Guess What We're Getting?!

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A lover for my woolly ladies.  I have been working on getting a ram for some time now and Lord willing will have one in about a week or two.  It's taken long enough and darn it...I want lambs in the Spring!

New Life

 

The hubby and I have been amazed over these past few weeks.  Our grapes have literally doubled in size.  Seriously.  This grape vine was half this size a few weeks ago and we didn't do anything to bring on this growth spurt.  Love that!  We love watching it grow.  It is amazing to look closely at the little 'feelers' and see them seek out the wires and then tightly wrap themselves around it. So, so cool.  Such an amazing display of God's amazing handiwork in His creation.

 

 

This didn't just happen by chance or by some mere explosion from nothing. No. It has the fingerprints of a magnificent Creator all over it.  This is probably my favorite thing we have growing on our farm yet.  (It would be pretty easy to fill that role since nothing else we have is growing. Growing well that is.) I could look at this all day.  Since I have three munchkins, that probably won't happen.

 

 

God's hand is in everything.  I see it everywhere.  I see it in the plants that spring out from the earth with their beautiful green leaves and buds out on display.  I see it in the spring when lambs are born and new chicks hatch from their lovely eggs.  Most of all I see it at work in my heart and in the lives of the Lord's chosen ones.  We are the beneficiaries of God's bountiful and endless grace.  This makes my heart swell.

 

 

This life. This momentary life is meant for one thing.  To glorify God.  And even though this earth with all it's displays of God's artistry is breathtaking.  His creation of us and of our children, is truly the greatest.  That He would care for us as He does is true love.  And when He sets His love on us, saves us, and receives us as His children, it is then that we can say we have new life.

 

Amen.

 

 

Oh LORD, our Lord,

how majestic is your name in

all the earth!

You have set your glory above the

heavens.

Out of the mouth of babies and

infants,

you have established strength

because of your foes,

to still the enemy and the

avenger.

 

When I look at your heavens, the

 work of your fingers,

the moon and the stars, which

you have set in place,

what is man that you are mindful

 of him,

and the son of man that you

care for him?

 

Yet you have made him a little

lower than the heavenly

beings

and crowned him with glory

and honor.

You have given him dominion over

 the works of your hands;

you have put all things under

his feet,

all sheep and oxen,

and also the beasts of the field,

the birds of the heavens, and the

fish of the sea,

whatever passes along the paths

of the seas.

 

Oh LORD, our Lord,

how majestic is your name in

all the earth! 

 

Psalm 8

You Know Your Country When...

...your kids play with dead birds.

Yep.

You heard me right.

Dove season opened on Saturday and my hubby took Jude Dove hunting for the first time.  They had such a wonderful time and I am so thankful that Jude got to go on his first hunt at 4 1/2 years old.  How special! Seth, being the wonderful daddy that he is, took Jude and Ella for the evening hunt. So Ella got to go on her first hunt at 2 1/2!  And oooh what fun! I had to make both kids take turns talking when they got home because I couldn't understand them through all their excited words.  Jude and Ella then showed me their birds and were even making them fly.  So cute!  At least I think so...

I love this life that God has blessed us with.  I love that my hubby can teach our kids the skill of hunting.  I love that they are already learning where their food is coming from...whether it's from the field or the wild.  We are blessed and it is all thanks to our loving Lord.

Here is a glimpse of our day on Saturday.  I hope you enjoy these pictures and videos as much as I do!

 

This is during the morning hunt. Right before the fun begins. Shooting!

 

Jude showing me his loot...four doves.  And of course, Ella had to join the fun.

 

 

Jude had to show me how he could open the eye.  Such a boy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Love my country kids!

 

 

Right before the evening hunt.  Oh, yea.

 

 

Jude was called bird dog by all the other hunters because he did what they do...ran and got the birds.  He had a great time.  In fact, some of the other hunters were even trying to lay claim to our 'bird dog' for next year.  Yea right.

 

 

This nice gentleman has a three month old baby girl and so also had pink shotgun shells.  Of course, Ella was all over that!

 

 

Her new pink treasures!

 

 

Your eyes do not deceive you, my kids are playing with dead birds.  And singing while doing it!  Sorry for how dark it is, but I couldn't help but to post it.

 

Enjoy and happy dove hunting!!!