Yahweh's Assembly in Yahshua
HOW I AM COPING WITH SINGLE PARENTING
When I got married 8 years ago, I never even considered the possibility that I would one day be raising my 7 year old daughter and my 5 year old son all alone. My husband was unexpectedly killed in a car accident and our lives changed forever. I had always enjoyed being a stay-at-home mom and homeschooling the children, but now I had to enter the workforce to support my little family. I had to put my children in public school so I could go to work. Loneliness is an emotion I feel quite often. The children have suffered also. My daughter says she hardly gets to see me anymore, and my son has been “acting out” in school. Sometimes I don’t know what to do.
But things are getting better. I have learned to ask for help. People at my [assembly] have been wonderful during this trying time. For instance, recently, a nice couple with 3 children similar in age to mine invited my children to see a movie and get ice cream. My children came home bubbly and excited and all 3 of us seemed to be in a better mood.
I stopped feeling guilty. It was not my fault that my husband was killed. I am doing everything I can to hold my family together. I know that I can never be both mom and dad to the children, but I can try to be the best mom I can. I learned to stop being resentful and feeling sorry for myself. After my husband was gone, I often would fall into a slump of ,”Why did this happen to me?” So things are looking up.
If you are going through a similar situation, realize that Yahweh will remain faithful to you as long as you remain faithful to him. Nurture your faith. Don’t forsake the assembling of yourself with believers of like faith. Pray often and forgive yourself when you make mistakes. Spend lots of time with your children and let them know you are there for them. Talk about things as a family. Your children may feel the need to open up about difficult feelings they are experiencing. Things will get better!
(Anonymous)
Important Health News
Learn to recognize the signs of a heart attack
so you can get the help you need
1. Shortness of breath
2. Weakness and/or fatigue
3. Lightheadedness or dizziness
4. Nausea or vomiting
5. Cold sweats
6. Pain located in the back, jaw, neck or arm
few hours, take immediate action. Call 911. Only if you can't
Always Remember
Always remember to forget
The things that made you sad
But never forget to remember
The things that made you glad
Always remember to forget
The friends that proved untrue
And don't forget to remember
Those who have stuck by you
The rod of
correction
Always remember to forget
imparts wisdom,
The troubles that come your way
but a child left
But never forget to remember
to himself
The blessings that come each day
disgraces his
(Anonymous)
mother.
-Prov 29:15
Safe Seafood
Building up a child
YAIY
SALTINE CHOCOLATE PIECES
1 sleeve Saltine crackers (about 37)
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter
12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup chpped nuts
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a 10 x 15 inch cookie sheet with saltines.
Boil sugar and butter for 3 minutes. Pour mixture over saltines and spread evenly.
Bake at 400 degrees for 5 minutes. Remove from oven.
Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Let set for 1 minute, then spread melted chips
with spatula. Sprinkle 3/4 cup chopped nuts over this and press down lightly.
Cut on diagonal immediately or cool until firm, then break up.
Pieces can be frozen. Yield: 30 pieces.
A Parent's Obligation
Parents have an obligation to make their home a strong and stable environment for their children, as well as for each other. Parents usually learn quite fast that they should never make promises to their children that they cannot keep. Children usually learn by example, and they take things at face value. So, if we tell them we are going to do something, they usually expect us to do it. Teaching and dis-playing good morals and beliefs at home will help us to stem unfavorable peer pressure in their daily lives. A loving and caring home should be a refuge from the outside world that, at times, can be somewhat demanding. Being a good mother or father can, at times, also be quite stressing and a parent may occasionally become upset or angry. This may not necessarily be wrong as long as it is not malicious or hateful anger, but rather a determined, disciplined attempt to provide the best guidance for one's family. Yahweh wants the family to be loving and righteous, and parents have the obligation to instill in their children righteous principles to live by.
YAIY - Sisters for Yah