Dependency

Dear All,
As I was washing dishes the other day the realization hit me that I am blessed beyond what I can imagine and it is causing me to have a lack of dependence on the God that has blessed me so richly.  All of the complexities and comforts of life have made it so that I have lost the need to be dependent on God.  Its not that I don't desire to be dependent on God, but rather that its not a daily thing that I feel that I need.  Now let me make clear for those of you that are concerned for my faith that I'm no wheres near losing my faith in God that's not the problem.  Rather the problem is that I am so blessed by God and am so comfortable in my life, that my daily reliance on God for the simplest of things is severely lacking.  I am extremely grateful for all the things God has spoiled me with, but a small part of me desires to go back to a time where the internet didn't exist, horses were the main mode of transportation, heaters were wood stoves, and telephones were a rarity.  Granted my reliance on God even then might have issues, but then at least I wouldn't have the excuse of having an easy life to blame it on.  ;-)  I realize that many of you don't have this same issue, but for those of you that do have this issue know that you're not alone.  God is still working in me to create the woman that He sees.  May He bless you all as richly as he has blessed me.  In other news I thought you all might like to see the progress on the new barn!

North Side of Gestation Barn

East End of Barn

South Side of Barn

It has heat in it now, and fans were put in today!!!  It is super exciting to see how God continues to bless and see this project to completion!!!

Love to you all,

The Adventurous Farm Wife

Tribute to a Friend

Dear All,
A friend of mine has passed away.  Though I haven't seen him in awhile, all of a sudden there is an ache in my heart where he held his place.  Mike O'Rear, he was the man that married my parents and is very near their age. He was the man that not until 20 years after he married them informed my parents that he was in fact a democrat.  Oh the laughter and political discussions we had around my parents' dining room table.  I can still here his laugh.  Mike taught me a lot about learning to respect a person in spite of political disagreement, which is easier said than done for me.  :-)  I hold my political beliefs very dear to my heart, but he helped me learn that having Christ as Lord of your life is way more important than who is President of your country.  Mind you I still value my political beliefs, but they definitely took a couple steps down in the priority ladder.  I will definitely miss my friend, but I hope that all of you along with me will say a prayer for his family and company.  They will sorely miss him in spite of the realization that he is now with his Lord and Savior.  "I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the warriors, and neither is bread to the wise nor wealth to the discerning nor favor to men of ability; for time and chance overtake them all.  Moreover, man does not know his time: like fish caught in a treacherous net and birds trapped in a snare, so the sons of men are ensnared at an evil time when it suddenly falls on them"  ~Ecclesiastes 9:11-12~
Love to you all,
The Adventurous Farm Wife

Reflections

Dear All,
After being on the road and gone from my home for 12 days its wonderful to be home.  It was great to visit family, but its also wonderful to be home again.  Something that really struck me and humbled me was Handsome's family.  They are an absolutely wonderful family and I love them oh so dearly.  What struck me was that I felt so at home and accepted by them.  Now some of you may be saying, "Well I would hope so, you did marry into their family," but that's just it, I married into their family.  I am not their flesh and blood, but they treat me as such.  They are showing me a love that I had never experienced outside of my own family and it has humbled me.  

I love my new family!!!  They are great!  :-)

It is an ever present reminder of how my God sees me.  I was not a part of His family until I married His Son and became the Bride of Christ.  I am therefore loved beyond what I can imagine because of who I became.  It is very humbling though, because I still remember who I was and how undeserving I am of His Love.  It is fun though to see the reflections of God's Love for us in the simplest things of life.  Like the Apostle Paul said, "Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known." (1 Corinthians 13:12) I know that my family's love for me is only a speck of God's Love for me, but it is a wonderful reminder all the same. I hope that all of you are seeing the "poor" reflections in your lives and looking to the One who created them. Blessings to you all for the New Year!
Much Love,
The Adventurous Farm Wife

P.S. I love being married if you can't tell already! :-)