Yahweh's Assembly in Yahshua |
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Sisters for Yah | ||||||||
Volume 1, Issue 2 | ||||||||
February 2007 | HOW I AM COPING WITH SINGLE PARENTING |
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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) |
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Inside this issue: | ||||||||
Coping with single parenting | ||||||||
Important health news | ||||||||
Always remember | ||||||||
Safer Seafood | ||||||||
Building up a child | ||||||||
Saltine Chocolate Pieces | ||||||||
A Parent's Obligation | ||||||||
Important Health News |
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Learn to recognize the signs of a heart attack |
A cheerful look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones." Prov.15:30(niv) | |||||||
so you can get the help you need |
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1. Shortness of breath |
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2. Weakness and/or fatigue |
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3. Lightheadedness or dizziness |
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4. Nausea or vomiting |
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5. Cold sweats |
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6. Pain located in the back, jaw, neck or arm |
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Heart attacks can sometimes come on slowly, but if discomfort | ||||||||
persists more than 3 minutes, or goes away then returns within a . | ||||||||
few hours, take immediate action. Call 911. Only if you can't |
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reach emergency medical services should you have someone | ||||||||
drive you to the nearest hospital. | ||||||||
You can take steps to help your heart stay healthy: | ||||||||
1. Avoid stress. Studies from the University of Utah have actually proven that stress can hurt your heart. | ||||||||
2. Obesity and inactivity: a bad combination. Eat a sensible diet and get moderate physical activity at least 3 times per week. Even walking briskly can stengthen your heart. Check with your doctor before starting any exercise program. | ||||||||
3. Get your cholesterol tested. Total cholesterol should be under 200 mg. | ||||||||
4. Studies are showing that eating fish high in omega-3 fatty acids, like salmon and tuna, are extremely heart healthy! | ||||||||
5. Get your blood pressure tested. Make sure yours is under 120/80 mmHg. | ||||||||
6. Cut salt intake. Many physicians recommend consuming no more than 2,300 mg per day. Your individual physician may recommend less depending on your health. | ||||||||
7. Get adequate sleep. People who sleep less than 5 hours per night were more likely to have hypertension. | ||||||||
Always Remember |
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Always remember to forget |
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The things that made you sad |
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But never forget to remember |
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The things that made you glad |
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Always remember to forget |
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The friends that proved untrue |
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And don't forget to remember |
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Those who have stuck by you |
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The rod of |
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correction |
Always remember to forget |
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imparts wisdom, |
The troubles that come your way |
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but a child left |
But never forget to remember |
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to himself |
The blessings that come each day |
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disgraces his |
(Anonymous) |
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mother. |
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-Prov 29:15 |
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Safe Seafood |
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Is fresh tuna better than canned? Believe it or not, canned is better. The tuna | ||||||||
used for canning is typically younger than the tuna sold in the fresh and frozen | ||||||||
markets. The younger the tuna, the | ||||||||
less harmful mercury they contain. | ||||||||
Also choose water-packed tuna | ||||||||
instead of oil-packed. | ||||||||
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Building up a child |
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Building a child's intellect is important, | ||||||||
but stengthening his character | ||||||||
is the highest of all priorities. | ||||||||
In today's world of twisted values, | ||||||||
it is more essential than ever that | ||||||||
boys and girls be instilled with the | ||||||||
character that enables them to act morally. | ||||||||
The education they receive | ||||||||
should broaden the mind | ||||||||
while deepening the spirit. | ||||||||
YAIY |
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SALTINE CHOCOLATE PIECES |
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Yahweh's Assembly in Yahshua | ||||||||
2963 County Road 233 | 1 sleeve Saltine crackers (about 37) |
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Kingdom City, MO 65262 | 3/4 cup brown sugar |
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1 cup butter |
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Main Line: 1-573-642-4100 | 12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips |
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Toll Free: 1-877-642-4101 | 3/4 cup chpped nuts |
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Fax Line: 1-573-642-4104 | ||||||||
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a 10 x 15 inch cookie sheet with saltines. |
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Boil sugar and butter for 3 minutes. Pour mixture over saltines and spread evenly. |
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Bake at 400 degrees for 5 minutes. Remove from oven. |
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Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Let set for 1 minute, then spread melted chips |
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with spatula. Sprinkle 3/4 cup chopped nuts over this and press down lightly. |
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Cut on diagonal immediately or cool until firm, then break up. |
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Pieces can be frozen. Yield: 30 pieces. |
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A Parent's Obligation |
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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. |
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