GOD'S BOXES

 I have in my hand 2 boxes, which God gave for me to hold.
He said,  "put all your sorrows in the black box,
and all your joys in the gold."

I heeded His words, and in the 2 boxes,
both my joys and sorrows I stored.
But though the gold became heavier each day, the black was as light as before.

With curiosity I opened the black,
I wanted to find out why.
And I saw in the base of the box, a hole,
where my sorrows had fallen by.

I showed the hole to God and mused?
"I wonder where my sorrows can be?"
He smiled a gentle smile and said.
"My child, they are all here with me!"

I asked God,
"why did you give me the boxes,
why the gold and the black with a hole?"

God answered,
"My child, the gold is for you to count your blessings,
and the black.............is for you, to let go."
Anon. 

Book Sharing Monday: Shadow of the Dinosaurs

This week we continue our unit study on Dinosaurs. We went to the library recently and my youngest son picked out this book for our reading list. He loved the cover because it features a dachshund on it that looks like my younger brother's dog Olive.Shadows of the Dinosaur written and illustrated by Dennis Nolan is a story begins when a young boy's dog named Shadow finds a bone buried in the

Australia Bans the Flu Vaccine!

It looks like we're in for another shocking round of flu vaccine debacles this winter, starting off with seasonal flu vaccinations being banned in Australia for all children 5 years old and under. The unique suspension comes after 23 children in Western Australia were admitted to hospitals with strong convulsions after receiving flu injections. At least one toddler in Queensland died, less than 12 hours after receiving the flu shot. Her twin also suffered from vomiting and high fever, but has reportedly recovered.

Another 40 convulsion cases had been detected in the last month in children making that more than 250 adverse reactions nationwide, raising serious questions about the safety of vaccinating children in that age group. And yet, year after year there are studies showing that flu vaccines DO NOT provide any benefit no matter what age group you are in!

Two years ago a study in the British Medical Journal concluded that the effectiveness of annual flu shots has been exaggerated and that in reality they have little or no effect on influenza campaign objectives, including reducing the number of hospital stays, time off work and death from influenza and its complications. WAKE UP PEOPLE!

Naturally, some "flu experts" have cautioned that these reactions might prove to be illusory and caused by other factors. Right...as usual they want you to believe that the Law of Cause and Effect is disabled when it comes to vaccines. Peter Collignon, Professor of Infectious Diseases at the Australian National University doesn't think so. He went on record stating that recent clinical trails uncovered issues with the swine flu vaccine - adverse effects that are identical to those suffered by the children who reacted to the seasonal vaccine - but that the results of this trial were completely ignored.

On the one hand, the Australian Health Department had the good sense to suspend all seasonal flu shots in children under five, but on the other, they're now recommending all children get the H1N1 vaccine instead, claiming that IT is completely safe! This completely ignores the other glaring fact that the amount of Mercury used as a preservative in each shot is only safe in a person who weighs 550 pounds (250 kilograms) and the smaller you are the more toxic it is. We are talking brain and nervous system TOXIC!

This makes no sense, considering the fact that it was a clinical trial for swine flu vaccine that showed that a substantial number of children experienced adverse reactions. So exactly WHEN will the mental-midgets running the health department take these clinical study results into account? Talk about running in circles, claiming everything is safe no matter what the clinical results show!

The way I see it.....the Australian government had millions of left over swine flu shots from their Swine Flu Epidemic fiasco and most likely had them surreptitiously combined with the seasonal flu vaccine, thinking they could reduce their deteriorating stockpile while getting "more bang for their buck". It certainly blew up in their faces! Folks...I hope you and your children don't fall for this dangerous nonsense.

Footnote: I have found the vitamin D is more important then a flu shot to avoid flu. There's convincing evidence that vitamin D deficiency predisposes you and your child to catching the flu, and children who are so deficient may also be at higher risk of dying from the flu. Sunshine is still the best way to get your vitamin D dose but taking vitamin D3 supplements or using a safe tanning bed are ideal a back ups.

AUSTRALIAN WALK-ABOUT

I realise not a lot is known about Australia (Oz).
So let's go walk-about together.

The wide, brown land: A Country, Island and Continent.

Australia is the sixth largest country in the world.
It's about the same size as the 48 mainland states of the USA and 50 per cent larger than Europe, but has the lowest population density in the world - only two people per square kilometre.
Beach paradise,  Australia’s coastline stretches almost 50,000 kilometres and is linked by over 10,000 beaches, more than any other country in the world. More than 85 per cent of Australians live within 50 kilometres of the coast, making it an integral part of our laid-back lifestyle. 

Australia produces 95 per cent of the world's precious opals and 99 per cent of its black opals. The world’s opal capital is the quirky underground City of Coober Pedy in South Australia. The world’s largest opal, weighing 5.27 kilograms, was found here in 1990. 

Kalgoorlie in Western Australia is Australia's largest producer of gold. It also embraces the world's largest political electorate, covering a mammoth 2.2 million square kilometres.

Australia's 85.7 million sheep (mostly merinos) produce most of the world's wool. With 25.4 million head of cattle, Australia is also the world's largest exporter of beef.

Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef is home to the world’s largest oyster, weighing up to 3 kilograms, while the world’s longest earthworm, stretching up to 4 metres, is found in Gippsland in Victoria. 

The world’s longest piece of straight railway track stretches 478 kilometres across South Australia’s vast, treeless Nullarbor Plain. Australia’s longest stretch of straight road - 148 kilometres – is on the Eyre Highway in Western Australia. It’s just a tiny portion of the 2,700 kilometre sealed road that takes travellers from Perth to Adelaide. The world's longest continuous fence – the dingo fence – was built to keep sheep safe from Australia's native dog and runs for 5,531 kilometres through central Queensland and South Australia.

Today Australia is home to a wealth of wildlife not found anywhere else in the world. We have around 800 species of birds, half of which are unique to this country. Our marine environments contain more than 4,000 fish varieties and tens of thousands of species of invertebrates, plants and micro-organisms. About 80 per cent of Australia's southern marine species are found nowhere else in the world.
Australia also supports at least 25,000 species of plants, compared to 17,500 in Europe. There are over 12,000 species in Western Australia alone!

We are predominately a Christian country and were originally known as,
The Great South Land of The Holy Spirit in 1606.

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Mary Russell         Marsh Mpressions         Mike Golch
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Changes in our remaining schedule

We had to make some changes in our schedule of theme unit studies this month as we had to spend much our time this week making efforts against the flooding in our area. Hubby and I have been busy the last two days setting up a water pump to prevent our home from flooding.

The boys and I have done three days devoted to our Dinosaur unit study that we decided to finish it next week. The boys have

SACRED "Underground" SUNDAY

FARAWAY.......In an underground City called Coober Pedy people worship in a different world.
 This City sits on the edge of The Stuart Ranges in the State of South Australia.

OPALS MINING abounds here and for that reason care needs to be taken.

Beautiful Opals of all different colours and size may be found.

The name Coober Pedy is Aboriginal and means "white man in hole."  

Which is applicable when you realise 80% of the townfolk live in hand cutout dwellings underground.

Temperatures of extreme heat in summer and penetrating cold in winter, makes life beneath the surface more bearable.. 

This is the outside visable entrance to one of the churches.

The interior of two (2) of the churches show how they have been hewn out of the rock.

Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
If I ascend into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me" (Psalms 139:7-10).

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Going to Church on Sunday....