Just had to get on here a made a quick post, saying that i am taking a break for awhile. So not to expect anything form me for a time. I hope not to long though.
I so wanted to make that post about God's Promises and have been looking up verses on it. But i just do not have the time to get it altogether, and make the post at this moment. I am excited about getting it together and sharing it here.
Why?, because i totally love God's promises to us. I am in complete awe of what all HE has promised to his children!! To those who love and obey him.
And i love talking about it!!!
So when life slows down here, I will have time to post that and much more as God puts great thing on my mind and heart!
Right now we are busy cleaning and fixing up a house we are getting to rent. So right now each day find us running the 12 miles from my parents place to that house, and spending the whole day there. Then coming home and quickly get the kids ready to bed, stories, and prayers. And then next day to it all over again!!
So life is very hectic to say the least at the moment. Basically we are living between 2 houses right now. Be glad when we have it ready to move in, and life slows down and gets back to normal. Course then soon will come sweet babe. But that's ok.
ok, well that is it for now. We are all doing very good and life is great in our neck of the woods!! I think it is amazing how at this time of year here it is light till after 12:00 p.m, and then getting light agian by around 3:00 a.m. By 4:30 a.m it is light enough to be out side doing somthing!!
Will write again when i can.
In Him, Mae
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
long time no post
I know it has been awhile since i made a post on here. And i regret that, but life has been busy.
And basically just taking a break from this.
Life is going good for us here in Alberta. Everything is much the same here as my last post.
Only difference is we have finally gotten a lot of rain after being so dry for a long time. So has been a really blessing to the gardens.
Now the gardens are really flourishing. We have been eating swish chard, spinach, radishes, beet greens, and some broccoli om the garden already. The peas are setting on already as well.
It has been nice and cool in the mornings but really warms up in the afternoons and feels hot to me, though i know it is still cooler than Texas. The afternoon temps have been between the 70 and 80sF.
The kids are doing great and really enjoy helping their grandpa and grandma in the gardens. I am so glad they have lots to do like that.
Well in my next post i plan to write about God's promises. Well at least some of them, i know there is many, many promises from God to us.
I have recently gave a wall hanging to my mom that has several of God's promises written on it. I just love it. That is what gave me the inspiration for the post.
But i don't plan to just copy those down here like that, i want to find the scripture reverence where they are found. So that will take me awhile to look them up in the concordance and see where they are found. I will be working on that in the near future and then post when i can.
So look for the coming post titled God's Promises.
Till next time,
In HIm, Mae
And basically just taking a break from this.
Life is going good for us here in Alberta. Everything is much the same here as my last post.
Only difference is we have finally gotten a lot of rain after being so dry for a long time. So has been a really blessing to the gardens.
Now the gardens are really flourishing. We have been eating swish chard, spinach, radishes, beet greens, and some broccoli om the garden already. The peas are setting on already as well.
It has been nice and cool in the mornings but really warms up in the afternoons and feels hot to me, though i know it is still cooler than Texas. The afternoon temps have been between the 70 and 80sF.
The kids are doing great and really enjoy helping their grandpa and grandma in the gardens. I am so glad they have lots to do like that.
Well in my next post i plan to write about God's promises. Well at least some of them, i know there is many, many promises from God to us.
I have recently gave a wall hanging to my mom that has several of God's promises written on it. I just love it. That is what gave me the inspiration for the post.
But i don't plan to just copy those down here like that, i want to find the scripture reverence where they are found. So that will take me awhile to look them up in the concordance and see where they are found. I will be working on that in the near future and then post when i can.
So look for the coming post titled God's Promises.
Till next time,
In HIm, Mae
Monday, June 6, 2011
little more news from the north
I just posted basic news on me fam. yesterday, but since thought of a few things i forgot then.
One thing is the mosquitoes are usually really bad this time of year or can be, but as of late we have hardly even noticed them. Atleast not just around our yard. Also the no-see-omes ( little nat like things you can harly see ), have also been anyoing for awhile. They haven't been so bad either last few days. Usually the season for those don't seem to last to long, atleast not all summer long. So that is good!
We have been meeting other families in the area, so that has been excting. Great for the kids and for mom ( me ).
Deers come up close to the yard and garden once in awhile. So that has been entresting. We also have seen wolves on 2 occasions. They were out in a field here a long ways from the house. We have not seen any bears around here yet. Hoping they will not be any, casue they can really do a toll on the wild berries . And i am really looking forward to the berries.
