Hello and welcome! I’m glad you stopped by for our last ‘Monthly Inspiration” of 2024.
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ~ John F. Kennedy
Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. ~ Desmond Tutu
If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it. ~ Lucy Larcom
Wishing you a happy December! Thanks for visiting.
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?
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?
Hello and welcome. A new month is upon us and when my husband asked me if I was working on my Monthly Inspiration post I admitted that I was struggling with it. It seems the news of the past few days (devastation caused by hurricane/tropical storm Helene, wars, and more) has been weighing on me and I was having a hard time finding uplifting words to inspire myself and share with you. I asked my husband if he had any ideas, and he offered up this scripture that we often find comforting.
Mattew 6:25-34
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[a]?
28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
I also received an email from my sister that contained a link to a devotional that started with the following scripture. It was most appropriate.
Psalm 55:22
“Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.” –
Lastly, I also found inspiration when I came across the following Psalm.
Psalm 46:1-3
1.“God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.
2. Therefore, we will not fear though the earth gives way,
though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea,
3. though its waters roar and foam,
though the mountains tremble at its swelling…”
If the worries of the world are weighing on you, I do hope you can find comfort in these scriptures.
Thanks for visiting.
Hello and welcome. I am just sharing a few pictures and notes from last week.
Monday morning when I took the dogs out for their morning romp, we were greeted by this heron who was enjoying brunch at the pond. It didn’t stick around once the dogs and I got out of the van. I do hope it had its fill.
That same evening when I went to close up the coop the moon was big, bright and beautiful in the eastern sky. It was a day short of being the full (harvest) moon. This was also a supermoon.
On Sunday we hosted a special visitor at the farm.
Some of you might remember meeting Taffy in my post from last year. It was actually a year ago this past week when we picked up Taffy from the shelter and took her to her new home to live with her new best friend, my dad.
Dad doesn’t get out much due to physical problems, so Taffy doesn’t get out much either. Ever since dad got Taffy my husband has wanted to pick her up and bring her to the farm for a visit. We finally did it.
Ranger and Ruby didn’t mind her being there. I suspect they were already somewhat familiar with her because I always come home from dad’s place with her scent on my clothes. Their meeting was a matter of putting a face with the scent. Likewise for Taffy. She probably recognized their scent as the one I have on my clothes when I come to her house.
Taffy seemed to enjoy being able to wander around off leash and she walked the perimeter of the back field with me.
She was curious about the horses. She acted like she wanted to play with Bernard (the miniature) but she backed away when Colby Jack got close. I think he was a bit intimidating.
At first Taffy didn’t pay any attention to the chickens but eventually she got curios and began chasing them. They were easily able to outrun her and knew the good hiding places so she didn’t hurt any of them. Next time she visits I will do some on-leash training to teach her not to chase the chickens.
After about an hour and a half I took Taffy back home where she slept the rest of the day away. Spending time at the farm does seem to have that effect on dogs – it tires them out.
Thanks for visiting. Did you see the full moon last week?
