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Daughters of Yah- Yarelis 

7/31/2013

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 I have known Yarelis for nearly three years, since they started attending the same home church. Even though we knew them for a short amount of time they became a part of our whole 'fellowship family'. I hope you all enjoy this wonderfully written post by my friend, Yarelis. -Bethany
Thank you to lovely Potts family for inviting me to participate in this blog. I present you with a rather long post about myself:

My birth place is a small city in Puerto Rico in July of 1994. My mom says that I was probably the laziest baby she’d heard of, fighting the pregnancy for hours without giving her much pain. I was raised for the first nine years of my life in the southern part of the island near a horse ranch. I still remember countless hot afternoons spent on my porch looking at those horses running in the distance, admiring Yah’s creation.

I wasn’t brought into this belief years down the road like a lot of people. My mother grew up with it and in turn I grew up with it. My earliest memory of church was of me falling asleep on a Friday night under the pew in one of my favorite white dresses. I remember my grandmother refusing to buy me chicken nuggets because we weren’t allowed to buy on Sabbath (try explaining that to a five year old enamored with Wendy’s).

Fast forward to age nine and I come home from school to find a ‘For Sale’ sign on the front yard. My parent’s worried I wouldn’t take the news lightly that we were moving to the United States. I’m all for adventure and I started packing right away, to their surprise. At that age I thought the US was only a car ride away. It wasn’t until I was on the plane and I saw the sadness in their eyes did I realize just what we were getting into. As my sister drooled on my arm, I came into reality that it would be months before I saw my family again. But I sucked it up, wiped the drool off my arm, and decided to enjoy the five hour plane ride to my new home.

*Enter Time Lapse* Alabama 2009. I’m in tenth grade thinking everything is going as planned. I have more friends than I can count. I’m in ten different extracurricular including Bible Study and Mathletes. I have a lovely home and my amazing family. But no matter how much I had, I felt something off. Something was missing from my life. The truth of it was that there was no congregation in Alabama. There was no little white church we could go to every Sabbath. We had tried several Messianic congregations but none reflected what we believed in entirely. Whoever tells you that you can make it spiritual without a spiritual network is a liar. We had fallen pretty deep. We had reverted to eating unclean, dressing immodestly, and participating in unholy festivities. There was a long period of time where Sabbath’s weren’t kept.

My mother, being the wonderful pillar she is, one day called us all into the living room. She sat us all down and told us we were reading the bible and singing praises because it was Sabbath. How foreign this was to me. Saturdays had become social events for my friends and I. I had to give that up now? Reluctantly I obeyed, knowing to honor my parents’ wishes. And deep inside, whether I wanted to admit it or not, I wanted to come closer to God again.

One night my parents inform us that once again we were to move. This time wasn’t so willingly for me. My friends and my future were in the little town of Morris, Alabama. I had trouble seeing past that, I had trouble seeing past what I wanted. What I needed. I cried during the whole packing stage, I even cried on the car ride up to Indiana. My parents reassured me that everything happened for a reason and that in the end everything would work out to reflect Yah’s will.

A few months into living in Indiana my father had a conversation with one of his coworkers (Lets call him Mr. W for privacy purposes) that changed our lives forever. They were sitting eating dinner with some colleagues. My father spoke up about not eating pork because of religious beliefs and Mr. W asked why, since he was kosher himself. As my father tried to fumble over the explanation because of how difficult explaining Hebrew Roots can be, Mr. W immediately understood and confided in my father that he was also Hebrew Roots. A few weeks later Mr. W contacted my father about joining in a little fellowship that they were putting together in his basement. My father immediately accepted, since we were already on the narrow path trying to live our life biblically again.

That Sabbath I made some of the closest friends. We were all a little awkward at first, since I was so different from them. They were all modestly clad and all were homeschooled. I picked at all of their brains in everything from skirts to boys to cookies (Have they taught you to make no-bake cookies yet? I slobbered every time they brought them).