The kinds of berries that grow around here are blueberries, saskatoons, chocherries, pin-cherries, high bush cranberries, and low bush crannberies. My Dad and Mom grow thier own rasberries, strawberries, black currents, and red currents.
That is my most favorite thing i like about here is the berries.
Well the berries, and the fact the summer weather is cooler than Texas!!
We are still waiting on my husband's papper work to go through. Hoping and hoping it will go through soon. So at this point it is a little hard on us not knowing if we will be heading back to Texas come this fall or tucking in here for the winter. I am so hoping to be here this winter. It will certainly be a neat experice for us all! And i should have lots to post!
Ok, i think thats it for now.
I will post along as there is news to share about us. And will certainly be sharing things that come on my heart and mind as God gives me.
I love your comments as always!
In Him,
Mae
One thing is the mosquitoes are usually really bad this time of year or can be, but as of late we have hardly even noticed them. Atleast not just around our yard. Also the no-see-omes ( little nat like things you can harly see ), have also been anyoing for awhile. They haven't been so bad either last few days. Usually the season for those don't seem to last to long, atleast not all summer long. So that is good!
We have been meeting other families in the area, so that has been excting. Great for the kids and for mom ( me ).
Deers come up close to the yard and garden once in awhile. So that has been entresting. We also have seen wolves on 2 occasions. They were out in a field here a long ways from the house. We have not seen any bears around here yet. Hoping they will not be any, casue they can really do a toll on the wild berries . And i am really looking forward to the berries.
The kinds of berries that grow around here are blueberries, saskatoons, chocherries, pin-cherries, high bush cranberries, and low bush crannberies. My Dad and Mom grow thier own rasberries, strawberries, black currents, and red currents.
That is my most favorite thing i like about here is the berries.
Well the berries, and the fact the summer weather is cooler than Texas!!
We are still waiting on my husband's papper work to go through. Hoping and hoping it will go through soon. So at this point it is a little hard on us not knowing if we will be heading back to Texas come this fall or tucking in here for the winter. I am so hoping to be here this winter. It will certainly be a neat experice for us all! And i should have lots to post!
Ok, i think thats it for now.
I will post along as there is news to share about us. And will certainly be sharing things that come on my heart and mind as God gives me.
I love your comments as always!
In Him,
Mae
Sunday, June 5, 2011
snow in June!
Here it is a very beautiful sunny day at about 72F! Very lovely weather!
But only a couple days ago on June 3rd we woke to a scattering of snow. And continued to snow for a couple hours. The kids were excited hoping for snow to play in. But by the time it stopped snow it was all melted away.
The garden was not bother through that, not even the tomatoes! That night though we heard it was to frost hard so we went out and gathered up as many buckets and plastic we could find and covered several tomato plants. It did not freeze though. We were glad even though we did all that covering for nothing. Because there was many more things that would have been damaged by the frost if had.
Now that we are past that I don't think we will have to worry of a frost again till fall.
We are very much hoping for rain now for the gardens , for they are getting very dry and my parents have had to start watering by sprinkler. That is good for sure to have that back up, but is nothing like a good ole rain!
Everything else is going great.
The kids are still having a blast here with lots to do. Though they do miss things about Texas. The miss our wonderful little place there, their uncle and aunt that lived right there by us, their grandma, and their friends at the park were we met with our home school group. They really do miss that alot. But other wise they are content and happy here and very much flourishing in this wonderful environment. I just am so grateful my parents do not have a T.V.
I am doing very good, pregnancy coming along just fine and dandy!! Next check-up is on the 15th, then i will have less than 2 months to go!! I can not believe how fast the time seems to be flying by. I just love pregnancy so much that i don't like to see it go by so quickly. But of course as it nears to the end i am always very anxious to have that sweet baby here and to get it all over with! lol! I don't like labour, not one bit! I guess that is why i wish the peragnacy part would last so long! Put off labour as long as i can!
Well i guess that is all for now.
I will keep updating on us along through out the summer.
In HIm Mae
But only a couple days ago on June 3rd we woke to a scattering of snow. And continued to snow for a couple hours. The kids were excited hoping for snow to play in. But by the time it stopped snow it was all melted away.
The garden was not bother through that, not even the tomatoes! That night though we heard it was to frost hard so we went out and gathered up as many buckets and plastic we could find and covered several tomato plants. It did not freeze though. We were glad even though we did all that covering for nothing. Because there was many more things that would have been damaged by the frost if had.
Now that we are past that I don't think we will have to worry of a frost again till fall.
