Count Down!

10… 9… 8… 7… 6 Days left until the official due date!

Today we have 6 days left until my due date. Things feel like they are getting closer. My body seems to flush itself out and appetite drops down a day or two before birth. That seems to happening, but never know for sure. Just in case we gathered together our make shift birth kit.

Including:

Birth Stool,

Towels,

Water Proof Pads,

Bulb (Bugger Sucker),

Lace to Tie Off Cord

Pads

Bowl (for placenta)

Bowl (for Vomit) :(

Baby Clothes Etc.

Sheet

Knife to Cut Cord

The rest of the children our plenty excited to see their new brother or sister. Everyone is still wanting to know the name but not until we see the whites of it’s eyes can we tell it to anyone. We still have plans to go to the Midwives Clinic for the birth unless it comes first, then we would still go to get a check up (measured, weighed, Etc) :) Hope to have baby pictures for you to see sometime this week or next!

~~BLESSINGS!~~




WordPress Bloging has goofed up!

There has been a new feature added by wordpress.com. This new feature brings up related post by who knows who? All kinds of awful things are showing up on unsuspecting peoples blog! I am trying to get it turned off, but until then, know theses “Possible Related Links” are not from us and do not click on them unless you are willing to read who knows what? If wordpress keeps this kinda thing up we will be taking our blog somewhere else!

****UPDATE****

We did get this feature turned off. But what were they thinking? They could have set them selves up for a lawsuit or something. They never gave a waring before they activated the new feature. If you have a wordpress blog this is what you need to do:

Here’s what you do to shut off the “Related Links”:

Go to: Dashboard
Click tab labeled: Design
Click on tab labeled: Extras
Click “Hide Related Links”
Save changes.

New Links ~ and what are you paying for gas?

We have added a “Magazines We Like” section in our links. We have also added several new people to our blogroll. Check ‘em out when you gotta moment.
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I thought it would be neat, to see what the people that read our blog are paying for gas where they live.

Just add a comment below, with the state you live in and how much you are
paying.

In our small town here in Alaska We are paying 3.98 a gallon.

First born

Yard Sale & Break-Up

The last several days have been a blur, as we suddenly decided to have a yard sale. We spent Thursday and Friday getting ready. Saturday and Sunday we were busy selling and meeting neighbors. We decided to keep the yard sale open a few more days through the week. Today was slow on sales, but it was busy trying to save stuff from the wind, especially our tarp we attached to the woodshed. With the wood shed close to empty it has been a good place to have our yard sale.
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Tonight after dinner we all went out side and had a Fudgesicle for dessert. MMMmmmMM :) And by that you must be able to tell that winter is nearly gone. We are in the Alaskan Season of “Break-Up” when all our snow and ice turn to ponds and mud. But at least, it is warm enough to enjoy the out doors again.

The other day our son was insisting to his little sisters, “it isn’t spring“,” it is summer- with a little bit of snow!” :) That just about sums up our “Alaskan Life”.

New Log Railing

Worm Track Spendal 2It is a couple of days late getting it on the blog, but Jason & Judah are finally done with our log railing. Our friend gave us a couple of nice logs with burrows. The burrows are caused by something like a fungus. Even so it makes for some beautiful abnormalities. We made our spindles out of spruce trees. Many of which were dead because of spruce beetles. These beetles (AKA – Sawyer Beetles) larva eat there way around, and back and forth under the bark of the tree, killing it but leaving some beautiful designs any woodworker would love or hate depending on your taste. Judah was a big help in finding Worm track spendalmuch of our spindle material and helping to peel them with his own pocket knife. He has fallen in love with whittling with his knife. :) Here are some pictures of our work. The spindles on the left give a better close up idea of what the worm tracks (as we fondly call them) look like.

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Here Is Mercy Fire as she looks through the unfinished spindles.

Railing unfinnished mercy fire

Here is the bottom post with the BIG Burrow.railing bottom

Here is Judah Pleased to pose next to his work :) and Destiny Divine With him.Railing and Judah and Destiny

Sundown tonight begins Aviv 15, 6008 (Monday April 21, 2008)

I got this today in our email, thought I would share it with you.