During this time I began inquiring of them about modesty. It wasn’t until one of the mothers handed me the book “The Lost Art of True Beauty”. It all just clicked for me. The very next day I vowed off pants and revealing clothes and have been modest ever since. During this time my parents were teaching me in the way of handling boys and relationships. It seemed that each family had their own idea of how to come into a God centered marriage. Even though we are all different and we have all picked our paths I can reassure anyone that we are all waiting on that one husband brought to us by God. That we all have chosen to reflect God in our relationships and that we are will keep our hearts in check.

If it sounds like modesty and relationships were a big deal… They really weren’t. They were probably the easiest things to come in line with. There were weeks spent on studying one simple chapter. We spent over month examining the Tabernacle inside and out. And as time consuming as it was, as many rabbit holes we went on, I enjoyed every second of it. At the end of every study everyone came away with something new or something altered. We had to learn to work together. Even though we couldn’t see eye-to-eye on a hundred percent of things, we were together on at least ninety percent and that was enough to make it work. We kept Yah in the focus of things and it all worked in dysfunction to make something beautiful.

I spent three years with my fellowship before Yah led us back down to Alabama. I’m enrolled in the University of Alabama at Birmingham and I’m studying to follow in my father’s footsteps, Yah willing. I live at home right now. I live here because my family grew up with the belief that a young lady should stay under her father’s covering until the day she marries. My parents allowed me to go to college under one simple warning. The minute they saw my faith slipping they would pull me out. They weren’t going to sacrifice my salvation for a career, no matter how much society pressures us to.

College is not for everyone. Let me repeat that… COLLEGE IS NOT FOR EVERYONE. I was raised in public school and in this belief. I have prepped my whole life for going through college. I entered in deep prayer and I got baptized the break before school started. I was confident that college was not going to change me for the worse. In fact it has helped me in all the ways staying at home couldn’t have. I have grown stronger in what I believe in seeing the hypocrisy and the sin that people demonstrate here, believers and unbelievers alike. I have stood in front of a classroom full of students and defended my way of life and won. I have contended with teachers and students alike. I have had numbers of friends confirm that they knew this was the right walk and some even start living in biblical lifestyle.

 But that is my walk. This is the path Yah has allowed me to pursue and this is how I’ve developed as a young lady. But not every young lady needs to go on that path to develop in that way. I see my friends from this site and I admire the way they have matured and the way they have helped so many young girls. Bethany stated recently in a video that there are always two sides to every issue. College can be the pitfall of so many believers, trust me I’ve watched them fall, but it can also help young believers grow closer to Yah. It all depends on the will of God and what He wants you to do with your life.

Here is where I end my post. I’m not sure if I said the right things in the right way. But I know how I want to leave you. Life has a lot of ups and downs, a lot of heartache and a lot of joy. Please don’t turn away from something because you fail at first or because it does not go as plan. Seek YHWH’s will and His love first and everything will fall into place.

Deuteronomy 6:4-5
"Sh’ma, Yisra’el! Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai echad [Hear, Isra’el! Adonai our God, Adonai is one];  and you are to love Adonai your God with all your heart, all your being and all your resources."

Shalom,

Yarelis Rivera

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Daughters of Yah- McKenzie 

7/17/2013

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When we were thinking of ladies that we would like to ask to participate in the "Daughters of Yah" posts I thought of McKenzie. Not just because she has a beautiful, magnetic personality (which she does), not just because she has such a zest for life and a love for Yahweh (which she does) but because to me she represents a woman who fearlessly seeks to serve Yahweh despite her circumstances. Unlike most of the ladies who have written for "Daughters of Yah", McKenzie  has grown up in a family that has different beliefs than she does. Yet, McKenzie has grace and love for her family and they are also respectful of her choices and beliefs. So thank you again McKenzie. -Bethany
“I exalt You my Elohim, O sovereign; and bless Your name forever and ever. All day long, I bless You, and praise Your name forever and ever.”  –Psalms 145:1-2

Shalom!

First off, a special thanks to the lovely ladies of Everyday Set-Apart for asking me to do a post for them.  I am so thankful that I get to share a bit of my story and walk of faith.

Everyone is led on different paths and lifestyles. We each live a life specifically designed and unique for a purpose—bringing glory to our beautiful Elohim.

