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~ It has become my perfume of summer! Idaho is experiencing an epidemic of West Nile cases. Soooo each and every time I go to change water, check the animals, pick the produce.... whatever... I spray myself down. It doesn't help that I have an allergic reaction to mosquito bites either!
The past few days have been BUSY! We had company Sunday so I didn't get the jump on anything. I'm not complaining, we had a great time!! I have decided what I am getting for gifts this Christmas! I am soooo excited! But the plans I have (especially for my folks) are big and I need to get started now! I have turned my dining room into a craft room, even taking the chairs out to make room. I will be sewing,quilting, painting, scrapbooking and more so I definitely need the space! Then I have other projects too that really don't have to do with Christmas! They will work out perfectly to distract the family from what I am really up to!! hehehe.... it will be hard for me to wait for Christmas!! I'll tell all about it after there is no need for secrecy!
Whooooaaa! We are being buzzed by the cropduster! I ran outside to see what's up and he is spraying the onions directly below the house so when he flies over the house it is very near! I love to watch him! It's like my own private air show!
We had a big dust storm just Monday and I left my truck's windows open!! What a mess!!! I got that cleaned yesterday. Today I've got to get the basic housecleaning, laundry and planning meals for the next 3 days. I don't feel like I've even had a chance to rest at all this week. And my work week starts tomorrow! I love that it's just 3 12 hour days. I can make it through the next 3 days then I get 4 days of my own!! I remember when I decided to work on the farm full time... the feeling of excitement getting up each day knowing that I was doing exactly what I was created for. I hope and pray God has that in mind for me again. I'm glad for my job, it's good, but it is just a job and brings little real fulfillment.
Attitude of Gratitude 1- my job. It pays well, suits my needs and the people that I work with are wonderful. And I get to be a mirror to Jesus for them-- I try my best. 2- God's gifts. That can be wide open... but I am thinking of how He gifts us all with unique characteristics. Some are teachers, some are good with music, others are creative, some are naturally encouraging, others are gifted with business sense, some are great with animals, others with growing things, ..... the list could be endless. Thank you Lord Jesus for all the many gifts you have given me. Help me to use the natural talents you gave me to let people have a better idea of who you really are. Let me be a mirror of you and your love. Amen. 3-kittens! We have more and more!! The sickly little female, Sheba, now is fighting mange. I have the cream to use once a day and after 4 days it already is looking better. She looks like a bald greasy monkey!!! Hard to cuddle her and look at her at the same time! LOL 4-Lessons learned. Wisdom earned. 'nuff said. 5-The ability to do things, build things, create things. Lots of fun! 6-Water. To drink, to play in, to grow things, to listen to, to watch. 7-God's Word. WOW. I am in awe of the mastery of it! So many authors but all inspired by God so that it is seamless, timeless. I can read a passage on one day and hear God speaking to me in one area of life, then a month later revisit the same passage and voila- something brand new to me!! And God is challenging me in a new direction. That is why it is the living word. It is God breathed. Truly magnificent. 8-this blogging thing! My sister Tara got me interested and now I really get alot from it. God had to help me put it into proper perspective, and then it has become a wonderful thing to me. I am blessed by so many fellow bloggers sharing their stories and hearts. I learn from all of you, I sincerely thank you and thank God for you. 9-God dreams bigger dreams for us. There is a magical wonder in that. I pray for the strength and grace, wisdom and faith I will need for the journey. So glad He never leaves me alone. 10-NOTHING can seperate me from the love of Jesus.
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