3 Gifts Given today...

427.  allowing someone to help me... friends handle breeding mare, I stayed home with my family

428.  had Jaden's (bored to tears) friend over for the day, let them choose supper (kraft dinner and hot dogs... big suprise)

429.  gift of blueberry/lemonade coolers for doing late night and early morning check (:

3 Gifts Eaten ~ A Gift small, large and just right...

421.  yummy dutch gouda cheese on bread to keep the heritage

422.  a beautiful roast beef dinner that everyone enjoyed, devotion after

423.  late night popcorn for the littles and the bigs that got in late from fishing the Canaan'

424.  small girl learning to swim with Baukje's help

425.  large dominant follicle, yes please

426.  just right accomodations for the black girl and help from good friends for the breeding (:

"I'm catchin' my fish"

3 Gifts in Fabric ~ 3 Gifts Framed by a Frame

415.  time with my equine girl, tail bad on and braids in

416.  clothes to cover from the rain, lots of it

417.  night clothes, fresh after riding lesson & shower

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A Gift in Water, in Words, in White ~ 3 Gifts today in someone older than you

409.  in water, us in water, beautiful, straight-down rain, well needed as we celebrated our nephew's graduation with his family

410.  in words, read in new novel of three stories by Wanda B. ~ lovely...

411.  in white, our littlest girl's tooth came out finally at 7:45 am, from silver coated to new white

412.  my neighbour calling to offer help and prayers, bless her heart

413.  my husband's level headedness when I tend to take things most seriously

414.  His provisions... every day (:

3 Gifts that are difficult ~ 3 found around a table

403.   difficult to race the clock... given the gift of time

404.  difficult to get cancelling friends... given great friends

405.  gift of time away... difficult to keep awake to enjoy it

406.  besties around the breakfast table

407.  Toronto visitors around the table of cinnamon buns with cream cheese icing... from the Albert county farmer's market

408.  all of us at home around our island table from grillers and nachos

3 Gifts in Light...

400.  Emmie and her friends playing happily at Ricquelle's Bday party... thrilled with the baby kittens

401.  a drive (relax time) to pick up fresh meat and drop the girls at Baptism class, dropped meat off home, fueled up and drove back in the solo cup

402.  nice evening as a family, unloading good square bale hay in the stable, neighbours over to tend to the chicks and first walk with the show calves around the outdoor ring... as the horses played (:

A Gift Bent, Beautiful, Loved ~

397.  bent... as we walk, because we are given physical strength to work hard on the farm, one can pray humbly when bent...

398.  Beautiful... little baby meat kings, this will not last long the way they are scarfing their food down... but today they are beautiful

399.  loved... feeling this when the farmer finally has time to spend with us... taking his peeps to soccer and letting Mama work at home in the quiet... a shower too (:

3 Gifts from your Heavenly Father ~ 3 Gifts you became today in Serving

391.  He gives His grace to me every day.

392.  He gave us another beautiful day for Silage.

393.  He gives hope in His promises, every day.

394.  Gift of letting go to Him as I put Jaden and Marika on a Bus for PEI with their school mates.

395.  Gift of appreciation as Jared was kept safe as he jacknifed down the hill on Mary's upper side.

396.  Gift of my time as I sacrificed my riding lesson for my children (to pick them up) and my friend as she celebrated her 40th Birthday... a suprise (:

3 Gifts in your Dad

388.  My Dad... gentle voice, still present, caring and loving, love it that he's still here for us.

389.  My farmer husband, a good Dad, helps me fight the good fight every day.

390.  My heavenly father, constant, Heit is with you and I think of you both today, as well as Grampie Clarke and Smith, I loved them too, and still hold them in my heart. (:

3 Gifts Moving...

385. Moving at the canter on Telani, over the poles, really felt great!

386.  Moving from Mom & Dad's to the new Burger King to have lunch with Rachel and Maggie.

387.  Really moving when we arrived home around 5:30, pitched the groceries in the house, jumped in the car and made it to the pool while everyone still in... Emmie and Joshua had a fantastic time (:  Overall, a great day away/ personal health day.