My name is McKenzie Mauck, and I am 19 years old.  I, like some other believers out there, live in a household with a family that is not Torah observant.  My walk of faith is supported with that of a loving fellowship and mispacha of like-minded believers. 
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A little background story of where my walk began. I went to public school, and graduated from Westfield High School in 2012. I came to faith about four years ago when I met my best friend in English Class at the end of sophomore year.  She had just moved to Indiana at the time and asked if she could sit with me at lunch. That very moment… we “clicked”. We became like two peas in a pod. At the time, I was not a believer of any sort. I claimed to be “Christian”, but my actions spoke other things.  She was a friend when I needed her the most and then it came to a point that I had to start thinking seriously about my actions and most importantly my faith.  This friend had ministered to me and because of Yahweh’s light shining in her, I had learned about who He really is.  I learned about the feasts, Sabbath, worship, prayer, more than I could ever imagine.  She became like a sister to me, and when she moved out of state that became a real turning point in my walk with Yahweh.  I had to learn what it meant to have a personal relationship with the Creator and not depend on another person or family. This was MY relationship and not anyone else's.
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My story takes a twist, because I chose the path of college.  I go to Indiana State University and I am studying Special Education.  Yahweh has shown me that I am meant to help people and I have always had a passion for those with disabilities. After asking for guidance and confirmation that this is the path intended for me right now, I can say that this decision was meant for me. This past year at school I was able to learn so much. I’ll let you in on a secret…it wasn’t necessarily about school things either. Don’t get me wrong, that plays a part though. Honestly though, in the big scheme of things, that is little to what Yahweh has done.  He has shown me a lot about my faith and what it truly means to be set-apart.  Yah has shown me many things and given me wisdom and guidance when I needed it most.  I have learned what trusting Him really means and living everyday set-apart for Him. Through Yahweh’s unfailing love and mercy He has shown me the blessing that it is to be called His. He has given me strength to endure the tough times and the peace to go along with it. It is through Him that I receive strength and it is only through HIM that I left my first year of school stronger than I came. Leaving home was scary and at times I really wanted to give up. This college experience though has helped me grow in my faith. I learned more about who I am and my personal stance. I am still learning and always will continue to learn. My passions have grown stronger and many doors have been opened. Being off on my own really opened my eyes to different things and coming to Terre Haute was probably one of best decisions that I have been led to thus far. This past year has been filled with adventures and trips that I would have never taken before.  I have made wonderful friends and met so many diverse people!  I have learned so much more about scripture and how it plays out in your daily life.   I learned the importance of being a light and letting that light shine.  The list could go on and on.  If I could take all the things I have learned and combine it into one short phrase it would be that Yahweh works in such wonderful and mysterious ways.


I was also asked to give some resources that have helped me in my walk. I have read several books over the last year, but here is a list of my top three:

Captivating by John and Stasi Eldredge

The Lost Art of True Beauty by Leslie Ludy

A Woman After God’s Own Heart by Elizabeth George

Remember to keep faith and prayer constant in your life. It is important to give yourself anew every day and continue to grow. Open your heart and mind to Him. Yahweh will only take you as far as you are willing to let Him. 

Blessings and peace be to you!

McKenzie
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Daughters of Yah- Joanna

7/2/2013

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I met Joanna two years ago at a week long family camp. I  was immediately impressed with her godliness and absolute friendliness. Since our first meeting, we met the next year at camp and then again at a Hebrew Roots singles retreat. Even though we've only met on three different occasions, and only briefly, I am always impressed at Joanna's kind heart as displayed through her words and actions. -Bethany
Shalom! 

My name is Joanna, and I am from Ohio. I have been home-schooled all my life in a large, loving family. Like a lot of girls, I enjoy reading, dancing, flute, laughing, praying, baking, exercising, playing with my sibs and taking care of animals. One of my main interests is Israel: praying for Messiah to come and the restoration to take place. And not only praying, but taking part in the work in any way I can.