Blessings~Shalom

Jason & Anna Wilkinson

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Sundown tonight begins Aviv 15, 6008 (Monday April 21, 2008 )

The leaven has been purged from our homes and we begin “keeping” (shomer) the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days in which we carefully “guard” (shomer) ourselves from consuming any leavened bread (cakes, crackers, pastries, etc).

Living in Israel, in the midst of an entire nation that attempts to stand together in unity in this endeavor (though there are a growing number of rebels), it is much easier to keep oneself unspotted by the “leaven” of this world. In America and in the rest of the diaspora, it is very difficult to” live in the world” while attempting to “remain unspotted by the world.” You will see, in the coming week, how often you are offered leavened bread (symbolic of sin). It will come at you from every angle. We have even had people bring leavened cake to a Passover Seder!

Keeping the Feast of Unleavened Bread is one of the greatest object lessons that is afforded the follower of Yahshua. Those who “blow off” this feast in ignorance, relegating it to a dead relic of the past, have completely missed the point of what the Messiah was teaching his disciples at every bend in the road.

If you have never celebrated Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, do not miss this year to begin your spiritual journey of discovering the joys of being delivered from the bondage of the pagan religious system. Next Sunday will be “Yom haBikkurim” (Day of Firstfruits) when we celebrate the resurrection of Yahshua. Of course it is a month after the pagans celebrated the reincarnation of Easter (the Babylonian sex goddess), but the further Passover is from the annual pagan fertility rites, the happier I am.

We are having a small Passover Seder for our office staff and families this year. About 50 guests, including my parents, will gather to celebrate the prophetic shadow pictures embedded in the Passover. Next year, I would like for you to join us for an entire week of festivities as we make room for hundreds to join us for the grandest Feast of Passover ever held in America!

Until the smoke clears. . .

Shalom, Peace

Michael Rood

Dont Sign Vaccine Waivers at Dr.’s Office

Here is a letter going around from the

Vaccination Liberation home page

signing a waiver saying you know the risks about not vaccinating may put you at risk of them using it against you later. Here is what was said in the letter to Anthony D. Romero:

Vaccine control

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To: Anthony D. Romero, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union

We are asking that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) take action against vaccination waivers. Parents should have the right not to vaccinate their children by simply saying “no”. Those that refuse to vaccinate are currently forced into signing a waiver that has language which blames the parents and practically praises vaccine makers.

Know Your Rights

By endorsing this particular waiver, parents would essentially be signing an admittance of neglect and or “abuse” for refusing vaccines. The language contained in this waiver could put parents and caregivers in jeopardy down-the-line if they should ever find themselves in the courts due to their child’s health problems, when confronted with child protective services, divorce, or just about any matter pertaining to that child that could be used against the parent(s).

Do Vaccines Work?

Example One:

According to a report printed by The Lancet (21/9/1991), a polio outbreak began in Oman between the years of 1988 and 1989. This is significant because a polio outbreak occurred despite the children being vaccinated prior to the outbreak. Curiously, the region with the highest attack rate had the highest vaccine coverage, while the region with the lowest attack rate had the lowest vaccine coverage.

Example Two:

Sweden abandoned the whooping cough vaccine in 1979. Why? Out of 5,140 cases of whooping cough in 1978, it was found that 84 percent had been vaccinated at least three times. You may find this report in the BMJ 283:696-697, 1981.

Pay-outs

More than $1.1 billion in claims have been paid by the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program to parents of children affected by vaccines. On average, each family received nearly a million dollars each. Sadly, the claims by the parents had to fit in the programme’s extremely narrow definitions in order to qualify for compensation.

Naughty CDC

The CDC Vaccine Advisory Committee and its members get money from vaccine manufacturers.

They own stock in vaccine companies and get paid to conduct research.

As of 2003, the CDC has had 28 licensing agreements with companies and at least one university for vaccines.

Vaccines once endorsed by the CDC were pulled off the market after infants (and even some adults) had serious reactions. People had to die for the CDC to admit wrongdoing.

Why Your Doctor May Not Care

Your doctor gets paid by the companies that supply the vaccines for each and every vaccine.

A 1993 federal “Immunization Initiative” gave States more than $400 million in vaccine incentives and a $100 bounty for each child vaccinated with the shots the federal government recommended.

