Life on the farm...

Well life on the farm is kinda laid back....

These adorable little birds are Chinese Silkies and they are so fun to watch.

Next we have a lovely head of broccoli and cabbage... one of hubby's proud moments...

tasty too!

hhmmm...seems someone else liked the cabbage!

oops!! How'd that get there?

That's a pretty cute little head of cabbage~

an evening leisure activity...

Watching the chickens as the sun sets, eating supper outside, and watching the fireflies come out.

(That is a photo I am still trying to master!)

One of my favorite things is our butterfly garden. It is coming along nicely. The end of June and July it will be coming into full bloom and I love it.


Well I just wanted to post a few photos primarily for my little girl's benefit. She is living a part of her dream this summer but dreams always seem to have a price. Keep her in your prayers. Serving the Lord can be a tough job at times but it can also be greatly rewarding.
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n the meantime, I am off to Jr High church camp for a week of supervising rowdy kids, scraped knees, homesick hearts to comfort, cooking for 200 when they need help, and helping clean bathrooms for 200???

ACK! What was I thinking???

Maybe I am just off...
Naw...it's a good time and the girls in my cabin are always worth spending a week with.
til next time, stop and watch the fireflies if you are passing an open field in the country (nothing like it!)
and enjoy the summer months ahead.

testing

...that is what I feel I have experienced a great deal of lately. Katie has too. She was called by God, accepted by the ACMNP, and hired by GNP to be in Montana nearly 5 months ago. Since then....what a list I could write but just a few would be: I broke my phone, lost all my info.... My computer died, lost some of my info.... katie broke her leg... Katie had a cold... Katie then had strep... got to Montana... Katie got bronchitis... had car trouble while we were there.... there's more but just suffice to say that we have been tested. But.... We both know that she was called and chosen. Those God calls, He enables. Those called, most likely will be tested by the enemy trying to throw up stumbling blocks to discourage and cause one to lose focus more than anything. Things are MUCH better for her now. She has been there for almost 2 weeks and I can hear a big difference in her voice, her attitude, every time she calls. First I sensed some apprehension, some doubt, maybe a tad bit of fear or regret... very normal feelings for the first time of being so far from home...alone... but now I am hearing confidence.... confirmation... excitement at the potential challenges... I am starting to hear my Katie coming through. I am proud of her. I know she will do outstanding work on the job and in her ministry.