Chickens!

We also keep a small flock of chickens for eggs and entertainment. During the summer we raise a couple of batches of butcher birds for our freezer too. I wanted to share some pictures of our "girls" and Big Boy too.
Chickens eat lots of things and so I keep their diet varied. It is harder in the winter but we make do, this time they have gotten some acorn squash that we grew and stored. I throw oats, corn, spelt and sunflower seeds to them every morning also. They also love peanuts and raisins and many other things.


These are Barred Plymouth Rock chickens and they lay brown eggs.


My rooster is Big Boy and there is a pic of him showing off his voice. There are also a couple of pictures of the girls in the nest boxes and one of them is showing me her egg!! Yummy!

Floating kitty!

Here is a"floating" kitty!!!

Another kitty has joined AND there is a face in the window..can you see it??

Even the banty chickens are enjoying the sun today!

All of the creatures (including me!) are enjoying the sunshine today and the somewhat warmer temps. Do ya suppose that silly woodchuck will predict more winter? I'd be willing to say that God overrules what anything He created predicts!! I am looking forward to getting started on building that greenhouse and loading it up with seeds all tucked into their trays awaiting the miracle of life.
I will post more pics on that soon as we get started on the greeenhouse.
Stay tuned......

Visions of a greenhouse!

Here are some pictures of where the greenhouse is going to go...

The dog is Sonny and you can see around him the path in the snow...that is approx where the 12' x 20' greenhouse will go. This is looking west towards our house.









This is looking east towards fields.

A Greenhouse??!!

What have we done???
We bought a green house this week. Now my husband is telling me that he wants it to be full of things growing! Well, it will be really good to be able to grow things outside instead of upstairs in an old bedroom. No more hauling water and dirt upstairs or worrying about the mess! I think the greenhouse will provide a little more light also!!!
We have signed up with Local Roots, it is a year around farmers market in Wooster, as producers; http://www.localrootswooster.com/. We needed an additional outlet for our produce plus it is just fun meeting new people. You can also see us here http://www.localharvest.org/farms/M28572 at Local Harvest.
We are really looking forward to spring this year. We have lots to do and I can't wait for our own fresh produce to eat!!
See ya round the garden!!.

Happy New Year

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Time to start the new year off by eating right and giving your body great nutrition. My own thought is that you should eat food as close to the way God made it as possible. Avoid processed stuff and eat saturated fats. Get adequate Vit D and get your rest.

Resting completely in God

Today is the Lord's day! We had a great time of sharing at church today from China. One thing became very clear to me as I listened to these men preach, I have much need of growth in my personal walk with Christ. I have been learning about true and total dependency on Christ in all things. Do I truly rest in Christ and in all things? My husband and I have walked thru some difficult times in the last several years and they have been times of growing but we have both found ourselves grumbling often. This grumbling is a sign of discontentment in my own heart. Grumbling tells God that what He has for me at present is not good enough and that I want something else. This does not honor God.
I learned today that in James 1:3 we are told that when problems arise...we are to count it ALL joy. Not some or sometimes but ALL. This means no matter what, we are told to expect problems because they will come, that we must respond correctly and that is with joy. We must say "thank you Lord" when trouble comes and believe that it is for our good. God is a wonderful Father and is always teaching us and testing our faith. The bible tells of how He tested Abraham;s faith too. Even Christ was tempted by Satan but that was with God's knowledge as was Job's trouble's.
The world has truly filled my head with useless, vain things. I am reminded of the preacher in Ecclesiastes who says that all is vanity. The whole duty of man is to love the Lord and keep all of His commandments.(notice the word all) The world always promotes self and does not understand God's word's of denying self and picking up that cross to follow Christ. It is foolishness to them who are perishing and so as a believer I must never seek counsel from the perishing. I can find all I need in God's word as it is sufficient.
Back to the original question...do I truly rest in God in all things? As He changes my heart and tests and teaches me, I believe that I am resting more and more in Him as I realize how very powerless I really am on my own.

Feedback

It has been good to see the positive feedback so far from the Fall of the Republic video I sent out. More than I thought are quietly aware of the general direction of things.
Isn't it a great thing to see our Lord using Obama for His purposes? I am sure those in charge basically mean these things for evil but God will use them for good.
If to live is Christ and to die is gain then what have I to lose?

Keep your eyes on Christ
Dawn