We are very much hoping for rain now for the gardens , for they are getting very dry and my parents have had to start watering by sprinkler. That is good for sure to have that back up, but is nothing like a good ole rain!
Everything else is going great.
The kids are still having a blast here with lots to do. Though they do miss things about Texas. The miss our wonderful little place there, their uncle and aunt that lived right there by us, their grandma, and their friends at the park were we met with our home school group. They really do miss that alot. But other wise they are content and happy here and very much flourishing in this wonderful environment. I just am so grateful my parents do not have a T.V.
I am doing very good, pregnancy coming along just fine and dandy!! Next check-up is on the 15th, then i will have less than 2 months to go!! I can not believe how fast the time seems to be flying by. I just love pregnancy so much that i don't like to see it go by so quickly. But of course as it nears to the end i am always very anxious to have that sweet baby here and to get it all over with! lol! I don't like labour, not one bit! I guess that is why i wish the peragnacy part would last so long! Put off labour as long as i can!
Well i guess that is all for now.
I will keep updating on us along through out the summer.
In HIm Mae
Monday, May 30, 2011
God's Way or the highway
I have no clue how many different churches and denominations there is out there. But i know it is a great many. And i presume they all claim they have the truth and they have way to heaven. And everyone is called Christians that go to all these many different kinds of churches.
So it would seem then that it would not matter at all which church you went to, they all lead to heaven anyway. So just choose the one that best suites your fancy or live style. Right?
Wrong!
That isn't what we read in the Bible.
" There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling.
One Lord, one Faith, one baptism.
One God and Farther of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all."
Ephesians 4: 4-6
There's only one faith and one true way. Not many ways. But only God's way.
And we can all be led into God's truth and that true way by His Spirit.
" Howbeit when he, the spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth : for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak, and he will show you things to come." John 16:13
" But the anointing which ye have received of him abide in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things , and is truth, and is no lie, and even at it as taught you, ye shall abide in Him.
And now, little children, abide in Him: that , when he shall appear, we may have confidence , and not be ashamed before him at his coming. 1 John 2: 27-28
That is why I am so into the husband and the Dad in home to teach the family and not a church. All you need is God's word and his spirit of truth in you, and he will lead you into all truth.
That is it, that very simple.
So there may be many denominations, doctrines, and claims of many ways out there, but it ain't got nothing on us. We know there is only one true way, God's Way.
And His way is available for all.
So go God's way, not the highway that leads to destruction! ( Matt. 7: 13-14 )
In Him, Mae
So it would seem then that it would not matter at all which church you went to, they all lead to heaven anyway. So just choose the one that best suites your fancy or live style. Right?
Wrong!
That isn't what we read in the Bible.
" There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling.
One Lord, one Faith, one baptism.
One God and Farther of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all."
Ephesians 4: 4-6
There's only one faith and one true way. Not many ways. But only God's way.
And we can all be led into God's truth and that true way by His Spirit.
" Howbeit when he, the spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth : for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak, and he will show you things to come." John 16:13
" But the anointing which ye have received of him abide in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things , and is truth, and is no lie, and even at it as taught you, ye shall abide in Him.
And now, little children, abide in Him: that , when he shall appear, we may have confidence , and not be ashamed before him at his coming. 1 John 2: 27-28
That is why I am so into the husband and the Dad in home to teach the family and not a church. All you need is God's word and his spirit of truth in you, and he will lead you into all truth.
That is it, that very simple.
So there may be many denominations, doctrines, and claims of many ways out there, but it ain't got nothing on us. We know there is only one true way, God's Way.
And His way is available for all.
So go God's way, not the highway that leads to destruction! ( Matt. 7: 13-14 )
In Him, Mae
Sunday, May 22, 2011
the balancing act
This post is on balancing.
Balancing all the many things in our lives.
Everything takes time. Everything should have it's own time. And we all have many, many things going on.
If things get out of balance, then something can get neglected or deleted completely from our daily schedule, which can mean a great disaster depending on what it is.
Every home and family is special and unique. Each one of us has something different going on from the next, either different needs, or different interests and so on. Some of us live in in the country with animals and gardens, some on big farms and ranches with lots of work to do, and others in town with only a tiny yard to tend. Some of us have large families, and some only a couple children. Some of us have just little children, some have teens only, and others have both teens and littles.
So that means every home has it's own set of things to balance. Their own set of priorities.
Some things of course will take longer than others. But just the same I feel everything needs a right balance.
This is our basic balance of things at our house.
