Grandpa Sherwood put it together, so he had some fun with them afterwards. 

John looking out the
window with the kids -
something they love to
do with him. What a mess!
He no longer has that
curly hair. John gave
him a haircut. :)
The kids enjoying their
new "play ground." My
brother was getting rid of
it and gave it to us. It
takes up over half their
play area in the basement, but they love it!
 

Pictures!

Abigail getting
ready to go on a
walk - has to take
her baby of course.

John was trying
to sleep.
Abigail learning to ride her first bike. 

I can't figure out how to get more than two pictures at a time on this. Oh, well! I finally got pictures on the computer, so here are some. Seth loves to vacuum. He always has to do it first. :) 

Watching over our children

I was listening to the radio last week, and they were talking about how teens today know and do so much more than their parents are aware of. It was quite alarming to hear what teens are doing today. I wasn't aware of all these things, so I thought that I would pass them along to all who read my blog occasionally. By the way, thanks to all who post!

1. Teens pretend that they're different people when they're on the internet chatting with others. A 12 or 13 year old girl can be 16 or 18, whatever suits her fancy, and she can end up talking with other men who are much older or even sexual predetors.
2. They use live video cams (hooked to their computers) to record their sexual acts and have a new form of "safe sex." A couple of boys they interviewed said that they new some people who did this.
3. They use their cell phones to call phone sex companies, without their parents knowing. They just say they're over 18 and their in. They even do this during school, so all their friends can "enjoy" it too.
4. By the age of 11 or 12, kids have already been well exposed to pornography on the internet. It's "old" to them and they're ready to move on to "new" things.
5. They said that 8 out of 10 shows on TV have sexual content in them. I wonder what the ratio for movies would be? Not to mention all the worldly philosophy and godless thinking that TV and movies impart to the viewers.


I might have forgotten some more of the things that were said, but those were the ones that stood out to me. After I heard this report, I was thinking to myself how hard it is to raise a godly seed in this world. As Christians, we need to beware of what's out there and have good relationships with our children to make it all the harder for the world, the flesh, and the Devil to turn them from Christ. John and I don't let the kids watch movies, unless it's educational (like teaching them about sharks, bears, tornadoes, etc.) They don't watch TV shows; they watch the news with us. We will always have the computer in an area where we can readily see what they're doing. Right now, our computer sits in the family room, right where a lot of traffic is and my eyes can easily see from the kitchen. I don't think they'll need cell phones as teenagers. I had one when I went to college, but it was only for emergencies. We worship God with our children. We homeschool them, so they're not in these anti-God environments. We train them up in the fear and admonition of the Lord. We do and will, Lord willing, raise our children a lot differently than the average person. May God be merciful to us and all those faithful families out there and protect our children and bless our efforts to raise godly seed for His glory.