GOD'S ACCURACY

How lovely to think about the way our Creator God planned everything so carefully and perfectly, everything with a plan. As His highest creation, 'we are fearfully and wonderfully made.'God's accuracy may be observed in the hatching of eggs. For example,

The eggs of the potato bug hatch in 7 days;
Those of the canary in 14 days;
Those of the barnyard hen in 21 days.
The eggs of ducks and geese hatch in 28 days;
Those of the mallard in 35 days.
The eggs of the parrot and the ostrich hatch in 42 days. (Notice, they are all divisible by seven).
God's wisdom is seen in the making of an elephant.
The four legs of this great beast all bend forward in the same direction. No other Quadruped is so made. God planned that this animal would have a huge body, too large to live on two legs. For this reason He gave it four fulcrums so that it can rise from the ground easily. The horse rises from the ground on its two front legs first. A cow rises from the ground with its two hind legs first. How wise the Lord is in all His works of creation! God's wisdom is revealed in His arrangement of sections and segments, as well as in the number of grains. Each watermelon has an even number of strips on the rind. Each orange has an even number of segments. Each ear of corn has an even number of rows. Each stalk of wheat has an even number of grains. Every bunch of bananas has on its lowest row an even number of bananas, and each row decreases by one, so that one row has an even number and the next row an odd number. The waves of the sea roll in on shore twenty-six to the minute in all kinds of weather. All grains are found in even numbers on the stalks The Lord specified thirty fold, sixty fold, and a hundredfold - all even numbers.God has caused the flowers to blossom at certain specified times during the day, so that Linnaeus, the great botanist, once said that if he had a conservatory containing the right kind of soil, moisture and temperature, he could tell the time of day or night by the flowers that were open and those that were closed! Thus the Lord in His wonderful grace can arrange the life that is entrusted to His care in such a way that it will carry out His purposes and plans, and will be fragrant with His presence. Only the God-planned life is successful. Only the life given over to the care of the Lord is safe.*Author unknown ALWAYS REMEMBER TO PRAY AND GIVE THANKS TO GOD THE GIVER OF ALL GOOD THINGS! May The Lord Gently Wrap You in His Love.

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I took this shot at Elsie's vegetable garden in Indiana. To see more pictures, please visit Mellow Yellow Monday.

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I saw this sunflower at the auction market and I decided to take a shot for my MYM. To see more photos please visit Mellow Yellow Monday.

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Beautiful wild flowers, taken by my husband at Winona Lake Indiana. To see more photos please visit Mellow Yellow Monday.

Logan, the sky angel cowboy

Logan is a 13 year-old boy who lives on a ranch in a very small town in Nebraska. Logan listens to Christian Radio station 89.3FM KSBJ which broadcasts from Houston, TX. Logan called the radio station distraught because he had to take down a calf . His words have wisdom beyond his years.Since airing the audio of the phone call and now the making of the video clip, it has taken on a life of its own. People are forwarding it all over the world. We encourage you to share the love of Christ with anyone you can. Click this link to listen to it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCdZwitrNoY

Life on the farm

On the farm the challenge was to see how dirty we could get in a day's time, and the feed pile was an awesome place to do just that. Of course, we were not concerned about getting buried in the pile or inhaling major portions of dust. This was just great fun!

Then there was climbing and jumping in the hayloft, building houses in corners with broken bales, and running through dark tunnels in the hay searching for treasure. Did it bother us that there were open trapdoors to the next level down? Not us. We were indestructible. Besides, this was just too much fun. Only worry warts like moms and dads are concerned about those little details.
Now this was something I could really get into---even if only for a little while. My patience ran out when the husks just did not want to cooperate; However, the ride in the wagon carrying those husks a little later was a lot of fun. Somehow Mom seemed to really dig this corn husking thing. Go figure!

All this fuss about these big stupid creatures called cows! To me it seems that the only things they do are eat, sleep, eat some more and then stand in a row while the big people do something to them; and on top of all that they truly do stink!

Now this I can really get into. Some little kids may want to drive race cars, but I want to drive a skid loader just like Uncle Glenn. I must try these handles; one of them will surely make it go forward and maybe the other will even lift the scoop.

Now just what does Uncle Glenn do when he brings those buckets of calf food down here? I want to get it right and do it exactly as he did it. I do know he took two buckets so I have that part right.

Now this is the life---a real skid loader ride. Okay, so we are not going up in the air and spinning around the way Uncle Glenn does it when he is scooping food into the mixer, but it is still an awesome ride.

I have had better swings, but this makeshift one will do for now. It does provide me with a little bit of fun while I wait for things to liven up here on the farm.

Now this is definitely not my cup of tea. Attending a stupid produce auction is downright boring. I can't even understand what that guy is trying to say. He talks even faster than I do when I am trying to be difficult. Besides, what can I do except look at the horse and wagons here, and that gets old after a while.

Now this is more like it. We can get a little exercise here right in the dining room after a big meal, in which, by the way, everyone ate like hogs except the two of us. This is great fun climbing all over Uncle Glenn and having him tickle us.

Hm! I wonder if the kitty is safe to touch. Does she bite or scratch? Worse still, will she try to attack me if I get any nearer. I have to try. Like they say, "Curiosity killed the cat!"

