Enjoying the Morning Views

As I let the dogs out to go to the bathroom this morning, I hear the birds chirping.

I look over to see on the power lines close to the house Scissortails.  One is just chirping away at the other, but the other is just sitting there, not impressed.  So the one chirping flies off to meet another Scissortail in the air and they do a dance around each other in the air and take a nose dive toward the pond.  Out of site I see them no more, not sure where they flew off to but I know not in the pond.

Then I hear the Scissortail left on the line chirping and then behind me another on top of one of the trees in our field call back at her.  It flies over to meet the one left on the line and they dance around in the air as if greeting one another and land on the lines with the electric pole between them.  

This makes me happy to see that the Scissortails always come back to our place every summer. I am not a bird watch but the Scissortail is fun to watch. 

Then before leaving for work, I have a little time to get to sit out on the back patio and eat breakfast.  As sitting there, I get to hear a dove cooing up in one of our trees in the yard. And I stop to thank the Lord for the birds that He has sent to our little prairie, because he has shown them that they have a safe place to come to live.  My husband doesn't dove hunt, so when dove season comes around they seem to flock to our place until they feel safe again. 

God is so good to us, if you just look around and see the little things that He has for us to enjoy, like the birds.  Like I said I am not a bird watcher but the ones that we have been blessed with that come to our little prairie are a joy to watch. 

Hosea 11:11New International Version (NIV)

                                                  

They will come from Egypt,

    trembling like sparrows,

    from Assyria, fluttering like doves.

I will settle them in their homes,”

    declares the Lord.

Kim

Fun in Oklahoma with the family!

Well needed family break together back in March.  It started out raining but then turned out to be a very beautiful weekend.  

These pictures were taking at Wister Lake and Robbers Cave in Oklahoma.  

 Looking out at Wister Lake from the back door of our cabin.

 Resting just a little bit before another outing.

Many blessings to you and yours,

Kim

Hebrews 9:28

"...so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many;

and he will appear a second time,

not to bear sin,

but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him." 

So are you ready? And you don't have to wait to be perfect none of us are perfect. 

He is coming...soon!

Blessings,

Kim

Quotes To Live By…

Do one thing every day that scares you.

–Eleanor Roosevelt 

It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste. 

–Henry Ford 

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.

 –Groucho Marx 

May God bless your day,

Kim

Ecclesiastes 11 New Living Translation (NLT)

The Uncertainties of Life

11 Send your grain across the seas,
    and in time, profits will flow back to you.^[a]
2 But divide your investments among many places,^[b]
    for you do not know what risks might lie ahead.

³ When clouds are heavy, the rains come down.
    Whether a tree falls north or south, it stays where it falls.

⁴ Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant.
    If they watch every cloud, they never harvest.

⁵ Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother’s womb,^[c] so you cannot understand the activity of God, who does all things.

⁶ Plant your seed in the morning and keep busy all afternoon, for you don’t know if profit will come from one activity or another—or maybe both.

Let’s look at verse 6. If you are going through something, like an illness, financial problems, etc. keep your eyes on the Lord and just keep doing what you have been doing for him.  Remember that person you have been ministering to is still watching you.  They may not understand why you are still being so positive, upbeat, smiling or happy, until they see what the Lord has/had done for you.  But remember even if the outcome isn’t what our flesh would like for it to have been we need to show those around us a thankfulness that the Lord helped us just to get through our time of need.  It may not be what we wanted either but we know that the Lord knows what was best. And always give thanks to Him.  So plant your seed in the morning and keep busy for the Lord all afternoon Praising Him because we don’t know if that person or persons are still watching us through bad times.  If they are watching, what an awesome testimony you have for them to see what the Lord can and is willing to do for all of us.

As verse 4 says that the Farmer who waits for perfect weather never plants, if we wait to help someone and show them Gods love on the good times than how are they to get to know who our Lord is on the bad times? When we need to show them who God really is, is on the good and bad times.  So keep your joy in life, don’t go around showing your down cast face to them.  Cast your cares to Him because He cares for you. Don’t be scared to go out, get out there and share His love with others even if you don’t feel like it. And verse 1 says to send grain “His love” out and it will come back to you, just think you have shown that non believer His love and when they get who He is that love is returned. Yes this verse can mean so many different things, money, good works, etc. but I am putting His love here. Like verse 3 says what is it going to matter which way things go, good or bad the outcome is still going to be God loves us and we win at the end anyway.

Through my trials and challenges with my right leg it has been hard to keep this outlook for those around me.  I try really hard and sometimes it isn’t good for my family, they have to see the ugliness of the trial.  Our friends they might just get to see a little of the ugliness but they don’t see the behind scene.

Verse 5  Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother’s womb,^[c] so you cannot understand the activity of God, who does all things.

And we know that He does all things well. 

Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT)

¹¹ For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

So keep your chin up and shine that joy that the Lord put in your heart on all to see.

Merry Christmas,

Kim

Wow!

It has been forever since I have been on here.

Just want to say HAPPY FALL YA'LL!

and

Happy Thanksgiving!



Crazy end and beginning of the Month

 This is how our month of May ended with Cowboy cutting hay.  Then we went to...

 the daughter and 2 of her teammates, leaving for Haiti for the summer, speaking at church to help raise money for their trip back down there for the summer.  She loves it there and the children love her.  Then the next weekend was Memorial Day weekend  and it just went by to fast, we started with...

 a family reunion.  This is us having a little bit of fun, love this picture, the next day...

 Rachel graduating from her 1st year at Victory Bible College the next day.  She will go back and do another term with different studies but still toward her Missions studies.  She is a wonderful little missionary (of course I am her mom and think she is the best). Then the next day...

 Her and the rest of her teammates flew out for Florida so they can fly  into Haiti the next morning.  They have to fly into Haiti in the mornings because of the dangers of flying into that country.  You just have a 2 hour window of safety of flying into Haiti.  It is sad that it has to be so dangerous with the people in so much need and help still trying to get back on their feet from the earthquake.  The children there are the ones that are suffering the most and that is why she feels has to go to give those babies down there some love.  Very proud of her and her friends, they have very big hearts that God gave them for his people, all people. 

 Then next we jump into June with a wedding in the middle of the week and Kyle and I are the only ones able to go.  It was a beautiful small country wedding in a little white chapel.

And then a little relaxing and decorating the front porch.

God is so good even when we get so busy we don't know which way we are going, we just need to remember to keep our eyes on him and we can get through it all.

May God bless you, 

Kim