Gentle Whispers

Finally an update on Bruce's building. We have been running back and forth to Wichita to check on Grandpa and then to the farm and back and then back to Wichita and then back to the farm..... I have lost track of the number of trips, but needlesstosay - no blogs. Really not much to post about other than its been HOT, DRY, WINDY, HOT, DRY, and WINDY.... yep - pretty boring!  Grass is crispy, yellow, and icky! Same with the garden.  This is a pretty pathetic post....  Have you ever felt this way?? Overwhelmed with what is happening in your life? When I get this way, I need to chill out, be still, and listen to the Lord. He calms my spirit and leads me by his Word. I am reminded of the Fruit of the Spirit; Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-Control.  Gal 5:22  One fruit with nine different qualities - all exemplary characteristics.  We are to mimick these traits and who better to have as our role model but Jesus Christ. Listen to God's gentle whispers when he talks to you - are you listening? Be still, and listen for his gentle whisper.....

Meanwhile back at the farm - Bruce did work on his building some in this heat - and these pictures are not all current, but its what I had in my camera. I'll update soon, I promise....

 The building is all done on the outside, and framed inside,

but no pictures to show you.. next time!

My beautiful ponies that help to keep me sane!

Papa Guy and the Home Place...

Going back to where Bruce was raised in Southeastern Kansas is always fun! So many things to see and this time, I am so glad we went since Guy ended up having emergency surgery on Sunday. So below are some of the pictures I took - I think he would enjoy them if he had access to the internet but maybe I can get him some copies soon. The Place has had tender loving care with new paint on the fence, and mowing in places where Papa shouldn't be mowing! We did have that discussion today..... He is doing really well but will be a lengthy and tough recovery.



Home of Matty and Eli and Calyja!



 The Old Oak Tree...

 Papa Guy enjoying his John Deere.

Praying for a quick healing and strength to be restored to him. He is such a dear man!

Flying Firsts! Memorial Weekend

Its been a while since we have had some new fliers in our family, but over Memorial weekend we had two grandkids fly for the first time in our 182. Both could hardly contain themselves but Buggy and Bear had so MUCH fun!  I don't think Bear ever quit smiling. The wind was awful on saturday and sunday but monday was wonderful!

 Buggy was patiently waiting to go up in the 182. Boy was she excited!!

 Bear was ready too! He told Eric to shut the door! Haha....he had sooooo much fun.

 Right before they got in! Bear had to try his hand at the instruments of course.

Daddy was instrumental in keeping both Bear and Buggy happy in the air!

 

I must say, he was a very proud Daddy today!

 Moose got to talk on the radio and sit in my seat as co-pilot. He thought that was very cool!

The Papa Pilot and his 3 happy grandkids!

 No sooner did they get out of the 182 and Bear said, "Let's go in that one Papa!" meaning the L-2!  He would gladly have went up again!

The plane that made it all possible.... our beautiful 182!

 

Bear and Nana enjoying our time together!

 He is such a funny boy! You gotta love that onery smile!

Moose outgrew his old bike - we had this one at our house and it fits him perfectly so we are glad he can ride the wheels off of it! He was on it quite a bit over the weekend.

 Papa was hot in the afternoon, so I filled up the pool and the kids enjoyed cooling off and cooling off Papa! Notice they ALL are dumping on him. Boy was that cold.....

more bicycle fun in the shop!

 

 Bear in the hangar!

 Notice the chocolate covered face! That cake everyone enjoyed too!

 A little tractor time - We would have had an uprising otherwise!  :)

and the kids really enjoyed watching the field by our house get cut! What a Great weekend!  Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

Let's not forget our fallen heroes. I really miss my dad who proudly served in the Air Force and also Bruce's dad who served as well in WWII. AND last but not least, to Eric who served during Desert Storm in the Air Force. Thanks for your service! We are so proud of you!



Just stuff!

This post is not about any one thing but a multitude of things that have been going on. Hopefully this won't be too boring! We bought us a new grill  - so I took a picture..... 

of our new grill - it works so good!

and it cooks so good too!

My new quilt I started after Christmas - its a Civil War quilt called Crosses and Losses! I love it..

Bruce has been doing a major renovation on the shop and thisis some of the dirtwork so we will no longer have a river running through it!

Our potatoes have been through at least 3 hailstorms and they are still producing. We have already ate some.

Rubarb after the hail!

My new find!  I am so excited - it was

in my cellar! It fits perfectly on the sunporch!

I LOVE IT!

This pic is for K-Girl - she always is asking me how to do pastels.... this is a pastel I did of a landscape many moons ago! I still really like it!

Our wonderful neighbor and animal care giver Blake is moving to Waynoka. We are always dog sitting Johnny Ringo. We will sure miss that little guy and I know Emmy will too. Oh yeah, we will really miss Blake too! He is so nice and a great friend to us both. I got this pic of him in my dirty clothes hamper.  I guess he loves stinky clothes.  Yuck!!

The harvest is going fast and furious! I'm hating all this wind and heat but I know the harvesters and farmers love it. Hoping this harvest is over very SOON!

Buggy at the Farm

Its always fun for Papa and Nana when the grandkids come for a visit, and this time Buggy got to spend Wednesday through Friday here. Usually its the samo samo - feeding and riding Cheyenne, feeding Pepper the cat, checking and working in the garden, riding the bike, riding the gator, cooking, dishes, etc. But this time, she got to go help Papa at work doing some guttering. So, we packed a lunch (she helped) of peanut butter sandwiches, chips, yogurt, chips, apples, and drinks. As a plus, she got to play with the homeowner's little corgy?? who loves to play ball and she got to use the potty in Papa's trailer. Its funny how the little things impact them.  Of course, I didn't take my camera but Papa got a good picture with his cell phone. She even earned a few bucks!

Also, Robert came with a load of shingles and she reallys enjoyed watching it unload.

 Also, I forgot to mention the little hummingbirds at the feeder. She LOVED watching them and we had a contest on who could see it first!! We went out in the pasture and she kept telling me Uncle Shawn would like to see all the birds. :-)  Most of them she informed me were hummingbirds!!

I need to invest in a bicycle helmet - so next time I'm at Walmart!!!

 

End of the day!!

 Then, we went over to Eric & Theresa's and spent the night. Little Bear enjoyed watching his new John Deere video with his Papa.

 They are usually pretty close!

 It was a beautiful day to watch Moose play soccer. And I must say, he is really fast and knows how that game is to be played! All I can say is I bet he was ready for a huge Sonic Burger after all that running! Love his smile..... he has such a big heart!

 Well done Moose, and good luck on your last game of the season on Saturday.