A Gift Unexpected, Unwanted and Unlikely ~ 3 Gift from His Word

379. unexpected gift... my parents having supper with us at the diner during Jared's banquet

380.  unwanted gift... the energy of the youngest... no more rootbeer

381.  unlikely... a gift of music at the graduation ceremony... would like our children to start lessons... Marika says she'd like to learn the acoustic guitar, Emmie the "ca panio"

382.  Emmie whispers after 10pm, Mom, what's John 3:16 say?  gift of eternal life!

383.  Emmie also worked very hard all school year to learn all of her memory verses.  She received a medal which she wore all day today... very happy.

384.  trust in the Lord with all your heart... as I visited the new farm, Dairy Creek Farm, and answered inquiry about the Nfld. couple, I decided it's best just to leave it to Him and not worry about it (:

3 Gifts Filled ~ 3 Gifts Smelled

373.  first silo filled

374.  our tummy's filled

375.  filled with emotions... from all around me;  Dad shared about his deja vu, spontanious moments, when he breaks in to a sweat... hopes I never have to experience it.  He has come so far... praying that his health will stay well and that he can keep gardening for many years.  

376.  smell of blossoms and flowers in the gardens

377.  smell of silage in the air and kids smells... who did that?

378.  smell of wonderful air, a light breeze, clear, cool and a touch of moisture that will surely come in evening...  

A Gift at 8am, 12pm, 2pm ~ 3 Gifts Painted

367.  farmer husband got up with the kids and I got to stay in bed until 9am... finally caught up in sleep

368.  came out of church and was suprised to have hot dogs and pop available (by donation)... we were able to all have a bite and then time to go to the grocery store and visit Mom & Dad... for Black Jack Cherry Yogurt by Chapmans... mmm

369.  home at 2 to find that U. Bobby and A. Helen were on their way for a visit

370.  painted walls at the farm cottage... unaffected by roofing... only a curtain rod fell and I put it back up easily

371.  green and blue nail polish on toes... colors for this year, Marika got as a school gift

372.  a pretty picture painted by Him, in our yard, from the rain and sun... a beautiful silage making day (:

 

3 Gifts found in what I'm Reading ~ 3 Gifts Empty

361.  American Cowboy, gift of knowledge of beautiful places far from here

362.  Devotional, provides reassurance everyday

363.  Amish Quilting Club allows an escape gift

364.  empty of old roof shingles, roof finished today

365.  mare's uterus empty of reaction to semen... very good, no flushing

366.  empty silage wagons because it's in the silo, boy's worked late on first day of chopping.  They could hardly keep up to the new harvester (:

3 Gifts Ugly Beautiful

358.  ugly that things didn't go my way with the farm... but He is there working on my spirit

359.  ugly about being in the barn too much... costing to much... but a beautiful thing can come

360.  beautiful rest... after a trying day ~

3 Gifts from Today's conversations ~ found in Christ ~ of peace, hope & love

349.  the love of my husband during our hotel breakfast... just lovely

350.  a compliment from Sharol about my attentive face at the conference... oh, her grace

351.  spoken hope on the long drive home with my farmer man

352.  strength from Him to start up again

353.  hope in Him, to continue the mare breeding process without discouragement

354.  faith that He would provide and protect as we begin mowing first cut

355.  peace that comes knowing that our children arrived safely at school, driven by their brother for the first time

356.  hope that the breeding will be a success with this nice dominant egg follicle

357.  knowing love for my family that comes after the supper storm (:

3 Gifts Funny...

~ the weekend to remember course talk on... what happens after dark... really funny speakers

~ a gut wrenching laugh at my hubby... our talk in the hotel room, funny (:

~ received a gift at the seminar for having the most children, Ron was out changing his clothes at the time... embarassing, kind of funny...

Caton's ~ Weekend to Remember in Fredericton...

~ beautiful day with the family on Caton's Island... Josh got off the fairy boat and said 'That was fun!"

~ peaceful evening of learning at the Family Life, Weekend to Remember Conference in F'ton

~ giving, sweet sister holding down the wee ones at the farm (: