Anne J. Bailey here. Hello friends and readers. Thank you for the emails and support encouraging me to continue with my column.
And that's what it will be now. People have been asking me so often what I think of this and that with the news about a Roloff or something they posted during the week, that my column won't be limited to an episode content which is made for television anyway.. I will still comment on certain themes in the episode but it will be broader. I will speak my mind giving the Christian perspective about what people want to hear about.
Let's get started.
The big news both in the episode and then which they shared on their blog is that Jeremy and Audrey have left Los Angeles to move back to Oregon . They have moved to Bend , Oregon
Jer & Auj were thankful for the amazing friends they met through Jesus, but the "LA" way of life was not for them. God has guided them back to where their souls feel most comfortable. They are meant to live in a place where they can appreciate nature and the beauty God created. As Matt said on the show, Jeremy's heart is in Oregon .
Some hateful, anti Christian people immediately tried to disparage Jeremy and Audrey with comments attributing their move to a "failure" or snarky comments about "God made a mistake by sending them to LA".
I must respond to that comment and educate the ignorant. When you pray to God and ask Jesus to guide you, God will never make a mistake. You (or ignorant others) might not realize the plan, but there is always a plan. God sent Jeremy and Audrey to Los Angeles for a reason. It wasn't a mistake. It could have been to forge relationships with other Christians who will come back into their life at later date and provide great blessings. It could have been to send the message to them to appreciate their surroundings so they fully realize how blessed they are by God to live where they are now. Jeremy and Audrey understand that. It's about time all the people on this blog understand that.
My next topic this week is Tori.. It was another week where Tori was coming across as bossy and giving indications that she has many of Amy's unfortunate traits.
I need to share this with my audience. Many people already know but if you aren't aware, you can email me at bailey.anne83@hotmail.com .
I would like to thank the following person. It was an email from a Christian who is a little person thanking me for speaking the truth on this blog in the name of Jesus. They praised my assessment and urged that we pray for Tori to reign in some of her potential damaging characteristics. I won't name the person who has played on Zach's team in the past at little people events because I don't need to cause unwanted drama, however they told me that the majority of Zach's little person's friends are put off by Tori's influence on Zach and that it is well known that Tori discourages Zach from his friendships with little people. I was told to let my audience know to pay special attention to the lack of Zach's little people friends at Zach's wedding. You'll notice that Audrey doesn't try to control Jeremy's friendships. I feel that Tori really needs to read Timothy Keller's book "The Meaning of Marriage" to prevent herself from becoming the type of person who is destructive to the marriage (see Amy).
Thirdly, yes, a lot of people were commenting on Jacob's very brief "contribution" to the episode which consisted of his incoherent muttering the word "yeah" when Matt asked if he planned on living at Roloff Farms one day.
There is so much wrong with that. I won't even elaborate now about what it says about Jacob's lack of character that it's in his plans to live of the farm they build which he contributed nothing towards and in fact complained and attempted to destroy the means to keep it, and the constant disrespect for his family yet he's ready to run back to mooch with no guilt, but I disgress.
We need to send prayers to the remaining Roloffs. Pray that they wake up. Pray that they realize the easy way that they're choosing, which is to ignore Jacob's drug use and destructive and disrespectful behavior and his immoral values. Ignoring it while granting him all the privileges of being an honorable person is ultimately destructive to Jacob himself as well as the family. Extending that invitation to Jacob was a grave mistake on Matt's part if it was legitimate offer. Even if it was for "show" it sends a poor message.
Finally, I urge you to follow Audrey's blog here. On a fun note, Audrey and Jeremy attended the "Move" Tour with Audrey's parents who love the show "Dancing With The Stars". Audrey's mother, Cendi Botti, volunteered Jeremy to go up on stage for a dance competition and Jeremy got picked. He did fabulous job of course! Audrey Shared the video, click below.
Click here to see Audrey's video of Jeremy dancing on stage at the Move Tour.
Click here to see Audrey's video of Jeremy dancing on stage at the Move Tour.
Audrey has shared that she now has a dream to be on "Dancing With The Stars" with Jeremy. I often talk about Christian influence in the media and entertainment. It would be a blessing for the millions of Dancing With The Stars viewers to be exposed to Jeremy and Audrey's Christ guided life. Make your voice heard and let's get Jeremy and Audrey on the show!
That is it for this week. Until next week, keep asking God for guidance while remembering all that you have to do is listen and act. Be the person God asks of you.