School of course takes the most time in a day, at least 4 to 6 hr.s ( less for only a preschooler or K student)
Music practice takes from 15 to 30 min.
Family devotions take 15 to 30 min. or longer either once or twice a day.
Night time stories and bed time prayers, 15 to 25 min.
Dishes and after meal clean up probably 25 to 20 min.
Meal preparation, 30 min. to and hr. or more, each meal.
Extra reading practice , about 15 min.
Laundry, though it is not always done daily can take an hour or more.
A craft, maybe 30min. to an hr.
Odd chores around the house ( sweeping, vacuuming, picking-up, ect..), anywhere from 5 to 25 min.
Sports and other outside-the-home activities-- at this point we don't do any thing at all in that area.
Of course there is free time, fun reading time, game time, time for writing letters, and so on.
My kids are not using the computer for anything yet so there is no time slot for them for that. As for my self i try to keep it to a very moderate time for my blogging, e-mailing, and face book. ( blogging is done about weekly)
Time for animal chores -- though all my parents have is chickens, so that only takes a few mintues.
Summer time of course brings a whole new schedule, no school. But then comes gardening, and out door work . And various other out- door activities. Around here at my Dad and Moms there is great abundance for the kids to do.
Everything has it's right balance of time in our home, and our days run smoothly. Not to hectic, yet full , well rounded, and interesting. What we don't get done one day, we make up for the next.
The things that i make sure is concrete in every day is devotion time, and night time stories & prayers for my kids. NOTHING gets in the way of that!!
Something i would never care to balance into my day is a 1 or 2 hr. movie. Hardly nothing else takes that long in my day ( expect for school of course) ,so why should something useless like that take up so much time.
If a movie would only take 15 to say 30 min. max, as long as most of the other things in our day, then i may not mind so much. We maybe would even fit that in to our week at least once. ( providing it was good and wholesome)
Dear moms i urge you not to try to cram to much in your days and lives. Life can just get way too hectic and out of of balance if we try to do to much. And you know what, God does not expect that of us. In fact if you analyze most of things we try to do, i bet most of them will fall under the list of things that God does not expect of us, require of us, nor even want us to do.
And another thing God wants us to have our rest. I don't believe he wants or expects us to stay up way late at night trying to cram in more things in a day, or to have to rise ridiculously early to get a jump on the day.
Also He has blessed us with a weekly rest day. The day he created at the beginning of time, the Sabbath day. A day to put all work and other actives aside. A day to just rest and worship. He knew we needed this one day of rest each week, so He made it just for us. How very special is that! So take advantage of it, and use it just for that: rest, relaxation, enjoying your family, worshiping together. You will be blessed for it!
Well i will bring this to a close. I feel somehow that it is a bit jumbled and maybe even a bit incomplete, and am sorry if it is. I had great things on my mind i wanted to share, but then when it comes to writing it down, i fear i do not do to well.
But i hope you have found it a blessing and encouragement just the same.
Remember i love your comments!
Until next time,
In Him, Mae
Balancing all the many things in our lives.
Everything takes time. Everything should have it's own time. And we all have many, many things going on.
If things get out of balance, then something can get neglected or deleted completely from our daily schedule, which can mean a great disaster depending on what it is.
Every home and family is special and unique. Each one of us has something different going on from the next, either different needs, or different interests and so on. Some of us live in in the country with animals and gardens, some on big farms and ranches with lots of work to do, and others in town with only a tiny yard to tend. Some of us have large families, and some only a couple children. Some of us have just little children, some have teens only, and others have both teens and littles.
So that means every home has it's own set of things to balance. Their own set of priorities.
Some things of course will take longer than others. But just the same I feel everything needs a right balance.
This is our basic balance of things at our house.
School of course takes the most time in a day, at least 4 to 6 hr.s ( less for only a preschooler or K student)
Music practice takes from 15 to 30 min.
Family devotions take 15 to 30 min. or longer either once or twice a day.
Night time stories and bed time prayers, 15 to 25 min.
Dishes and after meal clean up probably 25 to 20 min.
Meal preparation, 30 min. to and hr. or more, each meal.
Extra reading practice , about 15 min.
Laundry, though it is not always done daily can take an hour or more.
A craft, maybe 30min. to an hr.
Odd chores around the house ( sweeping, vacuuming, picking-up, ect..), anywhere from 5 to 25 min.
Sports and other outside-the-home activities-- at this point we don't do any thing at all in that area.
Of course there is free time, fun reading time, game time, time for writing letters, and so on.
