Monthly Archives: November 2024

Happy Thanksgiving and a Surprise

Chickens, Reflections

I want to start by saying that I hope all of my friends/readers here in the US had a great Thanksgiving and wish you all a wonderful holiday season.

Now a quick farm story – Yesterday we had a surprise at the farm when these three chickens showed up.

We don’t know where they came from but since they were inside the fence we can only assume that someone dropped them off. My husband did check with a couple of neighbors who said they did not belong to them. It appears that at least one is a young rooster, but they may all be roosters. Too many roosters can cause problems in a flock. Extra roosters are usually butchered for meat, but these are fancy breeds not meat birds. We are working on identifying their breeds.

They seem pretty friendly, and my husband was able to get them in the coop last night since the temperature was down around freezing. Two of them found their own way in the coop tonight and my husband helped the other one in. Our flock seems to have accepted them so far, so unless they start causing problems, I think they have found a new home.

Thanks for visiting.

How was your Thanksgiving?

Monthly Inspiration

Inspiration, Reflections

Hello and welcome.

Let me start by apologizing for my long absence from the blog. I won’t give a bunch of excuses for not writing because honestly the many things that have kept my mind occupied and body busy over the last several weeks have not necessarily prevented me from blogging. I will say that I plan to start posting again on a more regular basis.

Even though it’s way late in the month I don’t want to skip our monthly inspiration, mostly because in the many trials our family has experienced over the past several weeks, I have found myself repeatedly thanking God for His love, for his goodness and for answered prayers. I’m also sharing these verses because next week we, in the USA, celebrate our Thanksgiving holiday.

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings. ~ William Arthur Ward

Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for. ~ Zig Ziglar

18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 New International Version

Thanks for visiting. What are you thankful for today?