Catch up (part 1)

Well, all you mid-Missouri snow lovers, you got your snow. And now it's gone, leaving the half-frozen, half muddy ground. But don't worry, we still have all of February, so you might get some more.

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Yes, hello, I'm back after long month. Lots of things have happened. I'll try to catch you up on them.

First of all, we sold all the puppies. They were adorable, and we were (sort of) sad to see them go, but they went to good homes. We gave one to one of the families from our church. It was the one we named Haelix (see puppy post) and from what they tell me he's fine and growing. Oh, and they renamed him Canaan.

Recently we went down to my grandparents' house to celebrate my sister and younger cousin's birthday.

Chloe turned eight.

And this is a winter cactus. Completely off topic, but pretty.

One of the things she got was The Dragon and the Raven, an audio drama. Its author, G.A. Henty, was a christian writer in the 1800s and his books are really good. They always have good characters and a godly message (as well as being extremely exciting.) We just finished listening to it. It was epic but (spoiler alert) sad too. Look into it.

Here at the farmstead things have been going well. We have been planning next year's garden, taking water to our animals in the cold wind of the morning (I'm not a cold-weather-liking person...can you tell?) and figuring out how to deal with our sheep and goats who think they can just get around the fence my dad and brother put up by walking on the frozen pond. Humph.

We have also been working pretty hard on school work.

This would be a very long post if I continued. Instead I'll just split it into two.

See you on the next one!

~Lindsey

Just wanted to share...

I was reading my Bible this morning and this particular passage caught my eye:

This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, 

and it seemed great unto me:

There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great 

king against it, and besieged it, and bullet great bulwarks again it: 

Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet

 no man remembered that same poor man. 

Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless, the poor 

man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. The 

words of wise men are heard in quiet, more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools. 

Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.  

~ Ecclesiastes 9:13-18 

Just wanted to share. :)

~Lindsey