Wow! This is a huge bottle, and this calf is pulling on it like crazy. I had better hold it back a little bit. I don't want my whole arm going into her mouth. Still she seems rather harmless and I do want to be a big helper.

Let's see if we can move some of this garden dirt around for them. I am sure they will be grateful for my assistance. I was even able to get a chain and use it just like Uncle Glenn.

Afraid?

If there is someone who knows you more than anyone, that would be your mom. I have kids, and I know almost everything what is going on by just looking at their faces, hearing the tone of their voices, the expression in their eyes and their body language. I have 3 and 5 years old boys; they can communicate well and express themselves more openly now and that makes life easier. At home we always try to put them in bed at 8 o'clock every night. We read them their books, kiss them and say goodnight. Last night when I put Everett to bed, I noticed that there was uncertainty in his face, and he keep staring at me; I just ignored it. I kissed him and said "Night, night," and then started to leave, but before I reached the door, he called me "Mommy!" I looked back at him and asked, "Yes, what's wrong?" and I heard him say " Afraid." I was not sure if I heard him right so I finally lay down with him and asked him again, and he said this time, " I am afraid." I was a little surprised and asked "Why?" He didn't answer, but I could tell that he was feeling afraid. He has big, brown, round eyes, and they are very expressive. I thought I could pray for him and told him that Mommy is going to pray and that he has to say the prayer after me. "Now I lay me down to sleep..." then I prayed for peace and comfort for him "....in Jesus name, Amen." He was smiling when I opened my eyes to look at him. I knew he was comforted, and so was I. I told him then that when we prayed to Jesus, everything is going to be fine. I saw no fear in those eyes anymore. I gave him a kiss and a tight hug before leaving his room. I was still wondering why he felt that way last night. I realized that I am still learning much about my kids' behavior. It is a good thing that I listen and talk to them about their feelings and such. I wanted them to stay transparent with me and to their daddy. I want to know what's on their minds and hearts. I want to hear their opinion, their say about things, like sports, politics and their daily walk with the Lord.

Home alarm

We are living in a nice, quiet street just outside D.C. I know that the county where we are living has the highest crime rate in Maryland. It didn't bother me at first; after all, there is no safe place anywhere anymore. Things changed when I became a mom. I realized that I am very protective of my kids. I am very particular about baby proofing at home and anything with which my kids come in contact. This was the first time in my life when I became concerned with safety measures. I did not even notice that all houses in our neighborhood had ADT home alarms until I had kids. I learned later on that this security system is reliable and dependable. Then I started to become aware of occasional vulgarities, shooting and killing just around our neighborhood. I was not prepared for that, and it scared me. I have become more careful to lock our doors all the time, make sure that the fence gate is locked in the backyard when my kids are playing there, and I watch them all the time. I didn't acknowledge for the longest time that this has become stressful for me. The stress and worry are no fun at all; and finally, three months ago, my husband decided to install this home alarm. We talked about it before deciding to have one installed, and we realized that we needed it. Our home is now monitored day and night to protect against home invasion and fire. I feel relaxed now, more comfortable, at peace and happier than before knowing that having this alarm at home would help to prevent anything bad from happening to my family.

At the farm

I can feel the cool breeze coming from the window as I got up at 7 this morning. It doesn't feel like summer here in Indiana. The temperature is more like the spring and early fall. No sirens and horns are blaring that we usually have in Maryland and I just like it. I take my bath and stroll outside to find Elsie in her garden; I can hear her humming an old song while picking her beans for the auction. She has a good sized vegetable garden with cherry tomatoes, potatoes, beans, cabbage, squash, zucchini, cucumber, corn, red beets and lima beans. Three times a week she harvests her vegetables and takes them to the farmer's auction. Most of the time she gets a good price on her produce, and that really makes her day.

12 hours on the road

It was 4:45 a.m., July 26, 2009, in the morning when I woke up. It was so quiet in the house, and it was still dark outside. My husband was still sleeping quietly beside me in bed, and I was sure he was not ready to get up just yet. He had a long day, and we went to bed late that night. If this were an ordinary day, I wouldn't be up this early, but we were going to visit close family friends in Indiana. We were going to be on the road for quite awhile. My son Matt was so excited about this trip. Both he and Everett love the farm, like to watch the cows being milked and enjoy getting a ride on the skidloader, wagon and tractor. I was also very excited to see Lucy and Elsie Weaver again, and Hubby needed this vacation too to relax a little bit before going back to school. It was 5:20 when we woke up the boys, put them to the potty, changed their clothes and finally put them in their carseats. I could see Matt's excitement while buckling him up although Everett definitely did not care as he was still sleepy. By 5:30 a.m. we were on the road. We were all quiet the first two hours of the drive. Pretty soon Everett closed his eyes and was sound asleep while Matt was hamming and playing with his teddy bear. At 8 o'clock we stopped for fast food just outside Maryland to get a bite to eat and some coffee for Hubby. He surely needed something to perk him up. It was around 11 o'clock when Hubby told me that we were halfway there. I was so pleased. We had some snacks for lunch, and we only stopped when we needed to use the bathroom and to get more coffee. Matt did not take a nap until it was 4 o'clock in the afternoon, just an hour to Goshen, Indiana. We passed West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio. We finally got to our destination at 5 o'clock in the afternoon; everybody was ready to stretch out. My boys immediately jumped out of the car and went to see the cows. It was a long drive but we were happy to have arrived safely.