Gimenez Family Life: Kami's Chickens

Friday, January 4, 2013

Kami's Chickens

It all started with a DESIRE in Kami's heart. I have noticed that God has always given Kami the desires of her heart throughout our marriage. Normally, she only has to say (& sometimes just think), "I wish we could have..." or "I really need..." and the Lord provides that very thing.

Well, this time it was...chickens. Yes, she said several months ago, "I would like some chickens." That was it and to be honest, I had no intentions of getting chickens.

But God....don't you just love those words? But God gave her the desire of her heart and then some!

It started one morning with 2 skinny chickens that showed up at our house for several days in a row. Of course Kami was excited and had Silas & Callie name them...JOHN & PINK....(Silas didn't quite get the idea that JOHN is actually a girl.)

(Notice the progression, a new chicken added in each picture?)

With each day, there is a new chicken that shows up. Our high chicken-day is now officially 13! And yes, the kids have named them all! But it didn't stop there...

Now we have a chicken coup! Leo, who lives with my aunt, made one for Kami and delivered it last night. We have already caught PINK and she is enjoying her new home...now just start laying the eggs!

Family Tips For The Taking:

"I CHANGE NOT".....That is what the LORD tells us in Malachi 3:6. As a child of God, I am able to fully depend upon my Heavenly Father to never change. He is stable, reliable, and always keeps His word and standards! This makes it possible to serve, obey, and have confidence in my God. I am able to succeed and live a true Christian life, not because I am great, but because I have a God who never changes and I know what He expects and how to succeed.

It would be hard to be a Christian if we served a god who changes his mind and flip flops on his laws and expectations. We would never have full confidence in our God nor fully trust Him because we would never know what to expect or what is right/wrong from day to day.

Thus, our children would have the same difficulties if we as parents are not consistent. One of the worst things that we can do, is to flip-flop on our convictions and standards before our children.

Let me explain....we have a rule in our family that we will never watch a movie or read a book with any curse word, no matter how "small" the curse word may be. If at any time, we continue to watch a movie or to read a book that has a curse word, we have just destroyed the "trust" and "standard" that we have set up for our children. Our children will then question in their hearts, all of our other standards, convictions, rules, and beliefs. They will never see them as "Biblical", but rather as "optional". This sets up a double standard or double mind in our home and there will be no consistency. Why does our younger generation struggle with Biblical standards and righteousness today?....Why is it that our younger generation is so unstable today?.....because we have failed to set a Biblical standard that does not change and that they can follow and believe in. Thus they become double minded. The Bible says, "A double minded man is unstable in all his ways."

Parents, it is of the utmost importance that we be consistent and Biblical in all things. Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might!!!

Prayer Requests & Praises:

Prayer Requests:
1) Please continue to be in prayer for Kami as we continue down the adventurous and trying health issues that Kami is dealing with. The doctors are still searching for answers.

2) Please be in prayer for Victory Springs Ind. Baptist Church. We are praying for one more 'solid' family to join that would be able to jump right in and faithfully help us in the ministries of the church.

Praises!!!

1) Praise the Lord for what God has been doing thus far at VSIBC! We still have a long way to go before the church is self-standing but to be where we are after 15 months is exciting!

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Kami's Chickens

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