obviously staged, but if a man is looking for porn, he needs a cashier like this…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrvhXmXnKOw