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Hello Friends!!!
We continue to complete all that we feel the Lord has for us here in California. We are tucking away such sweet memories with friends and each other. I have been taking photos of the simple things that we all love so much. The Lord has blessed us in so many ways and I don't want any of us to forget His Goodness to us. I am putting together a scrapbook of all the photos we have taken these last few months- I am confident it will be a treasure for years to come. My Jed returned home safely on Saturday- what a wonderful Mothers Day present! It was a treat to have all my children with me while we went to my brothers to celebrate my Momma! While we have a week of fun planned with company from out of state coming and family reunion along with birthdays happening my real message tonight is something different. I will share about all the life events soon but for now may I ask you to hear my heart?
Judges 8:18 Is a verse that I have been pondering much the last few days. These two kings that knew not of our Lord knew that the men they had killed were "children of a King." How? Was it by the way they were dressed, spoke, lived or died? I would like to suggest it was all of the above! Others know we are children of the King by watching and listening to each part of our lives! I want the World to see Him in me, don't you? I want to be a light that burns on the darkest of nights and proclaims, "He is a shield to all those that put their trust in Him. He will never leave you or forsake you! He has only good plans for you.. plans to give you a future and a hope. YOU are loved with an everlasting Love!"
As we are preparing to leave California, I continually ask myself, "What will others remember about our family?" "What have they seen in our lives?" It is our prayer that you have been able to see Him in each of us! That you have seen the clay being molded by the Potter on a daily basis! We have chose to live in such a way that our lives have been transparent for His Glory. We have openly shared our heartaches and our triumphs and yet, we humbly seek Him and ask, "Did we do all you desired of us? Did we live in such a way that others could really see your Hand at work in our lives?
While we wait to hear the details on the exact day and hour that we are to leave California we are praying for sight and understanding asking if there is anything He desires for us to do or say before we leave. We know that our time here is drawing to a close and we want to leave knowing we were faithful to His voice. The Lord continues to work on our hearts in such an intimate way; each member of the Wood family is growing in Him daily! We have found great Joy in the memorization of His Word and are memorizing chapters and even books of the Bible. The Lord is renewing our vision to be eternally focused and to put away things of this world! Dear friends, HE IS COMING BACK SOON!!!! Let each of us BE READY FOR HIS RETURN! Let us be workman that needs not to be ashamed rightly dividing the Word of Truth. Let each of us do our part to send the Gospel to all parts of the Earth... and we can start right in the midst of our own homes, to those precious children He has graciously given us! Can you hear my heart here? I am truly crying out to each of you... PLEASE put away things of this world and BE READY FOR HIS RETURN!!!
Dear friends, we pray for each of you often! We give thanks to the Father for your friendship and life testimony. Do not grow weary in well doing!! We praise God that He has allowed us to be part of your lives, sharing in your hardships and happiness alike. If you need us please know we are here to pray for you and encourage you in the Lord. You can email us anytime needed. Even if you don't have words to express and can only say or type the word pray... we will be faithful to do so!
Should we fail to see each other here on Earth, we will one day meet at His table and worship Him in Truth!
Because of His Great Love,
Mrs. Joseph Wood
07:29 - Monday, May 12, 2008 - {1} -
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Hello Friends!
We are enjoying our visits with friends this week. Each time of fellowship has been absolutely delightful! I will post photos and memory making moments with you later for now, I wanted to share a video my Bekah girl made of her and I learning to ride a skate board... YES! You heard me right... I am learning to ride a skate board! Actually, one of her friends can do amazing things on a skate board and I had the crazy idea that I could learn. If nothing else... it gave me a good laugh!!! Enjoy!
Oh.. and before the video I have to share this sweet photo of my Bekah girl and I. It feels so good to have her home. She is precious to me!!!
Have a wonderful day dear friends!
With much love,
Mrs. Joseph Wood
11:32 - Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - {13} -
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Bekah is home from TX! WhoooHooo!!! It is so nice to have her smile and giggles filling the home again! You know some people think that just because you have so many children you wouldn't miss one of them if they were gone. Or have some idea that I would like the house quiet- the opposite is true! I miss each of them whne they are not home.. nothing can replace their noise, their smile, their impact on the home is vital and sorely missed when they are away! I thought I would share some photos with you of her trip.
Jed is still in NJ and having a delightful time except for the illness that has sweeped through the home. His sweet little lady was taken to the ER with a temp but is home now and they are trying to all get some rest and get better soon.
Joe finally has a day off. I believe he worked 90 hours last week. He has been so tired and I have missed him- he felt so good to just lay in his arms this morning! We are going to just relax today and take some time to enjoy this day of rest. The children and I are looking foward to our visits with friends this next week. I will share photos as we have them!
Have a wonderful weekend with your families dear friends!
With much love,
Mrs. Joseph Wood
 Mom and dad teasing each other on who the "big" spender really is...
 Bekah on a bull... she is ready to dismount.. can you tell? She wasn't crazy about this bull riding idea!
 I just loved seeing all the photos of my parents so happy! They are such a blessing to us. I am glad they were blessed to spend time with my Bekah girl!!!
 Cattle coming through the streets of town!
 My bekah girl wanted to get this photo of her and the chaps that have our family name on them( well almost.. we are Wood not Woods ). She said they were over a 100 years old.. .maybe one of our great grand dads wore them? Whoo knows! 
12:35 - Sunday, April 27, 2008 - {3} -
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05:48 - Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - {3} -
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Hello Friends!
We continue to wait on the Lord for His perfect timing with our move. Today the Lord reminded me of the verse that says, "The Lord loves those that put their trust in Him." WOW! He loves me because I trust Him! I chose to trust Him even when life circumstances don't match what He has spoken to my heart. Joe and I were talking the other day about how God is always bringing us to this place of trusting Him when there is no physical evidence that we can put our hands on.
The children have been busy with school work, packing and helping at Grandmas house. I had the children take their year end test and everyone has done wonderfully!!! I am so proud of their hard work and praise God for such a peaceful school year. I am going to be buying them the next years books and have them go ahead and get started early since we don't have the ranch activities to keep us busy this Summer. The children and I are also planning on taking a trip through California and using it as a time to learn California history as well as visit friends and family. We will see how the Lord directs us- it really depends on if we have enough time here before we move.
Bekah is enjoying a trip to TX with grandparents and is learning a great deal! She said she really enjoyed the J.F.K. museum as well as the rodeos. She actually got on a bull that weighed 3000 lbs and had horns that spanned over 9 feet!! I found that to just be amazing!!!
Jed is in NJ visiting the young lady he is courting. He called me this morning to let me know he was enjoying his visit and planning a day out with his young lady and her momma. I trust that the Lord is letting Jed be a blessing to their family and he is being blessed as well by them. It's hard to believe he will be 20 this year isn't it friends?
Well, I had best go for now. The little ones are all playing outside and I don't want to miss hearing their laughter!
We send our love to each of you!!
With much love,
Mrs. Joseph Wood
05:23 - Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - {2} -
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My name is Jeanette Wood. I am the wife to my best friend, Joe and the mother to ten blessings. We have been home educating our children since birth- our oldest is 19 and our baby is 4. We have given birth to six children physically and four were born from our hearts through adoption. We are currently living on 40 acres up in the Sierras, near Yosemite National Park. The Lord has blessed us richly! We love to live simply and are filled with Thanks everyday for the good work He has begun in our lives. Grab yourself a cup of tea and enjoy reading the sometimes hillarious and other times heartbreaking activities here at AB-Ranch!
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