You ever read the Bible with a "Wow, that was incredibly dumb of them" additude?

I will never forget suddenly seeing myself in Eve and her choices a few years ago. Incredibly humbling experience!

Well, I'd be complaining right along with everyone in Exodus, too.

I dunno. You read the passages, and about manna, this wonderful, heavenly bread. And surely a few people weren't complaining, right? Some people surely fell into the routine and just "went with it". Because that's what I would do . . . .

Nah!

I think I'd be complaining along with everyone else. A diet of pure, unadulterated manna stretching out before me, drying the taste buds completely up in my mouth.

A few days ago, I was praying for each day to pass without labor. Now that I've had a few in a row, I'm impatient.  And a single hard contraction still makes me panic, of course, and flop over on my side like a whipped puppy . . . . but the inactivity is grinding on me. Terribly.

Sorry to complain. I'm just tired and irratable from . . . doing nothing. You know, don't-pick-that-sock-up-off-the-carpet or carry-your-glass-to-the-sink or labor will comence and then my baby is wisked away to the NICU. Now don't you wish you had left that dirty sock sitting there another two weeks? [insert evil laughter here]

Here is me a few weeks ago, waaay out in front and carrying baby high . . . .

And, here is me now. Even my mama asked if the reason I looked so small was because the baby dropped. Not sure if this picture does it real justice, but it's the best I have at the moment:

Baby "bump" gone. It's more like I had the baby and haven't lost my tummy yet ... hardly that I'm carrying around an increasingly larger child, still! *sigh*

I don't want to be more trouble than a I need to be. Do I really need to be waited on hand and foot? I just don't know. It would be hard to tell until I'm doing light housework and go into labor .... oops!

A few weeks of taking it easy to get us closer to full term . . . pray for me to have patience!

And perhaps my midwife might have some words of wisdom and insight tonight . . . .

~Ashley~

A God Thing.

I am seeing more and more of his hand work and ways.  Last night we discovered that our one female golden Gracie is pregnant!!!  We are so happy.  She was breed to our new golden male Alex.   We want this so bad.  You see both dogs are service dogs.  We have 2 families we want to help out with their puppies.  The both have children with special needs, where a service dog can help out.   My daughters and I train service dogs. 

Last night Tammy and her hubby one of the parents prayed that Gracie was going to have puppies.  That was night we discovered she was.  See a God thing.

Another was they were looking for a new place to have the children with special needs to ride horse.  Another God thing, because we have been praying about that for over a year.  See another God thing.

God sure is a great.  He puts us together to help one another.

God Bless, mj

I have been tagged !!

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I was tagged by :  http://www.homesteadblogger.com/avravounou/

6 Things about me :

1. I love animals and have many.

2. I am a young grandma. I am 39 years old with 2 and 1 more on the way.

3. I did not know how to cook or clean when I moved out on my own .

4. I love to grow veggies and can them.

5. My husband never know if we will have a new critter in our house when he comes home, .

6. I love to read in bed snuggling one of my dogs.

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That is all . Hope I did it right.  God bless, mj

I can't believe that December is here! We've been very ill for the last several days. We had a lovely Thanksgiving, but that evening, I developed a high fever. At first, I was concerned with my incision (infection?) but as it turns out, it was flu. I am still running a low grade fever and feel very tired and weak. The boys are mending quickly, thank the Lord. The worst of it for them was the first 24 hours. My leg is very bruised and still swollen and painful. It's been difficult to do my daily tasks and so the boys are pitching in with laundry and such. The biopsy results have not come in, and it looks as though I will wait another week for them.

We don't have our trees up yet, which has never happened! We will start this evening with some decorating and hopefully, be ready once the weekend comes. When I'm able, I want to take a walk around the farm to gather greens for garland. I'm planning a Christmas open house for friends and neighbors next weekend, so I pray that we can get well and stay well for the festivities.There's much to be done! I am making my "to do" list. I noticed that I need to polish the silver punch bowl. It seems only yesterday, I put it away! It only comes out for Christmas, and makes things seem so special. We have a bit of snow on the ground now which only adds to the charm of the season. There is much to look forward to!