Wow, what beautful series of days He is allowing us to enjoy and I could not have asked for better weather than the past few have displayed!
This is catch up time. Praying that the clouds hold back the moisture a while, it's time to 'make hay while the sun shines' and get those systems in the ground, if at all possible. Monty always says, after much rain, "if the wind will blow, we'll be able to get back to work". Well, the Lord heard him once again and the wind is doing a good job today.
This time of year is always our PINCH time....due to the Ocotober 15th filing with the hunk we are blessed pay to Uncle Sam. You make think it odd that I feel blessed to pay. I do. I am blessed to be in a country of dedicated military men and women who are selfless in their service; blessed to have the health & ablility to work; blessed by the one true God who loved me enough to give His Son so that when this life ends, I enjoy eternity with Him.
This afternoon, I got to go on service calls with my sweetheart. I don't think I'm much of a helper, but he doesn't complain. It's just good to be working together sometimes.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Autumn Is In The Air
Last night in the cool crisp 'football' weather, we enjoyed watching our Panthers battle to the bitter end, only to suffer a 14-7 loss; one that shouldn't have been because we really outplayed the opponent.
It's time to cut wood and get ready for cold days ahead. We had very little daylight left, so one small oak is all we had time for today, but we'll have to get busy in the next few weeks to have enough to last the winter. How nice it is now to enjoy a few days without a/c or heat.
It should not be dark until almost 7am...it's just not natural, so how can we do away with daylight savings time? Can't we take a vote? Falling back is not so bad, but springing forward is a real pain. It takes us weeks to acclimate and we work ourselves silly outdoors until after 8 o'clock in the evening because it's still light out! The "experts" tell us that DST is an energy saving stradegy, first conceived by Benjamin Franklin. You can read all about it online. Regardless of the benfits, it's still a real adjustment to the body & mind; off my soap box now.
It's time to cut wood and get ready for cold days ahead. We had very little daylight left, so one small oak is all we had time for today, but we'll have to get busy in the next few weeks to have enough to last the winter. How nice it is now to enjoy a few days without a/c or heat.
It should not be dark until almost 7am...it's just not natural, so how can we do away with daylight savings time? Can't we take a vote? Falling back is not so bad, but springing forward is a real pain. It takes us weeks to acclimate and we work ourselves silly outdoors until after 8 o'clock in the evening because it's still light out! The "experts" tell us that DST is an energy saving stradegy, first conceived by Benjamin Franklin. You can read all about it online. Regardless of the benfits, it's still a real adjustment to the body & mind; off my soap box now.
Monday, September 14, 2009
RAIN
Wow, when the Lord sends a gift, He always fills our cup to overflowing. This rainfall is one great example. We were really dry and He has solved that one, in a big way. I haven't checked the rain guage, but I am guessing around 5" or more in the past few days.
You've heard this before, but just in case you forgot...Monty doesn't enjoy this kind of weather. He's not a lounge around the house guy! He's a work hard to pay the bills guy and it's all outdoors for him.
For me, the rain brings back memories of following this creek out here on the ranch in my rubber boots to watch the water flow. It's almost 3am and I can hear it really coming down again, which makes me want to curl up under the covers and snuggle down for some great sleep. Good Idea....nighty night.
You've heard this before, but just in case you forgot...Monty doesn't enjoy this kind of weather. He's not a lounge around the house guy! He's a work hard to pay the bills guy and it's all outdoors for him.
For me, the rain brings back memories of following this creek out here on the ranch in my rubber boots to watch the water flow. It's almost 3am and I can hear it really coming down again, which makes me want to curl up under the covers and snuggle down for some great sleep. Good Idea....nighty night.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Wow! Where did the year go?
How did it happen? How did almost an entire year go by without a word to my blog? Well, LIFE happened and it is full! We are now half way through the 3rd quarter of 2009.
This is the time in our lives when we are hanging onto what's left of child rearing. Our baby is beginning her junior year of high school and I am sure that there is no way to slow it down at this point. Those who have gone before us assure us that we will look up to find that our home is quiet, kid's rooms left with only remnants of their childhood treasures and we will have the house to ourselves with only one another to entertain! Yes... I do believe I can handle that. Empty nest sounds like something we have earned. Parenting is hard work and I am looking forward to some "rest in the nest". Although, my cousin says that as your children get older, their problems get bigger and more complicated. That has certainly been true for our oldest; however, the responsibility changes somewhat. God's word tells us to "train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it" Proverbs 22:6. I have told my children that no matter what they choose in this life, their most important choice is to be a christian. I want them to have eternal life more than anything else.
For now, I should most likely cherish these hours(many of them late night)....spent waiting up until she arrives home after a date or makes it safely to her destination, watching her sporting events, repeatedly advising her to spend more time studying than with her boyfriend, encouraging the cleaning of her room; not to mention the hours of pain & agony when she's late coming home or calling, disobedient, hurting and broken hearted.
Mamaw told me that one day I would miss cleaning up after these children. Of course, she also thought the children could do no wrong, so I don't quite get it, yet. Maybe I will understand one day, when I'm a grandmother... later, much later!
This is the time in our lives when we are hanging onto what's left of child rearing. Our baby is beginning her junior year of high school and I am sure that there is no way to slow it down at this point. Those who have gone before us assure us that we will look up to find that our home is quiet, kid's rooms left with only remnants of their childhood treasures and we will have the house to ourselves with only one another to entertain! Yes... I do believe I can handle that. Empty nest sounds like something we have earned. Parenting is hard work and I am looking forward to some "rest in the nest". Although, my cousin says that as your children get older, their problems get bigger and more complicated. That has certainly been true for our oldest; however, the responsibility changes somewhat. God's word tells us to "train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it" Proverbs 22:6. I have told my children that no matter what they choose in this life, their most important choice is to be a christian. I want them to have eternal life more than anything else.
For now, I should most likely cherish these hours(many of them late night)....spent waiting up until she arrives home after a date or makes it safely to her destination, watching her sporting events, repeatedly advising her to spend more time studying than with her boyfriend, encouraging the cleaning of her room; not to mention the hours of pain & agony when she's late coming home or calling, disobedient, hurting and broken hearted.
Mamaw told me that one day I would miss cleaning up after these children. Of course, she also thought the children could do no wrong, so I don't quite get it, yet. Maybe I will understand one day, when I'm a grandmother... later, much later!
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