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Over the years, we've always compared our family life to a wagon train heading west. Just as everyone had to do his part to get to Oregon years ago, so everyone in our family must do his/her part to make our journey through life successful. If somebody climbs in the wagon and lets the others do the work, we just don't make any progress. We all have to pull our weight and work together. Along the trail we find lots of pebbles that make for a smooth ride and some bigger rocks that jar us a little; we hit the occasional pothole that can slow us down. But if we purpose to search diligently, there are countless gold nuggets and precious gemstones along the way as well. This journal is an attempt to preserve some of those precious moments for our children, and our children's children, as together we travel this trail called life.

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 16:11


Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Glitches



My blog publishing program has not been working for me lately so once again I'm back to blogging right through blogger. Which historically hasn't worked very well but maybe there have been improvements so I'll give it a shot....
 
 And after half an hour of messing with trying to get text between pictures, I've decided that indeed, blogger has not improved much. At least right now I don't have more time to mess with figuring it out anyway.
 
So - a few pictures from last week - nice days and then of course the hailstorm which had everyone excited. The picture of the hand with quarter-size hail was from Levi; we didn't have it quite that big but close to it! And since the storm there were more gorgeous blue sky days and a few tromps in the pasture and that's about all I have time for now since the timer just rang and the rolls are done baking!
 
 
















Thursday, November 3, 2016

The Glory of God

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The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

Psalm 19:1

Rodeo

Tuesday afternoon, Dad took a steer to the sale barn and had a lot of help moving another steer to the pasture across the road. Dumb bovine didn’t want to go.

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Dumb thing busted out and headed back to his safe boring hut with its tiny pen. Next trip over wasn’t so fun.

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Thankfully, this time he stayed!

Monday, October 31, 2016

Farewell October

Sunday evening -

Grace and Kate were not doing a stupid selfie. They were playing with a camera face filter that was making them look like puppies. Wierd technology but obviuosly they were having fun with it!

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Monday afternoon – another 75 or so degree day. Gorgeous.

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Wish I could remember what was so funny but I can’t!

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A fireburner Bibletime isn’t complete without Frank and Joe the cats.

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And thus ends October!

More Saturday Scenes

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I don’t think the kids have ever before worked on the ice rink on an 80 degree day, but no one was complaining!

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