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Guess what's new at our house! <a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/41062054@N00/256018186/” title=”Photo Sharing”><img src=”http://static.flickr.com/94/256018186_3142ad729c.jpg” width=”375″ height=”500″ alt=”Jake's ride” /></a>

I’m a real live chicken barterer!

I felt like such a real homesteader today.  I bartered some of our chicken for Raw Honey and Homemade Soap!!  It kind of gives you a glimpse of community – everyone sharing of what they have. Maybe we still have time to do another batch of chickens before winter, hmmm….

You Never Know What The Night Will Bring – Part 1

 28 One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” 29 ”The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your...

You Never Know What The Night Will Bring – Part 2

Here’s the link to Part 1 if you missed it: I guess it was about 1:30 or so when Joe & Tony headed to bed. I was going to just stay up a few more minutes to finish my project. Thirty minutes later the doorbell rang. There stood a soaking wet young man (maybe 19 or 20) telling us that his truck was stuck in the creek and wanting to know if we could help him pull it out. We told him that we didn’t have...

You Never Know What The Night Will Bring – Part 3

Start with part 1 & part 2 to see how the story started. So she called 911 and I began praying even more fervently. The rain was pouring down and I stepped out our side door to see if I could see or hear anything. Nothing except the pounding of rain. I tried to shine the only flashlight I could find and noticed how high the small creek in front of our house was. I contemplated putting the 5 yr old in the car...