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Growing Long Hair Challenge Update

by Twinkle Mom @ Friday, May 29th, 2009. Tags: growing long hair
Filed under Growing Long Hair Checkup, Memes, Uncategorized

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*Note*
I’m currently on sabbatical right now and using this time to refresh, recharge and take care of a busy month of June that has come up for me and my family. God bless you for your prayers, your thoughts and your emails and I will be back in July after the 4th!

Until then, “Growing Your Hair Long” will be running every Friday.

Pray you will forgive me for this break in blogging~ Twinkle Mom”

For those of you who are open to taking the challenge of growing your hair long, I would love to hear from you!

Leave a link in “Mr.Linky” and let us know how your week went what are some of the things you are using (other than not cutting your hair) to encourage your hair to grow out.

If you are just finding out about this for the first time, drop by my post here to read more about the challenge and grab the linkback button that is below if you would like to participate.

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Growing Long Hair Challenge Update

by Twinkle Mom @ Friday, May 22nd, 2009. Tags: growing long hair
Filed under Growing Long Hair Checkup, Memes, Uncategorized

For those of you who are open to taking the challenge of growing your hair long, I would love to hear from you!

Leave a link in “Mr.Linky” and let us know how your week went what are some of the things you are using (other than not cutting your hair) to encourage your hair to grow out.

If you are just finding out about this for the first time, drop by my post here to read more about the challenge and grab the linkback button that is below if you would like to participate.

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Going on a Bloggy Sabbatical for awhile

by Twinkle Mom @ Monday, May 18th, 2009. Tags: blogging sabbatical
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Well…Going to go on a bloggy sabbatical.

It was something I have been fighting , but it’s something that was needed to be done.

“Growing Long Hair” and “Sunday Praise and Worship” will be posted every Friday and Sunday, but in lieu of Mr.Linky, I will just keep it to comments.

I’m at peace with the decision and after prayer and thought, it’s the right thing to do, to step back and not only concentrate fully with family but just really feeling this strong pull and call from our Heavenly Father, to follow Him and right now, blogging or writing isn

For my dear friends and Gentle Readers, I ask,prayfully, that you will keep me in your prayers, for that is something I can really use right now.

Things are good, just going through with a “dry season” and as mention…I just feel this pull from our Heavenly Father to just take some major step backs and really listen to Him and to let Him just lead me wherever it is that He is calling me to be led.

Praise God, for He is in control and He is perfect in what He is calling for me.

When I told my husband, he laughed because he knew there were books I was wanting to post reviews about, and asked if I will still do those. I told him,”Don’t be surprised if those popped up here and there:, but right now…our Heavenly Father, my family and just taking this time to spend reading God’s word and listening to Him, goes first and foremost and of high priority…so does that make this a semi-sabbatical??

Early the next morning Jesus went out to an isolated place. Luke 4:42

So right now…that’s what I’m going to do…rest…pray, focus on family, homeschool and continue to listen to our Heavenly Father and read His work and allow Him to do what He is wanting to do and just trust and have faith in Him.

Looking forward to seeing, reading and participating…but right now…just need to well…bear through this “dry season”; Trust in our Heavenly Father and do what is needed…just listen to Him.

The plus side, is that I will have things to share and write about when I get back…there’s the “Honeymoon” that my dear husband and I are taking…Fourth of July…book reviews and so much more…so keep your eyes and if you havent’ subscribed to Sunflower Faith’s email subscription, please do so to find out and know first, when I get back to original postings.

Starting Memorial weekend, I have the blog ,set to repost my old posts from before, every Monday, my Bible 101 series that I did, so praying friend, that you would be inspired and be challenged and encouraged by our Heavenly Father to take the time, be it for as long as the time as I have planned, or even for a morning, to spend time with Him.

God bless you dear Gentle Readers and thank you for your prayers!

For those who are close and dear, email me! Your words are cherished and love and I will try to respond as often and soon as possible.

“Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.”–Psalms 27:14

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Narrow Minded defined as Conservative?

by Twinkle Mom @ Thursday, May 14th, 2009. Tags: definition, dictionary, politics
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This was something that I came across and as I read it, it was hard not to go…okay…isn’t this taking things a bit too far??

In World Net Daily, the following article on http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=98022 shared that,

When you hear the word “narrow-minded,” does “extremely conservative” pop into your head?

It might if you use Dictionary.com as a reference tool.

