A Popular World - 26

Number 26 : What popular notion do you think the world has most wrong. 

Okay, their are so many notions in the world that people may have wrong and may not. These topics get harder as I go along. I have a lot of thoughts and ideas on this. So many things come and go in the world as being popular. I guess the most constant is religion. Now you are thinking "her he goes again with religion". Well this is a very important topic to me and in my life. 

Symbol for Islam

Lots and lots of religions are in our country and world. The only true religion is Christianity. This is what I believe and I try to respect anyone else and their belief's but it can be hard. Islam, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, Christianity and now you have Scientology. If you really want to read something interesting search Wikipedia for Scientology and read about this ridiculous religion that people are falling for everyday. Mostly because some rich and famous guys and gals are in this crazy religion. Are those rich and famous people not happy with what the bible tells? Did their toes get stepped on with true words of God and they had to join some crazy man's fantasy? 

Scientology Symbol

Islam is a pretty old religion as well. Islam, Muslims come from Abraham. Yes thats correct. The same Abraham in the Holy Bible. Islam was created from the descendants of Abraham. They considered Abraham, Moses and Jesus to be prophets. This is what I can gather but I may be wrong but I have been reading up on it some. 

Buddha

Buddhism is an Indian religion. They believe in "rebirth". I guess that is the same thing as reincarnation. They say that when you die you are reincarnated into another being. Not sure if its a human being or an animal or what. 


Their are lots and lots of religions that I have not the time nor will to mention but these are some of the most popular. With the Holy Bible, God created the world, not evolved the world but created it. God sent his son Jesus to save the world from their sins so that all may live eternal in heaven with him. Yes live in paradise. With being a Christian, I believe that Jesus came to this earth born of a virgin, lived, taught and died on the cross for my sins then was raised from the dead and ascended into heaven. Jesus sacrificed his life for me. 

We had bible study tonight at church. The way, the truth and the life was discussed. The only way to get to heaven is through Jesus. That is the only way. Not Islam or any other religion but only through Jesus Christ. Before Jesus was crucified on the cross they had to give a sacrifice for their sins. When Jesus died and his blood was shed, he sacrificed himself for us. We dont have to kill a calf anymore. Jesus is our sacrifice. 


This is one popular notion I think the world has wrong, only one true religion.

God is Good folks!!!!

Body Parts - 27

Number 27: What is your favorite part of your body and why?


Lord have mercy! Who came up with these topics and why am I blogging about them?? That should be what I am blogging about....lol. 

Right now at this very moment, my favorite body part is my feet. Why, you ask? Well, I had surgery on my right foot and I am very thankful to have it! I will explain in just a moment what the problem was with my foot but in the mean time let me tell you why it is so important to me. I have set in a recliner for 6 weeks with a cast on. Not able to do ANYTHING!! Now that really is a pain. I had to have people fix me food to eat, get me something to drink and I even had to use a urinal because I couldn't get to the bathroom. I slept in my recliner for about two weeks because I was not comfortable in my bed. 


Not being able to walk is a problem. I know their are people in wheel chairs that are pretty mobile but this was a different circumstance. I was healing from surgery and either used a walker in the house or if I had to go to the doctor, I used crutches. After the third cast was taken off, I went to a cane and now I am cane free unless I go somewhere I have to walk much. My favorite body part is my feet!!! (especially the right one)


Accessory Navicular is the medical term of my problem. On January 31st 2012, I fell down some stairs and broke a bone in my foot. The Accessory (extra) Navicular bone that broke was not even suppose to be there. What?? I had an extra bone in my foot!! This bone had a tendon attached to it that was suppose to be on another bone. What?? Yes, that is correct. Apparently my foot was all screwed up without me even knowing it until the extra bone broke! 


My surgeon was Doctor Biggerstaff with Orthopedic Specialist of the Carolina's. Yes that is correct and don't be makin' fun of his name, he is an excellent surgeon and person for that matter. I would recommend him to anyone! Dr Biggerstaff had to remove the "extra" bone that was broken and detach and reattach the tendon to the correct bone. I had the original cast from surgery for two weeks then it was removed, the foot was adjusted and another cast was applied. A total of three cast and now I am in the boot. Very thankful to be able to walk now. I am going to therapy once a week for now and that is going fine. Still a lot of pain and swelling when I walk but that is to be expected. 