Growing up I have always had a desire to be a missionary. Reading missionary accounts of countless wonders worked by God on the mission field never ceases to amaze and challenge me. How I long to be able to do likewise, to see YHWH work through my hands to touch others. One of my main struggles has been with fear. Not really a particular fear of anything; just fear. One of the ways that Abba has helped me to overcome is by listening to his voice. Also, just walking forward. Focusing on others and rejecting the bad thoughts best as I can. Lately I've felt convicted that I need to not blame God. I've had to forgive him. This doesn't mean that I believe that he was at fault, It's really just so that I won't be bitter. This morning I was struggling with feeling fat. I tried to pray, but I couldn't seem to think about anything else. I repented for listening to the spirit of fear of fat and asked him to come and speak to me. Do you know what I heard? "You're beautiful". That was enough to turn my day around.
 
About a year ago I was invited by some friends to attend a week-long midwifery class. I didn't really think much of it, but I thought that it would be a neat thing to learn a little bit about. What mother wouldn't benefit from that kind of knowledge? So I went, and a whole new world was opened up to me. Ever since I have been feeling like God may be calling me to midwifery. This is kind of a hard thing for me, because I haven't actually been to a birth yet. But I'm following his voice the best I can, one step at a time. I graduated from high school a year ago, and felt that the LORD was leading me to take a year to seek him. I felt a peace about it, and prayed that he would  lead me to somewhere I could really focus on seeking him. I had in my head that maybe I would help an elderly person, but still have lots of time to go walk in the woods to seek him. Well, that dream came true! Sort of. :) Last fall I felt led to go volunteer in Israel where I met a widow. She asked me if I would be willing to come and help nanny her boys. In Canada. Yeah. But I knew God was in it, so I went and had an incredible time of seeking God and growing. Growing in many ways; maturing into someone more dependable. Learning to work hard and wake up early. Learning to trust him. To seek him. To depend on him. Sometimes God has to get you out of your comfort zone to do that. Since then I've come back to my family in Ohio. Long story short, I'm signed up to attend a 3 month intensive midwifery class in Idaho taught by missionaries who serve in the Philippines. www.mercyinaction.com
Check it out.
 
Chase after him with all your heart. He loves you more than you know.

Joanna
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THE GOOD AND BAD NEWS ABOUT HAVING THREE BROTHERS (AND NO SISTERS!) - A Guest Post From Miss Eden

6/16/2013

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Here's a Blog post by our friend Miss Eden. We really appreciate Eden's sense of humor and we think you will too :) Enjoy!
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I was so excited when the Potts asked me to make a guest post for their blog! So, this my everyday perspective from a sister that has THREE brothers and NO sisters! Did I mention that two of those three are identical twins!?! OY!

First, the bad news:
1. They find the most creative ways to annoy me. Like during school, the twins (one on each side of me), would make their art erasers climb “Mt. Eden” (that’s me) to “conquer” it. Of course, they’ve never conquered  Mt. Eden, because I always flick them off before they reach the peak (the top of my head!).
2. If I don’t hide when they play army, I become the target of their manhunt. So, no matter what I am doing, I must stop and hide when I hear them playing army. My favorite hiding spot recently (shhhh, don’t tell them!) is under our air hockey table in an old toy box.
3. They find all kinds of ways to distract me from what I’m doing … Elijah just LOVES to show me any and every thing he’s learning in school … even though I’m trying to get school done too! I mean, I don’t show HIM everything I’m learning – he’d go NUTS!
4. I’m always being tricked or scared by someone… Just the other day, I was working on my Bible narration when Jonah sneaked up behind me and I about jumped all the way TO the Holy Land!
5. They seem to do whatever they want no matter what I say … I’ve asked them (okay, yes, I’ve even yelled at them –nicely, of course!) not to mess with my toy sheep (Sheepy), but they just think it’s a big joke – APPARENTLY. On top of that, every time we go to see my grandparents, they bring along my special Lego dinosaur so that they can hide it and make me think it’s going to get lost … EVERY time we go!!! 