You should know that according to the February 1981 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 90 percent of obstetricians and 66 percent of pediatricians refused to take the rubella vaccine, and in 1990 a British survey showed that over 50 percent of doctors in the UK rejected the Hepatitis B vaccine. (British Med Jnl, 27/1/90).

Check your State’s laws regarding exemption. Most States will allow you to avoid vaccinations if you have a religious or ethical reason. However – keep in mind that it is your right not to disclose your faith or your full reasons for not wanting to vaccinate your child.
Sincerely,

The Undersigned

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Why We Don’t Vaccinate ~ Some of Our Reasons

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In this post we will explain why have chosen to stop vaccinating our children. We have made this long thought out decision for several reasons. We will list some of the main ones that come to mind here, but this is not a complete list, as we would need a separate web page for just vaccination. We are opposed to vaccinations for a combination of reasons. But like most families that oppose vaccinations, it is offensive that the Government would try to mandate their beliefs on us. Trying to take away our liberty and parental rights.

First and for most we trust in YHWH in all things, before mans ways. We trust in the immune system that YHWH has designed in us. We also, knowing this is a fallen and cursed world, know that sickness and disease will attack. We trust in YWHW to keep us well, but if we are attacked with sickness we put our trust in YHWH for our health renewed. When we take “preemptive” measures like vaccines, we seem to say “We trust you YHWH… but just in case you don’t come through…. I’ll take these vaccines”. If we act in this way, we are saying we have more faith in the sickness getting us, than in YHWH’s ability to keep us.

Secondly we believe that life begins at conception, with out exception. With that being the case, we can not be a part of anything that condones or even gives a silent nod of approval to the abortion industry. Many vaccines have human cells derived (grown) from cells taken from aborted fetal tissue (MURDERED BABIES). They try to condone this by saying it was from “cell strands from the 1960’s”! As if because the murder happened long ago it makes it ok to put into my childrens viens. I DON’T THINK SO! Here are a few vaccines that have “Murdered Baby Tissue” in them:

  1. Poliovax – ipv
  2. MMR – Measles Mumps & Rubella
  3. Chickenpox shot
  4. rabies
  5. mumps (some)
  6. smallpox (some)
  7. Biavax [Rubella and Mumps]–Merck and Co.
  8. ImoVax [Rabies] — Connaught Laboratories
  9. Havrix [Hepatitis A]–SmithKline Beecham
  10. Meruvax II [Rubella]–Merck and Co.
  11. M-R Vax [Measles and Rubella] — Merck and Co.

This can be seen in the package inserts – referred to as “diploid cells” Here is what they have tried to say, to make it sound ok that they are using Murdered Babies. (my comments in black)

Two different strains of human diploid cell cultures made from fetuses have been used extensively for vaccine production for decades. One was developed in the United States in 1961 ( called WI-38 ) and the other in the United Kingdom in 1966 (called MRC-5 ).

WI-38 came from lung cells from a female fetus of 3-months gestation and MRC-5 was developed from lung cells from a 14-week-old male fetus. Both fetuses were intentionally aborted, but neither was aborted for the purpose of obtaining diploid cells. (So that makes it ok to prophet off of it?). The fetal tissues that eventually became WI-38 and the MRC-5 cell cultures were removed from fetuses that were dead. The cellular biologists who made the cell cultures did not induce the abortions. (Like that makes it ant better?)

These two cell strains have been growing under laboratory conditions for more than 35 years. The cells are merely the biological system (it must make it easier on the conscience to not say… The cells are merely the skin of dead babies!) in which the viruses are grown. These cell strains do not and cannot form a complete organism and do not constitute a potential human being (No they are just taken from one that was murdered!). The cells reproduce themselves, so there is no need to abort additional fetuses (Babies) to sustain the culture supply. Viruses are collected from the diploid cell cultures and then processed further to produce the vaccine itself.

For more information on this:
http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/abortedtissue.htm

Parents try to make informed decisions. We visit schools or day care facilities ahead of time, to see that our children are going to be ok there. We also read food labels, so we can make informed choices about what our children eat. Yet there are so many that do not take the time to ask for the inserts that come with every vaccine. If they read them carefully they could make an informed choice rather than injecting in the dark.

No_VaccinesWith some vaccines you are not supposed to receive them if you have or someone in your family has a milk allergy/sensitivity. But many Dr.s and Nurses do not even read the inserts enough, or don’t care to let you know this before they assure you everything is ok… “just take the shot and I collect more money” attitude. Truth be told many are not out just for the money but they are blindly following what their professional leaders command… vaccinate the masses.

