Too busy to blog!

Summer busyness! We have been in a whirlwind of activites...milking cows, taking care of chickens (not ours!), swimming, having garage sales, visiting relatives, having friends visit and then just life!



Our sweet Abby has been gone for THREE weeks and is coming home today!! Even though we have been busy, there has definitely been a HOLE in our family. We will be so glad to have her back.

What are some things you are reading or thinking these days?? I will share a few of mine soon.

Warmly,

Susan

Spring!

The days are glorious around here. I can hardly stand to be indoors! We are going to our friends house today to help with chicken chores and milking their cows while they are out of town for the week. My kids love this...it is perfect weather so I think we will make a day of it. Picnic lunch and everything. I will take the camera and see what we can see!

Enjoy your day!
Susan

1000 gifts

141. my wonderful husband and Valentine

142. Amy

143. Abby

144. Allison

145. Andrew

146. Aaron

147. Anna

148. Alex

149. Angie

150. Alvin

151. Ava

152. the blessing of being a mother of 10!

153. dishes piled high, reminder of plenty of good food

154. medicine to quiet coughs

155. sleep

156. washing machine keeping cadence on the rhythm of our lives

157. good books that inspire and encourage

158. time...all that we need

159. music...learned and practiced

160. Christ crucified

1000 gifts

131. popcorn

132. cold weather...cold enough that you can see the snow crystals before they melt!

133. medicine for headaches and high fevers

134. plenty of food for a week of winter weather

135. a wonderful variety of hot, GF soups

136. Ann's new book

137. hot showers

138. early morning smiles

139. baby's intrigue of everything life

140. birthdays...the well-remembered first and the celebrated ninth

1000 gifts

121. flannel sheets

122. warm days in January

123. cold fronts coming in to remind us winter is not over!

124. baby carriers

125. gluten-free recipes

126. baby cheeks

127. a young man home from two years of mission work in China

128. The gospel going out to all the nations

129. Colossians memory work

130. homemade potato soup with lots of pepper

Check this out!!

I was glancing at Ann Voskamp's blog and found this COOL scripture memory website! Just click on the scripture reference below the scripture memory sidebar and start memorizing. This is really fun and a great help for me! I have such a hard time memorizing.

Enjoy!
Sharpening your sword is memorizing the Word!

Susan

Life at our house

This past Sunday it seemed several people grabbed the camera for a few quick shots. I'm trying for at least a few shots a week!

Sunday-

Silly girls who have been friends almost all their lives...

Monday-
Angie.....

Thursday-
A relaxing day at the library while our older kids enjoyed enrichment classes. I'm so thankful my kids love to read!

Thursday-
Mocha, Abby's rabbit.

Friday-
Climbing trees in 70 degree weather in January! Ahhh, how I love Texas!

Friday-
Another way we took advantage of this wonderful weather! Jeff and his helpers worked on putting the new trailer hitch on the van. What rich blessings to have a husband who knows how to teach and train his boys!

Amazing grace in the moments and days He gives!

Susan