Okay, I could keep going, but I think you probably get the point. Besides, I really do think that the good outnumbers the bad… 

Now for the good news:
1. They’re my best friends…and my mom keeps telling me to hang in there when it’s rough sometimes (like the days I think  Sheepy is my only friend) because they’ll always be there for me in the long run.
2. There’s always someone around to be my hero. I can’t count how many times one (or all) of my brothers have come to my rescue or stood up for me.
3. I actually kind of like all the rough-housing, playing outside, racing our bikes and all that stuff … besides, I get stronger when I wrestle them … and I’m still trying to figure out  a way to get faster at running than Jonathon (he’s really fast!).
4. Since they tend to play in pairs, there’s always one of them around for me to play with and that gives me the chance to get to know them personally. I love that time. 
5.  I love that my little brother just LOVES me to read to him. Even though I get kind of tired of reading out loud to him sometimes, I love that he wants me to so badly. It makes me feel pretty special…and I feel really bad when I don’t have the time to read out loud to him.
6. I don’t have to mow the lawn, weed-eat or do other things of that nature. With three brothers and a very hard-working dad, there’s always a “man” around to take care of those sorts of things, which frees up my time to be able to do some of my favorite things, like help my mom in the kitchen, pick strawberries from our strawberry patch and work on my knitting (I’m making a scarf right now & working on a blanket for my brother).
7. There is always someone around doing SOMETHING to make me laugh…always! And they don’t even have to try!
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What is Betrothal?

5/22/2013

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Here are some questions you may have about my Betrothal/Marriage.

What exactly is Betrothal?


A Betrothal is an establishment of the marriage covenant. Many people have different definitions of Betrothal, ours is: “A covenant marriage made between and man a woman in the presence of their families, they are separated for a time, until the groom’s father tells his son to return for the bride, at which time there is a wedding celebration.”

 In Genesis 24 we see a type of Betrothal between Isaac and Rebekah.

We were legally married at our betrothal ceremony.  In Matthew 1:18-19, you can see that there was some sort of legal agreement between Mary and Joseph, because he wanted to divorce her when he found she was pregnant.

 A Betrothal is a picture of Yeshua returning for His Bride. There are several bible passages that mention us being the Bride of Messiah Ephesians 5:25-27
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and
gave Himself for her to make her holy, cleansing
 
her with the washing of water by the word.  He did this to
present the church to Himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or anything
like that, but holy and blameless.


There is a time of separation, and the Bridegroom returns at an unknown time.
In Matthew 5:1-13 The ten virgins did not know when the Bridegroom was coming.
In this day and age, it would be difficult to not have any idea when the groom could come, so we are  setting
one evening aside for this purpose.

 Why are you married but still living with your parents?
Because just as Yeshua (Jesus) is preparing a place for us right now, my husband is building a house right now.
When it is finished, he will return for me and we will have a wedding celebration (in September).
I will move to Arkansas after the wedding in September.
During this time, Joe and I are writing letters to each other.

At the Wedding, we will have a deeper explanation, along with telling the story of how it all came about. There will also be feasting and dancing for the celebration.

 Everyone’s situation is different, there are many scripture passages that mention betrothal and marriage, I would encourage you and your family to study it out for yourselves.

Here are some links that might help explain a little better, though we did not follow any of them completely.
http://www.amazon.com/Be-One-Jeff-Ashley-Baird/dp/B002HK4VK6/ref=sr_1_6?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1369273163&sr=1-6&keywords=to+be+one

 http://www.ecclesia.org/truth/betrothal.html

 http://www.hayovel.com/2012/betrothed-documentary-dvd

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I hope this post helps you understand my craziness :)
I am really looking forward to the day Joe returns for me, in 111 days!

Blessings,
Naomi Fox

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Bethany's Stay-at-Home Daughter Interview

5/3/2013

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Hello readers! Fun news- Last year Naomi told me about a Torah Observant ministry called “Shining Stars Magazine”.SSM was started by a Torah Observant young lady who wanted to encourage other young ladies.

You can read more about Shining Stars’ mission on their website http://shiningstarsmagazine.com/about/

As I looked at their website I noticed the “Wanted- Interviews!” on their side bar. They were looking for Stay-at-home daughters, wives and mothers who would be willing to answer some questions and share their testimony. I e-mailed Hannah to let her know that I would be interested in taking the interview. 