Not to mention the idea is appalling that people willingly are putting mercury (Thirmosul), formaldehyde, aluminum, and neomycin in their children. Neomycin, streptomycin & erythromycin are related. Erythromycin is used as an alternative to penicillin, it (erythromycin) is not as toxic as the other two ( Neomycin, streptomycin ) so if you are allergic to one of the three you could be allergic to all three not knowing this could be bad.

Also these vaccines work by using a adjuvant. The adjuvant in vaccine is pro-inflammatory; i.e., neurologically excitotoxic. That is intentional so as to boost the effectiveness of the vaccine. The problem comes about when giving so many of them at once, which can injure even a perfectly healthy child. Giving multiple adjuvants is like playing Russian roulette with a child’s brain. Read the full post on this we posted here (this is a must read in my opinion).

It also is troubling they have a one size fits all dosage. No matter the body weight. Even cough medicine over the counter goes by age/body weight.

Mercury VAX Relax!

Many times when there is a reaction to a vaccine, the doctors do not know what to do. We have seen this first hand. We had vaccinated our first child (Judah) on schedule. Then when we were half way through vaccinating our second child (Serenity Rose) she had a bad reaction to the vaccines. That evening she continued to swell at the point of injection, and the leg was hot to the touch. It did not go down and by morning it was worse. We took her back to Tanana Valley Clinic, and they didn’t know what to do, they were at a complete loss. They eventually said “well, if it gets any worse, take her to the Emergency room at the Hospital” (trying to pass it off to someone else). Later that day it continued to grow more inflamed. We took her this time to the ER as instructed. After over an hour of the DR.’s checking and conferring amongst themselves, they still acted as if they had never seen this before and hadn’t a clue. With our daughters thigh nearing twice the normal diameter. They decided to send us home to “watch” and give her benedryl. This event like most, likely never got reported to the CDC, as all vaccine related reactions are supposed to. After this we found out people with milk allergies or sensitivities are not supposed to receive certain vaccines. This would have made a big difference as she and several in our family don’t “do milk”. After this we began researching vaccines, and have never given a child of ours a vaccine again, in light of what we have learned. Especially since in the inserts, that come with many vaccines, it states that “if anyone in a family has had a reaction to the vaccinations” the rest of the family should not be vaccinated. But Dr’s often do not cover any thing like this with people before they vaccinate. And many when you ask them they do not have a clue until they get the inserts out and read them with you. We have seen this too.

Besides the government still refuses to do non biased studies that look at the effects of the total vaccines given to a child. The fox is guarding the hen house when they research, approve, regulate (sometimes mandate), and profit from their own work. Only our government could get away with a plan like that. If this trend continues, our country will continue to sink to new levels of control.

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Here are some other factoids we have found that you might want to consider.

In a study of 103 children that died of SIDS, 70% died within 3 weeks of the DPT vaccine. And 37% of those died within the first week.

Compared to the fear they try to instill into you, to vaccinate, when for instance the death rate for measles is .03 in 100,000. Also polio only 10 % of those expose get it. Polio was on a natural decline while they introduced the vaccine and the number of cases rose before they could get them to go down again.

Pertussis (whooping cough) is covered by the DPT shot and has been on the schedule for years, and now they have a big campaign saying it is on the rise. How can this be??? they have been vaccinating everyone for it, so how can these kids be getting it? and now saying parents & adults may need to be vaccinated again. Could it be the vaccine isn’t working good enough?

The Chickenpox shot is given as a convenience to parents who may miss to much work from tending their children, and schools like it because they miss out on lots of money when students are not in school. When you get chickenpox naturally you gain a life long immunity to it. The shot was supposed to be the same, then years later said you may need a booster ever 10 years. Now they say every 8 years. It isn’t working as good as they were in hopes. When you get it as a kid it is generally mild and livable. As an adult it is much more difficult, and if children grow up and can not afford medical coverage for some reason this leaves them vulnerable to get a much worse case. Will this be the case with other vaccines as time goes on?

