Music Sunday

This Sunday, I am sharing a good old-fashioned hymn. "It Is Well with My Soul".

Hymns are a lost art that are so rich and meaningful. Take time this week to listen to some hymns.

"Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all." ~Psalm 34:19

It Is Well With My Soul

When peace like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.

Refrain:
It is well, (it is well),
With my soul, (with my soul)
It is well, it is well, with my soul.

Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.

My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!

For me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live:
If Jordan above me shall roll,
No pang shall be mine, for in death as in life,
Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul.

But Lord, 'tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait,
The sky, not the grave, is our goal;
Oh, trump of the angel! Oh, voice of the Lord!
Blessed hope, blessed rest of my soul.

And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
Even so, it is well with my soul.

~Abigail

Black Jack on Duty

  "Outsiders...in the Pride Lands"

"Get 'em!!!!"

 

 

"Mission Accomplished!"

Black Jack is one of the most incredible dogs we have owned. He is the most loyal and loving dog but yet doesn't mind taking care of something that is out of line. Thanks, Jack!

~Abigail

Crescent Moon

A few nights ago, the moon was so pretty! It almost looked like a "Fall Moon", with it's orange color. Enjoy the picture as well as the Bible Verse!

~Abigail

A Blessing and a Promise

The past couple weeks there has been a severe drought. Waking up at 8:00AM and it was already almost 100 degrees. Every kind of plant life died. For days there was no cloud in sight.

Until.....

A storm moved in...

And we had the most beautiful, soaking rain!!

Everything turned green again!

 

Then several rainbows appeared!

They were stunning!

I'll leave you with this quote.

"God put the rainbow in the clouds, not just in the sky. It is wise to realize we already have rainbows in our clouds, or we wouldn't be here. If the rainbow is in the clouds, then in the worst of time, there is the possibility of seeing hope... We can say 'I can be a rainbow in the cloud for someone yet to be.' That may be our calling."
~ Maya Angelou

~Abigail 

Cat Sighting

WARNING: Large black cat found roaming in the backyard!

Thank goodness it was only Bella! We have always jokingly called her the panther but for anyone that knows Bella, she is the sweetest cat around!

~Abigail

It is HOT!

The thermometer says it's only 95 degrees but it feels like more than that. Just 1 more day of this crazy weather and then it's going to be 70 degrees!

Ashley is chillin' in the barn.

This chicken is taking a dust bath.

Pickles was sound asleep in her stall with her own fan but she popped her head out to say hi!

Mary is chewing her cud by the gigantic fan we got the sheep yesterday.

Stay Cool!
~Abigail

Home At Last

It was February 18th, of this year, when Millie was found roaming the streets of a small town in Tennessee. Not only was this young sweet dog severely underweight ,but she also had 9 puppies. We got the call that she and her puppies need a place to be raised and nourished back to health.

Within 1 hour of the call, Millie and her precious 1 day old puppies were warm and cuddled up, in our master bathroom.

That day, Millie's life changed. Every morning when she woke up, there was a sense of relief in her that she was finally safe and sound.

 

Well, it was April and all of Millie's puppies were adopted. She remained at our house, where I do admit, she got a little pudgy. She became one of the pack and as the days went by, she felt more and more like our dog. Considering we had 4 dogs already, we weren't looking to permanently keep her.

Raising this silly girl was quite a chore! She liked our chickens (they tasted good). Determining her breed was almost impossible, as she would act like a different breed of dog each day!

You can also see that she was very vocal.

Don't get me wrong! Millie was NOT a bad dog. She was very sweet and loved people! 

After all resources to adopt Millie were exhausted, we had given up on finding her a home. On the 21st of June we got an inquiry from a lady interested in adopting her! It was the perfect home with children that we knew Millie would enjoy seeing.

The nice family met Millie and they all fell in love with her!
Millie got the home she deserved. We get frequent updates on how she is doing. All of the hard work we put into making her a great dog has paid off.

Due to various reasons, we are taking a break from fostering but what a great way to end this chapter of our lives!