“The online source to learn the meanings of words equates the two, based on information in the Random House Dictionary.

The listing provides three definitions for “narrow-minded”:

having or showing a prejudiced mind, as persons or opinions; biased.

not receptive to new ideas; having a closed mind.

extremely conservative and morally self-righteous.

It also features a list of synonyms, specifically “bigoted, partial, intolerant, illiberal.”

In this current environment, it’s understandable, the views that are being swung back and forth and this is not something that is normally talked about here on this blog, but after reading the article, it’s hard not to say, when is enough, enough?

This couldn’t be possible that a word that in other dictionaries is defined as

Freedictionary.com-http://www.thefreedictionary.com/conservative

con·ser·va·tive (k

n-sûr

-t

adj.

1. Favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change.

2. Traditional or restrained in style: a conservative dark suit.

3. Moderate; cautious: a conservative estimate.

a. Of or relating to the political philosophy of conservatism.

b. Belonging to a conservative party, group, or movement.

5. Conservative Of or belonging to the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom or the Progressive Conservative Party in Canada.

6. Conservative Of or adhering to Conservative Judaism.

7. Tending to conserve; preservative: the conservative use of natural resources.

1. One favoring traditional views and values.

2. A supporter of political conservatism.

3. Conservative A member or supporter of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom or the Progressive Conservative Party in Canada.

4. Archaic A preservative agent or principle.

con·serva·tive·ly adv.

con·serva·tive·ness n.

conservative

Adjective

1. favouring the preservation of established customs and values, and opposing change

2. moderate or cautious: a conservative estimate

3. conventional in style: people in this area are conservative in their tastes

Noun

a conservative person

conservatism n

Conservative

Adjective

1. of or supporting the Conservative Party, the major right-wing political party in Britain, which believes in private enterprise and capitalism

2. of or supporting a similar right-wing party in other countries

Noun

a supporter or member of the Conservative Party

That the listing of “narrow minded” that is normally defined as:

nar·row-mind·ed (n

-m

adj.

Lacking tolerance, breadth of view, or sympathy; petty.

narrow-minded·ly adv.

narrow-minded·ness n.

narrow-minded

Adjective

bigoted, intolerant, or prejudiced

narrow-mindedness n

will include what is seen in this snapshot from Dictionary.com

Yet Dictionary.com doesn’t have a problem doing this?

So what about the other side of the picture? When definitions like this start being used, it becomes more political and propoganda and less fact.

Maybe it may not seem like that to a lot of others, but when dictionaries start getting involved…isn’t enough enough?

Even Merriam-Webster showed some dignity:

narrow minded

nar·row–mind·ed
Pronunciation:: \-?m?n-d?d\
Function:: adjective
Date:: 1625

: lacking in tolerance or breadth of vision : petty

— nar·row–mind·ed·ly adverb

— nar·row–mind·ed·ness noun

So I’m old fashion..but I will use Merriam-Webster over Dictionary.com and have some comfort that this isn’t about politics but about getting a straight definition…whatever that means anymore in this world.

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Growing Long Hair Challenge Update

by Twinkle Mom @ Friday, May 8th, 2009. Tags: growing long hair
Filed under Growing Long Hair Checkup, Memes, Uncategorized

My apologies for the late post but we’ve been behind here at home catching up on errands and homeschool and the garden has kept us busy as well.

One of the things I read, was that having a healthy balance of protein helps promote better growth of hair and I try to eat tuna fish lunches at least twice a week, on top of the regular course of meals.

Recently I came across this recipe for Tofu Smoothies and they look like a yummy addition for breakfasts, that I’m thinking of starting.

One such recipe that I came across was the following:

Soy Tofu Smoothie Recipe

1 cup soft Tofu
1/2 a banana
1/2 cup soy milk
1/2 cup soy yogurt
1/2 cup strawberries

Directions:

Blend the tofu, soy milk, yogurt, half the strawberries, and banana until lightly smooth. Add the remaining strawberries and blend till very smooth. The flavor should be much like a strawberry smoothie as the flavor of both the soy yogurt and tofu will not overwhelm the strawberry flavor.

<hr>For those of you who are open to taking the challenge of growing your hair long, I would love to hear from you!

Leave a link in “Mr.Linky” and let us know how your week went what are some of the things you are using (other than not cutting your hair) to encourage your hair to grow out.

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