My kids are not using the computer for anything yet so there is no time slot for them for that. As for my self i try to keep it to a very moderate time for my blogging, e-mailing, and face book. ( blogging is done about weekly)
Time for animal chores -- though all my parents have is chickens, so that only takes a few mintues.
Summer time of course brings a whole new schedule, no school. But then comes gardening, and out door work . And various other out- door activities. Around here at my Dad and Moms there is great abundance for the kids to do.
Everything has it's right balance of time in our home, and our days run smoothly. Not to hectic, yet full , well rounded, and interesting. What we don't get done one day, we make up for the next.
The things that i make sure is concrete in every day is devotion time, and night time stories & prayers for my kids. NOTHING gets in the way of that!!
Something i would never care to balance into my day is a 1 or 2 hr. movie. Hardly nothing else takes that long in my day ( expect for school of course) ,so why should something useless like that take up so much time.
If a movie would only take 15 to say 30 min. max, as long as most of the other things in our day, then i may not mind so much. We maybe would even fit that in to our week at least once. ( providing it was good and wholesome)
Dear moms i urge you not to try to cram to much in your days and lives. Life can just get way too hectic and out of of balance if we try to do to much. And you know what, God does not expect that of us. In fact if you analyze most of things we try to do, i bet most of them will fall under the list of things that God does not expect of us, require of us, nor even want us to do.
And another thing God wants us to have our rest. I don't believe he wants or expects us to stay up way late at night trying to cram in more things in a day, or to have to rise ridiculously early to get a jump on the day.
Also He has blessed us with a weekly rest day. The day he created at the beginning of time, the Sabbath day. A day to put all work and other actives aside. A day to just rest and worship. He knew we needed this one day of rest each week, so He made it just for us. How very special is that! So take advantage of it, and use it just for that: rest, relaxation, enjoying your family, worshiping together. You will be blessed for it!
Well i will bring this to a close. I feel somehow that it is a bit jumbled and maybe even a bit incomplete, and am sorry if it is. I had great things on my mind i wanted to share, but then when it comes to writing it down, i fear i do not do to well.
But i hope you have found it a blessing and encouragement just the same.
Remember i love your comments!
Until next time,
In Him, Mae
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
happings here in the North
There has been heaps on mind to share. Lots of good things.
But this time just thought i would post about happenings around here ( way up North near Manning, Alberta, where the days are long, and wildlife roam) . Knew that would be of interest to my friends who want to keep up with how we are doing and what all is going on in our lives.
( I can really bet my Texas Friends are just dying to hear some news from me!! Missing you all!!:)
So here goes.
First I will talk about me.
Some friends of my mom's recommended a women doctor to me. So i had my first appointment with her yesterday. She is such a nice and sweet doctor. I am so thankful she was recommended to me. She reminds me of my previous sweet mid-wives i have had! ( mid-wives were not an option for me here because there was none around for a many, many miles) This doctor is only about an hour away. My pregnancy is going very good. I have felt so great the whole time so far! I am at about 27 weeks, with only about 12 more to go!! Due date is August 12th.
The kids are doing great!
They are loving it here at Dad and Mom's. So much for them to do. They have helped in the planting of Grandpa and Grandma's gardens as much as they could. Plus they got their own garden spots they have planted. They are so happy about that, and anxiously waiting for the plants to grow!! Will be good for them to be in charge of their own hoeing too! For as the plants grow, so will the weeds!!
I am so happy for all there is to do for the kids, in both work and play. They have not once ask to play a computer game or watch a DVD since they have been here!! ( Though it is not even an option, but i don't think they know that) My dad and mom do not have a T.V. We did bring our big DVD player, but have not planed for them to watch any DVDs through the summer, only in the winter when daylight hours are short and it is to miserable to be out side anyway ( but then only rarely, and has to be 100 percent good and wholesome). I feel so blessed to be here for the kids sake. And ever so thankful that my Dad and mom have no T.V, or don't do movies either. I just praise the Lord for that!
The weather has been very pleasant here.
The last couple days it has even been warmer here than at our home in Texas! There was a couple really windy days a few days ago, which is unusual for here in the valley. But now it isn't windy and is very nice, though a little cooler so far this morning. It is about 55 F right now. When we arrived there was lots of ice along both sides of the Peace River that runs near by, though the middle had been melted already awhile. But now all that ice is gone too. Sometimes it can last several weeks. I think it is a warmer spring this year than most.
The gardens are planted!