Are you a Stay-at-home daughter? Maybe you could take the interview too! I’d love to see your answers.
Hopefully you don’t take as long to complete it as I did. I won’t tell you how long it took me… but maybe I started it at the beginning of January. 

Since then Hannah has posted my interview on the site and I wanted to share it with anyone who is interested. There are also interviews from others that you can read if you like- HERE
 

Here's a link for my interview-  My INTERVIEW Link

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Make Your Own Skirt

4/30/2013

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Did you know that you can turn a pair of jeans into a skirt? It’s a fun project and it doesn’t have to cost you anything! You can use a pair of jeans that you already own and a piece of scrap fabric.

I didn’t have either of those so I bought my supplies at Goodwill.

Instead of buying scrap fabric I decided to use a dress that was half-price. The jeans were half-price too!! I was so excited to get started making my skirt! My mom said she would help me so that I could get it done faster. I’ve made this kind of skirt before with Bethany but those skirts are too small now.

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My dress from goodwill.

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Step 1
First what you need to do is get a seam ripper and start picking apart the seam of the inside of the leg. When you get all the way to the top then you continue picking down the other leg. Once you get started it's pretty easy.


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Step 2
Rip out the seam about 4 or 5 inches in the back until it lays flat and to where the zipper starts on the front.

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Step 3
Lay the pants out so they are flat and you can see the triangular area you will need to make a pattern to fit into. Tape a couple of pieces of paper together. Put the paper inside the pants and trace along the leg of the jeans with a pencil.

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Step 4
Make sure not to pull on the fabric while tracing!

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Step 5
Next Make dots around the outside of the triangle. use a ruler to make the dots  1/2 inch from the line. After you have done that cut on the doted line.

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Step 6
When you have cut out the triangle place it on the fabric and trace it with a pencil. Remember, don't pull on the fabric!

Step 7
Cut on the pencil line.

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Step 8
Lay the jeans out flat and place the fabric under the one side of the jeans.
Pin the fabric to the jeans.

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Now use the sewing machine and start sewing the fabric to the jeans.

Repeat steps 3-8 for the back

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And we're finished!

Seek YHWH with all your Heart!
                                    Lydia

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United in Worship

4/26/2013

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This past week-end our Family and two families from our fellowship went to United in Worship. United in Worship is a conference where people from all over the country come and are united through worship.

They have worship leaders come from all over the country. Here are the names of the Worship bands, Teshuva, Elisha, Ross, The Zion’s Sake band, Mishkanim, Mason Clover, Heather Porch, and Steve Manning. They were all great worship leaders.

They had people leading dance during the worship.  It is called Davidic Dance (This is a type of  worshipful dancing.) 

“Let them praise His name with dancing; Let them sing praises to Him with timbrel and lyre.” Psalm 149:3 (NASB)

“Praise Him with timbrel and dancing; Praise Him with stringed instruments and pipe.”
Psalm 150:4 (NASB)


 It was a lot of fun getting to know other people and building stronger relationships with the people we already knew.

Here is a list of my siblings favorite parts of the weekend: 

Naomi- She liked Teshuva and For Zion’s Sake band.

Bethany- can't decide. But she enjoyed the dancing and singing. She especially liked  Zion's Sake Band's "Come Rule Over Me" song and all Teshuva's new songs. Getting to hear Mishkanim was really great because she'd never heard of them before.

Me (Emily)-I liked spending time with friends, dancing and I pretty much liked all the worship bands.

Lydia- She liked getting to spend time with friends, getting to see old friends ones, getting to meet new ones, and listening to Teshuva, Ross and The Zion’s Sake Band.

Sherman- He liked it all.

Clayton- He liked spending time with friends and getting a shofar.

I loved going and would recommend it to anyone wanting to go to a Worship Conference.

                                                   I hope you have a great week!

                                                                    ------Emily------


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Excuses Excuses.....But Naomi is getting married!!

4/24/2013

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You may have noticed our lack of recent posts. Our lives have been very busy for the past month,  we traveled to KY and TN, and also had an out of town guest for two weeks. The biggest thing is very exciting, I (Naomi) am getting married in September! With the excitement winding down, hopefully our lives will kind of settle down into a new normal.

