Just a Daisy in the Meadow

Sometimes a friend looks down the road and longs for ya to stop by . . .

Sometimes she waits . . . and waits . . .

But she  knows that this life isn’t perfect . . .

That we get caught up in the daily duties and that too many miles separate us . . .

She knows . . . cause she’d long to go visiting . . .

But the time isn’t right . . .

But that doesn’t mean she doesn’t think about it . . .

. . . and dream

And someday . . . in that fair land where time is no more

I’m hoping to walk with ya . . .

in meadows sweet . . .

with plenty of time and joy that that we know little of down here.

I can’t wait . . .

I’m reading “Be Your Own Doctor” by Rachel Weaver . . .  It’s an informative Guide to Herbal Home Health Care that was just published recently . . .  Very good!

“If I ask to be delivered from the trial rather than for deliverance out of it, to the praise of His glory;  if I forget that the way of the Cross leads to the Cross and not to a bank of flowers;  if I regulate my life on these lines, or een unconsciously my thinking so that I am surprised when the way is rough, and think it strange, though the Word is ‘Think it not strange . . . Count it all joy . . . ‘) then I know nothing of Calvary love.”

Been reading Amy Carmichael’s “IF” . . . if you wondered.

Jaden turns four today!

Stayed home with FIVE sick children Sunday . . . not really my idea of a special Easter . . . but did have a special time “Alone” (as a mother can be)  with the Lord . . . God is good . . . He is faithful . . . He is powerful . . . He’s not dead, but more alive than you or I can ever be!

Finally got the stroller out of the garage.  It was a job just getting it out!!!

The boys had some help last week on their little log cabin in the woods.  They love working out there cuttin’ logs and such though they have been banned from having a fire out there for awhile due to not taking proper precautions against forest fires.

Japheth and Jeremiah are the younger boys on this pic.  Neighbors are wonderful people . . . at least if you have the kind we do!!!

This post today comes to you because I am waiting for my  Honey to come home and am too tired to tackle the mess in the kitchen . . .

Today we shelled the first of our peas . . . I think this pic is after I called them in . . . I stepped outside to find the children shelling peas in the doghouse of all places!!!

I know this is kinda late, but Japheth turned eight the first of this month . . . Strawberry pie . . .

And for those of you who don’t live around  here, we’ve been driving this big white thing . . . Actually I love it! . . . Lots of space!!!

Ninty-nine more days to go . . . and baby’s giving mighty kicks!  Midwife comes today for a check-up. Yah!

Japheth just got in a long-arm quilting machine . . . can’t wait to try it out!!!   It’s for demo and to rent by the hour . . . Anyone interested?

Garden update.  Strawberries are blooming.  I’m eating  fresh lettuce and radish sandwhiches.  Nice cool weather to weed in.

Tomorrow I head out to spend a day with my husband.  We’re taking several ladies from the Quilt Guild to a quilt show in Duluth.  Looking forward to it!!!

Ah, the blessings of being tired . . . a growing baby and alot of work caught up (if there is such a thing as that around here) . . . Now I think, we shall rest a bit . . . and I won’t let myself think about that this is just the beginning of the tired stage . . . Life is good, one day at a time . . . ya know tomorrow never comes . . . All we have  is today . . .

“May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble

May the name of the Lord defend you

May He send you help from the sanctuary

And strengthen you out of Zion.

May He remember . . . and accept . ..

May He grant you according to your hearts desire

And fulfill all your purpose

We will rejoice in your salvation

And in the name of our God we will set up our banners

May the Lord fulfill all your petitions

Now I know that the Lord saves His annointed

He will answer Him from His holy heaven

With the saving strength from HIs Holy heaven

With the saving strength of His right hand

Some trust in chariots and some in horses

BUT WE WILL REMEMBER THE NAME OF OUR GOD

They have bowed down and fallen

But we have risen and have stood upright

Save Lord!

May the King answer us when we call.” – Psalm 20

You know that song, “Tears Are a Language God Understands”? . . . Well, He made them, and I’m sure glad He understands them cause I’m having a hard time even knowing what they mean myself and I’m the one weeping buckets   No, it’s something else today . . . Arggg! Well, maybe a touch of that in a bit different form . . . you know strands of spagetti all tangled up in one big mess, you pull one and it affects LOTS of others . . .

There’s something about faith that just . . . well, how do you describe it . . . . Anyway, I’m longing, longing for more faith . . . Here’s a few quotes I found this morning.  ( I found them on a neat website for wall words www.wallwords.com. An aquaintance\friend  though xanga also does them their site is www.legendarydesigns.com)  Japheth and I were talking this morning about putting some WallWords in our store, and someday in our house . . .

Faith is not believing that God can, It is knowing that God will.

Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

Faith is when you close your eyes and open your heart.

When you come to the end of all the light you know, and are about to step off into the darkness of the unkown, faith is knowing that one of two things will happen: there will be solid ground beneath you or you will be taught how to fly.

Walking by faith means putting one foot in front of the other– with both eyes on God.

Faith sees the Flower in every Seed.

Snowflakes . . .

I love these kind!!!

One of the best things about being home alot is that you have time to do these kind of things  . . . (Ok, maybe I took the time, it wasn’t that easy to FIND , but is was fun to do somthing more creative than the norm . . .  I don’t usually even take the time to make bread . . .  Aunti has big intentions of teaching Little Japheth this winter to become our bread baker . . . we shall see . . . )

And today I got to smell the pork roast simmering in mushroom and onion soup all day . . . just another benefit to being at home . . .

Being there to greet my husband at the door . . . what could be better than that???

I love my occupation . . . a homemaker!