Also the New England Journal of Medicine via MedPage Today – “Most patients who contracted mumps in Iowa and seven other highly affected states had received two doses of mumps vaccine (63% overall and 84% of those 18 to 24), reported Amy A. Parker, M.S.N., M.P.H., of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.

A link on autism and vaccines

Here is an excellent post on the Age of Autism web site.
http://www.ageofautism.com/2007/11/firing-back-at.html

Feeding Undercover

Which is more indecent? A mother nursing her baby in the back of the church sitting on the floor between pews moderately uncovered ie. shirt pulled up so you can see part of the boob but only if you are staring. Or a mother feeding her baby in the front row fully uncovered ie. shirt pulled up to the point you can see the whole boob. Or is it indecent to you if the mother is fully covered yet you just know she is nursing her baby ie. shirt pulled up just enough for the baby to nurse but the boob is fully covered and you can’t even see any skin the whole time. Maybe you are so sensitive you can’t even handle a baby nursing under a blanket.

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Let me give you some background, the first person was prosecuted by her Pastor and church family of 5 years. She has nursed 3 other children in a similar manner except she was slightly more covered. The last baby was/is having problems latching on due to a disability so it required her to be able to see if the baby was latched on and sucking while nursing. But she was careful even then to be decent and sit on the floor where the only way you could see was to look down. More importantly the Pastor and those in authority on stage could not see her. Everyone else could turn away at will. Yes when confronted she got mad and made a scene but what mother dealing with a similar situation would not? After all a breastfeeding mom is using her God given ability to nurture and sustain her baby. I know I would have thrown a tantrum too. Unfortunately they have been kicked out of the church for refusing to be used as an example. And are currently not going and probably never will go to a church again. Now the second one is true also. the baby was older and very capable of latching on so to me it is the only indecent example here. Why you ask. Well she was uncovered in the front row where every one could see especially the Pastor (while preaching) and others on stage. They did not have the choice or the ability to look away. Now all the other examples we have seen in various ways while shopping etc., even though it’s a normal function, people still have a fit.

Where have things gone so wrong where we can only see a boob as a sex symbol and not see the other slightly more important reason for them being there? Is it because everywhere you look women have their cleavage or more hanging out? Or is it women that wear their shirts so tight that it leaves nothing to the imagination? Let me inform you THEY ARE THERE TO FEED OUR BABIES THE WAY THAT YHWH CREATED THEM BACK IN THE GARDEN. It has only been in the past 60 years that bottle feeding has become the standard over the breast.

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To me it is indecent to see a mother that is fully capable of breastfeeding to be shoving a bottle into their baby’s mouth and saying oh its the same as the breast. But I can shove this duty off on someone else whenever I feel like not being responsible for my child. Now I know there are times when medically it may be necessary to bottle feed but those times are few and far between when breastfeeding is done properly.

What has happened to mothers bonding with their baby and giving them the care and attention they deserve? When you breastfeed you have the assurance that you are giving your baby the best nutrition that you can. Even the Academy of Pediatrics agrees that the breast is best nutritionally speaking. Besides that you get sanctioned cuddle time with your baby, a time to rest that mom’s need in the first 2 to 3 months after giving birth, and a time to bond with your baby that lasts for years not just as long as you have a bottle. The baby bonds with the mother not the bottle. How wonderful is that? I think that’s why YHWH created us this way, babies need the bonding, cuddling, etc that breastfeeding gives besides the superior nutrition that breast milk has over formula.

For me I try to be decent and cover as much as possible even using a blanket for the squeamish around me. But at home I prefer (as most do I’m sure) to just let it hang out. But how many people who bottle feed cover their baby? Oh they would say that is excessive, the baby can’t see what is going on around it, the baby gets too hot, or any other number of excuses. I say all these apply as to why I think it is silly to expect a mother to excessively cover while breastfeeding. Photobucket

Instead of persecuting breastfeeding mothers we should be supporting them and encouraging them. Giving them our love and support when appropriate. Not by degrading them or making them feel self-conscience. How would bottle feeding mothers feel if society turned on them? Not allowing them to feed their babies in public. Discriminating against their choice of feeding their babies? People giving them a nasty stare or comment when they whip out the bottle? I think bottle feeders would give a big outcry. Just as us that breastfeed should assert our rights and not let others get in our way of feeding our babies with modesty and sensitivity to the more squeamish (or childish).