--Blessings--

 "So happy for my sweet Callie. ♥ After 10 years of wanting a
horse of her own, she finally got "Nattie!" She's a gentle
and beautiful quarter-horse about 6 years. Callie has patiently
waited as we bought land, had a baby, built a house, built a
business, planted gardens, had another baby, built chicken pens,
built pig/goat pens, had another baby, fenced a large pasture
for cows.......finally got the horse pasture finished!! (thanks
to the girls and their dear Daddy!). Good things truly do come
to those who wait ~ and they come in God's timing ~ Praise the
Lord!"

 --Mama


Also, today, we got Poky, a 4 1/2 mo. old Charolais heifer. She was bottle fed, so she is really gentle--so sweet. :o) 

"The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him."

Lamentations 3:25

"Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart."

 Psalm 37:4

"Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever."

Psalm 106:1 

~Blessings~

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Nattie the Horse

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Poky the Heifer

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 Mamas, Daddies and Babies

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Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice 

~Well that's all for now, folks! May the Lord bless y'all!~

Bok Tower

 

Bok Tower has always been one of our favorite places to spend a lovely afternoon. We have so many wonderful memories of going there with our Mama. She's spent so much time and effort encouraging us to love the outdoors, especially horticulture--taking dominion over the land for God's honor and glory. What a fun way to cultivate that passion for God's Creation!

Here are some pictures--most of them I've already posted on Facebook, but for those of you who aren't on there, I'll post them here as well. :o)

The Lord bless y'all,

Beautiful Beautyberries. ;o)

 

Mama and her boys. :o)

The Singing Tower

Woah, dude...Don't get so close. The kids are startin' to think one of us isn't secure in our manliness...I mean I've never been called a girl before, but well, you know..."

(I hate to ruin the romantic nature of this picture, but I believe they are both males...) :oP

"...It's the way you wiggle your tail, dude. I'm telling you!"

"What?! You done pulled my tail feathers out last week!"

Ahh! Breathtaking.

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse.

Romans 1:20 

Florida Crackers, The Movie

  In my constant endeavor preserve my Heritage, prove that Florida is the best state in the US, and to disprove all of the constantly repeated myths about my home state, (a crowded metropolis, Yankee state, non-rural snowbird-land and government regulated tourist attraction)  I submit this little trailer for a movie being produced by an independent film maker. It is quite refreshing if you ask me. Naturally, I am delighted that someone has done this, cause I was thinking on doing it myself sometime. ;o) There are other aspects other than just the cattle business that I would have liked for them to cover, but that's another topic for another movie I suppose. ;o) One thing at a time. So, at any rate, if you had any convoluted ideas about the Sunshine State, throw em out the window. Thanks for being a good sport and watching it.
(You ARE going to watch it, right?? Haha, Just kidding. You certainly don't have to--but you knew that.) :o)



In Christian Love,

Link:

Florida Crackers: The Movie

Happy New Year, Y'all!

A New Year's Day Poem

By: Charles Moir

O Thou whose glory fills the heavens,
Whose bounty clothes the earth,
To Thee a poem of thanks we raise
For blessings from our birth.

For that untiring love Thou dost,
From day to day renew,
O may it on our hearts descend
Like heaven-distilled dew.

For mercy great, unending still,
Which gave up to the grave
Thine only Son, the Sinless One,
Our sinful souls to save.

While entering on another year
Our cares on Thee we cast,
Beseeching aid in days to come
Which cheered us through the past.

That still the freedom may be ours
To kneel down in Thy sight,
And worship Thee at shut of day,
And in the morning light.

That from temptation's fatal paths
Thou turn our steps away;
And keep us from unholy thoughts
That lead the mind astray.

No more may lust of worldly wealth
Command thoughts that are thine;
Nor may we envy other's lot,
Or at our own repine.

Than all the riches earth can boast
Or gems beneath the sea,
We know the pious, humble heart,
More precious is to Thee.

How needful, then, to train our thoughts,
And fan the heavenly flame
Of faith, in the believing heart,
Triumphing o'er sin and shame