Micah accepted the job in Nebraska.

I am happy for them. It will take a while to gather my thoughts. They are on their way back now I am anxious to hear all about the job. Prayers for this already sad Lou Lou appreciated.

Today Micah and Nicole are in Nebraska.

I am praying for God's will in their lives today. I am at peace about it, and know that if God sends them to Nebraska, and even if He doesn't want them there, and they go anyway, God will work all things together for good, because they love Him with all their hearts, and He has promised us in Romans 8:28
"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose."
Now I am once again waiting on Him to see where things will go. I think I am too old for this.

Let's Go To Prayer!

I love talking to God! It is such a wonderful thing to be able to go to Him and just talk about EVERYTHING! I would never have gotten through raising seven beautiful children without constant communication with God. He was so faithful to me as I tried to raise my children, and He was so patient with me. He did a good job with them, in spite of all my mistakes. He does forgive us for our mistakes, and He works all things together for good to those who love and serve Him. My kids are a perfect proof of that. I made mistakes, He worked it together for good! Praise Him! For many there is no difficulty going to our heavenly Father in prayer, but for those of you who struggle with talking to God try these easy steps:
The Acronym for praying is A.C.T.S.
Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication
All verses today: New King James Version (NKJV)Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.

It is easy! Just talk to Him! He is eager to hear from you!
He is so wonderful. Don't be embarrassed to tell Him that He is! Find a Prayer Closet, A place to go and be alone with God. But also talk to Him in the midst of what ever you are doing. Pray without ceasing.

"For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers,"
Romans 1:9
"pray without ceasing," 1 Thessalonians 5:15

"I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my forefathers did, as without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day,"
2 Timothy 1:3

1. ADORATION
Read these verses and Adore and Worship Our God

"God reigns over the nations;
God sits on His holy throne." Psalm 47

"For the word of the LORD is right,
And all His work is done in truth." Psalm 33:4

"Great is our Lord, and mighty in power;
His understanding is infinite." Psalm 147:5

2. Confession: Agree with God about your sin:
Psalm 32:5
God already knows about your sin, but He want you to talk to Him about it. He wants to hear from you and to give you peace.

I acknowledged my sin to You,
And my iniquity I have not hidden.
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,”
And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah Psalm 32:5

And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors. Matthew 6:12

"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9

3. Thanksgiving: Show God your gratitude for His wisdom and your freedom in Him. Thank Him for all your many gifts, your family, friends, and those who are important in your life."

"Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name."
Psalm 100:4

"I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone—" 1 Timothy 2:1

"Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed." John 8:36

"He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love"
Colossians 1:13

"I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers," Philemon 1:4

"With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the LORD : 'He is good; his love to Israel endures forever.'And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid."
Ezra 3:10-12

4. Supplication/ Requesting: Calling on God for Help

"But You, O LORD, do not be far from Me;O My Strength, hasten to help Me!"
Psalm 22:19

“For the Lord GOD will help Me; Therefore I will not be disgraced; Therefore I have set My face like a flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed."
Isaiah 50:7

"Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, 'Lord, help me!'”Matthew 15:25

"All Your commandments are faithful;They persecute me wrongfully; Help me!"
Psalm 119:86

Just remember, to glorify God learn to live this verse:

"Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." Corinthians 10:31

Each New Day is Special

"The unfailing love of the LORD never ends! By his mercies we have been kept from complete destruction. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each day. I say to myself, 'The LORD is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!'" Lamentations 3:22-24 (NASB)

Have a blessed time communing with God every day!

His perfect timing

Hope for the Future

Jeremiah 29:11

"For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. (NLT)

A New Creation

2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. (NKJV)

A New Heart

Ezekiel 36:25-27

"Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols. And I will give you a new heart with new and right desires, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony heart of sin and give you a new, obedient heart. And I will put my Spirit in you so you will obey my laws and do whatever I command. (NLT)

Forgetting the Past

Philippians 3:13-14

No, dear brothers and sisters, I am still not all I should be, but I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to heaven. (NLT)

Learning from Past Mistakes

Hebrews 12:10-11

Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. (NIV)

Wait on the Lord

Psalm 37:7


Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for him to act. Don't worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes. (NLT)

Isaiah 40:31

Yet those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary. (NASB)


