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Chicks Moved Out

Posted by Michelle
12:29 AM, Sunday, July 6, 2008 .. Posted in Chickens .. 0 comments .. Link

The chicks are very happy in their new home.  Three of them are 7 weeks old and the other two are 5 weeks old.  I set them up a spot in the storage side of the chicken coop, separate from the adults.  They have about 20 square feet in there.  I hooked up a light for them with a 60 watt bulb - mostly for light, but the heat will help at night when it gets cooler.  The temperature outside today was about 64 degrees, so they didn't really need the extra heat during the day.  That side of the coop only gets light through the little window in the door, so the extra light will be good.

 

Making progress on the fence for the chickens.  Yesterday I dug two holes and today I dug 1 1/2 holes.  That leaves just 4 1/2 holes left.  I bought all the lumber for the fence and began staining it today too.  I will feel good when the fence is finished - see all those big rocks I've been digging out?!



Canning This Week

Posted by Michelle
12:02 AM, Sunday, July 6, 2008 .. Posted in Canning and Preserving .. 1 comments .. Link

We bought 8 sockeye this week and I picked them up Thursday.  I filleted them that night and stuck them in the fridge.  Total filet weight was 44 pounds - average of 5.5 pounds per fish.  Yesterday, I canned up 14 pints (used just a bit more than 3 fish), vacuum sealed the other filets and froze them.  Aren't they pretty?!?  :o)

 



Daily Devotion 187

Posted by Sister Lori
10:42, Saturday, July 5, 2008 .. Posted in Devotions and Bible Study .. 0 comments .. Link

July 5

 

When Things Go Wrong

 

And not only so, but we glory in tribulation also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience.

Romans 5:3

 

Most of us are acquainted with adversity. And most of us don’t appreciate it. We regard it as an enemy as old as Job, who lamented, “Man that is born of woman is of few days and full of trouble” (Job 14:1).

 

There is, however, a positive side to trouble. It was Thomas Edison, standing in the ashes of the fire that destroyed his laboratory, who spoke these inspiring words, “Wonderful! All our mistakes have been burned up and we can start over.”

 

Even in nature, life depends on resistance. A fish, without the buoyancy of water or the thrust of the current, would be unable to swim. Birds, without the lift provided by the air against their wings, would remain earthbound.

 

In its metamorphosis from larvae to caterpillar and finally into the beautiful creature we call a swallowtail butterfly, the vital principle of struggle and resistance is striking. In its final stage, there is so much visible effort as the fully developed butterfly struggles to emerge from the chrysalis, that a sympathetic observer is tempted to come to its aid and slit the cocoon open with a sharp knife. This, however, would be a good deed gone awry. Without the benefit of the effort involved, its wings, which were intended for flight, would be mere appendages. The poor little creature, deprived of the life supporting benefit of struggle, would be doomed.

 

“When things go wrong.” How dare I entertain such a thought? The Word says, “All things work together for good.”

 

Jerry Yoder, Auburn, KY

 

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.

—Psalm 34:19

 

Bible Reading: Job 5:1–7

One Year Bible Reading Plan:

Acts 13:1–24

Job 31, 32

 

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Daily Devotion 186

Posted by Sister Lori
12:14, Friday, July 4, 2008 .. Posted in Devotions and Bible Study .. 1 comments .. Link

July 4

 

Contributors to the Cause

 

Thou therefore endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 2:3

 

In 1975 the U.S. Postal Service issued a four-stamp series bearing this message: “Contributors to the cause.” Portrayed on each stamp was a hero of the American Revolution.

 

One of these heroes was Haym Solomon, who pledged his entire fortune to General Washington. He was responsible for raising most of the money needed for the war, yet died penniless. His obituary read: Gentleman, scholar, patriot, a banker whose only interest was the interest of his country.

 

Then there was 16-year-old Sybil Ludington who rode through the night alone on horseback to call her father’s men to action.

 

Most of us have read of Paul Revere’s midnight ride and Patrick Henry’s famous words, “Give me liberty or give me death!”

 

These and many more like them had a common cause—freedom from England. They worked either behind the scenes or on the front lines to contribute their best to the cause of liberty. Their all-out commitment to their earthly cause goes down in the pages of history as a challenge to Christians today.

 

We have enlisted as soldiers in the army of God and have a common cause—the cause of Christ! Ours is a heavenly General who has commissioned us to carry out His work! The enemy forces are closing in; time is running out!

 

How dedicated are we to this cause? Souls are on the brink of endless ruin. Would we be willing to give up our entire fortunes and our lives for this cause?

 

The Word of God and every principle conveyed to the hearts of men, whether written, spoken, or exemplified, is Gospel ammunition against the forces of evil.

 

Hear the battle cry, “Rise up, O men of God, be done with lesser things. Rise up and fight!” Are you a contributor to the cause?

 

David Keeney, Waynesboro, VA

 

All gave some, some gave all.

 

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 9:24–27; 2 Corinthians 11:16–33

One Year Bible Reading Plan:

Acts 12

Job 29, 30

 

Used by Permission of Vision Publishers

PO Box 190, Harrisonburg, VA  22803

Phone:  877-488-0901

E-Mail:  [cs@vision-publishers.com]

 

 



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