So, my foot/feet are my favorite body part/parts and thats why I love them!! Remember the old saying, you dont appreciate what you've got until its gone? I really appreciate my feet and being able to walk. Thanks for reading..... God is Good!!

Love Language - 28

Going backward in the 30 topics means that I am now on topic 28. I had to read this one several times and try to understand what it means. What is your love language? 

This picture has always made me think of not only all the races in the world but the different languages too.

I will start by saying that I still have no idea what this means. Does it mean what language do I find sexy? Maybe what language would I choose to speak? Well, I am going to fill in some space and talk about other people and their languages. I know several people that speak more than just English. I can say that English is my language and I'm pretty sure its going to be the only one that I ever speak. Not to mention that English is a very hard language. We should only have one there, their and they're. Why make life so complicated? You know the old saying "can't teach an old dog new tricks"!


I went to school with a girl named Ami. She is a teacher and speaks French. I have heard that she has taught school in France and does a lot of traveling back and forth from the US to France. It would be nice to go to a foreign country and know what they people were saying. 


I know a really good guy named Bradley. He graduated high school a few years back and went to Appalachian and got a degree. Now he has joined the military and is going to be a linguist. I didn't even know of such a thing. He is in California right now learning Chinese or Mong or some kind of Asian language. He is really smart to be able to do this and follow his dreams. He is truly blessed. 


Their is a lady named Kristie that I met at camp. She has a disability but did not let that stop her for doing what God wanted her to do. I think right now she is not able but she use to translate sign language at her church. They had some def people and Kristie learned sign language so they could understand the message. I think that is just awesome!!


I do know some people that speak Spanish but they are Mexicans and I have no idea what they are saying.....lol. In my line of work, we talk with people all the time when we need an interpreter. We have a language line that we call for this. I will ask the interpreter questions and in turn will ask the caller and in return I get what I need in English. This takes some time but it is well worth it to find out what kind of emergency the caller has and who needs to go assist.  


My best shot has been given to this topic and they are getting harder all along. 


God is Good!!!

Misunderstood - 29

Number 29 on the list of topic's is: What do you think people misunderstand most about you?


So, this is "what do I think others misunderstand about me". This is very hard to answer. I can not begin to understand anyone else's mind other than my own. That is a challenge in itself. Besides, its also a matter of who is doing the misunderstanding. I will try and explain this as best I can though. 


The best example that I can give would be my brother. I feel he misunderstands my life in general. See, he is 10 years older than myself. He was already in high school when I started elementary school. By the time I was in the 8th grade, he was married and living one of the roughest lives of anyone I knew. Maybe I misunderstand him?? I dont think so but he may think the same about me. Who knows?


Where I am going with this is, I have always been here. Right here. I lived with mom and dad growing up, then moved beside them and now on the other side of them. I have always loved and adored my parents. Granted like all parents and children, we had our disagreements and I got many-a woopin' in my day. But I was raised in church as was my brother but I apparently took what I heard and learned to heart. Honor thy father and mother. I have done my best to do that my whole life. They have been really good to me and I have tried my best to do the same in return. 


I feel that my brother is jealous of my relationship with my mom now and my relationship that I had with my dad (God rest his soul). He moved away and rebelled against his parents no matter how many times or ways they tried to help him. Then he got into some "more" trouble and went to prison for 9 years. Mom and dad was right there visiting, sending money and letters. When he got out, he went back to his old ways again. He has been in trouble several times since but not went back to prison (yet). 


The point of all this may be that my brother misunderstands that I am a christian and have the desire and take literally "honor thy father and mother". No doubt that I am a sinner but I feel the love of God in my heart to live a good christian life. One that people can look at me or talk to me and can tell that I am a child of God. 


Like I say, this blog may have went way off the scale of the topic but it may have been right on the money. Who knows...lol


God is Good!!!

10 Things

Today is Wednesday, May 30th 2012. I had an idea of a  blog title and theme. Well, actually it wasn't my idea because i am not that smart. My friend Sonja got the idea from someone and shared it on her blog so I am actually stealing the idea. 


