MEMORIES, OLD AND NEW: ANOTHER WEEKEND GONE... almost another month gone!

WELL, ONCE AGAIN THE WEEKEND IS FLYING BY! DON'T KNOW WHERE IT GOES, BUT BOY DOES IT GO! WE ARE ALL DOING WELL AND ARE VERY THANKFUL! "GIVING AS ALWAYS, OUR THANKS, HONOR AND PRAISE TO GOD!"

OUR SATURDAY BEGAN WITH A CALL FROM OUR SON, CHRIS.. SO SORRY WE HAVEN'T BEEN DOWN LATELY.. UGGG, SEEMS LIKE WE ALWAYS HAVE SO MUCH TO DO.. BUT WE DO REALIZE THAT FAMILY SHOULD COME FIRST.. AGAIN, SORRY.. AND WE WILL HAVE TO TRY HARDER TO GET TOGETHER! LOVE TO EACH OF YOU!
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SOON AS WE ATE OUR BREAKFAST AND DRANK A CUP OF COFFEE

WE WENT OUT TRYING TO FINISH UP THESE PENS.. SEEMS LIKE THEY KEEP US BUSY.. BUT WE ARE WANTING TO GET THEM ALL DONE AND SAFE BEFORE WINTER. WE WENT THE EXTRA BY PUTTING A TIN ROOF OVER THE FULL YARD FOR THE BANTAMS ALSO.. (the big chickens has a double carport, complete with a chicken coop and a fenced in yard SUPER STURDY!) "GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE SAFE FROM PREDATORS, DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO ANY OF OUR LITTLE CRITTERS THAT GOD HAS IN TRUSTED TO US".. THESE LITTLE BANTAM CHICKENS ARE SO TINY THAT WE HAVE TO BE DOUBLE CAREFUL WITH THEM.. (ESPECIALLY SINCE THAT GREY FOX MADE ITSELF KNOWN HERE RIGHT BEHIND THE CHICKEN PEN) WE WERE WORKING ALONG PRETTY DECENTLY THEN IT STARTED TO SPRINKLE.. SO I RAN IN AND GOT US ANOTHER CUP OF COFFEE AND WE HAD IT OUT IN THE PICNIC SHELTER.. ABOUT THAT TIME, NATHAN CALLED WANTING TO COME UP FOR THE AFTERNOON, EVENING, AND NIGHT.. THEN MISS ABIGAIL WANTED TO COME TOO..

SO NORMAN SAID, SINCE IT'S RAINING NOW.. WHY DON'T YOU RUN DOWN AND GET THE GROCERIES WE NEED FOR TOMORROW, STOP AND PICK THEM UP AND WHEN YOU GET BACK WE'LL GET BUSY AGAIN.. BUT WHAT HE DIDN'T SAY WAS THAT HE HAD PLANNED ON WORKING ON ENCLOSING MY BUILDING WHILE I WAS GONE.. ANYWAY, HE GOT STARTED WITH ONE SIDE OF ONE END OF IT WHILE I WAS GONE.. "IT'S A START" AND I AM THANKFUL!

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I DON'T KNOW WHERE TIME GOES, BUT IT SURELY GOES FAST!!!

ANYWAY, I HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL SATURDAY AND WILL HAVE A BLESSED SUNDAY. (I didn't get on the computer on Saturday night, usually don't when the kids are here).. "GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU!"

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HOPE YOUR SUNDAY WAS BLESSED, FULL OF LOVE AND PEACEFUL

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COME WALK WITH ME...

Come walk with me dear friend,

And experience with me A wonderful adventure: Shared happiness and sorrows, Shared dangers and victories,
Shared peace of mind, Hope of heaven, Joy in believing. We'll walk together Hand in hand With the Savior And with each other.
Together we'll face down our fears
Together we'll pass the test And endure everything the old dragon can throw at us,
As we call upon JESUS and his mighty power--The mighty power he so graciously
Shares with us. And if you should stumble,
And if I should swerve aside from the trail
We'll lend one another a shoulder and a hand, A tender heart and a prayer, To help each other Go right again. Dear Christian friend, We are so blessed. And if we walk in
God's love as He intended, We'll be a blessing to each other And to all around us, All along life's journey; All the way to that City Prepared by God.

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TO ALL OUR FAMILY, SPECIAL FRIENDS, SISTERS OF THE HEART, OUR CO-WORKERS, CHURCH FAMILIES, AND EVEN THE FRIENDS WE HAVEN'T EVEN MET, WE PRAY FOR YOU AND YOURS TONIGHT AND NIGHTLY.

"LIFE IS PRECIOUS, ALWAYS HANDLE WITH PRAYER"

AND IF I MIGHT ADD... "FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE PRECIOUS, ALWAYS HANDLE WITH PRAYER"

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SPECIAL PRAYER TONIGHT FOR DICKIE.. BARBARA'S HUSBAND, AND HIS

CO-WORKERS.. THAT THEIR JOB WILL CONTINUE.. THINGS WILL WORK OUT AND IT WILL BE BETTER THAN THEY HOPE FOR.. PRAYING TO FOR JAKE AND FRANCES (hope things are going better and those treatments have worked and it's over with)... PRAYING FOR MRS TERRY (Norman's mother) she will celebrate her 86th birthday on the 27)... PRAYING ALWAYS FOR LITTLE EVAN, AND ALL THE CHILDREN WITH EB OR ANY OTHER DREADFUL DISEASES, AND THEIR FAMILIES... PRAYING FOR EVERYONE WITH CANCER AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS.. PRAYING FOR OUR COUNTRY THAT GOD WILL BLESS AND GUIDE OUR LEADERS TO DO WHAT HE KNOWS IS BEST AND RIGHT FOR OUR COUNTRY.. PRAYING FOR OUR SOLDIERS, THAT THEY WILL ALL SOON BE BACK HOME SAFELY WITH JOBS TO COME HOME TO AND FOR COMFORT AND INNER PEACE FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES... PRAYING FOR NORMAN, THAT HE WILL SOON GET FEELING BETTER AND THINGS WILL WORK OUT FOR HIM EVEN BETTER THAN HE'S HOPING FOR.. PRAYING FOR ALL THE "UNSPOKEN PRAYERS" FOR EACH OF YOU AND ASKING THAT YOU'LL PRAY FOR OURS TOO.. SPECIAL PRAYERS FOR EACH OF MY CO-WORKERS AS WE START ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR , HELP US LORD TO ALL BE CLOSE, CARING AND HELPFUL TO EACH OTHER.. PRAYING FOR EVERYONE LOOKING FOR JOBS, PLEASE LORD HELP THEM ALL TO FIND A DECENT JOB, SUITABLE FOR THEM... PRAYING FOR BETTY JO, TIMMY, AND KRISTIN (now in her last year of nursing school), WISHING THEM THE VERY BEST!... PRAYING FOR SHARON MAE AND HER KNEE SURGERY AND UPCOMING OTHER KNEE SURGERY!... PRAYING FOR HAPPINESS, REST, LOVE, AND GOOD HEALTH (and wealth, lol) FOR JENNA AND THE SELL OF HER HOUSE.. PRAYING FOR SPECIAL GUIDANCE IN MANY THINGS "UNSPOKEN" AND INNER PEACE ...