Every good gift...

"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning"
(James 1:17)


What an amazing life I am leading! I go from the valleys to the hills in such a short time period! I am so looking forward to when Terry can finally come home to stay! I miss him so much now days. I always have missed him since his being on the road the past ten years, but this past year it has been harder than ever for me. I think because I had thought he would be able to retire at age 62, and that did not seem to be too far away. But now he cannot retire from Yellow until he is 67. That is 8 years from now. I had hoped we could soon really spend some quality time with our grandkids working on our property.Some of our grandkids will be teens before we can seriously do any work on the property now. At this time, he has such a short time to spend with me on the land, and too many other interruptions when he is home. But even considering the short time we get to spend together, it is always wonderful time, and I am very thankful for that time spent together. So I am in the hills when he is home, and in the valleys for a day or so when he leaves. I am working on being happy when he leaves, and finding good in his being gone, but I do wish we could figure out a way to keep him home now. The trouble is, in order to finance our little hobby farm of the future, he needs a good paying job. And it is not easy for a man of his age to get a job. Mainly it is all about the insurance and retirement at this point. Maybe he will go buy a lottery ticket and win a few million, and then we would not have to wait anymore. He would forget to check the ticket to see if it is a winner, so I guess that is not going to happen. I have to work on getting either Kristi or Joshua to help me get some hay this week. We have some now, but I have to go get it. I am hoping to store up enough to supply us for next year. If we can get our sheep barn built, and the hay stored up, at least I will be able to start some stuff without him around. I can do sheep by myself...


I have been studying sheep breeds, like I said in a previous post, and I had always thought I would do Hampshires if I did sheep, and they are not even on my short list now. But what we thought was we would try different breeds for a year or so, and eliminate down to the breeds we want to keep and promote. Another breed Terry has suggested is called the black belly. Here is a picture of one.


Well, Micah just called and wants me to come over with my Shogun movies, so I will get off here. IF you know anything about sheep, please post what you know, and let me know if you are reading my blog! I will go enjoy some of my many blessings in the form of family!