Church Fun

Some Sundays we stay at church all day, here are a few pictures of the kids while there.



A precious little girl, she loves the camera!!!!



The kids were all having fun blowing bubbles. This little one was excited cause she could blow the biggest ones....



and then POP there it went!!!!


Clarissa on a mission!!!


A couple of girls playing, and enjoying the afternoon!!!!

Birth Control???

I have been thinking about doing this post for some time now. Although, I know that it may offend some, but I am hoping to show the truth about birth control to the ones that don't know what birth control may do.

The following comes from

Birth Control in Light of the Bible

by Pastor Steven L Anderson, 2005

Hormonal birth control methods, including all types of birth control pills, the “patch”, hormone injections, implants, etc., perform two primary functions:

1.) They suppress ovulation. No egg is released; therefore, pregnancy is not possible. Depending upon which particular method is used, ovulation is suppressed 40-95% of the time. The other 5-60% of the time, an egg is released and can be fertilized.

2.) They thin and harden the lining of the uterus. This makes implantation of the conceived, 7-day old child virtually impossible. All hormonal birth control methods have this effect on the uterine lining 100% of the time.

Simple logic tells us that if an egg can be released and fertilized 5-60% of the time, and implantation is being prevented close to 100% of the time, a silent abortion is taking place 5-60% of months a woman is taking the pill, because the 7-day old child is unable to implant and dies. The “morning after” pill functions after the same principle to destroy the lining of the uterus, but in a shorter period of time due to higher concentrations of the same hormones.

The 5% figure is based on the use of the “combination” pill, which is usually a combination of estrogen and progesterone. The 60% figure is based on the use of progesterone only pills (“mini-pills”), the “patch”, or progesterone injections/implants. Therefore a woman taking even the combination pill for only two years statistically will have one chemical abortion during that time. A woman using a progesterone only method for two years could very likely have 12 silent abortions during that period of time, or one every other month. These are the most conservative estimates available. Other research indicates that women taking the combination pill could be ovulating up to 50% of the time, and that 70% of women taking the “mini-pill” could be ovulating every month. In almost all cases these babies would not be able to implant and would die.

“With over 17 million American women using the Pill and other chemical abortifacients, it is estimated that breakthrough ovulation and pregnancy occur so often…that between 7 to 12 million newly conceived children are killed by chemical abortions in the womb each year. And most of these women never even knew they were pregnant.”

“In America, chemical abortions are estimated to kill more than 7 million babies each year – while surgical abortions kill about 1.5 million babies each year.” (“Birth Control Pills Cause Early Abortions” – J.T. Finn, 2005)

“Scientific papers suggest that escape ovulation occurs 4-15% of all cycles in patients taking birth control pills. Thus, as this booklet points out, early chemical abortions are a real and significant concern.”

The term “birth control pills” is accurate since they do not prevent conception, but birth. Perhaps the reason God has not ended the abortion holocaust in America is that God’s own people are unknowingly murdering their own offspring.

(http://faithfulwordbaptist.org/Birth_Control.html)

I know that there are other ways with out using birth control to help prevent having children. This is something that you and your spouse would have to pray about and what ever the Lord puts on your hart, I pray that you will follow his direction.

Here are a few verses that may be able to help you, being that the word of the God is the best way to find answers to any questions that you may have.....

Genesis 1:28

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Genesis 9:7

And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply, bring forth abundantly, in the earth, and multiply therein.

Psalms 127:3

Lo, children are the heritage unto the Lord, and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

Psalms 127:5

Happy is the man that has his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

3 john 1:4

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children in truth.

Now these are just a few of many verses talking about baring children, and raising children to grow in the Lord, to fallow him in the way he would want them to go.

No one has the right to judge another about how many children they have, and if they choose not to have anymore. That is between you and the Lord. I pray that you will make a wise decision on how you may try to prevent from having more children, please do some research on the birth control that you may use, I am afraid that you are going to learn that it is not what you think it is.

Just around the house..

Deacon has learned to roll from his belly to his back, and he has also started to smile !!!! Is it that time already??





We have also had sick ones around the house. All of us but Daddy has been down with something. My poor Clarissa and Deacon seem to come down with it the worst.



Grandma also bought the children something called bendaroos. All it is, is a piece of string dipped in wax, and you can bend it, re bend it, and make all kinds of really neat stuff out of it. They also stick to anything. This n the picture is a gorilla that Gage made.

Pretty Toes!!!!

Chloe came to me the other night and she wanted me to paint her fingernails, then I decided to go ahead and paint her toes. Then she got the great idea to paint Mommy's toes, can you tell she painted them ?? After she was done I decided to paint Clarissa's toes. She was so scared, but after the first 2 toes she got excited. She was really excited to show Daddy the next morning.

Deacon is getting so big..... this is Chloe and Deacon with their BIG WIDE eyes.


This is Clarissa she is excited because she was helping load the wood over to the wood stove. As you can see she was very excited. She still has to learn to keep clean while hauling it, but hey she is a good worker.

Happy Birthday Grandma Gail

Happy Birthday Grandma Gail!!! We love you very much and we hope that you have a wonderful birthday.
Love Andy, Jamie, Gage, Chloe, Hunter, Clarissa, and Deacon

A lot has happened....

I would like to start off with saying Thank You for praying for our youngest son Deacon. He is doing much better now, he is still coughing but sounds a lot better.

I would like ask if you all would pray for Andrews Nanny, she has been in the hospital for a little while now with a few problems, and has recently found out that she has shingles. She will hopefully be discharged from the hospital and will be placed in the nursing home for a short while. Please pray that she will get strong fast.

A lot has happened within the past couple weeks. Andrews brother flew in from Washington state to be with their Nanny. So we have been visiting with him off and on the last few days.

Andrew has been working hard and working doubles. So the time as a family has been cherished around the Stroupe home.

My birthday was on the 13th, valentines was on the 14th, and our anniversary was on the 15th, and Andrew just happened to have a 3 day weekend so what does he do....


Yep you got it right, he kidnapped me and took me up to the the Quad Cities and had ourselves a little getaway. I will have to tell you, he did a wonderful job.

As some of you already know, Andrew and I are big coffee drinkers, and this was a really cool coffee shop right across the street from our hotel.


Of course we have been trying to keep up with school work, but with Andrews Nanny, company, and Deacon being sick it has been a struggle.


Another picture of Chloe doing some school work.

And this is us just being the silly Stroupes and playing with our food.

Deacon....

So I just have fast question. My little Deacon has some congestion in the chest and the nasal. I am not sure why, but, almost every time he nurses he gets sick. I have been nursing him every hour so that he does not get dehydrated, and also he is not nursing much. Anyhow, I was wondering if any of you moms have any suggestions for me, they are greatly needed.

Hoping to hear from some of you soon.