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Jun. 11, 2009
A Quick Entry...
I am trying to quickly add another update. We have finished processing our cherry 'crop'. Each year God blesses with more cherries...and more little cherry trees! We stopped any 'formal' schooling a few weeks back before the boys' graduation. Each day has been more full. We dried a lot of the cherries and made cherry jam out of the rest...except what we ate right off of the trees! Now we are getting ready for the blueberries to be ready...another week or so. Yesterday we had some excitement when a timber rattler got into the cage with Julia's collie appropriately named 'Mischief'. After the snake met a quick and early death we discovered it had collie hair IN its mouth! But, Mischief showed no signs of being bit...we gave her activated charcoal anyway just for good measure. Then the REAL fun began as my (VERY ONERY) children brought the (headless) snake down and proceeded to try to frighten our employees as they walked out to their vehicles by placing it in the walkway and under one's car. Honestly, I don't know WHERE they get their sense of humor. We are waiting on a new horse baby and the new heifer is growing quickly. I am looking over our next year's plans for each child (only 3 left). Every year we try to see how long we can go without turning on the a/c. Even though it has been hot and humid, we have had rain off and on just when it helps to cool things down and are running the ceiling fans a lot. We are also adjusting the blinds to keep the sun from heating things up too much. Usually we only make it to the first weekend in June...but, we are still going! We also do this in the fall...seeing how long we can go until we HAVE to turn on the heat. Trust me, no one suffers, and everyone is in on the game. We made it to Thanksgiving one year. Last night we went to a little country church down the road from us. Their pastor had asked my husband if we would come so that they could pray for me to be healed (read the previous post). We were so honored and humbled...and so very blessed. The prayers were sweet and all of us were crying by the time we finished. How precious to belong to the body of Christ. We are continuing to hold the Estes family and little Noah up in prayer. If you have not kept up, please check in on them. There are also other families we are praying for, including 4 where the wives are walking out on the husbands and children. Three of these involve the wife committing adultery. It breaks my heart to see the enemy destroying lives...especially the children. Hug in close to your dear husbands and children...love covers a multitude of sins. Walk closely with your Savior DAILY asking Him to keep your heart and mind pure. Please don't believe the lies of the enemy...many times spoken by others around you. On a final note, after mowing/weedeating a large portion of fence line our two youngest asked to go swimming in our upper pond. Usually I go with them, but this year the pond has begun to grow some 'green stuff' around the edges and until I receive the organic treatment being shipped I decided to take the safe way out and rowed my boat around while they swam. It was wonderfully invigorating and peaceful. Try to get outdoors, even if it is just to hang the laundry, and take some deep breaths...even if it is hot and humid...and thank God for the opportunity to be alive and move. Until next time...
Grace and Peace,
Ruth |
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Jun. 11, 2009 - Untitled Comment
You always have such great antidotes. You never did tell me what you did for your horse collick. (hint - I really want to know.)
Our lake has the same problem at times and we put copper sulphate in it. It doesn't hurt the fish and clears it up pretty good. I'm still waiting for those pictures of your place - I'd love to see your lake.(That's another hint :)
I hope you enjoying your summer.
Antoinette