Most of the time it is hard for me to think of things to blog about. My blog is not just on specific theme. I see blogs all the time that are just about one thing. How to revamp old furniture, how to make household cleaning supplies or like my friend Geni, The Two Under Two Zoo, because she has two little girls under two years old and tells about the joys and challenges of life. 


My blog has several different "themes" I guess. Like I was telling Sonja via Facebook, my blog is either about religion, family, gardening and animals. I like to put pictures on my blog because it makes it more interesting (to me). I like to look at pictures more than I like to read. Yes, I am a goober..lol. 


So I have 30 different topics that I will try to complete in 30 different blogs. I am starting with number 30 and going backward because I don't want to have the same topics as Sonja, at the same time as Sonja. I know, I am weird..... but you already knew that. This topic is "List 10 things that you would hope to be remembered for". 

1. I hope people remember me for my love of my savior Jesus Christ and my love of my church family. I have been blessed beyond words this past year. Changing churches is not easy and changing denominations is even harder but I honestly dont know why God didn't lead me where I am sooner!
2. I hope to be remember for helping people. I do like to lend a helping hand when possible. 
3. I hope to be remembered for my love of gardening and canning and eating....lol.
4. I hope to be remembered for being crazy! I think I took after dad. 
5. I hope to be remembered for having a good personality. I like to get along with everyone. Sometimes its not possible but a good personality helps.
6. I hope to be remembered for being a forgiving person.
7. I hope to be remembered for the love of my family and friends. No matter how much we fuss, I still love my family and friends. We may not see eye to eye but God gave me love to share with everyone. 
8. I hope people remember that I was a good son. I loved my dad while he was alive and would do anything for him. My mom is my top priority today and I love her dearly. 
9. I hope people remember that its tough to remember 10 things to be remembered for.....lol
10. I hope people remember that I, Christopher Brian Spainhour, could do anything he set his mind on. 

Gosh, that was hard!! I could think of things for other people easier than for myself. God is Good and God is Love!!

Animal Update May 2012

This is Tater munching on a carrot.

These are the baby rabbits.

Momma and babies, they finally decided to come out front.

Patches munchin' on a carrot.

Munchin' on some carrot stems.

Chickie, chick, chick, chick!

Oh yeah, Masuka playing with the carrot!! He is a mess and an escape artist!! 

Beautiful Chicken!!

Cherry Eggar and Black Sexlink.

"How can we get out of here??"

2012 Garden Update May

Today I was able to make it up to my raised beds and take some pictures. I have not been able to care for everything like I want to but things are progressing well. We have had some good rain and my rabbit poop has come in handy on the veggies. 

I think this is a Mr Stripy. I raised all my tomatoes from seed except 4 that I bought.

I am ready to make some pickles!! Can't wait!

My dill is ready to make pickles too!!

This is my squash and zucchini bed. Half and half. 

A nice little zucchini that should be ready by next week. 

This is a squash. I thought I would try something new. Its yellow on one end and green on the other!

My carrots are coming along well. They are not quite ready yet though. 

The lettuce is getting big. I have been able to pick the leaves off as time goes by. Before long it will be too big and bitter to eat. Then the rabbits can have it. 

Carrot Bed!

Cactus bloom. 

Another cactus bloom. Its amazing how something so prickly can produce beauty. 

Beets!! They have grown wild!! I will probably give them another week or so and then try to get them canned. I love canned beats with pinto's, mashed taters or anything else!

This is called Sun Chokes. They are a form of artichoke that was given to me by the Hawk's. Not really sure how to cook the bulb under the ground but I will figure it out. 

Some more tomatoes. These are Evergreen and German Johnson.

Oregano! I pick fresh Oregano to go in spaghetti sauce. 

This is Cheyenne pepper, I also have bell, banana and jalapeno planted.  

This is my garden update so far. I have some corn in the field that has been taken over by weeds. I have not been able to chop it out. I also have some tomatoes and peppers in the field. I hope to have some to can. My green beans did not do well and my cabbage is being eaten by worms. I have sprayed them several time but it's not seeming to work. Oh well, you win some and you lose some!! Thanks for reading!!