We have several new things planned for the blog in the next few months, including some guest posts and a giveaway.
We love to hear from our readers, so please let us know your comments and suggestions.
Joe and I hope to write a story post to share with you after our Betrothal in May. In the meantime, here is a video that Zach at New2Torah has made.
    Blessings,
    Naomi
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Family Week 2013

4/14/2013

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This past month our family went to Family Week during Passover/Unleavened Bread.

"In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight is the Lord’s Passover.
 Then on the fifteenth day of the same month there is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread." Leviticus 23:5-10
(NASB)

Family Week is a week-long camp centered on family, modesty, purity, Israel and zealousness for the Torah.      

Our Family loves Family Week. We went last year and loved it so much we came back. I love Family Week because even though everyone does not agree on everything we still have unity. 

The people there are all zealous for Yahweh and His Ways. This makes the camp have an atmosphere of shalom (peace). 

Every year we've been to Family Week there has been a Wedding. This year we went a few days early so we could be there when the bridegroom came to get his bride.

Let me explain it to you so that you know what went on.

Nate is the bridegroom and Katie is the Bride.

Nate represents Yeshua and Katie represents us (The Bride). Nate and Katie got betrothed and then they had a time of separation. During this time of separation, Nate is preparing a place for his bride.The bride does not know the day or hour when her bridegroom will return for her.

"Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.  If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also. And you know the way where I am going.” John 14:1-4 (NASB)

Only the Father of the Bridegroom knows the time the bridegroom will return to get his Bride.

We were there when Nate came to get his bride. After that we followed the couple to the place where they held their ceremony. After a short ceremony they went to the wedding chamber for seven days. When the seven days were up they came back and there was a big wedding feast with dancing
and celebration. They danced until midnight! We left the celebration at 11:00pm and slept-in the next morning.

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Every morning at Family Week there is a time of Worship at the Tennis Center which they call Tabernacle of David, it is not the real Tabernacle of David they just call it that because it is a practice for the real Tabernacle.

After Tabernacle of David there are two teachings and then everyone goes to eat lunch at their campsites. Some days having a pitch-in at the Tennis Center. After lunch it is quiet time so people can fellowship with others, play games or just relax and take a nap. We kids played at
the park. Then at night you can have people over at your camp site for dinner.  

While at Family Week we met a lot of great people and were encouraged in Deepening our walk with Yahweh.

My favorite part of Family Week was the wedding feast where we had a feast and celebrated with dancing.
The Bride and Bridegroom hugging after not seeing each other for a couple months. Here is Hayovel telling what happened in their words.
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The Bridegroom and Bride walking to the place where they had the ceremony.
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What took place here was the Bridegroom came and got his Bride and then everyone followed them to where they had the Wedding ceremony.

Here is everyone waiting for Nate and Katie to return for the Feast on the eighth day.
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Here is some food from the Wedding Feast.
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Matzah! The wedding feast was during Unleavened Bread :)
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 Chocolate moose that the bride's brother made. It was very good! 
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Dancing was hard to get pictures of because they started dancing when it was dark, so I did not get very many good ones.
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We had Passover with a big group of people in the lodge because it was to cold to have it at our campsites.
Here are some pictures from our Passover.

My grape juice
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 Matzah with horseradish. Hot and spicy!
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My brothers waiting for the sedar to start.
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Here are some pictures of perfectly cooked  (KOSHER!) marshmallows by Bethany.
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Here are my siblings and some friends standing around the fire while it is snowing trying to keep warm.
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One of the days Bethany, Lydia, Sherman, Clayton, and I all went on a long hike and saw some pretty views and had a great adventure.
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Here are some random pictures!

A flower I took a picture of while we were on a walk.
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An old rusty oven we found on our hike.
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Clayton by a big, dead fish we found on a walk. ewwww
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A beautiful view.
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     Overall Family Week was a great experience and I can't wait till next year!  

                              I hope you all have a great week!

                                                          ~~~~~~Emily~~~~~~

P.S. Here are what the people who put on Family Week said about it. Hayovel.
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