My Dad and Mom grow a couple big gardens every year, for their own use and to carry out to town to sell. So they have just finished all the planting for that. Some things are up already and doing good. There is a chance it could freeze again yet, but it something you just have to take a chance on! lol!! Of course most things can easily with stand a frost. The tomatoes though would be the things that would get damaged. Usually if you know it is going to frost the night before you can cover them, and protect them that way.
There has been a lot of fires around here in Alberta, though nothing very close to where we are. There is one community that has been burned bad by fires. That is so sad. With hard winds the fires can be so hard to contain, and especially in towns the fires easily jump from house to house.
Well i guess that's about all the happenings around here.
The next post i want to do is about balance: balancing the things in our life.
I feel everything needs to have a right balance. There is things that i wouldn't even be against if it had a right balance. Like for instance movies: if they only took 15 to 30 min. like our daily Bible reading time, or the kids daily music playing time, then i wouldn't i mind if they were a part of our weekly schedule , or even acouple times a week, ( but only if it was good). ( i personaly don't think a movie needs to be a part of our daily lives by no means, even if it was 15- 30 min. ) But anyway this is for the next post.
So keep reading and watching for great up coming posts!!
In Him, Mae
But this time just thought i would post about happenings around here ( way up North near Manning, Alberta, where the days are long, and wildlife roam) . Knew that would be of interest to my friends who want to keep up with how we are doing and what all is going on in our lives.
( I can really bet my Texas Friends are just dying to hear some news from me!! Missing you all!!:)
So here goes.
First I will talk about me.
Some friends of my mom's recommended a women doctor to me. So i had my first appointment with her yesterday. She is such a nice and sweet doctor. I am so thankful she was recommended to me. She reminds me of my previous sweet mid-wives i have had! ( mid-wives were not an option for me here because there was none around for a many, many miles) This doctor is only about an hour away. My pregnancy is going very good. I have felt so great the whole time so far! I am at about 27 weeks, with only about 12 more to go!! Due date is August 12th.
The kids are doing great!
They are loving it here at Dad and Mom's. So much for them to do. They have helped in the planting of Grandpa and Grandma's gardens as much as they could. Plus they got their own garden spots they have planted. They are so happy about that, and anxiously waiting for the plants to grow!! Will be good for them to be in charge of their own hoeing too! For as the plants grow, so will the weeds!!
I am so happy for all there is to do for the kids, in both work and play. They have not once ask to play a computer game or watch a DVD since they have been here!! ( Though it is not even an option, but i don't think they know that) My dad and mom do not have a T.V. We did bring our big DVD player, but have not planed for them to watch any DVDs through the summer, only in the winter when daylight hours are short and it is to miserable to be out side anyway ( but then only rarely, and has to be 100 percent good and wholesome). I feel so blessed to be here for the kids sake. And ever so thankful that my Dad and mom have no T.V, or don't do movies either. I just praise the Lord for that!
The weather has been very pleasant here.
The last couple days it has even been warmer here than at our home in Texas! There was a couple really windy days a few days ago, which is unusual for here in the valley. But now it isn't windy and is very nice, though a little cooler so far this morning. It is about 55 F right now. When we arrived there was lots of ice along both sides of the Peace River that runs near by, though the middle had been melted already awhile. But now all that ice is gone too. Sometimes it can last several weeks. I think it is a warmer spring this year than most.
The gardens are planted!
My Dad and Mom grow a couple big gardens every year, for their own use and to carry out to town to sell. So they have just finished all the planting for that. Some things are up already and doing good. There is a chance it could freeze again yet, but it something you just have to take a chance on! lol!! Of course most things can easily with stand a frost. The tomatoes though would be the things that would get damaged. Usually if you know it is going to frost the night before you can cover them, and protect them that way.
There has been a lot of fires around here in Alberta, though nothing very close to where we are. There is one community that has been burned bad by fires. That is so sad. With hard winds the fires can be so hard to contain, and especially in towns the fires easily jump from house to house.
Well i guess that's about all the happenings around here.
The next post i want to do is about balance: balancing the things in our life.
I feel everything needs to have a right balance. There is things that i wouldn't even be against if it had a right balance. Like for instance movies: if they only took 15 to 30 min. like our daily Bible reading time, or the kids daily music playing time, then i wouldn't i mind if they were a part of our weekly schedule , or even acouple times a week, ( but only if it was good). ( i personaly don't think a movie needs to be a part of our daily lives by no means, even if it was 15- 30 min. ) But anyway this is for the next post.
So keep reading and watching for great up coming posts!!
In Him, Mae
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