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Showers and the Front Porch
It’s a rainy Monday in my corner of the world and the afternoon is nearly half-spent.
As I sit to write, I hear a familiar sound. Yep.
Our Lab-mix sweetheart of a dog has decided the backyard and her cozy little house are not as comfy as the front porch. 
And so JT will need to locate her escape route and temporarily close it, in lieu of a better time (like when it’s not raining) to perfect a better repair. In the meantime, let her enjoy keeping watch from the front porch. She can smell the rain better from there. :)
May the week ahead be a pleasant one for you all with 
showers of blessings as you daily worship The LORD.
Shalom, Kathie
Dog pic – not really our dog, but close. :)
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I am alarmed.
I think you should be too.
Children.
Home life.
Family life is not so good for likely more children than we want to think about. There are predominant trends harming the little ones. It’s wrong. They deserve better. Children should be protected. They should be treasured rather than owned like chattel.
I am here to speak of only one of the culprit trends bruising the children.
I don’t see it so much in older homes, of course; it’s more likely to happen with younger families – like the 2nd and 3rd generations following people born in the 40s and 50s. That’s 1940s and 1950s. The math is easy to decipher, right?
Who are these families?
It’s not just families that do not frequent church buildings.
Churched families have been bewitched too. They seem to have bought in as equally as the world. The lines of propriety are not just blurry now but by and large, they have been removed. Slowly and quietly – like boiling a frog, you know.
Marriage.
Partnership. Sadly that’s how recent generations have come to see marriage – a partnership and the children suffer. GOD does not see marriage as a partnership.
Did you think He did?
Did you ask Him?
Did you search The Scriptures to hear what He has to say about marriage, family, children?
I warn you, it’s not a quick study.
No, GOD established marriage to be a covenant, not a partnership contract. 
And for the members of this covenant, are there stipulations?
Oh yes, there are strict, precise qualifications and restrictions to make these covenants successful, mutually pleasing, and rewarding. When these initiatives are rejected or just ignored, the children suffer; so do the husbands and the wives. Nobody wins.
The majority of these children, based upon long-standing documentation, who do reach adult age, leave this world unprepared for a peaceful eternity. Rejecting GOD’s Covenant affects eternity, did you know?
Lives. Precious lives are at stake – perhaps even those who were birthed or adopted by some of you reading this. Covenant instead of a partnership.
Did you know a Covenant Keeping Mom and Dad is a child’s best chance to live well?
I suppose you have figured out by now there is more to the Plan of GOD for husbands, wives, and children than is said here — what now remains to be seen is who’s listening so far.
Shalom, Kathie
