A Moment with M.O.M.: Real Moments- A Spring Day in my home

Monday, April 12, 2010

Real Moments- A Spring Day in my home

Hello Friends!

Spring is officially here in KS! Yipppeeee! Can you hear me cheering? Oh, it feels so good to have the wind blowing, the sun shinning and the grass growing. I have been busy in the garden and will begin teaching some classes on Simple Living. I am blessed to share with others and look forward to the relationships that God is going to develop in the process. I thought today I would share some photos of the lambs that have been born on the farm recently. If you live near us and would like to start your own herd of hair sheep (meaning they are very easy to keep.. no sheering!) let me know, I have two ewes, maybe three that I won't be keeping. I would love to have them go to a family that is just getting started with sheep. These sweet ewes are very social with humans and if you need a ram we can find one for you here on the farm. We handle all our animals daily, taking them from pasture to barn each morning and evening. The food they provide for the family is tremendous! I just made a stuffed leg of lamb yesterday that was perfectly delicious! I would have taken photos but my strings didn't hold so it wasn't the prettiest thing to look at. That didn't affect the results with flavor; every bite was eaten up quicker than it took me to prepare it. That happens often in my home.

Joe and the boys worked on building a fort in the woods today. They are all excited to see it coming together. Beth-Joy is playing her violin, Sarah-Grace is making slushies, Bekah and Jed are chatting with younger children (I love how the older children interact with the younger), Elisha and Josiah are going to bid on a fence job they want to do on their time off from school, I made butter and cheese today as well as started some more raised garden beds. It's just a typical day in my house!

Well, I had best get to sharing the photos and say good-bye for now. The children are joyfully playing and I don't want to miss one moment of their laughter... it is music to my ears!

With much love,

Mrs. Joseph Wood

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Courtney (Women Living Well)April 12, 2010 at 6:29 PM
Wow! Spring brings lots of hard work there on the farm - but I love how you find joy in your work!!! It's always a blessing to read about your life there!

Enjoy and much Love,
Courtney
http://www.womenlivingwell-courtney.blogspot.com
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CherylApril 12, 2010 at 9:48 PM
The pictures are adorable! Thanks so much for sharing! It makes the distance between KS and CA a little more tolerable!
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Mrs. Joseph WoodApril 14, 2010 at 8:21 AM
Courtney, you're right. I had to relearn that work was not a chore and rather a blessing. My husband taught me that we were created to work and that each time God blessed His people in the Scriptures work went with it. Cheryl, I love sharing photos with you. Do you notice the vivid color of the sky and grass? KS has such bright colors in nature unlike any that I saw in CA.. perhaps they are hidden in the smog? :-)
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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."

A Note From M.O.M.

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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Monday, April 12, 2010

Real Moments- A Spring Day in my home

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