God's Timing is Perfect

Ecclesiastes 3:11

He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. (NIV)

Each New Day is Special

Lamentations 3:22-24

The unfailing love of the LORD never ends! By his mercies we have been kept from complete destruction. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each day. I say to myself, "The LORD is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!" (NASB)

I am working on being patient while we work out how and even IF we will finally get onto our property. I know God has been shaking His head over some mistakes Terry and I have been making, and He has to be so patient with us. Now Micah and Nicole are selling their three acres attached to our land, anbd planning on moving to Nebraska for a ranch job there. Since the well is on our property, Terry is re-surveying our land and putting the well on their property. So we will not have a well any more, and probably never will. I am thinking of getting rid of my dog. I guess Micah is selling Micaiah's pony, and giving Peanuts away. I really have no longer a desire to finish my plans since I will be all alone there for the next 7 years. I really don't want to live there alone. Prayer for a solution to our plans would be appreciated. Right now I am a whole lot depressed over what is NOT happening, but God is good and in His perfect timing all things will work together for good to those of us who love and serve Him. Soon, I hope!

Copperhead snake, chickens and the puppy

Micah has chickens, and unfortunately when one has chickens, they draw snakes. Micah went out to water the animals a few weeks ago and saw a HUGE copperhead killing my White rooster. Somehow the rooster had gotten out of the chicken yard, and he was getting killed in the horse pen. By the time Micah got there the snake had slithered off. Terry told him to keep his eyes out for the snake now since he has gotten the taste of chicken. Fortunately we have not seen him/her since, but that does not mean the creepy thing is not still hanging out there. So far all the rest of the animals are still OK. I am scared silly now to go out there to feed and water anything.
Micah and Micaiah's new little puppy is adorable and a very very smart little Aussie. Rella is our new little girl. I got her for my son and granddaughter when I got my other two son's their pups this summer. Anyway, Rella(Short for Cinderella) spends some of her time in the pen with my girl, Lily, but most of the time she is out on the property taking care of things. Last week Micah noticed that she was sniffing and counting the chickens, and then herding them into their little coop. She would then lay out in their little yard. The bigger rooster got out the other day, so Rella put him back in. She likes them to be in order. Last week he noticed she was pushing a little rubber ducky Micaiah had been playing with in her swimming pool over to the chicken yard. She then pushed in into the yard and then into the coop. Guess she thought it looked like a chicken and wanted it where it belonged. She is not the most beautiful Aussie in the world, but I think she is pretty high on brains! She is so much fun to watch.
Still have not gotten any responses from any of the trainers we have contacted via email. I am really hoping to get my Lily into training ASAP, but no one seems to be interested in answering my inquiries. I think my Lily could be a great little herder, but she needs someone to take her and train her for me. She is a very strong willed girl. All we have on our
place right now are s few chickens and two Shetland ponies.... IF anyone has any suggestions on any other trainers near me, let me know. Lily is a beautiful red bi. I got her from Hartnagles two years ago. She is needing to work. I got her while we still lived on our little 50 acre farm, thinking I would use her there, but we had
to sell, and move, first to a small town then to this place where no dogs are allowed, so I have not spent the time I need to with her. Such a shame for such potential to go to waste. I am hoping to get moved onto our little piece of property the end of the summer, and hope then I can spend my quality time with her. Meanwhile I am desperate to find someone willing to teach her a few things. (maybe Rella can teach her LOL)

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!

Too wet to burn

Terry came home to see his new grandson and welcome his little girl home. We went to the property this morning, and decided we would try to burn some of the branches that were piled up. Terry tried to get two of the pile to burn, but they were too wet to burn! So instead, Micah and Terry put their swing set together. I walked Lillie on her leash, and brushed he. She did not want to go back to her pen, but she did. We looked the basement over with Micah and Nicole and tried to plan out some of the problems we will have getting it finished. Looks like we will be able to get started on it soon. I showed Terry this blog site and had him check out the sheep I am considering for our farm, and he suggested another breed for me to look over, -the black belly sheep. It is another hair breed. It looks like there are some breeders in MO that have some sheep at affordable prices. SO they are now on my short list that is once again getting long.
Terry had a fast trip home to welcome Jude Allen Anderson into the world, and welcome his daughter back from Liberia. He is already back on the road, heading up to Iowa.