A Moment with M.O.M.: Real Moments- Newborn Kids, Baby Chicks, Honey Bees!

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Real Moments- Newborn Kids, Baby Chicks, Honey Bees!

Living on the farm has allowed my children many opportunities. However, the experiences on the farm are not always joyous. I often tell the children that in order to participate in the joys of the farm we must also know the sorrows of the farm. The hard work, the loss.. all of it make the joyous moments even richer! Yet, the sorrows are not any easier to bear. This last week we celebrated as three of our Kinder Does kidded to healthy beautiful kids! We were delighted when we got the call to come pick up our chicks from the post office. We squealed with excitement when we learned our Milk cow is expecting! Oh, the joys of the farm!! However, we experienced sorrow and work as well. Milking with four inches of snow on the ground, hauling lumber for the barn addition, cleaning out barn stalls, and the most heartbreaking discovery…. our bees died. Timothy has been diligent to care for them, it was my error. I misunderstood his bee handbook and gave him the wrong instruction. As a mommy my heart broke- Timothy loves his bees! Yet, even in sorrow the Lord is teaching and creating in us His perfect workmanship. Timothy had accepted that God knew this was going to happen and he would not grumble or complain against the Lord. What a reminder to me as I watched him. A few days later, someone heard about Timothy and his bee situation and sent money to buy Timothy more bees. Timothy was in tears! To consider that God would care so deeply for him and his bees was humbling to the entire family. We know that the Lord uses all things in our lives to teach us and to create in us His perfect work. Sometimes that process is more fun that other times but no matter what, it IS a good work!
This week I share photos of our newborn kids and some old photos of Timmy with his bees… enjoy!

Three of the seven kids born.

Timmy’s bees hard at work last Spring

Timothy installing the queen

Timothy examining his bees

The Lord gives… the Lord takes away but I will say blessed be the Name of the Lord!

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Courtney (Women Living Well)March 25, 2010 at 8:13 AM
OH what a heart break :-( I'm sorry for poor Timmy's loss :-(

And to think that yesterday we had a bees nest attached to my children's slide and I proudly sprayed the nest with spray till none could move and then we all rejoiced! What a different perspective when you are working hard to care for them!

Thanks for sharing your ups AND DOWNS!
Courtney
http://www.womenlivingwell-courtney.blogspot.com
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Mrs. Joseph Wood ♥March 25, 2010 at 1:42 PM
Thank you Cortney. You know neighbors that drove by last year called us when they had bees they wanted to get rid of. One man had bees in his barn being a bother to his horses. If that ever happens again, call a beekeeper in your area and they will probably be delighted to help you. :-)
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Real Moments in my Home!

I purchased a butterfly net for my children since we are having a delightful time watching them this fall. As Matthew ran out the front door he exclaimed with great pride, "I'm the BUTTERFLY hunter!"

As I cleaned out my purse, Sammy and Matthew sat on the bed watching as I went through each item. I found skittles at the bottom of my purse, a cheez it, nickles, dimes and pennies, lip gloss, receipts and more. Sammy said, "Mom it's like another world in your purse!" That child makes me smile!!

Ezekiel just informed me that making my coffee everyday should count as school work... he thinks it falls in the chemistry section since he is mixing coco with my coffee! lol!

After reading our proverbs for the day the children will tell me what verse they liked and what it meant to them. Today, Sammy was extreamly excited to share and raised his hand saying, "Pick me! Pick me! I know what my favorite verse was." "Okay Sammy, what was your favorite verse?" I asked. He replied, "My favorite verse is the one that says: Let no man throw a frog at his brother." The entire family started to laugh. I instantly read through the text again to see what might have sounded like that to him. Finally, I said, "Sammy, I can't find what verse you are talking about." He remained confident and said, "That's the way I heard it." When I told Grandma about it she said, "Well you know that is kinda biblical.. frogs are a curse so what Sammy was saying is: Let no man throw a curse at his brother." It's a good thing we always discuss what we hear in our Bible study.

As Matthew approached his fifth birthday he seemed disappointed. When I questioned him he said, "Momma? Can't I please just skip five and be six?!" I replied, "No... you have to be five first. Why don't you want to be five?" After a pause and with a discouraged countenance he said, "Because five is odd and I don't want to be odd Mommy!"

After all the children had their dentist visit Samuel began explaining how he had such good results. He said, "If you want to be like me all you have to do is only brush your teeth sometimes... the rest of the time... EAT THE TOOTHPASTE"

Bekah walked in while Matthew and I were working on his addition flashcards. She asked, "Matthew what are you doing?" "Doing my Plusing," He replied. I said, "You mean doing your addition" With confidence he turns to me and says, "Yes, that's it's middle name."

Bethany was helping Josiah look for beef cattle online when she came to me and said, "Momma, they had these really sad looking cattle that were super skinny called 'Commercial Cattle'. Momma that's all they would be good for - there wasn't enough meat on them for anything else." My Beth is just too sweet!

Timothy and Elisha were talking about all the contents of the Ark of the Covenant. When Elisha told Timothy that God had put the 10 commandments in it. Timothy replied with confidence, "Well He had too so that Moses wouldn't break them again!"

After several trips to the emergency room with my Timothy. I said, "Timothy, you really must stop hurting yourself like this. Each time we go through that hospital door it's costing Daddy 100.00!" He sweetly replied, "Is there another way we can get in Mommy?"

As Ezekiel and I poured over the garden magazines we ran across the brussel spouts. Ezekiel had never seen them before and with excitment said, "Momma, Look! They sell bite size lettuce!"

As we prepaired to vacume seal our newly butchered chickens. My Beth-Joy said, "Mom I know we want to seal our chickens but I can't figure out how we are going to get that chicken through that skinny slot!"

Jed was about five years old when he ran out to the kitchen and met me with excitement saying, "Mom I think God made my wife last night! I counted my ribs and now I am missing one!"

Matthew and Samuel were playing when the girls and I overheard them and couldn't help but giggle. Matthew wanted to play house and have a baby but Samuel informed him that, "You can't have a baby, Matthew- you're only a 2T"

While driving I often lose cell phone reception with my Joe. I never realized how much the little ones were listening until one day I overheard them say, "Mom and Dad broke up again!" "No Mommy broke up with Daddy" replied Matthew. "No! It was daddy. He broke up with Mommy again!" Replied Sammy. As I listend I thought it was a good thing no one was ease dropping into their coversation- they would think my Joe and I had a pretty rocky marriage! LOL

While on one of our "girls days" Bethany was having a hard time falling asleep. Grandma encouraged her to count sheep. After a few moments of slience we heard Beths sweat voice say, "Thump" We all thought about it for a moment and then Grandma asked, "Beth what was the thump about?" "Oh, one of my sheep ran into the fence... that's all Grandma."

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Welcome to a Moment with M.O.M(Mother of Many)

Have you ever wished someone would answer your questions, pray for your requests and listen as you ponder, pray and pursue your duties as wife and mother? Well, then you've come to the right place! Please join me as I, Jeanette Wood, share my heart, real moments from my home and loving encouragement on heart issues and practical tasks alike. If you have a question please feel free to email me and I will respond as the Lord allows. I don't claim to have all the answers but I know the One who does. I love to share what He has done in my life with others so that you might glean some of the gems that I have learned over the years. Come, sit on my porch or walk with me through the pastures as we share the goodness of the Lord.
Because of His Love,
Mrs. Joseph Wood

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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Real Moments- Newborn Kids, Baby Chicks, Honey Bees!

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