Dora and her family from church came by last night for me to worm and give their dogs a set of shots.   It is so funny how people see things .   Dora was watching Jeffie how he was with Michelle (she stopped by for a bit) and she also watched how Jeffie is with Shayna. 

Dora told me with tears in her eyes " Shayna is his mom"  I gave a sad smile and said I know.   She remembers them from church events and other home schooling events.  Dora knows Shayna is his aunt (tea as he calls her) and that Shayna has raised him for a lot of his life.

We are blessed that Shayna at 15 years old took on the roll.  They have such a strong bond.  He cries every time he has to go.

Here are some of Shayna's senior pictures taken last year at this time.  Shayna was 17 and Jeffie was 2.5.  We bought the hole cd so we have the funny ones too:

Jeffie will be 4 in January.

God Bless, mj

I am reading a book called " The Wind Is My Mother " By Bear Heart.

This book is a native American teaching and I just love it.   Bear Heart talks about God a lot.   But this saying about God caught my eye and thoughts going.

Bear is talking to a man and the man said I've been called to preach.  

Wonderful who called you bear asks??

God the man says.

Bear: , why that's even more wonderful if he called you.  So when are you going to start preaching?

Man: That's what I wanted to see you about.  I need some seminary training , at least 2 years.  But my daughter's graduating this year and next year my son graduates.  Meanwhile I'm working at a service station barely making ends meet.

Bear: Wait , wait, before you go any further , I know exactly what you can do.

Man :  What?

Bear:  Go back and tell God the one who called you all about these problems. Maybe he didn't know when He called you , so you tell him.

If we are genuinely called by God , there will be a way provided.

How many of these gifts, blessings did God send our way and we did not see or take it.  Did we put them on a back burner  for later.  Or did we take that leap of faith because we KNEW God called us to do it?

This page in this book got me thinking really deep, I could not sleep for hours.    They are many more teaching about God like this in this book.

God Bless, to you all , I hope this gets you thinking, mj

I found this, and I thought it was really neat.

There is a field, with two horses in it.

From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse.
But if you stop your car, or are walking by, you will notice something quite amazing. Looking into the eyes of one horse will disclose that he is blind.
His owner has chosen not to have him put down, but has made a good home for him.

This alone is amazing.

If you stand nearby and listen, you will hear the sound of a bell.
Looking around for the source of the sound, you will see that it comes from the smaller horse in the field.

Attached to the horse's halter is a small bell.
It lets the blind friend know where the other horse is, so he can follow.

As you stand and watch these two horses, you'll see that the horse with the bell is always checking on the blind horse, and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk to where the other horse is, trusting that he will not be led astray.

When the horse with the bell returns to the shelter of the barn each evening, it stops occasionally and looks back, making sure that the blind friend isn't too far behind to hear the bell.
Like the owners of these two horses, God does not throw us away just because we are not perfect or because we have problems or challenges.

He watches over us and even brings others into our lives to help us when we are in need.

Sometimes we are the blind horse being guided by the little ringing bell of those who God places in our lives.

Other times we are the guide horse, helping others to find their way....

Good friends are like that... you may not always see them, but you know they are always there.

Please listen for my bell and I'll listen for yours.

Everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

Live simply,
Love generously,
Care deeply,
Speak kindly....
Leave the rest to God

Kristi is such a good girl.  She stands by what see believes in.

Kristi is very involved in her animals  and loves to serve in our church.  She will get upset if she misses serving at church.  Kristi is on our worship ministry team, she is a lead singer.  But Kristi will  miss serving for the Ducks hockey game, but just a time or two.

While I was at the Dr.'s Monday she meet a boy who is into the Manga and anime that she and her sister are into.  They talked for a bit about the next convention coming up and what they want to do.  I told her she can give him our number so they can all meet (other anime friends) with each other to plan for the convention and what they can dress for as a group.   His name is Nathan.

Well Nathan just called awhile ago, they talked anime and he asked her out on a date.  Kristi is 16 years old.  She told him thank you but she is not ready to date.  She said she rather spend her time with her animals and serving God .   But we can be friends and talk and meet at the convention.  Nathan said ok, he is the same way.

I am so proud of her she stood up for what she believes in.  Shayna is the same way, no boys yet.  They are fun in a group but neither girl is ready for a boyfriend.  

I think it helps because they see how Michelle is going from man to man , like it is nothing.   It makes them see things different.  We also have taught the girls courtship and not dating.  It has worked for Shayna and Kristi.

Thank you Kristi for standing for what you believe in.

God Bless, mj