Prairie Peace

 When we are low God gives us a glimpse of beautiful moments.

    I was up early gathering water samples. I stopped the quad by a slough and was hit by how much sound there was. Birds chirping back and forth, the cows peacefully grazing, the sound of the water, and the beauty of the fog rising from it. There was noise all around but it is the most peaceful place I have been in a while! It does my heart good to be in the country. I have dark moments where I feel like I can't handle what has been placed in front of me but moments like this... I know God brought me right here to see all this when I needed it most! 

    I wrote those words back in July of 2018. In the last 4 years of married life, we have lived in two small towns and on three farmyards. I find that farms are always more peaceful. No car doors or squealing tires. Just the birds, gophers, coyotes, cows, and the humming of farm equipment in the distance. 

    

    However, the yard in the pictures above was the quietest of all and I feel so blessed to have spent over a year on that property. There was no other farm for miles and all you heard was nature. I am very happy where we live now and this new house fits our family needs much better. However, I do find myself thinking fondly of those early sunrises and late sunsets, standing and listening to God's creation chattering all around.

God Made The Sunset

    The wind was strong all day which makes spraying the crops difficult. It wastes liquid and we would never want to damage another crop by letting it drift on the wind. There was no plan to spray and I was secretly hoping Carrington would be home a little early so I could shower. My momma friends know how it is hehe. But, when the wind dies down suddenly you go go go. 

    Talk about perfect timing. Rhett had been in bed for over an hour but woke up just as I got the spraying update. Since he was up I decided it would be supper in the field. I snapped this as we headed for home. God's paint strokes were stunning tonight!

Stay safe to all the farmers pulling these long hours.

You Are Unique

    I love the beautiful depth of colour in our eggs. 

No two are the same. 

   They are different eggs from different chickens who ate different combinations of feed. They are complex and simple all at the same time. 

    It reminds me that God makes us all different on purpose! Some of us are lighter and some are darker. Some are tall and others short. Each of us is unique and important. 

Today God taught me a lesson with the help of Chickens...

and they don't even know it! 

   

9 Months On The Outside

I am a day late with my 9-month update and it is all mommy’s fault. She took me to the beach for the first time and totally tuckered me out. However, she assured me you would all still want to hear how this last month has gone.

I have really been working on my smile! You all look so funny with your wide-tooth grins that I tried to give it a go. I did it a lot at the beginning of the month but a few days ago suddenly stopped. Mom is a bit sad because she called it the horsy face and she said it was so cute it made everyone chuckle when they saw it. *pic at the bottom

We have been doing lots around the yard and I love being outside. I love pulling up the grass to eat it and I just recently realized that even though it is prickly it is safe to crawl on so now mommy can’t leave me in one spot to do her gardening. We have gone gopher and raccoon hunting, outdoor swimming, deck building, cow tagging, baby animal pickups, and I even got to ride on the lawnmower with my own hearing protection!

My favourite indoor chores are moping or sweeping the floor, checking to see if the fridge is still cold inside, sneakily spreading my toys around and playing ‘Trip up Mom’, as well as emptying the bottom cupboards of everything, pots and pans, cutting boards and my all-time favourite… the basket of Tupperware lids.

I have always enjoyed water but have started really expressing it. I like swimming at the neighbour's house in their cattle trough pool and handle cold water better then mom does! Bath time is a blast and I do a good job of splashing away and seeing how much of mom I can soak. I had a good time at the beach but the big open water and the extra cold temperature made me a little nervous. I did spend some time in a little pool they made for me but the real fun was scrunching my hands in the sand and seeing how fast I could shovel it into my mouth before someone stopped me. That really got me giggling.

I pull myself up to standing on anything that can handle my weight… and of course, some things that can’t however, I am pretty good at bouncing back after a fall. I still prefer crawling to trying to walk but I know that will come soon. I didn’t cut any teeth this month!! Surprise surprise. I’m still sitting at 6 teeth but was working hard at it and am frustrated the next two are popping up and down which is new for me. I have been in size 4 diapers since 7 months old but I am trying the new pull-on style! I move around so much and my legs are so hefty that they can get sores from the other ones. Mom wanted me to mention it because she thinks there may be other moms that could really benefit from knowing pull-on styles start as small as size 4.

Some of the things I am working on are; swallowing food. I make a great food chopper but would rather let it go into my bib then actually swallow it, respecting gravity when it comes to the stairs. I like sitting right on the very top step and worrying mommy. I think I like going up but only when I am really confident and daddy is on the other side to encourage me. I say Ma-ma really well and mom gets excited until she realizes I am just talking to my toy police car hehe.

So that is all for now. I will see you in another month. I am looking forward to seeing more and more people in person as the world continues to change. My best-behaved days are when I out of the house… mommy really gets boring after a while.

See ya later!