Thursday Thoughts #55
Thursday Thoughts #54
Five Minute Friday Writing Prompt—Hidden
God makes life easier for me. Glory!
He knows my coming, going, when I sit down, when I rise, when I am foolish and when I sin. Nothing is hidden from Him.
So I need not even consider trying to hide. It will not succeed. This makes my life easier to live. I can tell Him all my worries, pains, sorrows, foolishness, and confess my sins. He hears, helps and forgives. Not only that, He carries them and tends to them for me if I leave them at the foot of The Cross. There is no god like Him. Do you know Him?
I want to be like Paul and Silas singing songs to Him in a dark, dank prison cell, confident He hears and cares.
Every “hidden” thing is seen and known by Him. Unlike Dr. Frankenstein who hated his creation, God loves His!
O God You know my foolishness, and my sins are not hidden from You. Psalm 69:5
Is Your House ever Quiet?
I was asked this question many times as a young mother with five children, dogs, cats, and a bird. I would laugh and say, “Yes! Around 2 a.m. in the morning it’s nice and quiet!”
We still have dogs, cats, a bird, horses and chickens but the children are grown and now have families of their own. So our busy, noisy home full of kids happens only when our grandchildren come for visits.
Cousins that do not often see one another get extended time together here on the farm for a couple nights. To say it is wild and crazy is rather an understatement. We aim to please, create life-long memories, and ties that bind us together as family.
Good planning ahead of visit makes these times special and smoother sailing for everyone. The groceries! How much needs to be stocked up for these ever-hungry little people! I know the meals and snacks we will have, and am all prepared!
They pile like a pack of puppies in our downstairs bedroom. Who ever said sleep-overs were about sleep?
They are all here for only a couple nights. Just enough to keep everyone wanting more, while making fun, life-long memories.
They sure seem to enjoy one anothers’ company. Watching them run, laugh, play tag, chase lightning bugs at night and eat like little piggies around the table confirm that these are the times they will hold dear one day. Glory!
They are not interested much in going out to “do things.” They simply want their free time to spend together outside. With the exception of always wanting to go get soft-serve ice cream at Packs. We visited only one place off the farm this visit.
When I watch these happy children run like little wild indians around our farm, I am reminded of the poem The Barefoot Boy, by John Greenleaf Whittier:
Blessings on thee, little man, Barefoot boy, with cheek of tan!…
The joys, innocence and simplicity of childhood are taken away far too early these days. Childhood is gift every child should be given. We see to it these grandchildren have full, simple and hopefully memorable times with each other in this ephemeral time called childhood.
We hope these photos of our barefoot boys and girl bring a smile and perhaps a special memory to you.
Thursday Thoughts #53
Thursday Thoughts #52
Thursday Thoughts #51
Our Puppy, Buster
He came to our home three weeks ago. Our ‘male with a tail Corgi’ we named Buster. I am in full puppy mode now! which is to say very little around here has been done in these three weeks!
This messy, happy puppy time goes quickly, and my dirty house is quite patient. It will happily wait AND accumulate more dirt until I get to it. Until then, Buster needs attention and training.
My dear friend gave me some great advice she always gives to families with new babies (in my case baby puppy). ‘When puppy naps, you nap!’ This wisdom should be included in puppy training books.
HoneyPie, our two-year-old Corgi is a big help with him also. She keeps him in line. If he gets too wound up with jumping around and nipping, she is quick to tell him to settle down.
They have a grand time chasing each other. Buster wears himself out trying to keep up.
We have always liked two dogs here in the farm. Two dogs are a pack, and they work together keeping wildlife at a distance. I did not want two puppies at the same time to train, so we waited two years after getting HoneyPie to get Buster.
We have always had dogs. Mostly they have been what I call 100% Pure Pound dogs. They have been good dogs. However, we are now at an age where we need to know just how big the pups we get will grow, and their basic temperament and requirements. It is always a guess with pups from the pound.
Our corgis are energetic and active. We know what to expect from them and how we must keep them busy and well exercised. HoneyPie helps me put the chickens away at night, and helps bring in the horses in the evening as well. She will be a good help teaching Buster also.
Nap time is nearly over for right now—time to take puppy outside!
Thursday Thoughts #50
Five Minute Friday Writing Prompt—Deliberate
I know God has made all things well.
Every property out here has a pond. They are not big ponds, but waterfowl enjoy them. We have Canada geese on all of them for they are deliberate in their return to previous nesting places.
It is exciting hearing the geese every spring making their way ‘back home’. Our neighbors pond is larger than our farm pond, so he sees far more geese than we.
This family, however, has been all over both properties. I believe they know and are very deliberate in what they are doing. They make me laugh the way this little family deliberately runs all over the properties! This early morning they were up by the barn before they made their way to the pond!
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