Week One: What a beginning!

How can you believe it but not believe it at the same time?
I have never read through the entire Bible before, ever! But this year 2010 will be different...I can feel it already. I new sense of expectancy, a new sense of excitement, a desire to know all I can about the book I am to use as a road map for this life!

I began this week in Genesis, the place you should begin, The Beginning. It's interesting to me that as I read, the fact that I've heard, read and taught this story before didn't help me, it actually hendered me. I began to skim right over the words themselves. I caught myself, slowed down and really took the time to see what I was reading. It makes me wonder how often we read things and don't see them, don't take the time to soak up what the Lord has for us in it.

As I saw it, I began to realize that God created this place for us to praise Him. So that every time we see a beautiful flower, a dolphin gliding on the water, a child's precious glance, the love of a spouse, the warmth of the sun on our skin... He did each and every thing so that we would remember Him and Praise Him! Now, I know this but when you are reminded of the things you know you remember them :)

This year is going to be like no other.
I can't wait to learn the things I don't know and remember things I do!

Month 4 Poultry Post

Well allot has happened since my last update, the six little chicks as you know are down to five. Uno the one with the attitude really did go missing and never came back...sad! Little Sis is still goin' strong even with only one wing she is just the same as the rest, getting big and enjoying long days wandering around not only our yard but the neighbors too.

The kids have a blast chasing and catching them then cuddling as long as they can. Although Faith went a little overboard recently. She had one hen in hand and tried to get another for Ty, who was getting frustrated not being quick enough. She did manage to get the second one but newly named Violet got a bit jealous and pecked her right on the eyelid...ouch!

The girls are not laying yet though, I've been told only happy hens lay eggs, so I don't know if they are unhappy or if it's just not time yet. I plan to reread about when they should begin, after all they are just 4months old!

We pulled the coop mahal into the pasture and currently just open different doors for them to enter their run when we're not home. When we are home they just get to be totally free range, which is most of the time. I was concerned that in the evening we were going to have trouble getting them back to their coop but when dusk is setting in they head straight for safety, tossing out some feed around this time has helped train them to come back, go figure!

Well that's really it for now. Wish happy chickens for us and maybe we'll get surprise eggs soon!