Welcome to the Country!

I hardly ever write on here - not even since we moved into our new home on Disco Road. However, it's time that I share some important information with you about living in the country. For those of you who already live in the country, these are every day happenings and you will not understand why I am even writing it here. But for those of you who live in town and know that my family has lived in town forever you will understand.

While Shawn was mowing during our first week here he found a baby rabbit nest in the front yard. The kids were ecstatic! They were petting them and taking pictures - checking on them and even trying to feed them. Yes, I know you should not touch baby rabbits or the mother may not come back. Let's see you try to keep four excited kids away. Anyway, the next day as soon as the kids got off the school bus (which now drops the kids off right at our house, by the way) they all ran to see the bunnies. Of course the neighbor's dog , Chopper, was excited to see the kids so he bounded over and subsequently found the bunnies. So, right before my children's little eyes, Chopper proceeded to kill each little bunny, one by one. Sad as it sounds, I explained the "circle of life" as best as I could and they seemed to understand (Thank you Lion King!).

Today while Shawn was about to mow he spotted a snake coiled up next to the house. Again Chopper came over to assess the situation. I probably don't need to explain any more - just watch the video. Thanks for reading!

The Importance of Purpose

Okay - I don't have anything especially profound to write, but I would like to note that I've begun rereading "The Purpose Driven Life". Now that I've got a few more years on me (and hopefully a bit more maturity!) maybe something will stick this time. The funny thing is that I'm only on the third day of it and already I feel convicted for the thing I struggle most with - gossip.

This is no coincidence. God led me to reread this book at this specific time in my life. Therefore I do not take these "coincidences" lightly, but instead as divine intervention. I'm doing something wrong and God is calling me on it!

My purpose? To live in a way that is pleasing to God.

If I could only remember to do this 24 hours a day, and then actually DO it, well - I'd be perfect. Since that's not nearly possible, I'll keep asking God to tame my tongue.

Please comment - what's your purpose?

Yes - I know I'm a little late on this. If things go right, I'll pick these up from Walgreens tomorrow after I collect the rest of the Boy Scout popcorn money and deposit it at the bank then take the check to the scout office in Burlington. We'll see!

Sick to Tears of Homework

I'd like to pose a question to those who know me...

Have we had a conversation in the last few months in which I did not mention the word "homework"? Doubtful. Somehow I have let these classes take over my life. I find myself thinking thoughts like, "If I could just get organized," and "After this assignment is over THEN I'll have time for (fill in the blank)."

In the interest of keeping this post brief and not spending another minute in front of this computer screen, I would like to say a sincere "thank you" to God for all the things I've been putting on the back burner.

This is why I can't get my homework done...

I have Jill to thank. She came over and we started chatting about blogs and such. Now I can only think about getting my blog set up as cute as all the others I've seen. Really, I should be doing homework, or possibly even paying attention to the kids - don't worry Jill, they're not in any immediate danger! So unless I delete this posting later, this is my first official blog posting. Since it's official I should give you some legitimate news. My husband just shot an 8-point buck. Yea - we can eat this winter!