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Haying with my man!Some married couples take trips to Hawaii together, some couples go on cruises together, some schedule regular weekly dates together, some go see all the latest movies together. My husband and I make hay together!!! Yesterday, we spent time together taking turns driving the baler and loading the wagon with bales of hay from 20 acres and, oh, what fun it was! I would readily and eagerly choose to spend time with my husband helping him do something productive over sitting in some old theater paying exhorbitant money to watch a movie that dulls our minds, compromises our values and supports a godless system anytime!We put away hay for the winter to provide for our animals. We were productive, active, enoying the sunshine, fresh breeze, getting a good workout without having to pay for it at a gym. The girls are too young to lift bales. We didn't cart them off to a sitter. No way would we let them miss this experience. No, they were able to ride on top of the mounds of hay (and thoroughly enjoyed it!), observing how to bale hay, watching their parents working together, encouraging us, bringing us water and singing praises to the Lord thanking Him for His provision as we harvested our first crop of hay from our farm. We experienced life together. There is more to this story. We also experienced a multi-generational approach to baling hay as well. Grandpa was such a blessing in that he raked the hay into tighter rows which made baling go a little more quickly, plus last night he pulled the wagons into the poll barn to bring them undercover and out of the rain that was prodicted to come today. Grandma drove the truck and trailer around the field as we loaded loose bales late last night to help us finish up. And when we finished bringing the last of the hay under cover last night, I do believe the folks in town must have heard our hoots and hollars of rejoicing! I wouldn't have traded yesterday's experience for anything! Thank you, Lord, for granting it to us! Proverbs 31:17, "She girds herself with strength and makes her arms strong." Eve was made to help Adam keep and cultivate the garden. It is a privelege and honor and the core of our calling as women to help our men. May we embrace who the Lord made us to be more and more as we "make hay" with our men. Loving my man, The Farmer's Wife 10:56 - 2006-Jun-15 - post comment
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