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Hello friends!
WOW! Things are quite busy over here on the ranch! Let me update you on all the activity and our progress on moving!

Joe flew back to MO and accepted the position offered to him. His start date is the 7th of April however, he must first get there on the 4th for some pre-employment paperwork, physical and drug test. He plans on leaving late on the first of April after he finishes a long day at work with Fosters. He is quite a busy man.

The children and I are busy as bees trying to get everything wrapped up here. We have a few more families that will be coming and picking up piles of goodies they can use on their homesteads so that we won't have to haul it back with us.

All the animals are sold except for one Ram that I just listed for sale earlier this morning. The Lord has provided such sweet homes for each of our Farm Friends and we are hopeful that we can keep in touch with the new owners to keep current on the animals activity.

The home was listed for sale last Friday and we are confident the Lord will bring a buyer quickly. The thought of being away from my Joe is heartbreaking, he is truly my best friend! I know that the Lord is going to show Himself mighty in this situation and will help the home sell quickly!

We still need to wrap up living arrangements there in MO. I have a call into a family that offered to let us stay in their rental. We will see how the Lord works those details out.

Thank you all for your prayers, encouragement and support through this time. We are keeping our eyes on Him and trusting that He is leading us perfectly. We love each of you and will write more as we can!

With much love,
Mrs. Joseph Wood

03:03 - Monday, March 24, 2008 - post comment

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I would love to find out about your property. We too live in CA but we would love to have more property. If you have a link - please e-mail to me.

Blessings,
Flossie
fcusick - 06:33 - Monday, March 24, 2008

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Where are you moving in Missouri??? Just wondering, since I live in Missouri, the Show Me State!

God's Blessings,
Amy Jo
gabbie427 - 07:14 - Monday, March 24, 2008

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Thanks for the update! As I read your post I must say " Your faith will not fail you!" God is so good and blesses us to overflow. His way is The Way To Go. I expect only the best as His will is being done. Believing you are receiving all He has for thee. Lovingly, rilda *U*
rildapeel1 - 08:11 - Monday, March 24, 2008

Praise Him!
Praise the Lord for how smoothly He is moving things along for your family. It is my earnest prayer that your home and property sell FAST so your family can be reunited quickly. If there is anything I can do from "down the hill," please let me know!
Cheryl - 10:58 - Monday, March 24, 2008

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Oh how exciting and a bit somber at the same time with the move and all. I do hope all ends well and you guys are able to capture as many memories as you can while you are still in your "old" place. Keep us posted.....
OklahomaSweetPea06 - 06:43 - Friday, March 28, 2008

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Any idea on "where" you will be in Missouri..... we are in the NW Area......about 1 hour North of Kansas City....... please let me know where you will be relocating too!

I am praying that your home will sell quickly so you can be together with Joe soon!

Hugs,
gloria
blessedmomof10 - 09:18 - Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Congratulations and the Lord's blessing on you!
How exciting! We're praying the move goes smoothly . By the way, the quote at the bottom of your blog is so moving. Thak you for sharing that. in Christ, Gin at www.homeschoolblogger.com/doehillhomeschool
Anonymous - 04:56 - Thursday, April 3, 2008

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Welcome to Acres of Blessings also known as: AB-Ranch
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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After several trips to the emergency room with my Timothy. I said, "Timothy, you really must stop hurting yourself like this. Each time we go through that hospital door it is costing Daddy 100.00!" He sweetly replied, "Is there another way we can get in Mommy?"

As Ezekiel and I poured over the garden magazines we ran across the brussel spouts. Ezekiel had never seen them before and with excitment said, "Momma, Look! They sell bite size lettuce!"

As we prepaired to vacume seal our newly butchered chickens. My Beth-Joy said, "Mom I know we want to seal our chickens but I can't figure out how we are going to get that chicken through that skinny slot!"

Rebekah was blessing me and cleaning out my pj drawer when she came across a new bra that I had purchased. In all seriousness she said, "Mom I just can't figure out why you would buy a bra thats only good for 18 hours!"

Jed was about five years old when he ran out to the kitchen and met me with excitement saying, "Mom I think God made my wife last night! I counted my ribs and now I am missing one!"

Matthew and Samuel were playing when the girls and I overheard them and couldn't help but giggle. Matthew wanted to play house and have a baby but Samuel informed him that, "You can't have a baby, Matthew- you're only a 2T"

While driving I often lose cell phone reception with my Joe. I never realized how much the little ones were listening until one day I overheard them say, "Mom and Dad broke up again!" "No Mommy broke up with Daddy" replied Matthew. "No! It was daddy. He broke up with Mommy again!" Replied Sammy. As I listend I thought it was a good thing no one was ease dropping into their coversation- they would think my Joe and I had a pretty rocky marriage! LOL

While on one of our "girls days" Bethany was having a hard time falling asleep. Grandma encouraged her to count sheep. After a few moments of slience we heard Beths sweat voice say, "Thump" We all thought about it for a moment and then Grandma asked, "Beth what was the thump about?" "Oh, one of my sheep ran into the fence.. that's all Grandma." We couldn't stop laughing for at least an hour.